Firas (Alkassab) Kassab MD FACR, CCD
Owner and Founder, South Charlotte Rheumatology
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8840 Blakeney Professional DrSte 200Charlotte, NC 28277
Phone+1 704-672-0449
Fax+1 866-469-2745
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Education & Training
University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonFellowship, Rheumatology, 2005 - 2007- University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
Damascus University Faculty of MedicineClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
SC State Medical License 2020 - 2027
NC State Medical License 2010 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2007 - 2012
American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Internal Medicine- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Rheumatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American College of Rheumatology
Clinical Trials
- Multi-center, Web Based Observational Study of Pulmonary Hypertension in Scleroderma Patients Start of enrollment: 2005 Feb 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 70 citationsLong-Term Outcomes in Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension From the Pulmonary Hypertension Assessment and Recognition of Outcomes in Scleroder...Kathleen D. Kolstad, Shufeng Li, Virginia D. Steen, Lorinda Chung, Marcy B. Bolster
Chest. 2018-10-01 - 17 citationsUtility of B-type natriuretic peptides in the assessment of patients with systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary hypertension in the PHAROS registry.Lorinda Chung, Robert Fairchild, Daniel E. Furst, Shufeng Li, Firas Alkassab
Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology. 2017-01-01 - 61 citationsDevelopment of pulmonary hypertension in a high-risk population with systemic sclerosis in the Pulmonary Hypertension Assessment and Recognition of Outcomes in Sclerod...Vivien Hsu, Lorinda Chung, Laura K. Hummers, Fredrick M. Wigley, Robert W. Simms
Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2014-08-01
Press Mentions
Reform of ‘Insurance Middlemen’ Is Overdue for NC FamiliesAugust 5th, 2023
Other Languages
- Arabic, Spanish
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