Ali Haider, MD
Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation, & Integrative Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2006 | Education Commissions for Foreign Medical Graduates, Brooklyn, NY, USA, MD, Medicine |
| 2002 | King Edward Medical College, Lahore, PAK, MBBS, Medicine |
Postgraduate Training
| 2014-2015 | Clinical Fellowship, Hospice and Palliative Care, The University of MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2007-2010 | Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, Grand Rapid Medical Education Partners/Michigan State University Program, Grand Rapids, MI |
| 2002-2004 | House Job, General Medicine, Department of Medicine, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad |
Board Certifications
| 2016 | American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine |
| 2010 | American Board of Internal Medicine |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Acute Care, Spectrum Health Hospital Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, MI, 2010 - 2014
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Member, Intensive Physician Board Review Course in Hospice and Palliative Medicine Organizing Committee, Houston, TX, 2018 - Present
Member, Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Supportive Care, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Organizing Committee, Houston, TX, 2018 - Present
Member, Clinical Competency Committee for Fellowship, Houston, 2017 - Present
Member, Fellow Selection Committee, Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation, & Integrative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2016 - Present
Hospitalist, Spectrum Health Hospital Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, MI, 2010 - 2014
Director, Utilization Management Review Committee, SHH, Grand Rapids, MI, 2010 - 2014
Member, Interdisciplinary Rounding Model Committee, SHH, Grand Rapids, MI, 2010 - 2014
Member, Pneumonia Committee, SHH, Grand Rapids, MI, 2010 - 2014
Member, DVT Committee, SHH, Grand Rapids, MI, 2010 - 2014
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Clinical Effectiveness Committee, 2019 - Present
Member, MD Anderson Clinical Effectiveness Committee, 2019 - Present
Member, Psychosocial, Behavioral and Health Services Research Committee (PBHSRC), 2019 - Present
Faculty Senator, MD Anderson Faculty Senate, 2017 - 2019
Honors & Awards
| 2008 | Best Poster Presentation, Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners Annual Research Day |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Hui D, Hernandez F, Larsson L, Liu D, Kilgore K, Naberhuis J, Virgilio A, Reddy S, Reddy A, Dalal S, Haider A, Driver L, Azhar A, Dev R, Bruera E. Prophylactic Fentanyl Sublingual Spray for Episodic Exertional Dyspnea in Cancer Patients: A Pilot Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pain Symptom Manage 58(4):605-613, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31276809.
- Haider A, Qian Y, Lu Z, Naqvi S, Zhuang A, Reddy A, Dalal S, Arthur J, Tanco K, Dev R, Williams J, Wu J, Liu D, Bruera E. Implications of the Parenteral Opioid Shortage for Prescription Patterns and Pain Control Among Hospitalized Patients With Cancer Referred to Palliative Care. JAMA Oncol 5(6):841-846, 2019. PMID: 30896771.
- Azhar A, Haider A, Ali Naqvi SM, Wong AN, Dibaj SS, Liu DD, Williams JL, Bruera E. Frequency of Concomitant Use of Opioids and Psychoactive Medications Among Cancer Patients Referred to Outpatient Palliative Care. J Pain Symptom Manage 57(6):e7-e10, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30878298.
- Prado BL, Haider A, Naqvi S, Pestana RC, Williams JL, Dibaj S, Liu D, Allo J, De La Cruz V, Bruera E. Changes in the Care Setting of First Consults to Palliative and Supportive Care Over a Seven-Year Period. J Pain Symptom Manage 57(1):86-92, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30315915.
- Azhar A, Kim YJ, Haider A, Hui D, Balankari VR, Epner MC, Park M, Liu DD, Williams J, Frisbee-Hume SE, Allo JA, Bruera E. Response to Oral Immediate-Release Opioids for Breakthrough Pain in Patients with Advanced Cancer with Adequately Controlled Background Pain. Oncologist 24(1):125-131, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30254187.
- Arthur J, Tanco K, Park M, Haider A, Maligi C, Dalal S, Naqvi SMA, Liu D, Bruera E. Personalized Pain Goal as an Outcome Measure in Routine Cancer Pain Assessment. J Pain Symptom Manage 56(1):80-87, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29526610.
- Haider A, Tanco K, Epner M, Azhar A, Williams J, Liu DD, Bruera E. Physicians' Compassion, Communication Skills, and Professionalism With and Without Physicians' Use of an Examination Room Computer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol 4(6):879-881, 2018. PMID: 29710136.
- Azhar A, Yennurajalingam S, Ramu A, Zhang H, Haider A, Williams JL, Dibaj SS, Liu DD, Bruera E. Timing of Referral and Characteristics of Uninsured, Medicaid, and Insured Patients Referred to the Outpatient Supportive Care Center at a Comprehensive Cancer Center. J Pain Symptom Manage 55(3):973-978, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29129738.
- Haider A, Zhukovsky DS, Meng YC, Baidoo J, Tanco KC, Stewart HA, Edwards T, Joy MP, Kuriakose L, Lu Z, Williams JL, Liu DD, Bruera E. Opioid Prescription Trends Among Patients With Cancer Referred to Outpatient Palliative Care Over a 6-Year Period. J Oncol Pract 13(12):e972-e981, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29028417.
- Arthur J, Tanco K, Haider A, Maligi C, Park M, Liu D, Bruera E. Assessing the prognostic features of a pain classification system in advanced cancer patients. Support Care Cancer 25(9):2863-2869, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28386785.
- Tanco K, Arthur J, Haider A, Stephen S, Yennu S, Liu D, Bruera E. The impact of a simplified documentation method for the Edmonton classification system for cancer pain (ECS-CP) on clinician utilization. Support Care Cancer 25(2):575-580, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27722795.
- Arthur JA, Haider A, Edwards T, Waletich-Flemming J, Reddy S, Bruera E, Hui D. Aberrant Opioid Use and Urine Drug Testing in Outpatient Palliative Care. J Palliat Med 19(7):778-82, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27171327.
- Reddy A, Tayjasanant S, Haider A, Heung Y, Wu J, Liu D, Yennurajalingam S, Reddy S, de la Cruz M, Rodriguez EM, Waletich J, Vidal M, Arthur J, Holmes C, Tallie K, Wong A, Dev R, Williams J, Bruera E. The opioid rotation ratio of strong opioids to transdermal fentanyl in cancer patients. Cancer 122(1):149-56, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26451687.
- Qian Y, Haider A, Lu Z, Naqvi S, Zhuang A, Nguyen K, Reddy A, Arthur J, Tanco K, Williams J, Wu J, Liu D, Naberhuis J, Bruera E. Factors Associated with Improvement in Uncontrolled Cancer Pain without Increasing the Opioid Daily Dose among Patients Seen by an Inpatient Palliative Care Team. J Palliat Med. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31687882.
- Arthur JA, Reddy A, Smith U, Hui D, Park M, Liu D, Vaughan-Adams N, Haider A, Williams J, Bruera E. Practices and perceptions regarding intravenous opioid infusion and cancer pain management. Cancer. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31291011.
- Haider A, Azhar A, Nguyen K, Dev R, Naqvi SMA, Naqvi SMA, Edwards T, Reddy A, Dalal S, Tanco KC, Arthur J, Williams JL, Park M, Liu DD, Dibaj SS, Bruera E. Concurrent use of opioids with benzodiazepines or nonbenzodiazepine sedatives among patients with cancer referred to an outpatient palliative care clinic. Cancer. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31460669.
Invited Articles
- Haider A, Reddy A. Levorphanol versus Methadone use: Safety Considerations. Ann Palliat Med 9(2):579-585, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32156130.
Abstracts
- Haider A, Qian Y, Lu Z, Naqvi S, Zhuang A, Reddy A, Dalal S, Arthur J,Tanco K, Dev R, Williams J, Wu J, Liu D, Bruera E.. Impact of Parenteral Opioid Shortage on Opioid Prescriptions among Patients seen by the Palliative Care Team of a Comprehensive Cancer Center. (Oral Presentation). American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM), 2019.
- Haider A, Qian Y, Lu Z, Naqvi S, Zhuang A, Reddy A, Dalal S, Arthur J,Tanco K, Dev R, Williams J, Wu J, Liu D, Bruera E.. Impact of Parenteral Opioid Shortage on Opioid Prescriptions among Patients seen by the Palliative Care Team of a Comprehensive Cancer Center. 2018 Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium (ASCO), 2018.
- Prado B, Haider A, Naqvi S, Pestana R, Williams J, Dibaj S, Liu D, Allo J, Cruz V, Bruera E. Changes in the Setting of First Consults to Palliative and Supportive Care over a 7 Year Period. 2018 Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium (ASCO), 2018.
- Zhukovsky D, Haider A, Naqvi S, Joshi N, Soliman P, Mathew B, Bodurka D, Meyer L, Westin S, Frumovitz M, Archie L, Fenton S, Williams J, Boving V. A systematic process to enhance selection of a prepared medical decision maker. 2018 Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium (ASCO), 2018.
- Haider A, Reddy S. Patient individualized discharge checklist for Acute Palliative Care Unit (APCU) patients with complex needs: Quality Improvement (QI) project. 22nd International Congress on Palliative Care, 2018.
- Haider A, Azhar A, Naqvi S, Nguyen K, Edwards T, Park M, Liu D, Bruera E.. Concurrent use of Opioids and Benzodiazepines or Non-Benzodiazepines Sedative Hypnotics Among Cancer Patients Referred to Outpatient Palliative Care Clinic of a Comprehensive Cancer Care Center. Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Center (MASCC), 2018.
- Haider A, Kim S, Bruera E. Management Challenges in a Patient with Agitated Delirium and Benzodiazepine Withdrawal. Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Center (MASCC), 2018.
- Haider A, Azhar A, Naqvi S, Nguyen, K, Edwards T, Park M, Liu D, Bruera E. Concurrent use of Opioids and Benzodiazepines or Non-Benzodiazepines Sedative Hypnotics Among Cancer Patients Referred to Outpatient Palliative Care Clinic of a Comprehensive Cancer Care Center. Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care (AAHPM), 2018.
- Haider A, Tanco K, Epner M, Azhar A, Williams J, Frisbee-Hume S, Allo J, Liu D, Bruera E. Effects of examination room computer on cancer patient's perception of physician's compassion, communication skills, and professionalism: A randomized clinical trial. Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium (ASCO), 2017.
- Haider A, Williams J, Park M, Bruera E, Delgado Guay MO. The Association among Spiritual Pain and End of Life Care Among Advanced Cancer Patients at a Comprehensive Cancer Care Center. Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Center (MASCC/ISOO), 2017.
Book Chapters
- Kim S, Nguyen N-N, Haider A,. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Malignant Conditions. In: Symptom Control and Palliative Care in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Elsevier, 379-393, 2019.
- Haider A, Azhar A, Madden K. In: In: Palliative Care in Critically Ill Cancer Patients. In: Nates J., Price K. (eds) Oncologic Critical Care. Springer, Cham, 2019.
Letters to the Editor
- Haider A, Tanco K, Epner M, Azhar A, Williams J, Liu D, Bruera E. Physicians’ Compassion, Communication Skills, and Professionalism With and Without Physicians’ Use of an Examination Room Computer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncology: E1-E3, 2018.