Salahuddin Kazi, M.D.

Internal Medicine Vice Chair of Education

Internal Medicine - Rheumatology Diseases

Biography

Salahuddin Kazi, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and a member of its Division of Rheumatic Diseases. He serves as the Department's Vice Chair of Education and Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency.

Originally from Pakistan, Dr. Kazi received his medical education at Dow Medical College in Karachi. He completed internal medicine residency training at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, where he served as Chief Resident. He remained at UT Houston to obtain advanced training through a fellowship program in rheumatology.

Board certified in internal medicine and in rheumatology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 1995.

At UT Southwestern, Dr. Kazi is involved with numerous committees, including the Graduate Medical Education Committee.

Dr. Kazi is an active member of several professional organizations, including the American Medical Association, American College of Physicians, and the American College of Rheumatology, which he has served through various committee related to quality improvement and technology.

He also serves as Chair of the Rheumatology Board of the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Dr. Kazi was included in D Magazine's Best Doctors list for 2011-2018 and 2020-2022.

Education & Training

Internship - UT Health Science Center McGovern Medical School (1988-1989), Internal Medicine
Residency - UT Health Science Center McGovern Medical School (1989-1992), Internal Medicine
Fellowship - UT Health Science Center McGovern Medical School (1992-1995), Rheumatology
Medical School - University of Karachi-Dow Medical College (1980-1987)

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American Medical Association (2017)
American College of Rheumatology (1991)
American College of Physicians (2010)

Honors & Awards

D Magazine Best Doctor, 2011-2018, 2020-2022
Texas Super Doctors 2011-2018, Texas Monthly Magazine
Distinguished Service Award 2017, American College of Rheumatology
Top Doctors 2011, US News and Health Reports
Internal Medicine Housestaff Teaching Award 1998, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Alpha Omega Alpha 1992, UT Medical School Houston

Books & Publications

Books
- Behcet's Disease; Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome; Henoch Schonlein Purpura; Lupus Erythematosus, NSAID Theraphy; and Vasculitis in Encyclopedia of Gastroenterology
  (2003), Academic Press
- Rheumatology Diagnosis and Therapeutics
  Cush JJ, Kavanaugh AF, Olsen NJ, Stein MC, Kazi S, Saag KG (1999), Baltimore, Maryland, Williams and Wilkins
Publications
- Azathioprine-induced hypersensitivity reaction mimicking sepsis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
  McKenzie PL, Chao Y, Pathak S, Kazi S Modern Rheumatology Case Reports 2023 Jan 7 74-77
- Reply
  England BR, Mikuls TR, O'Dell JR, Tiong BK, Ranganath VK, Bergman MJ, Curtis JR, Kazi S, Limanni A, Suter LG, Michaud K Arthritis Care and Research 2020 May 72 736-738
- The Fuel Gauge: A Simple Tool for Assessing General Surgery Resident Well-Being
  Weis HB, Clark AT, Scielzo SA, Weis JJ, Farr D, Abdelnaby AA, Weigle DC, Kazi S, AbdelFattah KR Journal of Surgical Education 2020 Jan 77 27-33
- 2019 Update of the American College of Rheumatology Recommended Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Measures
  England BR, Tiong BK, Bergman MJ, Curtis JR, Kazi S, Mikuls TR, O'Dell JR, Ranganath VK, Limanni A, Suter LG, Michaud K Arthritis Care and Research 2019 Dec 71 1540-1555
- Reply
  Smith BJ, Bolster MB, Slusher B, Stamatos C, Scott JR, Benham H, Kazi S, Schlenk EA, Schaffer DE, Majithia V, Brown CR, Von Feldt JM, Flood J, Haag DM, Smarr KL Arthritis Care and Research 2019 Oct 71 1398-1399
- Reply
  Smith BJ, Bolster MB, Slusher B, Stamatos C, Scott JR, Benham H, Kazi S, Schlenk EA, Schaffer DE, Majithia V, Brown CR, Von Feldt JM, Flood J, Haag DM, Smarr KL Arthritis Care and Research 2019 Aug 71 1147-1148
- Effects of gender in resident evaluations and certifying examination pass rates
  Sulistio MS, Khera A, Squiers K, Sanghavi M, Ayers CR, Weng W, Kazi S, De Lemos J, Johnson DH, Kirk L BMC Medical Education 2019 Jan 19
- Fatal case of macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) in a patient with dermatomyositis and cytomegalovirus (CMV) viraemia
  Lange AV, Kazi S, Chen W, Barnes A BMJ Case Reports 2018 Jul 2018
- Core Curriculum to Facilitate the Expansion of a Rheumatology Practice to Include Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
  Smith BJ, Bolster MB, Slusher B, Stamatos C, Scott JR, Benham H, Kazi S, Schlenk EA, Schaffer DE, Majithia V, Brown CR, Von Feldt JM, Flood J, Haag DM, Smarr KL Arthritis Care and Research 2018 May 70 672-678
- Triple therapy versus biologic therapy for Active Rheumatoid Arthritis a cost-effectiveness analysis
  Bansback N, Phibbs C, Sun H, O'Dell JR, Brophy M, Keystone EC, Leatherman S, Mikuls TR, Anis AH, Ayoub W, Boire G, Bykerk V, Chow A, Colburn K, Daikh D, Davis J, El-Gabalawy H, Elliott J, Fanciullo J, Gupta S, Hannagan K, Hausch R, Holmberg E, Joseph A, Kazi S, Kent P, Kerr G, Kolba K, Kwoh CK, Mahowald M, Martin L, Olenginski T, Persselin J, Peshimam M, Peterson L, Prete P, Pugliese D, Reddy V, Reimold A, Rodrigues J, Schumacher HR, Thorne JC, Valeriano-Marcet J, Weaver C, Phibbs CS Annals of internal medicine 2017 Jul 167 8-16
- Update in Rheumatology: Evidence Published in 2016
  Solow EB, Scielzo SA, Kazi S Annals of internal medicine 2017 Apr 166 W44-W47
- Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness: A National Informatics-Enabled Registry for Quality Improvement
  Yazdany J, Bansback N, Clowse M, Collier D, Law K, Liao KP, Michaud K, Morgan EM, Oates JC, Orozco C, Reimold A, Simard JF, Myslinski R, Kazi S Arthritis Care and Research 2016 Dec 68 1866-1873
- Overview of the American College of Rheumatology's Electronic Health Record-Enabled Registry: The Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness
  Francisco M, Johansson T, Kazi S Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 2016 34 102-104
- Outcome assessments in rheumatoid arthritis
  Gilek-Seibert K, Prescott K, Kazi S Current Rheumatology Reports 2013 Nov 15
- Reply
  Kazi S, Anderson J Arthritis Care and Research 2012 Sep 64 1430
- Rheumatoid arthritis disease activity measures: American college of rheumatology recommendations for use in clinical practice
  Anderson J, Caplan L, Yazdany J, Robbins ML, Neogi T, Michaud K, Saag KG, O'Dell JR, Kazi S Arthritis Care and Research 2012 May 64 640-647
- Association between biologic therapies for chronic plaque psoriasis and cardiovascular events: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
  Ryan C, Leonardi CL, Krueger JG, Kimball AB, Strober BE, Gordon KB, Langley RG, de Lemos JA, Daoud Y, Blankenship D, Kazi S, Kaplan DH, Friedewald VE, Menter A JAMA 2011 306 864-871
- The risk of acute myocardial infarction with etodolac is not increased compared to naproxen: A historical cohort analysis of a generic COX-2 selective inhibitor
  Warner JJ, Weideman RA, Kelly KC, Brilakis ES, Banerjee S, Cunningham F, Harford WV, Kazi S, Little BB, Cryer B Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2008 Dec 13 252-260
- Cardiovascular Outcomes in Male Veterans With Rheumatoid Arthritis
  Banerjee S, Compton AP, Hooker RS, Cipher DJ, Reimold A, Brilakis ES, Banerjee P, Kazi S American Journal of Cardiology 2008 Apr 101 1201-1205
- The association of race and ethnicity with disease expression in male US veterans with rheumatoid arthritis
  Mikuls TR, Kazi S, Cipher D, Hooker R, Kerr GS, Richards JS, Cannon GW Journal of Rheumatology 2007 Jul 34 1480-1484
- Tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor associated ulcerative colitis
  Prescott K, Costner M, Cohen S, Kazi S American Journal of the Medical Sciences 2007 Mar 333 137-139
- The incidence of new onset congestive heart failure and heart failure exacerbation in Veteran's Affairs patients receiving tumor necrosis factor alpha antagonists
  Cole J, Busti A, Kazi S Rheumatology International 2007 Feb 27 369-373
- Effects of perioperative antiinflammatory and immunomodulating therapy on surgical wound healing
  Busti AJ, Hooper JS, Amaya CJ, Kazi S Pharmacotherapy 2005 Nov 25 1566-1591
- Risks of clinically significant upper gastrointestinal events with etodolac and naproxen: A historical cohort analysis
  Weideman RA, Kelly KC, Kazi S, Cung A, Roberts KW, Smith HJ, Sarosi GA, Little BB, Cryer B Gastroenterology 2004 Nov 127 1322-1328
- Human immunodeficiency virus-associated polymyositis: A longitudinal study of outcome
  Johnson RW, Williams FM, Kazi S, Dimachkie MM, Reveille JD Arthritis Care and Research 2003 Apr 49 172-178
- Gout in a Patient with Reiter's Syndrome
  Warren KJ, Kazi S, Nassar NN Cutis 1998 Feb 61 85-86
- Human ehrlichiosis causing left ventricular dilatation and dysfunction
  Rex JH, Vanek NN, Kazi S, Cepero NM, Tang S Clinical Infectious Diseases 1996 Feb 22 386-387
- Human immunodeficiency virus-associated atypical mycobacterial skeletal infections
  Hirsch R, Miller SM, Kazi S, Cate TR, Reveille JD Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism 1996 25 347-356
- The diffuse infiltrative lymphocytosis syndrome: Clinical and immunogenetic features in 35 patients
  Kazi S, Cohen PR, Williams F, Schempp R, Reveille JD AIDS 1996 10 385-391
- Herpetic geometric glossitis: A distinctive pattern of lingual herpes simplex virus infection
  Cohen PR, Kazi S, Grossman ME Southern medical journal 1995 Dec 88 1231-1235

Research

Predictive Analytics in Clinical Decision Support
Medical Education
Improving Quality of Care through Disease Registries
Improving Patient Access and Efficiency of Care

Links

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