Waqas Rasheed, MD

Department: MD-HOSPITAL MEDICINE DIVISION

Waqas Rasheed

Assistant Professor of Hospital Medicine

Publications/Research

• The Efficacy of Lubiprostone in Patients of Constipation: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Akram U, Rehman O, Fatima E, Nadeem Z, Usman O, Rasheed W. Gastroenterology. May 2024;166(5):S964.
• Late Presentation of Noonan Syndrome as Atrial Flutter in an Adult Al-Jobory O, Dweik A, Anees M, Rasheed W, Mohammed I, McMaster K, Gutal R. The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles. July 2023;11(48):51-54.
• Association Between Acute Peripancreatic Fluid Collections and Early Readmission in Acute Pancreatitis: A Propensity-Matched Analysis Ali H, Inayat F, Rasheed W, Afzal A, Chaudhry A, Patel P, Rehman AU, Anwar MS, Nawaz G, Afzal MS, Sohail AH, Subramanium. World Journal of Experimental Medicine. June 2024;14(2):92052.
• Untreated Sinusitis Leading to Life-Threatening Toxic Shock Syndrome Aljobory O, Mohammed I, Patel D, Dweik A, Rasheed W, Gutal A, Tanami S. Critical Care Medicine. December 2023;52(1):S681-S681.
• An Incurable Infection: Necrotizing MRSA Pneumonia Unresponsive to Antibiotics Dharmarpandi G, Anees M, Rasheed W, Patel D, Gutal A. CHEST Annual Meeting 2023. October 2023;164:A1499-A1500.
• Esophagopleural Fistula in the Setting of Oropharyngeal Carcinoma and Pneumatosis Intestinalis Dharmarpandi G, Dharmarpandi J, Harper S, Rasheed W, Anees M, Naguib T. CHEST Annual Meeting 2023. October 2023;164:A3680-A3681.
• Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Inpatient Outcomes and Complications of COVID-19 in the United States Dharmarpandi G, Rasheed W, Bellamkonda L, Dweik A, Anees M, Al-Hilli Y, Naguib T. CHEST Annual Meeting 2023. October 2023;164:A871-A872.
• Hematochezia Discovered to be Anorectal Amelanotic Melanoma Dharmarpandi G, Rasheed W, Ishfaque S, Muhammad A, Anees M. American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting. October 2023;118(10S):S1710-S1711.
• Unveiling the Strength of Association of Various Allergies to Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Gastroenteritis: A Comprehensive Nationwide Analysis Dharmarpandi G, Rasheed W, Ishfaque S, Muhammad A, Anees M, Naveed S. American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting. October 2023;118(10S):S406-S407.
• Unusual Case of Vomiting and Defecating Partially Digested Food Dharmarpandi G, Rasheed W, Muhammad A, Ishfaque S, Anees M, Naveed S. American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting. October 2023;118(10S):S1709-S1710.
• Exploring the Association of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase and Autoimmune Disorders in Gastroenterology Dharmarpandi G, Rasheed W, Muhammad A, Ishfaque S, Anees M, Naveed S. American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting. October 2023;118(10S):S1306-S1307.
• Intestinal Perforation in Elderly Gentleman Found to be Meckel’s Diverticulum Dharmarpandi G, Rasheed W, Ishfaque S, Muhammad A, Anees M, Naveed S. American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting. October 2023;118(10S):S1355-S1356.
• An Important Association With Lower GI Bleed: A Case of Heyde Syndrome Dweik A, Al-Jobory O, Rasheed W, Muhammad A, Dweik N. Cureus. June 2023;14(6):26232.
• A Case Report of Successful Medical Management of Emphysematous Gastritis With Portal Venous Air Dweik A, Rasheed W, Mohammed B, Ebrahim M, Bazzaz O. Cureus. May 2022;14(5):25095.
• Acute Renal Infarction Presenting as Hypertensive Urgency Dweik A, Rasheed W, Abu-Hassan F, Al-Bayati M, Dharmarpandi G, Walker W. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. February 2023;365(1):S115-S116.
• Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: An Unusual Pericardial and Pulmonary Metastasis – A Case Report Rasheed W, Usman O, Rehman O, Fatima E, Nashwan A. Case Reports in Oncology. October 2023;16(1):1253–1258.
• Smoking Out the Relationship Between Ulcerative Colitis and Cigarette Use: Insights From a Propensity
  Matched Study Rasheed W, Dharmarpandi G, Ishfaque S, Muhammad A, Anees M, Naveed S. American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting. October 2023;118(10S):S199-S201.
• Chronic Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Use Associated With Four Times Higher Risk of
  Gastrointestinal Perforation in Meckel’s Diverticulum: A Nationwide Analysis Rasheed W, Dharmarpandi G, Muhammad A, Ishfaque S, Anees M, Naveed S. American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting. October 2023;118(10S):S1358-S1359.
• Comparison of Local and Systemic Complications of Acute Biliary and Alcoholic Pancreatitis in the US 2016- 2020: A Propensity Matched Analysis Rasheed W, Dharmarpandi G, Muhammad A, Ishfaque S, Anees M, Naveed S. American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting. October 2023;118(10S):S99-S99.
• National Trends in Clinical Presentation and Complications of Meckel’s Diverticulum in Adults in the United States: A Population-Based Study Rasheed W, Dharmarpandi G, Muhammad A, Ishfaque S, Anees M, Naveed S. American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting. October 2023;118(10S):S1355-S1356.
• Peptic Ulcer Disease Secondary to the Rare Etiologies Carries the Highest Mortality: A National PopulationBased Study Rasheed W, Dharmarpandi G, Muhammad A, Ishfaque S, Anees M, Naveed S. American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting. October 2023;118(10S):S604-S605.
• Potential Benefits of Alcohol Intake in Patients with Acetaminophen Toxicity: A Propensity Matched Analysis Rasheed W, Dharmarpandi G, Muhammad A, Ishfaque S, Anees M, Naveed S. American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting. October 2023;118(10S):S1157-S1158.
• 10-Year Trends and Inpatient Outcomes of Gastrointestinal Angiodysplasia with Bleeding in the United States: National Inpatient Sample, 2011 to 2020 Rasheed W, Abu-Hassan F. Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. February 2023;36(3):277-285.
• Association Between Smoking Status and Inpatient Outcomes of Acute Cholangitis in the United States: A
  Propensity Matched Analysis Rasheed W, Dweik A, Dharmarpandi G, Muhammad A, Al-Jobory O, Al-Hilli Y. Annals of Gastroenterology. July 2023;5(36):1-7.
• Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA) Diagnosis Missed in the Context of Asthma Exacerbation Due to Medication Nonadherence Rasheed W, Tasnim S, Dweik A, Al-Jobory O, Usala S. Cureus. August 2022;14(8):28202.
• A Case of Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Secondary to Atypical Amniotic Fluid Embolism Rasheed W, Tasnim S, Dweik A, Muhammad A, Muhammad A. Cureus. September 2022;14(9):28808.
• Increasing Inpatient Mortality of Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study Rasheed W, Dharmarpandi G, Al-Jobory O, Dweik A, Muhammad A, Islam S. Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. February 2023;36(3):286-291.
• The Efficacy of Ketoconazole Containing Regimens in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: A Systematic
  Review and Meta-Analysis Rehman O, Nadeem Z, Fatima E, Akram U, Imran H, Husnain A, Nadeem A, Rasheed W. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer Journal. January 2024;22(2):P483-490.E5.
• Post-ERCP Pancreatitis: Analysis of Demographics and Associated Co-Morbid Conditions Sharma M, Khan Z, Rasheed W, Ibarra S, Haq K, Mohamed Khalaf. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Journal. May 2024;99(6S):AB725.
• A Case of Ocular Neurosyphilis in a Patient with HIV Tasnim S, Dave D, Tawfeeq Y, Naguib T, Rasheed W. The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles. October 2021;9(41):44-46.
• Dual Biologic Therapy Induces Remission in Refractory Crohn’s Disease with Vedolizumab and Ustekinumab Syed Adeel Hassan, Courtney Perry, Patrick Carey, Terrence A. Barrett, Rasheed W. Crohn’s & Colitis 360. December 2024.
• Inpatient Tricuspid Valve Transcatheter and Surgical Procedural Outcomes: A Propensity Matched Analysis Ahmad Alayyat, Laith Alhuneafat, Rasheed W, Ahmad Riad Jabri. Circulation. November 2024.
• Trends in Surgical and Transcatheter Interventions for Tricuspid Regurgitation: A National Inpatient Sample Analysis from 2011 to 2020 Pedro Villablanca, Ahmad Riad Jabri, Laith Alhuneafat, Rasheed W, William W. O’Neill. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. November 2024.
• The Truth on Twitter and TikTok: An Analysis of the Quality of Social Media Content Across Platforms Gnanashree Dharmarpandi, Rasheed W, Anjali Rajagopal, Xiao Jing Wang. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. October 2024.
• Development and Validation of a Mortality Risk Score for Acute Pancreatitis Patients in the ICU Hassam Ali, Vishali Moond, Fnu Vikash, Rasheed W, Douglas Adler. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. October 2024.
• Colonoscopy Within 3 Weeks May Reduce Mortality and Complications in Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis Rahul Pamarthy, Rasheed W, Hassam Ali, Douglas Adler. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. October 2024.
• Bariatric Surgery Outcomes in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) Patients: Propensity Matched Analysis of a Large Multi-Institutional Cohort Amna Iqbal, Rasheed W, Hassam Ali, Ali Nawras. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. October 2024.
• The Weight of the Future: Machine Learning Projections for Obesity Mortality in Young Americans (1999-
  2035) Hassam Ali, Rasheed W, Vishali Moond, Rashmi Advani. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. October 2024.
• Insights on Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Posts on Social Media Gnanashree Dharmarpandi, Anjali Rajagopal, Rasheed W, Xiao Jing Wang. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. October 2024.
• Ischemic Stroke Patients Bleed More: A Nationwide Inpatient Database Analysis Umar Hayat, Muhammad Kamal, Rasheed W, Kishore Kumar. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. October 2024.
• The Impact of Congestive Heart Failure on Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Its Clinical Outcomes: A PopulationBased Study Using Propensity Matched Analysis Rasheed W, Muhammad Imtanan Fazal, Hassam Ali, Sherif Elhanafi. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. October 2024.
• Disparities in Mortality Trends Among Rural Residents With Metastatic Gastrointestinal Cancers in the United States: A CDC WONDER Database Analysis Umar Hayat, M Danial Ali Shah, Muhammad Kamal, Rasheed W, Kishore Kumar. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. October 2024.
• From Past to Present: Analyzing 30 Years of Colorectal Cancer Incidence Trends in Ages 40-49 Years (1990-
  2021) Romina Nomigolzar, Hassam Ali, Rasheed W, Douglas Adler. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. October 2024.
• Gender Disparities in the Impact of Bariatric Surgery in Metabolic Associated Steatohepatitis Disease (MASLD) Patients: Propensity Matched Analysis of a Large Multi-Institutional Cohort Amna Iqbal, Rasheed W, Hassam Ali, Ali Nawras. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. October 2024.
• About Her: Trends in Colorectal Cancer Mortality Among Reproductive-Aged Women in the United States M Danial Ali Shah, Umar Hayat, Anila Mahesh, Rasheed W, Faisal Kamal. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. October 2024.
• Unequal Burden: Sex and Racial Disparities in Colon Cancer Mortality Across Anatomical Sites in the United
  States
  Hassam Ali, Alina Sehar, Shiza Sarfraz, Rasheed W, Douglas Adler. The American Journal of
  Gastroenterology. October 2024.
• Disparities in Acute Pancreatitis-Related Mortality Among Diabetics in the United States
  M Danial Ali Shah, Umar Hayat, Saba Afroz, Rasheed W, Faisal Kamal. The American Journal of
  Gastroenterology. October 2024.
• Trends, Gender, and Racial Disparities in Mortality Related to Liver Diseases Associated With Substance Use
  Disorder in the United States: A Retrospective Analysis from 1999 to 2020
  Khawaja Abdul Rehman, Eeshal Fatima, Syed Adeel Hassan, Rasheed W, Zaheer Qureshi. The American
  Journal of Gastroenterology. October 2024.
• Comparative Outcomes of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Patients With
  Choledocholithiasis Post-Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Multi-Center Retrospective Study
  Hassam Ali, Rasheed W, Shiza Sarfraz, Douglas Adler. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. October
  2024.
• The Effect of Perioperative Cimetidine on the Outcomes of Stage 2 Melanoma
  Falah Issa Falah Abu Hassan, Mohanad M. Al-Obaidi, Yasir Al-Hilli, Rasheed W, Stephen E. Wright. South
  Asian Journal of Cancer. September 2024.
• Concerning Rise in Mortality Trends From Acute and Subacute Hepatic Failure in the United States: A 24-
  Year Analysis of National Epidemiologic Data
  Syed Adeel Hassan, Khawaja Abdul Rehman, Rasheed W, Ruben Plentz. Hepatology. August 2024.
• Rising Disparate Trends in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidence: A 22-Year Analysis of National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Data Khawaja Abdul Rehman, Rasheed W, Syed Adeel Hassan, Ruben Plentz. Hepatology. August 2024.
• Early Inpatient Paracentesis Associated With Lower Inpatient Mortality Compared to Late Paracentesis. Rasheed W, Hassam Ali, Vinay Jahagirdar, Gnanashree Dharmarpandi. Hepatology. August 2024.
• Obesity Related Mortality in the Next Generation: Projections Based on Machine Learning for Young
  Americans (1999-2035). Ali H, Rasheed W, Moond V, Dahiya DS, Swaiti A, Gangwani MK, Hayat U, Advani R. Obesity Science & Practice. July 2024.
• Cross-Sectional Study Exploring the Characteristics of Hospitalized Patients Admitted for Acute Pancreatitis Who Develop Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in US Hospitals. Dai J, Abu-Hassan F, Earthman A, Rasheed W. Journal of Intensive Care. July 2024.
• Insights on Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Posts on Social Media Gnanshree D, Rajagopal A, Rasheed W, Wang X. American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2024. June 2024.
• The Truth in Twitter and TikTok: An Analysis of the Quality of Social Media Content Between Platforms Gnanshree D, Rajagopal A, Rasheed W, Wang X. American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2024. June 2024.
• Understanding Challenges for Ulcerative Colitis Patients: An Analysis of Reddit Discussions Graham S, DaSilva T, Sanders T, Rasheed W, Dahiya D, Gangwani M, Hayat U, Hamza S, Abdul MA, Ali H, Rahman A. American Journal of Gastroenterology. July 2024.
• Comparative Outcomes of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Patients with Choledocholithiasis Post-Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Multicenter Retrospective Study Hassam A, Rasheed W, Safdar H, Hayat U, Adler D. American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2024. June 2024.
• Concerning Rise in Mortality Trends from Acute and Subacute Hepatic Failure in the United States: A 24-year Analysis of National Epidemiologic Data Hassan AS, Rehman KA, Rasheed W, Elbealawy M, Plenz R. AASLD The Liver Meeting 2024. May 2024.
• The Effect of Peri-operative Cimetidine on the Outcomes of Stage 2 Melanoma. Hassan F, Obaidi M, Al-Hilli Y, Al-Jobory O, Hallak A, Holder K, Mohammed B, Nahapetyan L, Rasheed W, Tawfeeq Y, Wright S. South Asian Journal of Cancer. April 2024.
• Rising Trends in Hepatitis A Hospitalizations in the U.S. with a Focus on Southern States, Caucasian Populations, and the Influence of Substance Use: A Decade-Long Comparative Study Jahagirdar V, Gautam M, Rasheed W, Blaney H, Ali H, Swaiti A, Patel P, Sanjay K. Stapathy. World Journal of Virology. May 2024.
• Falls in Patients with Cirrhosis are Associated with Higher Rates of Hospitalization and Mortality than in the General Population Jahagirdar V, Rasheed W, Ali H, Jasmohan S. Bajaj. AASLD The Liver Meeting 2024. May 2024.
• Increased Risk of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Patients with Cirrhosis on Secondary Prophylaxis for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: A Retrospective Matched Cohort Study Jahagirdar V, Rasheed W, Ali H, Jasmohan S. Bajaj. AASLD The Liver Meeting 2024. May 2024.
• Intermittent Fasting for Neurodegenerative Disorders and Traumatic Brain Injury: Underlying Mechanisms, Pathways and Randomized Evidence Maan M, Changez K, Kurd S, Khan A, Goyal A, Waleed M, Rasheed W, Quazi M A, Abu B, Ali Hassam, Dahiya D Singh, Gangwani M K, Aziz M, Hayat U, Sohail A H. Nutrition and Health Journal. May 2024.
• Early Inpatient Paracentesis Associated With Lower Inpatient Mortality Compared to The Late Paracentesis Rasheed W, Ali H, Jahagirdar V, Hassan A S, Hayat U, Iqbal A, Dharmarpandi G. AASLD The Liver Meeting May 2024.
• Colonoscopy Within Three Weeks may Reduce Mortality and Complications in LGIB: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis Rasheed W, Ali H, Swaiti A, Sarfraz S, Hayat U, Dahiya D, Iqbal A, Shamoon S, Najafi M S, Pamarthy R, Gangwani K M, Ali M, Jaber F, Adler D. American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2024. June 2024.
• Liver Transplantation for MASH Cirrhosis Has Better Post-Transplant Outcomes Than Non-MASH Cirrhosis Rasheed W, Anna Christina Leyson. AASLD The Liver Meeting 2024. May 2024.
• Frailty in Elderly is Associated with Worse Inpatient Outcomes in Acute Colonic Diverticulitis: A Nationwide Analysis, Rasheed W, Dweik A, Dharmarpandi G, Saeed A, Sohail A, Shaikh B M, Ali H, Sherif E. Elhanafi. Annals of Gastroenterology. May 2024.
• Frailty in Chronic Pancreatitis Linked to Worse Inpatient Outcomes Rasheed W, Thakur K, McQuerry K, Karnik K, Conwell D, Choate R. APA/JPS/CAP/IAP 2024 Joint Meeting.
• Rising Disparate Trends in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidence: A 22-Year Analysis of National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Data Rehman KA, Rasheed W, Hassan SA, Elsayed M, Plenz R. AASLD The Liver Meeting 2024. May 2024.
• National Trends and Predictors of Utilization of Transcatheter and Surgical Tricuspid Valve Procedures Villablanca P, Alhuneafat L, Rasheed W, Kapcin K, Manalo K, Azeem ML, Gustino G, Fadel R, Al abdouh A, Mhanna M, Amoroso N, Wang DD, O’Neill B, Bagur R, Mad L. Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions. July 2024.
• Epidemiology and Clinical Outcomes of Hospitalized Hispanic Patients with IBD: Insights from a Large National Cohort Study Zhornitskiy A, Zhornitskiy F, Rasheed W, Mao EJ. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. July 2024.