KumarAlagappanMD

Emergency Medicine • Houston, TX

Professor and Chair, Dept of Emergency Medicine. MD Anderson. University of Texas

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Office
1400 Pressler
Houston TX
Houston, TX 77030
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Education & Training

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1983 - 1986
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 1982 - 1983
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1986 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2014 - 2025
MD State Medical License 2013 - 2014
FL State Medical License 1986 - 1998
IL State Medical License 1982 - 1990
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Award for Individual Achievement in International EM American College of Emergency Physicians, 2014
Lifetime Achievement Award Society of Emergency Medicine, India, 2013
Lifetime Achievement Award for Catalysing EM in India Life line Foundation and American Academy for EM in India, 2011
Heroes of Emergency Medicine, 40 th Anniversaruy of Organization American College of Emergency Physicians, 2008
Fellow, International Federation of Emergency Medicine IFEM, 2008
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Clinical Trials

Tetanus Immunization in Subjects With No Immunization History or With Tetanus Antibody Levels Below Protective Levels Start of enrollment: 2007 Mar 01
Terminated
Phase 4

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

"Triple Threat" Conditions Predict Mortality Among Patients With Advanced Cancer Who Present to the Emergency Department.
Ahmed F Elsayem, Carla L Warneke, Cielito C Reyes-Gibby, Luke J Buffardi, Humaira Sadaf, Patrick S Chaftari, Patricia A Brock, Valda D Page, Jayne Viets-Upchurch, Demi...> ;The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2022 Sep 1
2 citations
A Model Oncologic Emergency Medicine Curriculum for Residency Training
Monica K. Wattana, Demis N. Lipe, Christopher J. Coyne, Sarah Shafer, Patricia A Brock, Kumar Alagappan> ;The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2021 May 16
17 citations
Clinical characteristics, management, and outcome of incidental pulmonary embolism in cancer patients
Aiham Qdaisat, Mona Kamal, Aisha Al-Breiki, Biman Goswami, Carol C. Wu, Shouhao Zhou, Terry W. Rice, Kumar Alagappan, Sai Ching J. Yeung> ;Blood Advances. 2020 Apr 28
14 citations
Discharge or admit? Emergency department management of incidental pulmonary embolism in patients with cancer: a retrospective study
Srinivas R. Banala, Sai Ching J. Yeung, Terry W. Rice, Cielito C. Reyes-Gibby, Carol C. Wu, Knox H. Todd, W. Frank Peacock, Kumar Alagappan> ;International Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2017 Jun 6
11 citations
Intravenous Home Infusion Therapy Instituted From a 24-Hour Clinical Decision Unit For Patients With Cellulitis.
Manjusha Rentala, Shari Andrews, Allison Tiberio, Kumar Alagappan, Tammy Tavdy, Patrick Sheppard, Robert Silverman> ;The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2016 Jul 1
14 citations
Patients in a private hospital in India leave the emergency department against medical advice for financial reasons
Sassan Naderi, John R Acerra, Kathryn Bailey, Pinaki Mukherji, Taraknath Taraphdar, Tirtha Mukherjee, Abin Pal, Mary Frances Ward, Kathryn Miele, Maxwell Mathias, Rich...> ;International Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2014 Feb 25
5 citations
Seropositivity for influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus among frontline health care personnel.
Kumar Alagappan, Robert A. Silverman, Kathy Hancock, Mary Frances Ward, Meredith Akerman, Fatimah S. Dawood, Alicia Branch, Sandra De Cicco, Evelene Steward-Clark, Meg...> ;Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2013 Jan 1
21 citations
Optimizing global health experiences in emergency medicine residency programs: a consensus statement from the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors 2011 Ac...
Janis P. Tupesis, Christine Babcock, Doug Char, Kumar Alagappan, Braden Hexom, G Bobby Kapur> ;International Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2012 Nov 13
10 citations
The livelihoods of Haitian health-care providers after the january 2010 earthquake: a pilot study of the economic and quality-of-life impact of emergency relief
Rohini J. Haar, Sassan Naderi, John R Acerra, Maxwell Mathias, Kumar Alagappan> ;International Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2012 Mar 2
34 citations
Factors associated with failure to follow-up at a medical clinic after an ED visit
Sassan Naderi, Barbara Barnett, Robert S. Hoffman, Resul Dalipi, Lauren Houdek, Kumar Alagappan, Robert Silverman> ;The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2012 Feb 1
23 citations
Interpreter services in emergency medicine.
Yu Feng Chan, Kumar Alagappan, Joseph G. Rella, Suzanne Bentley, Marie Soto-Greene, Marcus L. Martin> ;The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2010 Feb 1
6 citations
Tetanus antibody protection among HIV-infected US-born patients and immigrants
Kumar Alagappan, J. E. McGowan, D. DeClaro, Dennis K. P. Ng, Robert Silverman> ;International Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2008 Jun 18
33 citations
International Emergency Medicine and the Role for Academic Emergency Medicine
Kumar Alagappan, Robert Schafermeyer, C. James Holliman, Ken Iserson, Indrani A. Sheridan, G. Bobby Kapur, Tamara L. Thomas, Jeffrey Smith, Jamil D. Bayram> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2007 May 1
14 citations
Disaster management following the Chi-Chi earthquake in Taiwan.
Ya-Fen Chan, Kumar Alagappan, Arpita Gandhi, Catherine Donovan, Malti Tewari, Sergey B. Zaets> ;Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2006 Jun 1
5 citations
Physician compliance with tetanus guidelines for admitted versus discharged patients.
Kumar Alagappan, Gina Pulido, Juliet Caldwell, Frederick M. Abrahamian> ;Southern Medical Journal. 2006 Mar 1
13 citations
Analysis and applicability of the Dutch EMS system into countries developing ems systems
Joe E. Dib, Sassan Naderi, Indrani A. Sheridan, Kumar Alagappan> ;The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2006 Jan 1
28 citations
History of the development of international emergency medicine.
Kumar Alagappan, C. James Holliman> ;Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. 2005 Feb 1
54 citations
Tetanus immunity and physician compliance with tetanus prophylaxis practices among emergency department patients presenting with wounds.
David A. Talan, Fredrick M. Abrahamian, Gregory J. Moran, William R. Mower, Kumar Alagappan, Brian Tiffany, Charles V. Pollack, Mark T Steele, Lala Dunbar, Mary D. Baj...> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2004 Mar 1
4 citations
Evaluation for tetanus antibodies in Korean-Americans living in the New York area: a pilot study.
Kumar Alagappan, Richard Park, Sassan Naderi, Robert Silverman> ;Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 2009 Jan 1
2 citations
Seroprevalence of hepatitis A among hospital dietary workers: Implications for screening and immunization
Kumar Alagappan, Barbara Barnett, A. Napolitano, J. Gressin, C. Auerbach> ;American Journal of Medical Quality. 2001 Jul 1
1 citations
Psychological impact on house staff of an initial versus subsequent emergency medicine rotation.
Kumar Alagappan, Nenad Grlic, Maurice Steinberg, Simcha Pollack> ;American Journal of Medical Quality. 2001 Jan 1
5 citations
Overlooked sources of ethanol
Faiz Khan, Kumar Alagappan, Keith Cardell> ;The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 1999 Nov 1
14 citations
Seroprevalence of Varicella Antibodies Among New House Officers
Kumar Alagappan, LeKuan Fu, Sharon Strater, Victoria Atreidis, Charles Auerbach> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1999 May 1
22 citations
Early development of emergency medicine in Chennai (Madras), India
Kumar Alagappan, Kavitha Cherukuri, Vibhu Narang, Thomas Kwiatkowski, Arjun Rajagopalan> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1998 Nov 1
7 citations
Immunologic response to tetanus toxoid in the elderly: One-year follow- up
Kumar Alagappan, William Rennie, David Lin, Charles Auerbach> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1998 Aug 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Ben Taub General HospitalHouston, Texas
Baylor McNair CampusHouston, Texas
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas