Fareed Khawaja, MBBS
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, and Employee Health, Division of Internal Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2013 | Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, PAK, MBBS, Medicine and Surgery |
Postgraduate Training
| 2017-2019 | Clinical Fellowship, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston/MD Anderson, Houston, TX |
| 2014-2017 | Clinical Residency, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX |
Board Certifications
| 2019 | American Board of Internal Medicine Specialty-Infectious Diseases |
| 2017 | American Board of Internal Medicine |
Experience & Service
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Research Trainee, The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2013 - 2014
Honors & Awards
| 2008 | Pre-Med Honor for all A's |
| 2007 | Principal's List |
| 2006 | Pre-Med Honor for all A's |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Angelidakis G, Khawaja F, Mulanovich VE, Garnes ND, Heredia EA, Chemaly RF.. Combination of Baloxavir and Oseltamivir for Treatment of Severe Influenza Infection in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients: A Novel Treatment Strategy for a High-risk Population. Microbes Infect, 2021. PMID: 34756990.
- Sassine J, Khawaja F, Shigle TL, Handy V, Foolad F, Aitken SL, Jiang Y, Champlin R, Shpall E, Rezvani K, Ariza-Heredia EJ, Chemaly RF.. Refractory and Resistant Cytomegalovirus After Hematopoietic Cell Transplant in the Letermovir Primary Prophylaxis Era. Clin Infect Dis, 2021. PMID: 33830182.
- Handley G, Khawaja F, Kondapi DS, Lee HJ, Kaufman GP, Neelapu SS, Fayad LE, Tummala S, Chi L, Strati P, Mulanovich VE. Human herpesvirus 6 myelitis after chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy. Int J Infect Dis, 2021. PMID: 34600133.
- Karri PV, Torres CA, Dailey Garnes NJ, Ronen S, Khawaja F, Bhatti MM, Hosing C, Patel AB.. Disseminated atypical mycobacterial infection in an allogeneic stem cell transplant recipient. Dermatol Online J, 2021. PMID: 34387060.
- Malek AE, Adachi JA, Mulanovich VE, Sassine J, Raad II, McConn K, Seiler GT, Dhal U, Khawaja F, Chemaly RF.. Immune reconstitution and severity of COVID-19 among hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. Transpl Infect Dis, 2021. PMID: 33755273.
- Ella Ariza-Heredia, Elizabeth Frenzel, Sherry Cantu, Mary Carlson, Georgia Thomas, Fareed Khawaja, Issam I. Raad, Roy F. Chemaly. Surveillance and identification of clusters of healthcare workers with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Multidimensional interventions at a comprehensive cancer center. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 2020. PMID: 33183368.
- Sarah E Simmons, Ricardo Carrion, Kendra J Alfson, Hilary M Staples, Chetan Jinadatha, William R Jarvis, Priya Sampathkumar, Roy F Chemaly, Fareed Khawaja, Mark Povroznik, Stephanie Jackson, Keith S Kaye, Robert M Rodriguez, Mark A Stibich. Deactivation of SARS-CoV-2 with pulsed-xenon ultraviolet light: Implications for environmental COVID-19 control. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 2020. PMID: 32741425.
- Khawaja Fareed, Batista Vieira Marjorie, El Haddad Lynn, and Chemaly Roy F.. Resistant or refractory cytomegalovirus infections after hematopoietic cell transplantation: diagnosis and management. Current Opinion Infectious Diseases, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31567572.
- Almas Aysha, Ahmed Nayla, Khawaja Fareed, Khan Hameed Aamir. Diuretics induced hyponatremia in a Hospital setting in Karachi, Pakistan A case control study. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2014.
- Chemaly Roy F., Khawaja Fareed. Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients and Hematologic Malignancy Patients.