Zayd A Razouki, MD, MS
Department of General Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of General Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2014 | School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, US, Health Service Research, M.S |
| 2003 | Baghdad Medical College, The University of Baghdad, Baghdad, IQ, MD |
Postgraduate Training
| 2014-2016 | Research Fellowship, Health Service Research Fellow, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina |
| 2014-2016 | Clinical Fellowship, General Internal Medicine, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina |
| 2012-2014 | Clinical Residency, Preventive Medicine, Edith Nurse Rogers Memorial (ENRM) VAMC, Bedford, Massachusetts |
| 2012-2014 | Clinical Residency, Preventive Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 2009-2012 | Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, Norwalk Hospital / Yale Affiliated Program, Norwalk, Connecticut |
| 2007-2008 | General Practitioner under Supervision, Noor Al Rahman Medical Center, Amman |
| 2003-2006 | Clinical Internship, Ministry of Health, Baghdad |
Board Certifications
| 2024 | Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine |
| 2023 | American Board of Internal Medicine |
| 2023 | American Board of Preventive Medicine |
| null | LEADing Others Accelerate Program |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2020 - 2023
Consultant, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2019 - 2020
Assistant Professor, Department of Division of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Alix Medical School and Science, Rochester, MN, 2017 - 2020
Consultant, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Alix Medical School and Science, Rochester, MN, 2016 - 2020
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Director of Ambulatory Operations for Consultative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2022 - Present
Member of QI Project, Hospital Medicine Delirium Project-P4, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 2021 - 2022
Leader of QI project, developing a Clinical Pathway for Patients with Metabolic Syndrome, Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 2021 - 2022
Director, General Internal Medicine Clinical and Research Conference, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 2021 - Present
Triage Improvement Work Group, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2019 - 2019
Division of General Internal Medicine Research Committee, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2019 - 2020
Division of General Internal Medicine Quality Work Group, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2019 - 2020
Appointed - Quality Academy Faculty, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2018 - 2020
Lead - Implementing Depression and Anxiety Screening questionnaire in Executive, Development, and Internal Practice. Gold Project, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2017 - 2017
Appointed - Faculty of Internal Medicine Residency Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2017 - 2020
Faculty of Internal Medicine Residency Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2017 - 2020
Improving Discharge Summaries for Internal Medicine Residents, Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT, 2011 - 2012
Division of General Internal Medicine Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2008 - 2020
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Cancer Survivorship Steering Committee, 2022 - Present
Member, Clinical Safety & Effectiveness Program, 2022 - Present
Member, Academic Review Committee for the Division of Education & Training, 2022 - Present
Member, Advanced Breast Cancer Steering Committee, 2021 - Present
Member, Faculty Senate, 2021 - 2024
Member, Junior Faculty Committee, 2021 - Present
Member, Data Quality Committee, 2021 - Present
Member, Obesity Screening and Management – Adult
Member, Institutional Algorithms
Member, Neutropenic Fever - Outpatient
Honors & Awards
| 2023 | Winner of Division of Internal Medicine Excellence Award in Quality, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2020 | COVID Frontline Care Team (CFCT), Mayo Clinic General Internal Medicine Division |
| 2016 | Best Poster Presentation (2nd Place), Institute for Medical Research - Durham VA Medical Center |
| 2014 | ICARE Aware for Respect, VISIN One, Veterans Health Administration |
| 2013 | Honorable Mention for Best Abstract at Evans Day, Boston University |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Martinez Leal, I, Balachandran Pillai, A, Foreman, J, Siu, KW, Heredia, N, Escalante, CP, Manzullo, EF, Christie, AJ, Lacourt, TE, Razouki, ZA, Hwang, JP. A Qualitative Study of the Knowledge of Metabolic Syndrome, Attitudes about Lifestyle Modifications, and Preferences for Lifestyle Interventions among Patients with Cancer and Metabolic Syndrome. Cancers 16(18), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39335119.
- Leal IM, Pillai AB, Foreman JT, Siu KW, Heredia NI, Escalante C, Manzullo EF, Christie AJ, Lacourt TE, Razouki ZA, Hwang JP. A Qualitative Study of Knowledge of Metabolic Syndrome, Attitudes about Lifestyle Modifications, and Preferences for Lifestyle Interventions among Patients with Cancer and Metabolic Syndrome. Res Sq, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37720029.
- Razouki ZA, Zhang X, Hwang JP, Heredia NI. Clinical Factors Associated with Non-Obese Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Detected among US Adults in the NHANES 2017-2018. J Clin Med 11(15), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35893351.
- Razouki Z, Khokhar BA, Philpot LM, Ebbert JO. Attributes, Attitudes, and Practices of Clinicians Concerned with Opioid Prescribing. Pain Med 20(10):1934-1941, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30403814.
- Gierisch JM, Hughes JM, Edelman D, Bosworth HB, Oddone EZ, Taylor SS, Kosinski AS, McDuffie JR, Swinkels CM, Razouki Z, Masilamani V, Nagi A, Wing L. The Effectiveness of Health Coaching. Department of Veteran Affairs - Health Services Research & Development- Evidence-based Synthesis Program Reports, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29553632.
- Razouki Z, Knighton T, Martinello RA, Hirsch PR, McPhaul KM, Rose AJ, McCullough M. Organizational factors associated with Health Care Provider (HCP) influenza campaigns in the Veterans health care system: a qualitative study. BMC Health Serv Res 16:211, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27378468.
- Rose AJ, Reisman JI, Razouki Z, Ozonoff A. Percent Time in Range with Warfarin as a Performance Measure: How Long a Sampling Frame Is Needed?. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 41(12):561-8, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26567146.
- Razouki Z, Burgess JF, Ozonoff A, Zhao S, Berlowitz D, Rose AJ. Improving Anticoagulation Measurement Novel Warfarin Composite Measure. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 8(6):600-7, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26420820.
- Pavon JM, Jr WJ, Adam SS, Razouki ZA, McDuffie JR, Lachiewicz PF, Kosinski AS, Beadles CA, Ortel TL, Nagi A. Effectiveness of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in High-risk Surgical and Medical Patients. Department of Veteran Affairs - Health Services Research & Development- Evidence-based Synthesis Program Reports, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26677487.
- Razouki Z, Ozonoff A, Zhao S, Jasuja GK, Rose AJ. Improving quality measurement for anticoagulation: adding international normalized ratio variability to percent time in therapeutic range. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 7(5):664-9, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25185245.
- Razouki Z, Ozonoff A, Zhao S, Rose AJ. Pathways to poor anticoagulation control. J Thromb Haemost 12(5):628-34, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24548552.
Other Articles
- Razouki ZA, Ali NT, Nguyen VQ, Escalante CP Risk factors associated with venous thromboembolism in breast cancer: a narrative review. Support Care Cancer 30(10):8589-8597, 2022. PMID: 35511300.
- Riley IL, Murphy B, Razouki Z, Krishnan JA, Apter A, Okelo S, Kraft M, Feltner C, Que LG, Boulware LE A Systematic Review of Patient- and Family-Level Inhaled Corticosteroid Adherence Interventions in Black/African Americans. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 7(4):1184-1193.e3, 2019. PMID: 30395992.
- Ko D, Razouki Z, Otis J, Marulanda-Londoño E, Hylek EM Anticoagulation reversal in vitamin K antagonist-associated intracerebral hemorrhage: a systematic review. J Thromb Thrombolysis 46(2):227-237, 2018. PMID: 29687299.
- Alahdab F, Arwani R, Pasha AK, Razouki ZA, Prokop LJ, Huber TS, Murad MH A systematic review and meta-analysis of endovascular versus open surgical revascularization for chronic mesenteric ischemia. J Vasc Surg 67(5):1598-1605, 2018. PMID: 29571626.
- Alahdab F, Farah W, Almasri J, Barrionuevo P, Zaiem F, Benkhadra R, Asi N, Alsawas M, Pang Y, Ahmed AT, Rajjo T, Kanwar A, Benkhadra K, Razouki Z, Murad MH, Wang Z Treatment Effect in Earlier Trials of Patients With Chronic Medical Conditions: A Meta-Epidemiologic Study. Mayo Clin Proc 93(3):278-283, 2018. PMID: 29477781.
- Pavon JM, Adam SS, Razouki ZA, McDuffie JR, Lachiewicz PF, Kosinski AS, Beadles CA, Ortel TL, Nagi A, Williams JW Effectiveness of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in High-Risk Surgical Patients: A Systematic Review. J Arthroplasty 31(2):524-32, 2016. PMID: 26525487.
Books (edited and written)
- Agrwal N, Khera N, Matulis J, Mundell W, Razouki Z. Value in Health Care. Elsevier, 2019.
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2025. Obesity Past, Present and Future in Cancer Survivors. Invited. 2025 Cancer Survivorship Research Retreat. Houston, TX, US.
- 2025. Obesity Management post-cancer: Pharmacologic and Lifestyle Interventions. Invited. MD Anderson and RUSH Cancer Survivorship ECHO Survivorship. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2022. Patient Safety Update And Screening For And Management Of Metabolic Syndrome In General Internal Medicine Clinic. Conference. Internal Medicine & Cancer Survivorship Grand Rounds. Houston, TX, US.
National Presentations
- 2022. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NALFD) in Lean Individuals Detected by Vibration Controlled Transient Elastography Among US Adults: results from NHANES 2017-2018. Conference. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NALFD) in Lean Individuals Detected by Vibration Controlled Transient Elastography Among US Adults: results from NHANES 2017-2018. Orlando, FL, US.
- 2019. Updates in Herbs and Supplements. Conference. Mayo Clinic Integrative Medicine Health Conference. Wisconsin Dell, WI, US.
- 2019. Patients’ Perspective on Chronic Opioid Treatment in Primary Care. Conference. Addiction Health Service Research Conference. Salt Lake, UT, US.
- 2018. Attributes, Attitudes, and Practices of Clinicians Concerned with Opioid Prescribing. Conference. Addiction Health Services Research Conference. Savannah, GA, US.
- 2018. A Practical and Safe Approach to Supplements Integrative Medicine and Health. Invited. Integrative Medicine and Health Conference. Phoenix, AZ, US.
- 2016. The Acute Evaluation of Syncope: Variation in Hospital Admission Practices and in Ordering Low Value Neurologic Diagnostic Testing. Conference. Society of General Internal Medicine. Hollywood, FL, US.
- 2016. Do Primary Care Clinics with Higher Adoption Levels of Patient Centered Medical Home Features have Lower ED Return Visits?. Conference. Society of General Internal Medicine. Hollywood, FL, US.
- 2016. Patient Level Factors Associated with Post-Emergency Department Observation Stays in a Medicare Population. Conference. Society of General Internal Medicine. Hollywood, FL, US.
- 2015. Diabetes Control in Financially Distressed Patients: A Potential Solution. Conference. Academy of Health Annual Research Meeting. Minneapolis, MN, US.
- 2014. Comparing Anticoagulation Measures. Conference. Society of General Internal Medicine. San Diego, CA, US.
- 2013. Understanding Time Above and Below Time in Therapeutic Range. Conference. Society of General Internal Medicine. Denver, CO, US.
- 2011. First Survivor of Hydralazine Induced Pulmonary-Renal Syndrome: Case Report. Conference. American College of Physician, Chapter Meeting. Southington, CT, US.
- 2010. Langerhan Histocytosis: Case Report. Conference. American College of Physician, Chapter Meeting. Southington, CT, US.
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | Engaging the Patient Community in Research and Publications |
| Funding Source: | Pfizer |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | 77668369 |
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