Overview of Dr. Blazer
Dr. Ashira Blazer is a rheumatologist in Baltimore, MD and is affiliated with 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 94 doctors at Hospital for Special Surgery who specialize in Rheumatology. She has more than 60 publications and over 300 citings.
Office
16 South Eutaw Street
Floor 2
Baltimore, MD 21201
Education & Training
- New York UniversityM.S., Clinical Investigation, 2017
- NYU Grossman School of MedicineFellowship, Rheumatology, 2013 - 2015
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2013
- Baylor College of MedicineClass of 2010
Certifications & Licensure
- MD State Medical License 2024 - 2026
- NY State Medical License 2013 - 2026
- 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
- 94 citationsEvaluation of Immune Response and Disease Status in SLE Patients Following SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination.Peter M. Izmirly, Mimi Y. Kim, Marie I. Samanovic, Ruth Fernandez-Ruiz, Sharon Ohana
Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2021-08-04 - 4 citationsReframing health disparities in SLE: A critical reassessment of racial and ethnic differences in lupus disease outcomes.Ioannis Parodis, Cristina Lanata, Dionysis Nikolopoulos, Ashira Blazer, Jinoos Yazdany
Best Practice & Research. Clinical Rheumatology. 2023-12-01 - 44 citationsLeveraging the United States Epicenter to Provide Insights on COVID-19 in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.Ruth Fernandez-Ruiz, Mala Masson, Mimi Y. Kim, Benjamin Myers, Rebecca H. Haberman
Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2020-12-01
Journal Articles
- Apolipoprotein L1 risk variants associate with prevalent atherosclerotic disease in African American systemic lupus erythematosus patientsBlazer 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 ErythematosusBlazer 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 CohortAshira 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 StudyAshira 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 CellsAshira 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 Prevention1/1/2019
- Apolipoprotein L1 Polymorphisms and Their Implications for Organ Damage in SLE1/1/2019
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Other
- How Doctors Deal with Racist PatientsAshira Blazer, Wall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-doctors-deal-with-racist-patients-1516633710
1/1/2018 - Lupus Management Considerations for African American PatientsAshira Blazer, reachMD.com
https://reachmd.com/profiles/ashira-blazer-md/j3Ygr0/
1/1/2018 - Rheumatoid ArthritisAshira Blazer, healthination.com
https://www.healthination.com/about/ashira-blazer
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Press Mentions
- What Your Doctors Are Talking About: Racial, Socioeconomic Disparities Headline Rheumatology MeetingNovember 12th, 2021
- 5 Health Conditions That Can Compromise COVID-19 Vaccine ImmunityJune 24th, 2021
- 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
- Fellows-in-Training 2nd year
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