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Jean H. Tayar, MD

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Assistant Director, Department of GIM, AT & EC Observership Program, Houston, TX
Assistant Professor, Department of General Internal Medicine, Ambulatory Treatment and Emergency Care, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Office Address

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd.
Unit Number: 1465
Houston, TX 77030
Room Number: FCT13.5000
Phone: 713-745-4516
Fax: 713-563-4491

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1997 Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, MD, Medical Doctor

Postgraduate Training

2002-2004 Clinical Fellowship, Rheumatology, State University of New York, Brooklyn, NY
2001-2002 Cheif Medical Resident, Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
1998-2001 Internship and Residency, Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY

Board Certifications

2005 ABIM Rheumatology Board
2001 American Board of Internal Medicine
1996 ECFMG Certificate

Experience/Service

Institutional Committee Activities

Member, Infection Control Committee & Core Group, 9/2007-present

Professional Memberships

American College of Physicians
Member, 2000-present
American College of Rheumatology
Member, 2002-present
Harris County Medical Association, Houston, TX
Member, 2008-present
Infection Control Committee and Core Group, Houston, TX
Member, 2007-present
Texas Medical Association, Houston, TX
Member, 2008-present

Selected Publications

Invited Articles
1. Jean H Tayar, MD; Maria Suarez-Almazor, MD, PhD. Rheumatoid Arthritis in Women: Current Approach and Overview of Recent Guidelines. In Press.
Other Articles
1. Ellen Ginzler M.D., Jean Tayar, M.D. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Fact Sheet. Submitted.

Abstracts
1. Jean Tayar, M.D. Pasteurella Multocida as a cause of recurrent batermia, 2002.
2. Jean Tayar, M.D. The Incidence of Major Adverse Events Occuring During the Wait Period for Sleep Studies, 2001.

Letters to the Editor
1. Mullins, M.E., Barnes, B.J., Tayar, J., Saggi, S.J. Hyperosmolar Metabolic Acidosis and Intravenous Lorazepam. New England Journal of Medicine 347 pp. 857-858:857-858, Reply to NEJM, 2002.
2. Tayar, J., Jabbour, G., Saggi, S.J. Severe Hyperosmolar Metabolic Acidosis Due to a Large Dose of Intravenous Lorazepam. New England Journal of Medicine 346, pp. 1253-1254, 2002.

Last updated: 9/15/2009