Farzana RashidHossainMD- Physician Leader and Board Director
Gastroenterology • Philadelphia, PAGastrointestinal Cancer, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Nutrition
Associate Professor at Penn Medicine, Director of Women's GI Health - Gastroenterologist with subspecialty in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease), Women’s Health and Transitional Care for adolescents entering adulthood. Additional roles such as Director of Quality · EPIC Govt. Committee · Commissioner PHL WC · Board Member SF Foundation ·Advisory Committe Member - CCF
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Office
Pennsylvania Hospital - Penn Medicine [**Primary Location**]
Farm Journal Building, 230 W Washington Square, 4th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106Phone+1 215-829-3000Fax+1 800-789-7366- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Farzana Rashid Hossain, MD is a results-oriented, visionary physician leader with record of team management, operations, and relationship network building to deliver profitable RVU growth. First and foremost, she is a gastroenterologist who is an innovative and creative problem solver to deliver the highest possible care for patients - as evidenced by the fact that in some instances her patients even made unsolicited donations to Penn Medicine to express their immense gratitude to Dr. Hossain.
She is known for her high integrity, empathy, excellent interpersonal skills to get things done by working collaboratively with colleagues, (non)medical staff, administrators, superiors, regulatory bodies, Boards, policy makers and community constituents. Her strategic approach, bias for action, business acumen and financial aptitude, putting her in a unique position to help shape the future of a healthcare organization. In addition to teaching medical students/fellows, she enjoys mentoring inventors and entrepreneurs. She was appointed in 2016 to Philadelphia’s First Commission for Women to help gender neutral economic, health and wellness policy.
Dr. Hossain has received numerous awards such as Women of Distinction Award from Business Journal, Healthcare Hero Award and Radhika Srinivasan Award from Penn, Top Doctors Award and Exceptional Women In Medicine Award, Rising Stars in Healthcare, etc.
Dr. Hossain grew up in Midwest U.S.A. and earned her medical degree in 2001 at the University of Sheffield, U.K. She gained a unique perspective on European public health from hands-on experience working as a physician for two years at a hospital in England. She completed her residency at MetroHealth Medical/CWRU-SOM and her GI fellowship at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine. She also completed a rotation in IBD at Harvard University. In 2010, she was recruited to Penn Medicine, where she was promoted to Asst. Professor of clinical medicine in 2012
Clinical Expertise
- General gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal bleeding, Irritable bowel syndrome, Inflammatory bowel disease, Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, Endoscopy, Colonoscopy, Pancreatic cancer, Digestive/absorptive disorders, Women's health, Upper GI Endoscopy, Colic, Health communication, Healthcare administration, Healthcare quality, Operations, Practice management, Quality improvement, Teaching, Renal cancer, Medical business, Clinical resource and utilization management, Financial management, Government regulation, Healthcare management, Patient education, Leadership, Value-based healthcare, Government relations, Healthcare marketing, Philantropy, Care transitions, Executive health, Patient empowerment, Gastreoenterology, Medcial education, Entrepeneurism, Healthcare technology/informatics, Gastrointestinal oncology, Autoimmune gastroenterology, Liver metastases, Transitional medicine, Hospital administration, Finance, Lead, Management, Phase Transition, Rectal Cancer, Clinical, gastro, anal can, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), teach, croh, pac
Education & Training
University of Missouri-ColumbiaFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2007 - 2010
Harvard Medical SchoolRotation, IBD, 2009 - 2009
The MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 2002 - 2006
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 2002 - 2006
University of Sheffield School of MedicineClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2010 - 2024
OH State Medical License 2002 - 2008- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
- American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Gold Medallion Award from the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation (CCF)
- Top Docs 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Philadelphia Magazine, 2017-2019
- Top Doctor in America Castle Connolly Medical, 2016-2017, 2019
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Inner retinal oxygen delivery and metabolism in progressive stages of diabetic retinopathy.Rahimi, M., Leahy, S., Jiang, X., Shahidi, M., Hossain, F., Blair, N.> ;Scientific Reports. 2024 Feb 22
- Unpacking COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes: Exploring Hesitancy and Acceptance Among Undergraduate Students in Bangladesh.Bhadra, A., Podder, V., Islam, M., Devnath, S., Hafiz, I., Chowdhury, K., Sujon, H., Islam, M., Ali, F., Odo, T., Sudrul, M., Roy, S., Dey, A., Hossain, F., Kirshan Ku...> ;Cureus. 2023 Nov 1
- Evaluation of the Chronic Reproductive Toxicity of a Fluorine-Free Firefighting Foam and a Short-Chain Fluorinated Foam to Northern Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginianus).Farzana Hossain, Nicole M Dennis, Adcharee Karnjanapiboonwong, Seenivasan Subbiah, Anna S Longwell, Jamie G Suski, Christopher J Salice, Todd A Anderson> ;Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 2024 Jan 1
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Journal Articles
- Delayed Colonic Perforation after ESD in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureM.L. Bechtold, N.M. Szary, F. Rashid, T.W. Kilgore, S.R. Puli, A. Diaz-Arias, M.R. Antillon, The Internet Journal of Gastroenterology, 1/1/2009
- Utility of IBD serology tests: Experience at a Midwest Academic CenterRashid F, Bechtold M, Puli S, Bragg J, Am J Gastroenterol, 1/1/2009
- Mechanism of Interferon-Gamma Induced Increase in Intestinal Epithelial Tight Junction Permeability: Role of JNK Pathway and Cross-Talk with the PI-3 Kinase PathwayPraveen K. Roy, Jing Chen, Farzana Rashid, Suzanne Ridenhour, Jamal A. Ibdah, Gastroenterology, 1/1/2008
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Books/Book Chapters
Press Mentions
Farzana Rashid Hossain | Rising Stars in Healthcare 2017June 15th, 2017
Dr. Farzana Rashid Hossain, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Honored with a 2016 Women of Distinction AwardOctober 27th, 2016
30 Things for ASC Leaders to Know for AugustAugust 29th, 2016- Join now to see all
Committees
- Commissioner, The City of Philadelphia Commission for Women 2016 - Present
- Faculty for the Urogynecology Fellowship, Penn Medicine Urogynecology Division 2012 - Present
- Director of Quality Improvement, Penn Medicine at Radnor 2012 - Present
- EPIC Governance Committee member, Penn Medicine at Radnor 2011 - Present
Research History
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of GastroenterologyPlease visit: https://www.pennmedicine.org/providers/profile/farzana-rashid2010 - Present
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Bengali, French
Hospital Affiliations
Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania HospitalPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Industry Relationships
- Member of the Advisory Committee, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of AmericaMember of the CCFA Patient Advisory Committee Member of the CCFA - minority outreach subcommittee2010 - Present
- Member, The American College of GastroenterologyDr. Farzana Rashid Hossain Introducing ACG Magazine: Members. Medicine. Meaning. Access the first issue https://goo.gl/PYHGSo
External Links
- Penn Medicinehttp://www.pennmedicine.org/providers/profile/farzana-rashid
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/frhossain
- Personal Websitehttp://hossain.doctor/
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