Jagar Jasem, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Medicine-Hematology

Recognition & Awards

• Fullbright Scholarship, U.S. Department of State (2010)
• "Top Medical Student" Honor Diploma, Ministry of Higher Education, Iraq (2008)

Research Interests

Publications

• Bahouth MN, Kraus P, Dane K, Plazas Montana M, Tsao W, Tabaac B, Jasem J, Schmidlin H, Einstein E, Streiff MB, Shanbhag S. Synthetic cannabinoid-associated coagulopathy secondary to long-acting anticoagulant rodenticides: Observational case series and management recommendations. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Sep;98(36):e17015. PubMed PMID: 31490385
• Hambley BC, Norsworthy KJ, Jasem J, Zimmerman JW, Shenderov E, Webster JA, Showel MM, Gondek LP, Dalton WB, Prince G, Gladstone DE, Streiff MB, Pratz KW, Gojo I, Ghiaur G, Levis MJ, Smith BD, DeZern AE. Fibrinogen consumption and use of heparin are risk factors for delayed bleeding during acute promyelocytic leukemia induction. Leuk Res. 2019 Aug;83:106174. PubMed PMID: 31255938
• Iyer P, Jasem J, Springer MA, Klein CE, Kabos P. PALB2-Positive Breast Cancer in a 40-Year-Old Man. Oncology (Williston Park). 2017 Jan 15;31(1):50-2, 54. PubMed PMID: 28090623
• Jasem J, Fisher CM, Amini A, Shagisultanova E, Rabinovitch R, Borges VF, Elias A, Kabos P. The 21-Gene Recurrence Score Assay for Node-Positive, Early-Stage Breast Cancer and Impact of RxPONDER Trial on Chemotherapy Decision-Making: Have Clinicians Already Decided?. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2017 Apr;15(4):494-503. PubMed PMID: 28404760
• Amini A, Jasem J, Jones BL, Robin TP, McDermott JD, Bhatia S, Raben D, Jimeno A, Bowles DW, Karam SD. Predictors of overall survival in human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal cancer using the National Cancer Data Base. Oral Oncol. 2016 May;56:1-7. PubMed PMID: 27086480
• Jasem J, Amini A, Rabinovitch R, Borges VF, Elias A, Fisher CM, Kabos P. 21-Gene Recurrence Score Assay As a Predictor of Adjuvant Chemotherapy Administration for Early-Stage Breast Cancer: An Analysis of Use, Therapeutic Implications, and Disparity Profile. J Clin Oncol. 2016 Jun 10;34(17):1995-2002. PubMed PMID: 27001563
• Jasem J, Altoos B, Fisher CM, Elias AD, Kounalakis N, Borges VF, Kabos P. Multiple Hepatic Lesions in a Patient With a History of DCIS. Oncology (Williston Park). 2015 Sep;29(9):669-70, 678-9. PubMed PMID: 26384804
• Bhatt VR, Balasetti V, Jasem JA, Giri S, Armitage JO, Loberiza FR Jr, Bociek RG, Bierman PJ, Maness LJ, Vose JM, Fayad P, Akhtari M. Central Nervous System Complications and Outcomes After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2015 Oct;15(10):606-11. PubMed PMID: 26184063

Professional Memberships

• American Society of Hematology, Member
• American Society of Clinical Oncology, Member
• Society of General Internal Medicine, Member
• American Public Health Association, Member
• American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), Member