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
- 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 & research 2019 Dec 71 12 1540-1555
- The Fuel Gauge: A Simple Tool for Assessing General Surgery Resident Well-Being.
  Weis HB, Clark AT, Scielzo SA, Weis JJ, Farr D, Abdelnaby A, Weigle DC, Kazi S, AbdelFattah KR, Journal of surgical education 2019 Aug
- 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 1 10
- 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 & research 2018 May 70 5 672-678
- Resident Fuel Levels: Reframing, Assessing, and Addressing Well-Being.
  Scielzo SA, Weigle DC, Kazi SD Journal of graduate medical education 2018 Apr 10 2 198-202
- Update in Rheumatology: Evidence Published in 2016.
  Solow EB, Scielzo SA, Kazi S Annals of internal medicine 2017 Mar
- The Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE): 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 & research 2016 Oct
- 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 Sep-Oct 34 Suppl 101 5 102-104
- Update in Rheumatology: Evidence Published in 2015.
  Scielzo SA, Stone L, Kazi S Annals of internal medicine 2016 May 164 9 W61-4
- Update in Rheumatology: Evidence Published in 2013.
  Solow EB, Kazi S, Makris UE Annals of internal medicine 2014 Apr
- Outcome assessments in rheumatoid arthritis.
  Gilek-Seibert K, Prescott K, Kazi S Current rheumatology reports 2013 Nov 15 11 370
- 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 & research 2012 May 64 5 640-7
- 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, Langle RG, de Lemos JA, Daoud Y, Blandenship D, Kazi S, Kaplan DH, Friedewald VE, Menter A Journal of the American Medical Association 2011 Aug 24 306(8) 864-71
- 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 : the journal of the American Medical Association 2011 Aug 306 8 864-71
- 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 Dec 101(8) 1201-5
- 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(7) 1480-4
- The diffuse infiltrative lylmphocytosis syndrome
  Kazi S, Cohen PR, Williams F, Schempp R, Reveille JD 1996 Apr 10(4) 385-91

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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