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Ashira Blazer, MD, Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD

AshiraD.BlazerMDMSCI(She/Her)

Rheumatology Baltimore, MD

Lupus & Related

Assistant Professor Hospital for Special Surgery

Overview of Dr. Blazer

Dr. Ashira Blazer is a rheumatologist in Baltimore, MD and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including University of Maryland Medical Center, NYC Health + Hospitals / Bellevue, and Hospital for Special Surgery. She received her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and has been in practice 7 years. She is one of 29 doctors at NYC Health + Hospitals / Bellevue and one of 94 doctors at Hospital for Special Surgery who specialize in Rheumatology. She has more than 60 publications and over 300 citings.

Education & Training

  • New York University
    New York UniversityM.S., Clinical Investigation, 2017
  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    NYU Grossman School of MedicineFellowship, Rheumatology, 2013 - 2015
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2013
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineClass of 2010

Certifications & Licensure

  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2024 - 2026
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2013 - 2026
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2013 - 2014
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Recipient Fellow of the Year Award, 2014-2015
  • Recipient Levi Watkins, Jr. Award for Commitment to Diversity in Medicine, 2013
  • Member Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 2005
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Apolipoprotein L1 risk variants associate with prevalent atherosclerotic disease in African American systemic lupus erythematosus patients  
    Blazer A, Wang B, Simpson D, Kirchhoff T, Heffron S, Clancy RM, Heguy A, Ray K, Snuderl M, Buyon JP, PLoS One, 1/1/2017
  • ApoL1 and the Immune Response of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus  
    Blazer AD, Clancy RM, Curr Rheumatol Rep, 1/1/2017

Abstracts/Posters

  • Apolipoprotein L1 Risk Variants Associate with Poor Renal Outcomes, Damage Accrual, and Death: A Prospective Ghanaian SLE Cohort
    Ashira Blazer MD, Ida Dzifa Dey MD, Margret Reynolds, Festus Ankrah, Nancyanne Schmidt MD, Robert Clancy PhD, Jill Buyon MD, American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting, ACR, 1/22/2018
  • Apolipoprotein L1 Risk Variants, Renal Histopathology, and Prognosis in African American SLE Nephritis Patients: A Cohort Study
    Ashira Blazer, Ming Wu, Nancyanne Schmidt, Alana Engelbrecht, Feng-Xia Liang, Robert Clancy, Jill Buyon, and H. Michael Belmont, American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting, ACR, 1/21/2018
  • Interferon-Induced APOL1 Over-Expression Causes Autophagic Dysfunction and Mitochondrial Stress in Risk Variant-Carrying Endothelial Cells
    Ashira Blazer MD, Sara E Rasmussen, Androo J Markham, Shilpi Mehta-Lee MD, Jill P Buyon, Robert Clancy PhD, American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting, ACR, 1/8/2017
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Lectures

  • Am I Equipped to Make an Impact in Global Medicine? 
    1/1/2019
  • Cardiovascular Comorbidities in SLE: Disparities, Diagnosis, and Prevention 
    1/1/2019
  • Apolipoprotein L1 Polymorphisms and Their Implications for Organ Damage in SLE 
    1/1/2019
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Other

Press Mentions

  • What Your Doctors Are Talking About: Racial, Socioeconomic Disparities Headline Rheumatology Meeting
    What Your Doctors Are Talking About: Racial, Socioeconomic Disparities Headline Rheumatology MeetingNovember 12th, 2021
  • 5 Health Conditions That Can Compromise COVID-19 Vaccine Immunity
    5 Health Conditions That Can Compromise COVID-19 Vaccine ImmunityJune 24th, 2021
  • Lupus Gains a Strong Black Advocate in Physician/Researcher Dr. Ashira Blazer
    Lupus Gains a Strong Black Advocate in Physician/Researcher Dr. Ashira BlazerFebruary 25th, 2021
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Grant Support

  • Scientist Development AwardRheumatology Research Foundation2015–2017

Research History

  • Research InstructorApolipoprotein L1 gene mutations are common in individuals of African Ancestry. I study how these mutations increase the risk of renal and cardiovascular disease in African American Lupus Patients.2015 - Present

Professional Memberships