Zaffer A. Qasim, MBBS, FRCEM, FRCPC(EM), EDIC
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Department: Emergency Medicine
Contact information
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Ground Floor Myrin Building
Department of Emergency Medicine
51 N 39th St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Ground Floor Myrin Building
Department of Emergency Medicine
51 N 39th St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-6698
Education:
MBBS (Medicine and Surgery)
Baqai Medical and Dental College (University of Karachi), 2001.
MBBS (Medicine and Surgery)
Baqai Medical and Dental College (University of Karachi), 2001.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, 2001-2002.
Senior House Officer in Basic Surgical Training Rotation, Mersey Deanery, 2005-2007.
Senior House Officer in Critical Care Medicine, Whiston Hospital, 2007-2007.
Specialty Registrar in Emergency Medicine, North Western Deanery, 2007-2012.
Fellow in Trauma/Surgical Critical Care, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center University of Maryland, 2013-2014.
Residency in Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care health System, 2014-2017.
Intern in Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, 2001-2002.
Senior House Officer in Basic Surgical Training Rotation, Mersey Deanery, 2005-2007.
Senior House Officer in Critical Care Medicine, Whiston Hospital, 2007-2007.
Specialty Registrar in Emergency Medicine, North Western Deanery, 2007-2012.
Fellow in Trauma/Surgical Critical Care, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center University of Maryland, 2013-2014.
Residency in Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care health System, 2014-2017.
Certifications
Advanced Life Support, 2008.
Advanced Pediatric Life Support, 2011.
Fellowship of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (FRCEM) - Board Certification, 2012.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 2013.
Advanced Trauma Life Support, 2014.
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada in Emergency Medicine (FRCPC-EM)- Board Certification, 2015.
European Society for Intensive Care Medicine - Board Certification, 2016.
American Board of Emergency Medicine, 2018.
American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, 2021.
Permanent linkAdvanced Life Support, 2008.
Advanced Pediatric Life Support, 2011.
Fellowship of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (FRCEM) - Board Certification, 2012.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 2013.
Advanced Trauma Life Support, 2014.
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada in Emergency Medicine (FRCPC-EM)- Board Certification, 2015.
European Society for Intensive Care Medicine - Board Certification, 2016.
American Board of Emergency Medicine, 2018.
American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, 2021.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Prehospital care, trauma resuscitation, airway management, shock management, cardiac arrest management, medical simulationSelected Publications
Picetti E, Demetriades AK, Catena F, Aarabi B, Abu-Zidan FM, Alves OL, Ansaloni L, Armonda RA, Badenes R, Bala M, Balogh ZJ, Barbanera A, Bertuccio A, Biffl WL, Bouzat P, Buki A, Castano-Leon AM, Cerasti D, Citerio G, Coccolini F, Coimbra R, Coniglio C, Costa F, De Iure F, Depreitere B, Fainardi E, Fehlings MJ, Gabrovsky N, Godoy DA, Gruen P, Gupta D, Hawryluk GWJ, Helbok R, Hossain I, Hutchinson PJ, Iaccarino C, Inaba K, Ivanov M, Kaprovoy S, Kirkpatrick AW, Klein S, Kolias A, Konovalov NA, Lagares A, Lippa L, Loza-Gomez A, Luoto TM, Maas AIR, Maciejczak A, Maier RV, Marklund N, Martin MJ, Melloni I, Mendoza-Lattes S, Meyfroidt G, Munari M, Napolitano LM, Okonkwo DO, Otomo Y, Papadopoulos MC, Petr O, Peul WC, Pudkrong AK, Qasim Z, Rasulo F, Reizinho C, Ringel F, Rizoli S, Rostami E, Rubiano AM, Russo E, Sarwal A, Schwab JM, Servadei F, Sharma D, Sharif S, Shiban E, Shutter L, Stahel PF, Taccone FS, Terpolilli NA, Thomé C, Toth P, Tsitsopoulos PP, Udy A, Vaccaro AR, Varon AJ, Vavilala MS, Younsi A, Zackova M, Zoerle T, Robba C.: Early management of adult traumatic spinal cord injury in patients with polytrauma: a consensus and clinical recommendations jointly developed by the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) & the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS). World Journal of Emergency Surgery 19(1), January 2024.Chaudhuri D, Nei AM, Rochwerg B, Balk RA, Asehnoune K, Cadena RS, Carcillo JA, Correa R, Drover K, Esper AM, Gershengorn HB, Hammond NE, Jayaprakash N, Menon K, Nazer L, Pitre T, Qasim ZA, Russell JA, Santos AP, Sarwal A, Spencer-Segal J, Tilouche N, Annane D, Pastores SM.: Executive Summary: Guidelines on Use of Corticosteroids in Critically Ill Patients With Sepsis, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, and Community-Acquired Pneumonia Focused Update 2024. Critical Care Medicine January 2024.
Chaudhuri D, Nei AM, Rochwerg B, Balk RA, Asehnoune K, Cadena R, Carcillo JA, Correa R, Drover K, Esper AM, Gershengorn HB, Hammond NE, Jayaprakash N, Menon K, Nazer L, Pitre T, Qasim ZA, Russell JA, Santos AP, Sarwal A, Spencer-Segal J, Tilouche N, Annane D, Pastores SM.: 2024 Focused Update: Guidelines on Use of Corticosteroids in Sepsis, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, and Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Critical Care Medicine January 2024.
Hynes AM, Murali S, Bass GA, Kheirbek T, Qasim Z, George N, Yelon JA, Chreiman KC, Martin ND, Cannon JW.: Effectiveness of Sternal Intraosseous Device in Patients Presenting with Circulatory Shock: A Retrospective Observational Study. Journal of Special Operations Medicine 23(4): 81-86, December 2023.
Qasim Z, Perrone J, Delgado MK: The Value of Not Intubating Comatose Patients With Acute Poisoning. JAMA November 2023.
Ferrada P, Ferrada R, Jacobs L, Duchesne J, Ghio M, Joseph B, Taghavi S, Qasim ZA, Zakrison T, Brenner M, Dissanaike S, Feliciano D.: Prioritizing Circulation to Improve Outcomes for Patients with Exsanguinating Injury: A Literature Review and Techniques to Help Clinicians Achieve Bleeding Control. Journal of American College of Surgery November 2023.
Qasim Z, Dauer L, Ferrada P, Taghavi S: ABC vs CAB and what is xABC?: Hemorrhagic Shock - ED vs OR Intubation? EAST Trauma Cast https://www.east.org/education-resources/traumacasts/detail/1268/abc-vs-cab-and-what-is-xabc-hemorrhagic-shock-ed-vs-or-intubation July 2023.
Qasim Z: JC: The UK-REBOA trial. Has the balloon popped? St Emlyns blog: https://www.stemlynsblog.org/jc-the-uk-reboa-trial-has-the-balloon-popped-st-emlyns/ July 2023 Notes: St Emlyns blog: https://www.stemlynsblog.org/jc-the-uk-reboa-trial-has-the-balloon-popped-st-emlyns/
Christopher D Biedrzycki, MC, USAF, Harald P Bergmann, MC, DEU, Kyle N Remick, MC, USA (Ret.), Zaffer Qasim, MD, Jay B Baker, MC, USA: Brief Comparative Analysis of Trauma Care Specialties in Europe and the United States. Military Medicine May 2023.
Qasim Z: Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta: A Practical Review. Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America 41(1): 71-88, February 2023.