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Salahuddin Kazi, M.D.

Salahuddin Kazi, M.D.

Internal Medicine Vice Chair of Education

Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Internal Medicine

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  • 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.

    My philosophy as an educator is simple: learners achieve the most when guided by intrinsic motivation in a psychologically safe environment with frequent and authentic communication.

    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.

    Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in rheumatology, Dr. Kazi 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.

  • Education
    Medical School
    University of Karachi-Dow Medical College (1987)
    Internship
    UT Health Science Center McGovern Medical School (1989), Internal Medicine
    Residency
    UT Health Science Center McGovern Medical School (1992), Internal Medicine
    Fellowship
    UT Health Science Center McGovern Medical School (1995), Rheumatology
  • Research Interest
    • Improving Patient Access and Efficiency of Care
    • Improving Quality of Care through Disease Registries
    • Medical Education
    • Predictive Analytics in Clinical Decision Support
  • Publications

    Star Featured Publications

    Featured
    Update in Rheumatology: Evidence Published in 2016.
    Solow EB, Scielzo SA, Kazi S Ann. Intern. Med. 2017 Mar
    Featured
    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 Res (Hoboken) 2016 Oct
    Featured
    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 Clin. Exp. Rheumatol. 2016 Sep-Oct 34 Suppl 101 5 102-104
    Featured
    Update in Rheumatology: Evidence Published in 2015.
    Scielzo SA, Stone L, Kazi S Ann. Intern. Med. 2016 May 164 9 W61-4
    Featured
    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 Res (Hoboken) 2012 May 64 5 640-7
    Featured
    Cardiovascular outcomes in male veterans with rheumatoid arthritis
    Banerjee S, Compton AP, Hooker RS, Cipher DJ, Reimold A, Brilakis ES, Banerjee P, Kazi S Am J Cardiol 2008 Dec 101(8) 1201-5
    Featured
    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 J Rheumatol 2007 Jul 34(7) 1480-4
    Featured
    The diffuse infiltrative lylmphocytosis syndrome
    Kazi S, Cohen PR, Williams F, Schempp R, Reveille JD AIDS 1996 Apr 10(4) 385-91
    Featured
    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 JAMA 2011 Aug 24 306(8) 864-71
    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 Res (Hoboken) 2019 Dec 71 12 1540-1555
  • Books

    Featured 

    Featured Behcet's Disease; Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome; Henoch Schonlein Purpura; Lupus Erythematosus, NSAID Theraphy; and Vasculitis. In Encyclopedia of Gastroenterology

    (2003). Academic Press

    Featured Rheumatology Diagnosis and Therapeutics

    Cush JJ, Kavanaugh AF, Olsen NJ, Stein MC, Kazi S, Saag KG (1999). Baltimore, Maryland, Williams and Wilkins

  • Honors & Awards
    • Distinguished Service Award
      American College of Rheumatology (2017)
    • Best Doctors in Dallas
      D Magazine (2011-2020)
    • Texas Super Doctors
      Texas Monthly Magazine (2011-2018)
    • Top Doctors
      US News and Health Reports (2011)
    • Internal Medicine Housestaff Teaching Award
      UT Southwestern Medical Center (1998)
    • Alpha Omega Alpha
      UT Medical School Houston (1992)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American College of Physicians
    • American College of Rheumatology
    • American Medical Association
    • Dallas County Medical Society
    • Texas Medical Association