
Qasim Hussaini, MD
@qasimhussainimd
Medical oncologist and health systems researcher at UAB; focus on health systems, law and policy; Johns Hopkins Oncology & Duke Medicine alum
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https://scholars.uab.edu/18633-s-m-qasim-hussaini 06-04-2020 16:05:39
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Does political environment shape cancer survival in the US? 🗳️🇺🇸 Join Wyn Dobbs (PGY3, Hopkins) today from our policy team at #ASCO2025 to unpack this data. It’s not the politics - it’s the systems we need to fix. Poster Bd 370 | Today, 1:30-4:30PM | Hall A UAB O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center


Lung cancer mortality at #ASCO2025: Are rural Americans left behind? Dena Rhinehart, MD (⭐️ Chief Fellow Johns Hopkins Hematology and Oncology Fellowship) from our policy team finds slower gains for younger adults & women Come check out Poster Bd 387 | Today, 130-430PM | Hall A UAB O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center Aakash Desai, MD, MPH, FASCO Gabrielle



Our oral presentation at #ASCO2025 today: environmental burden isn’t just a health hazard - it’s a cancer risk. Counties with higher pollution burden see more cancer, especially lung cancer. Calls for policy action to address environmental justice. UAB O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center Azar Abadi


End-of-life disparities in lung cancer at #ASCO2025: Who dies at home vs hospital? Dr Alamin (Chief Resident UCF) from our policy team presents striking disparities in place of death for lung cancer patients across the US Today: Poster Bd 50, 130-430PM | Hall A UAB O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center


Food Insecurity, Housing Insecurity, and Transportation Barriers to Care Among #Cancer Survivors With Medical Financial Hardship. ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/OP… ASCO Journal of Clinical Oncology JCO Oncology Practice #FinancialToxicity #SocialNeeds #CancerResearch Charles Jiang MD, MPH Robin Yabroff


Great work from Mary Shannon with disappointing results: ~1000 recent medical debt lawsuits in St Louis, with low SES neighborhoods bearing the brunt of the legal action. Qasim Hussaini, MD & I had the opportunity to call out this predatory practice & call for change.

