Farzana Rashid Hossain, MD is an assistant professor of clinical medicine and a gastroenterologist at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Rashid (maiden name, Farzana Rashid,) holds additional roles with Penn Medicine:
- Director of Quality Improvement, Penn Medicine at Radnor
- Faculty for the Urogynecology Fellowship, Urogynecology Division, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- EPIC Governance Committee member representing Penn Medicine at Radnor
Subspecialty:
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Women’s Health Gastroenterology
- Transitional Care for adolescents entering adulthood
Dr. Farzana Rashid Hossain’s honors and awards include the Health Care Heroes Award from Penn Medicine, the Radhika Srinivasan Award for Humanism and Professionalism at the division of Gastroenterology at Penn Medicine and 2016 Philadelphia Women Of Distinction Awards, Top Doc, Exceptional Women In Medicine, Rising Stars in Healthcare, etc.
Selected Honors & Awards
- Top Docs, Philadelphia magazine, 2017
- Rising Stars in Healthcare, Becker’s Healthcare, 2017
- Exceptional Women In Medicine, Castle Connolly Medical, 2017
- Top Doctor in America, Castle Connolly Medical 2016, 2017
- Philadelphia Women Of Distinction Awards, PBJ, 2016
- Health Care Heroes Award, Penn Medicine, 2016
- The Radhika Srinivasan Award for Humanism and Professionalism, Penn Medicine, 2015
Core Clinical expertise as a woman gastroenterology physician
- Crohn’s Disease.
- Transitional Care for adolescents to adulthood.
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD)
- Endoscopy and GI Diagnosis
- Women’s Digestive Health
- Ulcerative Colitis
- and other clinical expertise (https://www.pennmedicine.org/providers/profile/farzana-rashid)
Selected Publications
Rashid, Farzana and Lichtenstein, Gary.: Chapter in Book: Novel Treatments in Ulcerative Colitis Medical Therapy of Ulcerative Colitis : 2014.
http://www.chop.edu/service/gastroenterology-hepatology-and-nutrition/transition/: CHOP-Penn Transition Education Video http://www.chop.edu/service/gastroenterology-hepatology-and-nutrition/transition/ : 2011.
Rashid F, Bechtold M, Puli S, Bragg J.: Utility of IBD serology tests: Experience at a Midwest Academic Center. Am J Gastroenterol. 104 (S3): S465,2009.
M.L. Bechtold, N.M. Szary, F. Rashid, T.W. Kilgore, S.R. Puli, A. Diaz-Arias, M.R. Antillon: Delayed Colonic Perforation after ESD in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. The Internet Journal of Gastroenterology. 8 (2): 2009.
Praveen K. Roy, Jing Chen, Farzana Rashid, Suzanne Ridenhour, Jamal A. Ibdah: Mechanism of Interferon-Gamma Induced Increase in Intestinal Epithelial Tight Junction Permeability: Role of JNK Pathway and Cross-Talk with the PI-3 Kinase Pathway Gastroenterology 134 (Issue 4, Supplement 1): A36,2008.
Roy PK, Rashid F, Bragg JD, Ibdah JA.: Role of the JNK signal transduction pathway in inflammatory bowel disease. World J Gastroenterol 2008 January 2008; 14: 200-202. 14 : 200-202,2008.
D S Sanders, D P Hurlstone, R O Stokes, F Rashid, A Milford-Ward, M Hadjivassiliou, A J Lobo: Changing face of adult coeliac disease: experience of a single university hospital in South Yorkshire Postgrad Med J 78 (915): 31-33,2002.
How gender diversity in the boardroom can boost Philadelphia’s economy via Philadelphia Business Journal: http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2017/03/28/mentoring-mondayhow-gender-diversity-in-the.html
Mentoring Monday ( Bizwomen Mentoring Monday event on April 3, 2017): http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2017/03/27/bizwomen-mentoring-monday-networking-philly-women.html
Women of Distinction 2016: Farzana Rashid Hossain (Video) : http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/video/1hNHJvNzE6EyrMYHtLCo9cAWMFnfFxgJ?page=13
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (Primary)
51 N. 39th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Patient appointments with Dr. Rashid: 1-800-789-7366
Patient appointments with Dr. Rashid: 1-800-789-7366
Twitter: @fr_hossain https://twitter.com/fr_hossain
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Main Page: http://hossain.doctor/
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