
Qasim Hussaini, MD
@QasimHussainiMD
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Med onc and health systems researcher at UAB; I study legal systems, health law, and policy; Johns Hopkins Oncology & Duke Medicine alum.
Birmingham, AL
Joined April 2020
Honored to receive the @ASCO Young Investigator Award from the @ConquerCancerFd to investigate the role of contemporary mortgage/housing discrimination in driving poor cancer care and outcomes. Thanks to my mentors @cepollack @DrNogueiraL @DrRobinYabroff & @Hopkins_HemOnc.
Introducing the 2023 #ConquerCancer Grant & Award recipients! $11M in awards to over 400 recipients in 33 countries. These grants support a diverse set of #onc professionals to help accelerate #CancerReserch breakthroughs. . #OncAlert #ASCO23 @ASCO
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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 @ONealCancerUAB
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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. @ONealCancerUAB @azar_mak
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RT @crisbergerot: 🏥 Quality cancer care is more than treatment—it's environment, equity, time, and tech. Don't miss the #ASCO25 session on….
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Lung cancer mortality at #ASCO2025: Are rural Americans left behind?. @DenaRhinehart (⭐️ Chief Fellow @Hopkins_HemOnc) from our policy team finds slower gains for younger adults & women. Come check out Poster Bd 387 | Today, 130-430PM | Hall A @ONealCancerUAB @ADesaiMD @GRocqueMD
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Does political environment shape cancer survival in the US? 🗳️🇺🇸. Join @wyndobbs (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 @ONealCancerUAB
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Published today in @OncJournal: our commentary on the promise & pitfalls of supportive care devices in cancer. These can transform quality of life if we address barriers & push for better evidence & policy. @ONealCancerUAB. Led by Dr. Phung @UMNCancer. 📝
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RT @fumikochino: 🚨@OncoAlert: . As we prepare for #ASCO25. don't forget that #ASCOQLTY25 abstracts are due 6/10/2025! This health service….
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I didn’t go to @UofAlabama, but yesterday I toured the campus, met remarkable students, & gave a talk at my first event with the Blackburn Institute - a nonpartisan leadership society I was recently honored to be elected into for a 3 yr term to help build a stronger Alabama.
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Today I was proud to represent Alabama as the sole delegate on Capitol Hill from @ASCO, advocating for consistent research funding, smarter prior auth policies & solutions to ongoing drug shortages. There’s still much work to do in Alabama and across the country @ONealCancerUAB
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RT @fumikochino: The best part of @ASCO #ASCOAdvocacySummit is advocating on Capital Hill for patients with cancer. The 2nd best part is….
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Our latest in @JAMAOnc looks at one of the bigger changes in cancer care reimbursement in recent memory. Medicare’s new Principal Illness Navigation (PIN) codes could fundamentally reshape how we support patients w/ complex needs. Led by @wyndobbs Cc @SamyuktaMD @ONealCancerUAB
Excited to share our @JAMAOnc paper on CMS’s new PIN codes for illness navigation! These codes aim to improve access to lifesaving care for patients with complex conditions. Our piece examines the promises and pitfalls ahead. @SamyuktaMD @QasimHussainiMD .
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