Associate Professor
Dr. Munie is fellowship-trained to provide comprehensive weight loss surgery to patients with morbid obesity using a minimally invasive approach. Her fellowship training also includes minimally invasive anti-reflux and foregut surgery as well as repair of simple and complex abdominal wall hernias. Dr. Munie has additional fellowship training in surgical critical care managing patients in the intensive care unit.
20th Street Professional Building
1115 20th Street
Huntington, WV 25703
Phone: 304.399.4121
A provider-based department of Cabell Huntington Hospital
Marshall University Medical Center
1600 Medical Center Drive
Suite 2500 (2nd Floor)
Huntington, WV 25701
Phone: 304.691.1200
Madelyn N. Ross, Adolfo A. Torres, Jamie Anderson, Semeret Munie, Jennalee Corsello, Darren B. Nease. 2025. Robotic Repair of a Missed Traumatic Diaphragmatic Injury in a Prior Gastric Bypass Patient With Herniation of the Gastric Remnant 2025, Jan 2;17(1): e76785. doi:10.7759/cureus.76785
Armein Rahimpour • Nathan Fox • Errington C. Thompson • Semeret Munie • Curtis W. Harrison • David Denning • Paul Bown • Rahman Barry. 2025. Evaluating Determinants of Length of Stay in Burn Care: Is 1 Day per 1% TBSA Still Accurate? Insights from West Virginia's Sole BICU 2025, Jan 15;17(1): e77473. doi:10.7759/cureus.77473
Armein Rahimpour • Emily Saurborn • Abigail Murphy • Jentre H. Hyde • Andrew Weaver • Semeret Munie • Paul Bown • Rahman Barry. 2025. No-Show Rates in Plastic Surgery Clinic: Insights from Appalachian Healthcare Systems 2025 Jan 3,17(1): e76873. doi:10.7759/cureus.76873
Balakrishnan P, Rahimpour A, Munie S, Nease D. 2024. Endoluminal Vacuum Therapy as a Salvage Procedure for Difficult Anastomotic Leak Post Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass 2024. Cureus 16(4): e59313. doi:10.7759/cureus.59313
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Sakurai Y, Balakrishnan P, Kuno T, Yokoyama Y, Bowles M, Takagi H, Denning DA, Nease DB, Kindel TL, Munie S. 2024. Comparative survival of sleeve gastrectomy versus Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in adults with obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2024 Dec 28; S1550-7289(24)00950-X
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Balakrishnan P, Adams T, Nease DB, Munie ST. 2024. A Unique Case of Gastric Band Tubing Eroding Into the Vaginal Cuff. Cureus. 2024 9 2;16(9):e68427.
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Bayliss T, Sakurai Y, Balakrishnan P, Murphy A, Munie S. 2024. Resolution of Sigmoid Esophagus After Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Removal 2024 Aug 18;16(8):e67139
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Brooks A, Morris M, Cuda J, Rahimpour A, Munie S. 2023. Poroid Hidradenoma: Case Report and Comprehensive Review of the Literature. Case Rep Dermatol. 2023 10 25;15(1):202-216.
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Corsello J, Gerola R, Babatope M, Munie S, Nease DB. 2022. Do bariatric patient's in rural areas achieve comparative weight loss as national average? single center experience in appalachia west virginia. Surg Endosc. 2022 8 30;36(11):8515-8519.
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Corsello J, Morris M, Denning D, Munie S. 2021. Case of Infected Urachal Cyst in an Adult Presenting as an Incarcerated Umbilical Hernia. Am Surg. 2021 12 7;88(5):997-999.
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Corsello J, Nease DB, Munie S, Bown P, Amiri F. 2021. The Importance of the Institution of a Robotic Curriculum on Resident Training and Performance. Am Surg. 2021 12 2;88(5):992-993.
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Munie ST, Gupta AH. 2020. Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy ISBN: 3030413497, Springer publisher, 1st Edition 2020.
Munie ST. 2020. Sleeve Gastrectomy ISBN: 3030413497, Springer publisher, 1st Edition 2020.
Munie ST. 2020. Paraesophageal Hernia Repair ISBN: 3030413497, Springer publisher, 1st Edition 2020.
Munie ST. 2020. Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass ISBN: 3030413497, Springer publisher, 1st Edition 2020.
Nasser H, Munie S, Kindel TL, Gould JC, Higgins RM. 2020. Comparative analysis of robotic versus laparoscopic revisional bariatric surgery: perioperative outcomes from the MBSAQIP database. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2020 1 15.
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Lopez EH, Munie S, Higgins R, Gould J, Kindel T. 2020. Morbidity and Mortality after Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents Versus Adults. J Surg Res. 2020 7 26;256:180-186.
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Munie ST, Gupta AH. 2020. Percutaneous Tracheostomy ISBN: 3030413497, Springer publisher, 1st Edition 2020
Ryan Qasawa, Semeret Munie and Keith Killu. 2020. Bradycardia and Sinus Pause with Pressure Support Ventilation and Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation Qasawa R, Munie S, Killu K. Bradycardia and Sinus Pause with Pressure Support Ventilation and Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2020; 5: 1881.
Killu K, Coba V, Blyden D, Munie S, Dereczyk D, Kandagatla P, Tang A. 2020. Sonographic Assessment of Intravascular Fluid Estimate (SAFE) Score by Using Bedside Ultrasound in the Intensive Care Unit. Crit Care Res Pract. 2020 2 24;2020:9719751.
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Ivanics T, Munie S, Nasser H, Leonard-Murali S, Yoshida A, Nagai S, Collins K, Abouljoud M, Rizzari M. 2019. Combined Chylothorax and Chylous Ascites Complicating Liver Transplantation: A Report of a Case and Review of the Literature. Case Rep Transplant. 2019 8 21;2019:9089317.
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Munie S, Nasser H, Gould JC. 2019. Salvage Options for Fundoplication Failure. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2019 7 28;21(9):41.
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Shakaroun D, Nasser H, Munie S, Soman S. 2019. Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus after esophagectomy in a patient with remote history of lithium treatment: A case report. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2019 3 29;57:71-73.
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Nasser H, Munie S, Shakaroun D, Ivanics T, Nalamati S, Killu K. 2019. Clostridium difficile Enteritis after Total Abdominal Colectomy for Ulcerative Colitis. Case Rep Crit Care. 2019 3 14;2019:2987682.
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Munie S, Nasser H, Go PH, Rosso K, Woodward A. 2019. Case report of a duplicated cystic duct: A unique challenge for the laparoscopic surgeon. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2019 3 10;56:78-81.
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Semeret Munie, Tammy Kindel. 2019. Obesity and Bariatric Surgery 2019 December; 161-176
Kerrigan DJ, Carlin AM, Munie S, Keteyian SJ. 2018. A Cross-sectional Study of Reported Exercise and Medium-Term Weight Loss Following Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery. Obes Surg. 2018 8 3;28(12):3923-3928.
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Munie ST, Nalamati SPM. 2018. Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Diverticular Disease. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2018 6 27;31(4):209-213.
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Munie, S, Shepard A, MD. 2017. Open Repair of Femoral and Femoral Anastomotic Aneurysms 1st Edition First Published 2017 eBook Published 22 November 2017 Pub. location Boca Raton Imprint CRC Press DOIhttps:// Pages 428 pages eBook ISBN 9781315113845
Kabbani LS, Munie S, Lin J, Velez M, Isseh I, Brooks S, Leix S, Shepard AD. 2016. Flow Patterns in the Carotid Arteries of Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices. Ann Vasc Surg. 2016 8 18;39:182-188.
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Munie S, Hyman N, Osler T. 2013. Fate of the rectal stump after subtotal colectomy for ulcerative colitis in the era of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. JAMA Surg. 2013 8 2;148(5):408-11.
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Subban C, Zhou Q, Leonard B, Ranjan C, Edvenson HM, Disalvo FJ, Munie S, Hunting J. 2010. Catalyst supports for polymer electrolyte fuel cells. Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci. 2010 8 11;368(1923):3243-53.
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Munie S, Larsen A, Gembicky M. 2010. Erratum: (Glycol-?O,O')nitros-yl(?-penta-methyl-cyclo-penta-dien-yl)ruthenium(II) bis-(tri-fluoro-methane-sulfonate). Corrigendum. Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online. 2010 1 1;66(Pt 5):e26.
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Munie S, Larsen A, Gembicky M. 2008. (Glycol-?O,O')nitros-yl(?-penta-methyl-cyclo-penta-dien-yl)ruthenium(II) bis-(tri-fluoro-methane-sulfonate). Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online. 2008 1 1;64(Pt 2):m293.
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