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
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.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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Qasim ZA, Joseph B: Intraosseous access in the resuscitation of patients with trauma: the good, the bad, the future. Trauma Surgery Acute Care Open April 2024.
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.