Jaya Amaram-Davila, MD
Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Co-Chair of the Department Scheduling Committee, Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2007 | S.V.S. Medical College, Yenugonda, Mahabubnager, Telangana, IND, MBBS, Internal Medicine |
Board Certifications
| 2014 | American Board of Internal Medicine |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Section of Hospital Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2016 - 2019
Assistant Professor, Department of General Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2016 - 2019
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Medical Director, Inpatient Supportive Care Consult Servuce, Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2022 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2018 | Fellow of American College of Physicians |
| 2017 | Clinical Safety and Effectiveness Program certification, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2017 | The Heart of Leadership for Faculty, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2017 | Texas Medical Association Leadership College, TMA |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Reddy A, González JB, Rizvi A, Nortje N, Dalal S, Haider A, Amaram-Davila JS, Bramati P, Chen M, Hui D, Bruera E. Impact of an Institution-Wide Goals of Care Program on the Timing of Referrals to Outpatient Palliative Care. J Pain Symptom Manage 66(6):e666-e671, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37643654.
- Pawate V, Davila JSA, Reddy A, Bruera E. Routine Monitoring of QTc Interval as a Barrier for Efficient Use of Methadone in Palliative Care. J Pain Symptom Manage. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37863373.
- Amaram-Davila J, Bramati P, Gammon L, Mallipeddi T, Jastrzemski O, Clark MD, Arthur J, Reddy A, Bruera E. Deficiencies with CAGE-AID questionnaire in identifying nonmedical opioid use-a report of two cases. Ann Palliat Med 12(5):976-980, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37691336.
- Amaram-Davila J, Reddy A, Clark MD, Nancherla A, Arthur J, Bruera E. Reliability of Urine Drug Testing Among Patients on Buprenorphine Transdermal Patch. Palliat Support Care:1-3. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37525588.
- Reddy A, Haider A, Arthur J, Hui D, Dalal S, Dev R, Tanco K, Amaram-Davila J, Hernandez F, Chavez P, De Moraes AR, Wu J, Nguyen K, Subbiah I, Epner D, Shelal Z, Guay MOD, Mallipeddi T, Bruera E. Levorphanol as a Second Line Opioid in Cancer Patients Presenting to an Outpatient Supportive Care Center: An Open-label Study. J Pain Symptom Manage 65(6):e683-e690, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36720398.
- Dev R, Fortuno ES, Amaram-Davila JS, Haider A, Bruera E. Benefits and risks of off-label olanzapine use for symptom management in cancer patients-a case report. Ann Palliat Med 12(3):600-606, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37038067.
- Amaram-Davila J, Reddy A, Arthur J, Narayanan S, Gogineni M, Mallipeddi T, Moraes AR, Maddi R, Shelal Z, Urbauer D, Chen M, Bruera E. Efforts to Improve Naloxone Co-Prescription for Patients with Cancer Pain at Risk of Opioid Overdose. J Palliat Med. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37074064.
- Amaram-Davila J, Kim MJ, Reddy A, Edwards T, Dai J, Urbauer D, Shelal Z, Ross Y, Hosain M, Bruera E, Arthur J. Health Care Provider Attitudes and Beliefs Toward Nonmedical Opioid Use in Patients with Cancer Pain. J Palliat Med 26(2):248-252, 2023. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36476019.
- Arthur JA, Edwards T, Lu Z, Tang M, Amaram-Davila J, Reddy A, Hui D, Yennurajalingam S, Anderson AE, Jennings K, Reddy S, Bruera E. Interdisciplinary Intervention for the Management of Nonmedical Opioid Use among Patients with Cancer Pain. Cancer 128(20):3718-3726, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35997289.
- Reddy A, Sinclair C, Crawford GB, McPherson ML, Mercadante S, Hui D, Haider A, Arthur J, Tanco K, Dalal S, Dev R, Amaram-Davila J, Adile C, Liu D, Schuler U, Jammi S, Shelal Z, Del Fabbro E, Davis M, Bruera E. Opioid Rotation and Conversion Ratios Used by Palliative Care Professionals: An International Survey. J Palliat Med 25(10):1557-1562, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35930252.
- Bramati PS, Amaram-Davila JS, Reddy AS, Bruera E. Reduction of Missed Palliative Care Appointments After the Implementation of Telemedicine. J Pain Symptom Manage 63(6):e777-e779, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35151799.
- Abudayyeh A, Song J, Abdelrahim M, Dahbour I, Page VD, Zhou S, Shen C, Zhao B, Pai RN, Amaram-Davila J, Manzano JG, George MC, Yennu S, Mandayam SA, Nates JL, Moss AH. Renal Replacement Therapy in Patients with Stage IV Cancer Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit With Acute Kidney Injury at a Comprehensive Cancer Center Was Not Associated With Survival. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 37(9):707-715, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31986903.
- Amaram-Davila, J., Mallipeddi, T. & Reddy, A. Opioid Prescribing with Take-Home Naloxone: Rationale and Recommendations. Curr Anesthesiol Rep, 2020.
- Blazin LJ, Sitthi-Amorn J, Hoffman JM, Burlison JD. Improving Patient Handoffs and Transitions through Adaptation and Implementation of I-PASS Across Multiple Handoff Settings. Pediatr Qual Saf 5(4):e323, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32766496.
- Varghese S, Amaram-Davila JS, George MC. Prior authorization process improvement for pain medications in an oncology unit: Timely initiation of test claim request form. Journal of Clinical Oncology 38(15_Suppl):7050, 2020.
- Narayanan S, Reddy A, Lopez G, Liu W, Wu J, Liu D, Manzano J, Williams JL, Mallaiah S, George M, Amaram J, Subramaniam B, Cohen L, Bruera E. Randomized Feasibility Study of Meditative Practices in Hospitalized Cancer Patients. Integr Cancer Ther 19:1534735420909903, 2020. PMID: 32153208.
- Kalpana Bhairavarasu MD, Satish Mocherla MD, Jaya Amaram MD, Ena Sharma MD, Philip A Conlin MD, Imran Umer MD. Drug-induced leukocytoclastic vasculitis: tigecycline a rare cause. The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles:55-58, 2015.
- Raizada V, Hillerson D, Amaram JS, Skipper B. Angiotensin II-mediated left ventricular abnormalities in chronic kidney disease. J Investig Med 60(5):785-91, 2012. PMID: 22481164.
- Amaram-Davila J, Arthur J, Reddy A, Bruera E. Managing nonmedical opioid use among patients with cancer pain during the COVID-19 Pandemic using the CHAT model and telehealth. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.
Invited Articles
- Amaram-Davila J, Mallipeddi T, Reddy A. Opioid Prescribing with Take-Home Naloxone: Rationale and Recommendations. Current Anesthesiology Reports:428-435, 2020.
- Amaram-Davila J, Davis M, Reddy A. Opioids and Cancer Mortality. Curr Treat Options Oncol 21(3):22, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32095929.
Abstracts
- Amaram-Davila J. The frequency and characteristics of abnormal urine drug testing among patients receiving opioid therapy at an outpatient cancer pain clinic. IASP 2022 World Congress on Pain-Toronto Canada, 2022.
- Amaram-Davila, J. Deficiencies with CAGE-AID screening tool in capturing nonmedical opioid use in Cancer Pain Management: A Report of Two Cases. IASP 2022 World Congress on Pain-Toronto Canada, 2022.
- Amaram-Davila J. Quality improvement project: Implementation of I-PASS, a structured patient hand-off tool to improve communication, increase patient safety, and prevent burnout among palliative care providers at a comprehensive cancer center. ASCO Quality Care Symposium, 2022.
- Amaram-Davila, J. Healthcare Provider Attitudes and Beliefs regarding Nonmedical Opioid Use in Patients with Cancer Pain. MASCC/ISOO, 2022.
- Amaram-Davila, J. Impact of an Educational Program to Increase Prescriptions for Take Home Naloxone among Cancer Patients at High-risk for Opioid Overdose. E-Poster for the MASCC/ISOO 2021, 2021.
- Reddy A, Sinclair C, Crawford G, McPherson ML, Mercadante S, Hui D, Haider A, Arthur J, Tanco K, Dalal S, Dev R, Amaram-Davila J, Adile C, Liu D, Schuler U, Del Fabbro E, Davis M, Bruera E. An International Survey of Opioid Rotation and Conversion Ratios Used by Palliative Care Professionals. MASCC, 2021.
- Reddy A, Haider A, Arthur J, Dev R, Dalal S, Tanco K, Amaram-Davila J, Hernandez F, Chavez P, Bruera E. Levorphanol as a Second Line Opioid in Cancer Patients Presenting to an Outpatient Supportive Care Center: an Open-Label Study. MASCC, 2021.
- Co-Principal Investigator. Improving the Prior Authorization Process for Pain Medications in an Oncology Unit: Timely Initiation of the Claim Request Form. ASCO 2020, 2020.
- Amaram-Davila J. Piloting Discharges Before 11AM for Hospitalized Patients at a Comprehensive Cancer Hospital, Project Lead. Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) BMJ, Melbourne, 2018.
- Amaram-Davila, Jaya. Early Discharges for General Internal Medicine Hospitalist service on G22. Early Discharges for General Internal Medicine Hospitalist, 2018.
- Amaram-Davila, Jaya. Patient and Caregiver's perspective, attitudes, and beliefs towards Naloxone Nasal spray. 15th Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Cae Conference.
- Amaram-Davila J. Quality Improvement Project: Implementation of I-PASS, a structured patient hand-off tool to improve communication, improve patient safety and prevent burnout among palliative care providers at a comprehensive cancer center. ASCO.
- Reddy A, Haider A, Arthur J, Dev R, Dalal S, Tanco K, Amaram-Davila J. Levorphanol as a Second Line Opioid in Cancer Patients Presenting to an Outpatient Supportive Care Center: An Open-Label Study.
- Reddy A, Sinclair C, Crawford G, McPherson ML, Mercadante S, Hui D, Haider A, Arthur J, Tanco K, Dalal S, Dev R, Amaram-Davila J. An International Survey of Opioid Rotation and Conversion Ratios Used by Palliative Care Professionals.
Book Chapters
- Amaram-Davila J. Palliative care in patients with substance use disorder. In: Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine Psychosocial Care of the Terminally Ill. 3rd, 2022.
- Amaram-Davila J. Pain Management, Pediatrics and nonmedical opioid use. In: PALLIATIVE CARE BOARD REVIEW QUESTION BANK, 2022.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified August 22, 2024