Umair Ashraf, MBBS

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College


Biography

Dr. Ashraf received his medical degree from Dow Medical College in 2008.  He then completed Internal Medicine residency and Pulmonary fellowship at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai affiliated Bronx Lebanon Hospital and BronxCare Hospital, respectively.  Dr. Ashraf is board certified in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.  He is also a certified diplomate of the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine.

Publications

Regadenoson administration and QT interval prolongation during pharmacological radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging
Rafiq, A, Chughtai, T, Ashraf, U, Patel, Y, Raiszadeh, F, Sklyar, E, Afshar, M, Bella, JN & Kamalakkannan, G 2020, , Indian Heart Journal, vol. 72, no. 4, pp. 296-298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2020.06.015

Lung Cancer Presenting as Skin Metastasis of the Back and Hand: A Case Series and Literature Review
Khaja, M, Mundt, D, Dudekula, RA, Ashraf, U, Mehershahi, S, Niazi, M, Lvovsky, D, Malik, S & Diaz-Fuentes, G 2019, , Case Reports in Oncology, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 480-487. https://doi.org/10.1159/000501363

Recurrent intrathoracic dedifferentiated liposarcoma: A case report and literature review
Ashraf, U, Dudekula, RA, Roy, S, Burack, J, Malik, S & Khaja, M 2019, , Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, vol. 26, pp. 281-284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2019.02.016

Recurrent metastatic eccrine porocarcinoma: A case report and review of the literature
Khaja, M, Ashraf, U, Mehershahi, S, Ayyadurai, P & Malik, S 2019, , American Journal of Case Reports, vol. 20, pp. 179-183. https://doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.913440

Nebulized heparin and N-acetylcysteine for smoke inhalational injury: A case report
Ashraf, U, Bajantri, B, Roa-Gomez, G, Venkatram, S, Cantin, A & DIaz-Fuentes, G 2018, , Medicine (United States), vol. 97, no. 19, e0638. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000010638

Unusual presentation of recurrent pyogenic bilateral psoas abscess causing bilateral pulmonary embolism by iliac vein compression
Ijaz, M, Sakam, S, Ashraf, U & Marquez, JG 2015, , American Journal of Case Reports, vol. 16, pp. 606-610. https://doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.894206