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Yazan Abou-Ismail
( out of 36 reviews )

Yazan Abou-Ismail, MD

Languages spoken: Arabic, English

Clinical Locations

Sugar House Health Center

Salt Lake City
801-581-2000
  • Yazan Abou-Ismail, MD (Mouhamed Yazan Abou-Ismail) is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Division of Hematology and Hematologic Malignancies. He specializes in treating non-malignant hematologic disorders, with special clinical interest in disorders of hemostasis and thrombosis, in which he has authored many peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Abou-Ismail's clinical and research interests include thrombotic microangiopathies such thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, immune-mediated disorders of coagulation, as well as bleeding disorders such as von Willebrand Disease and rare blood disorders. Dr. Abou-Ismail earned his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medicine in Doha, Qatar in 2014, and then completed three years of Internal Medicine residency training at Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, New York. Afterwards, he completed three years of Hematology and Oncology fellowship training at Case Western Reserve University, in Cleveland, OH, where he was the recipient of the 2018 Harris Foundation award for hematology fellows. He was awarded the Faculty Teaching Award in 2022 and appointed as Associate Program Director for the Hematology & Oncology Fellowship Program in 2023.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Hematology)
    Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates

    Patient Rating

    5.0 /5
    ( out of 36 reviews )

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    July 24, 2023
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Dr. Abou is knowledgeable of my illness. Talks with others that practice the same. Im a 1 in a million with TTP.

    July 17, 2023
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    He is a wonderful doctor.

    July 09, 2023
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Great doctor. Lots of common sense

    May 28, 2023
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    My experience with Yazan Abou-ismail,MD, was wonderful! He truly listened to my concerns, didn't rush me, responded sincerely, asked questions, and then gave me responses that let me know he was processing the information I was giving him. He was able to help me immediately with a medical situation that had been misdiagnosed for 17 years!

    April 30, 2023
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Dr. Ismail is very caring and adept physician. He listened to me and gave me feedback that I deeply appreciate. Hes a subject matter expert in his field. I highly recommend him without any hesitation.

    March 26, 2023
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Understandable and very thoughtful

    March 05, 2023
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Extremely professional and informative. Took the time to answer all my questions. Actually cared about my well being.

    March 05, 2023
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Excelente atencin del Dr.

    February 19, 2023
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Yazan Abou-Ismail, MD was the best DOC Ive seen in my entire life of 34 years! He was so kind, patient, quick, & understanding. He made me feel like I had all the time in the world to ask all my questions and I never felt rushed for the first time in my life being in a medical building. I am super grateful to have been lucky to have landed in his care, especially with what I had to go in for to be checked on. I wish he was my main PCP/PCM for my children and I! But he is a Hematologist and that has bigger fish to deal with! Please GIVE DOC Yazan Abou-Ismail, MD THE BIGGEST KUDOS from ME!!! Grateful for amazing humans like you. -Cen Alofipo

  • Yazan Abou-Ismail, MD (Mouhamed Yazan Abou-Ismail) is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Division of Hematology and Hematologic Malignancies. He specializes in treating non-malignant hematologic disorders, with special clinical interest in disorders of hemostasis and thrombosis, in which he has authored many peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Abou-Ismail's clinical and research interests include thrombotic microangiopathies such thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, immune-mediated disorders of coagulation, as well as bleeding disorders such as von Willebrand Disease and rare blood disorders. Dr. Abou-Ismail earned his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medicine in Doha, Qatar in 2014, and then completed three years of Internal Medicine residency training at Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, New York. Afterwards, he completed three years of Hematology and Oncology fellowship training at Case Western Reserve University, in Cleveland, OH, where he was the recipient of the 2018 Harris Foundation award for hematology fellows. He was awarded the Faculty Teaching Award in 2022 and appointed as Associate Program Director for the Hematology & Oncology Fellowship Program in 2023.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Primary
    Academic Divisions Hematology
    Board Certification
    American Board of Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Hematology)
    Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates

    Education history

    Fellowship Hematology & Oncology - Case Western Reserve University Fellow
    Internal Medicine - Rochester General Hospital Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar M.D.
    Premedical Program - Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Abou-Ismail MY, Zhang C, Presson AP, Chaturvedi S, Antun AG, Farland AM, Woods R, Metjian A, Park YA, de Ridder G, Gibson B, Kasthuri RS, Liles DK, Akwaa F, Clover T, Baumann Kreuziger L, Sridharan M, Go RS, McCrae KR, Upreti HV, Gangaraju R, Kocher NK, Zheng XL, Raval JS, Masias C, Cataland SR, Johnson AD, Davis E, Evans MD, Mazepa M, Lim MY (2023). A descriptive analysis of fatal outcomes in immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in the USTMA TTP Registry. Blood Adv, 8(3), 620-623. (Read full article)
    2. Zafar A, Lim MY, Abou-Ismail MY (2023). Eculizumab in the management of drug-induced thrombotic microangiopathy: A scoping review of the literature. Thromb Res, 224, 73-79. (Read full article)
    3. Kanack AJ, Jones CG, Singh B, Leger RR, Splinter NP, Heikal NM, Pruthi RK, Chen D, George G, Abou-Ismail MY, Wool GD, Gundabolu K, Padmanabhan A (2022). Off-the-shelf Cryopreserved Platelets for the Detection of HIT and VITT Antibodies. Blood, 140(25), 2722-2729. (Read full article)
    4. Kanack A, Bayas A, George G, Abou-Ismail MY, Singh B, Kohlhagen M, Splinter N, Christ M, Naumann M, Moser KA, Smock KJ, Grazioli A, Wen R, Wang D, Murray DL, Padmanabhan A (2022). Monoclonal and Oligoclonal Anti-Platelet Factor 4 Antibodies Mediate VITT. Blood, 140(1), 73-77. (Read full article)
    5. Abou-Ismail MY, Kanack A, Splinter N, Smock KJ, Moser K, Padmanabhan A (2022). Safety of BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccine Booster in the Setting of Ad26.COV2.S-associated VITT. Blood Adv, 6, 5327-5329. (Read full article)
    6. Abou-Ismail MY, Fraser R, Allbee-Johnson M, Metheny L 3rd, Ravi G, Ahn KW, Bhatt NS, Lazarus HM, de Lima M, El Jurdy N, Hematti P, Beitinjaneh AM, Nishihori T, Badawy SM, Sharma A, Pasquini MC, Savani BN, Sorror ML, Stadtmauer EA, Chhabra S (2022). Does Recipient Body Mass Index Inform Donor Selection for Allogeneic Haematopoietic Cell Transplantation? Br J Haematol, 197, 326-338. (Read full article)
    7. Kanack AJ, Singh B, George G, Gundabolu K, Koepsell SA, Abou-Ismail MY, Moser KA, Smock KJ, Green D, Major A, Chan CW, Wool GD, Reding M, Ashrani AA, Bayas A, Grill DE, Padmanabhan A (2022). Persistence of Ad26.COV2.S-associated Vaccine-induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia (VITT) and Specific Detection of VITT Antibodies. Am J Hematol, 97, 519-526. (Read full article)
    8. Thomas VM, Abou-Ismail MY, Lim MY (2021). Off-label use of Emicizumab in Persons with Acquired Haemophilia A and von Willebrand Disease: A Scoping Review of the Literature. Haemophilia, 28(1), 4-17. (Read full article)
    9. Abou-Ismail MY, Prchal JT, Deininger MW, Parker CJ, Lim MY (2021). Anticoagulation Management Post-transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt in Portal Hypertension Associated with Myeloproliferative Neoplasms. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis, 32(8), 578-583. (Read full article)
    10. Abou-Ismail MY, Ravi G, Fu P, Cao S, Vuyyala S, Caimi P, Kolk M, Ferrari N, Boughan K, Cooper B, Gallogly M, Otegbeye F, Tomlinson B, de Lima M, Metheny L (2020). History of Drug use in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients. Bone Marrow Transplant, 56(3), 581-585. (Read full article)
    11. Abou-Ismail MY, Rodgers GM, Bray PF, Lim MY (2021). Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome in Monoclonal Gammopathy - A Scoping Review on Hemostatic Management. Res Pract Thromb Haemost, 5(2), 356-365. (Read full article)
    12. Abou-Ismail MY, Arafah Y, Fu P, Cao S, Schmaier AH, Nayak L (2020). Outcomes of Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (iTTP) With Upfront Cyclophosphamide vs. Rituximab. Front Med (Lausanne), 7, 588526. (Read full article)
    13. Abou-Ismail MY, Vuyyala S, Prunty J, Schmaier AH, Nayak L (2020). Short Term Efficacy of Recombinant Porcine Factor VIII in Patients with Factor VIII Inhibitors. Haemophilia, 26(4), 601-606. (Read full article)
    14. Abou-Ismail MY, Ogunbayo GO, Secic M, Kouides PA (2017). Outgrowing the Laboratory Diagnosis of Type 1 von Willebrand Disease: A Two Decade Study. Am J Hematol, 93(2), 232-237. (Read full article)

    Review

    1. Lim MY, Abou-Ismail MY, Branch DW (2022). Differentiating and Managing Rare Thrombotic Microangiopathies during Pregnancy and Postpartum. [Review]. Obstet Gynecol, 141(1), 85-108. (Read full article)
    2. Abou-Ismail MY, James PD, Flood VH, Connell NT (2022). Beyond the Guidelines: How we Approach Challenging Scenarios in the Diagnosis and Management of von Willebrand Disease. [Review]. J Thromb Haemost, 21(2), 204-214. (Read full article)
    3. Abou-Ismail MY, Kapoor S, Citla Sridhar D, Nayak L, Ahuja S (2022). Thrombotic Microangiopathies: An Illustrated Review. [Review]. Res Pract Thromb Haemost, 6(3), e12708. (Read full article)
    4. Abou-Ismail MY, Connell NT (2021). How to Manage Bleeding Disorders in Aging Patients Needing Surgery. [Review]. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program, 2021(1), 529-535. (Read full article)
    5. Abou-Ismail MY, Diamond A, Kapoor S, Arafah Y, Nayak L (2020). The Hypercoagulable State in COVID-19: Incidence, Pathophysiology, and Management. [Review]. Thromb Res, 194, 101-115. (Read full article)
    6. Abou-Ismail MY, Citla Sridhar D, Nayak L (2020). Estrogen and Thrombosis: A Bench to Bedside Review. [Review]. Thromb Res, 192, 40-51. (Read full article)
    7. Citla Sridhar D, Abou-Ismail MY, Ahuja SP (2020). Central Venous Catheter-related Thrombosis in Children and Adults. [Review]. Thromb Res, 187, 103-112. (Read full article)

    Letter

    1. Lim MY, Abou-Ismail MY (2021). Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion for Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Persons with Hemophilia. [Letter to the editor]. Thromb Res, 206, 9-13. (Read full article)
    2. Abou-Ismail MY, Moser KA, Smock KJ, Lim MY (2021). Vaccine-induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia following Ad26.COV2.S Vaccine in a Man Presenting as Acute Venous Thromboembolism. [Letter to the editor]. Am J Hematol, 96(9), E346-E349. (Read full article)

    Other

    1. Le T, Bushan V (2013). Acknowledged contributor in Le T, Bushan V. First Aid for the USMLE Step 1. McGraw-Hill Medical.
    2. Abou-Ismail MY (2013). Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis: An Ethical Debate. Kira'at Volume III.
    3. Abou-Ismail A, Abou-Ismail MY (2011). Addendum to Lab 14 Chapter Applying Biolab Concepts in Medicine. 1st year Premedical Program Biology Lab Manual - BIOG 103. Revised by Ogden CB, course director (Eds.).