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Zaffer A. Qasim, MBBS, FRCEM, FRCPC(EM), EDIC
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Department of Emergency Medicine
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30 Ground Ravdin
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21 Administrative Office:
1a 3400 Spruce Street
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Office: 215-662-6698 - Ext 3
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51 Baqai Medical and Dental College (University of Karachi), 2001.
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21 9 MBBS 21 (Medicine and Surgery) c
51 Baqai Medical and Dental College (University of Karachi), 2001.
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Post-Graduate Training
24 4e Intern in Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, 2001-2002.
24 66 Senior House Officer in Basic Surgical Training Rotation, Mersey Deanery, 2005-2007.
24 5e Senior House Officer in Critical Care Medicine, Whiston Hospital, 2007-2007.
24 5e Specialty Registrar in Emergency Medicine, North Western Deanery, 2007-2012.
24 80 Fellow in Trauma/Surgical Critical Care, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center University of Maryland, 2013-2014.
24 5c Residency in Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care health System, 2014-2017.
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24 4e Intern in Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, 2001-2002.
24 66 Senior House Officer in Basic Surgical Training Rotation, Mersey Deanery, 2005-2007.
24 5e Senior House Officer in Critical Care Medicine, Whiston Hospital, 2007-2007.
24 5e Specialty Registrar in Emergency Medicine, North Western Deanery, 2007-2012.
24 80 Fellow in Trauma/Surgical Critical Care, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center University of Maryland, 2013-2014.
24 5c Residency in Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care health System, 2014-2017.
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Certifications
28 2e Advanced Life Support, 2008.
28 38 Advanced Pediatric Life Support, 2011.
28 6c Fellowship of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (FRCEM) - Board Certification, 2012.
28 36 Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 2013.
28 35 Advanced Trauma Life Support, 2014.
28 82 Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada in Emergency Medicine (FRCPC-EM)- Board Certification, 2015.
28 5b European Society for Intensive Care Medicine - Board Certification, 2016.
28 3d American Board of Emergency Medicine, 2018.
28 4a American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, 2021.
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Permanent link28 2e Advanced Life Support, 2008.
28 38 Advanced Pediatric Life Support, 2011.
28 6c Fellowship of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (FRCEM) - Board Certification, 2012.
28 36 Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 2013.
28 35 Advanced Trauma Life Support, 2014.
28 82 Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada in Emergency Medicine (FRCPC-EM)- Board Certification, 2015.
28 5b European Society for Intensive Care Medicine - Board Certification, 2016.
28 3d American Board of Emergency Medicine, 2018.
28 4a American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, 2021.
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Description of Clinical Expertise
8a Prehospital care, trauma resuscitation, airway management, shock management, cardiac arrest management, medical simulation26 29
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115 Zaffer Qasim, Randall Schaefer, Bruce Tilson, John Dunn, Sam Patrick: Tactical transfusion—Importance and logistics of integrating prehospital blood in tactical EMS operations. Transfusion January 2026.
106 Hagahmed M, Qasim Z: Trauma Talks with Zaf Qasim. EMERGE in EM podcast August 2025 Notes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e13-trauma-talks-with-zaf-qasim/id1767612880?i=1000723494136.
3e7 Ferrada P, Shafique S, Brenner M, Burlew C, Catena F, Coleman J, Coleman J, Demetriades D, Demoya M, Di Saverio S, Dissanaike S, Dransfield T, DuBose J, Duchesne J, Elkbuli A, Foianini E, Gambardella J, Garcia A, Goldberg A, Goralnick E, Holcomb J, Jonathan M, Joseph B, Jacobs L, Kerby J, Lawerance R, Leichtle S, Lucas C, Machain G, Macleod J, Maher Z, Martin M, Mendez N, Menegozzo C, Merlini I, Namias N, Narayan M, Ordonez C, Ottolino P, Patel M, Qasim ZA, Quiodettis M, Young LS, Ratnasekera A, Rayburn D, Salamea J, Sarani B, Scalea T, Seamon M, Spain D, Steele P, Taghavi S, Tatebe L, Vega F, Velmahos G, Zakrison T, Biffl WL, Damaskos D, Coccolini F, Vallicelli C, Moore EE, Ansaloni L, Kluger Y.: Prioritizing circulation over airway to improve survival in trauma patients with exsanguinating injuries: a world society of emergency surgery-panamerican trauma consensus statement. World J Emerg Surg 20(1), June 2025.
eb Ciesielski I, Qasim Z.: Hocus pocus: advanced point-of-care ultrasound from the trauma bay to the surgical ICU. Trauma Surgery Acute Care Open 14(10), April 2025.
14c SPARC Academy; Duchesne J, Piehl M, Antevy P, Qasim Z, Schaefer R, Stotsenburg M, Pineda C, Coyle C, Dransfield T, Byrne T, Van Sumeren A.: Evaluating the efficacy of prehospital transfusion: A critical analysis. Academic Emergency Medicine 12, December 2024.
f9 Qasim Z, Craugh L: ECMO in the trauma patient. EAST TraumaCast November 2024 Notes: https://www.east.org/education-resources/traumacasts/detail/2294/ecmo-in-the-trauma-patient.
137 Duchesne J, Piehl M, Antevy P, Qasim Z, Schaefer R, Stotsenburg M, Pineda C, Coyle C, Dransfield T, Byrne T, Van Sumeren A: Evaluating the efficacy of prehospital transfusion: A critical analysis. Academic Emergency Medicine October 2024.
151 Bosson N, Abo BN, Litchfield TD, Qasim Z, Steenberg MF, Toy J, Osuna-Garcia A, Lyng J. : Prehospital Trauma Compendium: Management of the Entrapped Patient - a Position Statement and Resource Document of NAEMSP. Prehospital Emergency Care Page: 1-13, October 2024.
13f Carenzo L, Calgaro G, Rehn M, Perkins Z, Qasim ZA, Gamberini L, Ter Avest E.: Contemporary management of traumatic cardiac arrest and peri-arrest states: a narrative review. Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 4(1), September 2024.
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Selected Publications
c3 Hutchison-Bazely H, Qasim Z: JC: Prehospital Whole Blood in Traumatic Haemorrhage – The SWiFT Randomised Controlled Trial. St Emlyn's Blog 56 https://www.stemlynsblog.org/pre-hospital-whole-blood/ March 2026.115 Zaffer Qasim, Randall Schaefer, Bruce Tilson, John Dunn, Sam Patrick: Tactical transfusion—Importance and logistics of integrating prehospital blood in tactical EMS operations. Transfusion January 2026.
106 Hagahmed M, Qasim Z: Trauma Talks with Zaf Qasim. EMERGE in EM podcast August 2025 Notes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e13-trauma-talks-with-zaf-qasim/id1767612880?i=1000723494136.
3e7 Ferrada P, Shafique S, Brenner M, Burlew C, Catena F, Coleman J, Coleman J, Demetriades D, Demoya M, Di Saverio S, Dissanaike S, Dransfield T, DuBose J, Duchesne J, Elkbuli A, Foianini E, Gambardella J, Garcia A, Goldberg A, Goralnick E, Holcomb J, Jonathan M, Joseph B, Jacobs L, Kerby J, Lawerance R, Leichtle S, Lucas C, Machain G, Macleod J, Maher Z, Martin M, Mendez N, Menegozzo C, Merlini I, Namias N, Narayan M, Ordonez C, Ottolino P, Patel M, Qasim ZA, Quiodettis M, Young LS, Ratnasekera A, Rayburn D, Salamea J, Sarani B, Scalea T, Seamon M, Spain D, Steele P, Taghavi S, Tatebe L, Vega F, Velmahos G, Zakrison T, Biffl WL, Damaskos D, Coccolini F, Vallicelli C, Moore EE, Ansaloni L, Kluger Y.: Prioritizing circulation over airway to improve survival in trauma patients with exsanguinating injuries: a world society of emergency surgery-panamerican trauma consensus statement. World J Emerg Surg 20(1), June 2025.
eb Ciesielski I, Qasim Z.: Hocus pocus: advanced point-of-care ultrasound from the trauma bay to the surgical ICU. Trauma Surgery Acute Care Open 14(10), April 2025.
14c SPARC Academy; Duchesne J, Piehl M, Antevy P, Qasim Z, Schaefer R, Stotsenburg M, Pineda C, Coyle C, Dransfield T, Byrne T, Van Sumeren A.: Evaluating the efficacy of prehospital transfusion: A critical analysis. Academic Emergency Medicine 12, December 2024.
f9 Qasim Z, Craugh L: ECMO in the trauma patient. EAST TraumaCast November 2024 Notes: https://www.east.org/education-resources/traumacasts/detail/2294/ecmo-in-the-trauma-patient.
137 Duchesne J, Piehl M, Antevy P, Qasim Z, Schaefer R, Stotsenburg M, Pineda C, Coyle C, Dransfield T, Byrne T, Van Sumeren A: Evaluating the efficacy of prehospital transfusion: A critical analysis. Academic Emergency Medicine October 2024.
151 Bosson N, Abo BN, Litchfield TD, Qasim Z, Steenberg MF, Toy J, Osuna-Garcia A, Lyng J. : Prehospital Trauma Compendium: Management of the Entrapped Patient - a Position Statement and Resource Document of NAEMSP. Prehospital Emergency Care Page: 1-13, October 2024.
13f Carenzo L, Calgaro G, Rehn M, Perkins Z, Qasim ZA, Gamberini L, Ter Avest E.: Contemporary management of traumatic cardiac arrest and peri-arrest states: a narrative review. Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care 4(1), September 2024.
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