Fawad Aslam, M.B.B.S., M.S.

  1. Rheumatologist
  2. Sonographer
  1. Mahajan A, Mousa A, Aslam F. Ultrasound in diagnosis of cutaneous sarcoidosis. Joint Bone Spine 2024 May; 91 (3):105667 Epub 2023 Dec 01
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  2. Balbach ML, Corty R, Hill B, Frech T, Aslam F, Chew EY. Development of a Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Protocol to Evaluate Hand Pain in Systemic Sclerosis Patients. Diagnostics (Basel). 2024 Mar 22; 14 (7)
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  3. Kaur IP, Mughal MS, Aslam F, Schram J, Bansal P. Non-surgical treatment of aseptic olecranon bursitis: A systematic review. Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed). 2023 Nov; 19 (9):482-487
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  4. Subhas N, Wu F, Fox MG, Nacey N, Aslam F, Blankenbaker DG, Caracciolo JT, DeJoseph DA, Frick MA, Jawetz ST, Said N, Sandstrom CK, Sharma A, Stensby JD, Walker EA, Chang EY, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria(R) Chronic Extremity Joint Pain-Suspected Inflammatory Arthritis, Crystalline Arthritis, or Erosive Osteoarthritis: 2022 Update. J Am Coll Radiol. 2023 May; 20 (5S):S20-S32
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  5. Sanghavi D, Bansal P, Kaur IP, Mughal MS, Keshavamurthy C, Cusick A, Schram J, Yarrarapu SNS, Giri AR, Kaur N, Moreno Franco P, Abril A, Aslam F. Impact of colchicine on mortality and morbidity in COVID-19: a systematic review. Ann Med. 2022 Dec; 54 (1):775-789
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  6. Bansal P, Sonani B, Aslam F. Progression from palindromic rheumatism to rheumatoid arthritis after COVID-19 vaccination. ARP Rheumatol. 2022 Jan-Mar; 1 (1):100-101
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  7. Bansal P, Goyal A, Cusick A 4th, Lahan S, Dhaliwal HS, Bhyan P, Bhattad PB, Aslam F, Ranka S, Dalia T, Chhabra L, Sanghavi D, Sonani B, Davis JM 3rd. Hydroxychloroquine: a comprehensive review and its controversial role in coronavirus disease 2019. Ann Med. 2021 Dec; 53 (1):117-134
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  8. Sullivan MM, Pham MM, Marks LA, Aslam F. Intra-articular therapy with methotrexate or tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2021 Sep 15; 22(1):792.
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  9. Aslam F, Wiedmeier JE, DiCaudo DJ. A Man With Recurrent Fever, Episodic Rash, and Pain. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2021 Aug; 73 (8):1106-1113 Epub 2021 July 14
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  10. Blech B, Meyer M, Goodman B, Knox M, Aslam F, Schmitt A, Grill M. Vasculitis Presenting as Autonomic Failure. Neurologist. 2021 Jul 6; 26 (4):117-121 Epub 2021 July 06
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  11. Khan NA, Torralba KD, Aslam F. Missing data in randomised controlled trials of rheumatoid arthritis drug therapy are substantial and handled inappropriately. RMD Open. 2021 Jul; 7 (2)
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  12. Bansal P, Goyal A, Cusick A, Aslam F. Use of Apremilast in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Comment on the Article by Mikuls et al. Arthritis Rheumatol 2021 Mar; 73 (3):547-548 Epub 2021 Jan 29
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  13. Sonani B, Aslam F, Goyal A, Patel J, Bansal P. COVID-19 vaccination in immunocompromised patients. Clin Rheumatol 2021 Feb; 40 (2):797-798 Epub 2021 Jan 11
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  14. Meyer MM, Marks LA, Aslam F. Clinical implications of synovial fluid specimen handling for crystal associated arthritides: A systematic review. Int J Rheum Dis. 2021 Jan; 24 (1):10-20 Epub 2020 Nov 05
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  15. Aslam F, England BR, Cannella A, Sharp V, Kao L, Arnason J, Albayda J, Bakewell C, Sanghvi S, Fairchild R, Torralba KD, Evangelisto A, DeMarco PJ, Bethina N, Kissin EY. Ultrasound Doppler and tenosynovial fluid analysis in tenosynovitis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2020 Jul; 79 (7):908-913 Epub 2020 Mar 25
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  16. Parsons AM, Aslam F, Grill MF, Aksamit AJ, Goodman BP. Rheumatoid Meningitis: Clinical Characteristics, Diagnostic Evaluation, and Treatment. Neurohospitalist. 2020 Apr; 10 (2):88-94 Epub 2019 June 30
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  17. Aslam F, Chivers FS, Doshi KB, Chang-Miller A. Positive HLA-B27 and sacroiliitis is not always spondyloarthritis. Int J Rheum Dis. 2019 Dec; 22 (12):2213-2217 Epub 2019 Nov 10
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  18. Rayfield C, Mertz L, Kelemen K, Aslam F. Vasculitis on brain angiography is not always vasculitis: intravascular large B-cell lymphoma mimicking central nervous system vasculitis. BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Aug 26; 12 (8)
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  19. Cheema R, Chang-Miller A, Aslam F. Myalgia with Elevated Inflammatory Markers in an Obese Young Female: Fibromyalgia or Polymyalgia Rheumatica? Am J Case Rep. 2019 May 8; 20:659-663 Epub 2019 May 08
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  20. Aslam F, Cheema RS, Feinstein M, Chang-Miller A. Neutropaenia and splenomegaly without arthritis: think rheumatoid arthritis. BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Jul 11; 2018 Epub 2018 July 11
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  21. Parsons AM, Zuniga LA, Hoxworth JM, Lyons M, Aslam F, Goodman BP. Rheumatoid Meningitis: A Case Review. Neurologist. 2018 May; 23 (3):83-85
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  22. Aslam F, Khan NA. Tools for the Assessment of Comorbidity Burden in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Front Med (Lausanne). 2018; 5:39 Epub 2018 Feb 16
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  23. Aslam F, Flug JA, Yonan Y, Noland SS. Erosive Arthritis, Fibromatosis, and Keloids: A Rare Dermatoarthropathy. Case Rep Rheumatol. 2018; 2018:3893846 Epub 2018 Apr 22
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  24. Aslam F, Fox M, Chang-Miller A. Ultrasound for the rheumatologist - focal myositis. Acta Reumatol Port. 2017 Oct-Dec; 42 (4):336-338
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  25. Aslam F, Michet C Jr. My Treatment Approach to Gout. Mayo Clin Proc. 2017 Aug; 92 (8):1234-1247
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  26. Malik UT, Aslam F. Ultrasound for the rheumatologist - Subcutaneous Sarcoidosis. Acta Reumatol Port. 2016 Oct-Dec; 41: (4)376-377.
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  27. Aslam F, Matteson EL. Polyarthritis as a Rare Presentation of Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016 Aug; 68 (8):2056
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  28. Aslam F, Bandeali SJ, Crowson C, Alam M. Cardiac Function and Diastolic Dysfunction in Behcet's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int J Rheumatol. 2016; 2016:9837184 Epub 2016 May 10
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  29. Gron KL, Ornbjerg LM, Hetland ML, Aslam F, Khan NA, Jacobs JW, Henrohn D, Rasker JJ, Kauppi MJ, Lang HC, Mota LM, Aggarwal A, Yamanaka H, Badsha H, Gossec L, Cutolo M, Ferraccioli G, Gremese E, Bong Lee E, Inanc N, Direskeneli H, Taylor P, Huisman M, Alten R, Pohl C, Oyoo O, Stropuviene S, Drosos AA, Kerzberg E, Ancuta C, Mofti A, Bergman M, Detert J, Selim ZI, Abda EA, Rexhepi B, Sokka T. The association of fatigue, comorbidity burden, disease activity, disability and gross domestic product in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Results from 34 countries participating in the Quest-RA program. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2014 Nov-Dec; 32: (6)869-77.
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  30. Aslam F, Bandeali SJ, Khan NA, Alam M. Diastolic dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis and systematic review. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2013 Apr; 65: (4)534-43.
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  31. Aslam F, Pandey T, Lipsmeyer E. Arthritis, clubbing and periosteal reaction in liver failure. Acta Reumatol Port. 2013 Apr-Jun; 38: (2)131-2.
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  32. Aslam F, Bandeali SJ, Lu L. An unusual case of Grey Turner's sign. Intern Med. 2013; 52: (1)167.
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  33. Aslam F, Bannout F, Russell EB. Cranial nerve palsies: sarcoidosis to systemic lupus erythematosus. Case Rep Rheumatol. 2013; 2013:175261.
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  34. Aslam F. Holiday reading: Spiritual currency. CMAJ. 2012 Dec 11; 184: (18)2028.
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  35. Ng B, Aslam F, Petersen NJ, Yu HJ, Suarez-Almazor ME. Identification of rheumatoid arthritis patients using an administrative database: a Veterans Affairs study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2012 Oct; 64: (10)1490-6.
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  36. Aslam F, Kolpakchi A, Musher D, Lu L. Unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis in a diabetic patient: a case of trepopnea. J Gen Intern Med. 2011 May; 26: (5)555-8.
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  37. Aslam F, Ng B. "You never asked doc., I do fish". Clin Rheumatol. 2010 Jun; 29: (6)691-3.
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  38. Imam SZ, Rehman F, Zeeshan MM, Maqsood B, Asrar S, Fatima N, Aslam F, Khawaja MR. Perceptions and practices of a pakistani population regarding cervical cancer screening. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2008 Jan-Mar; 9: (1)42-4.
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  39. Sabri AA, Qayyum MA, Saigol NU, Zafar K, Aslam F. Comparing knowledge of diabetes mellitus among rural and urban diabetics. Mcgill J Med. 2007 Jul; 10: (2)87-9.
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  40. Qayyum MA, Sabri AA, Aslam F. Medical aspects taken for granted. Mcgill J Med. 2007 Jan; 10: (1)47-9.
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  41. Husen YA, Nadeem N, Aslam F, Shah MA. Tuberculosis of the scapula. J Pak Med Assoc. 2006 Jul; 56: (7)336-8.
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  42. Aslam F, Syed JA, Nadeem N, Hussain S. Acute urinary retention as a result of a bladder diverticulum. Int J Urol. 2006 May; 13: (5)628-30.
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  43. Ali SS, Zafar A, Muzaffar S, Aslam F, Khan JA. Bilateral breast enlargement due to Trichophyton rubrum. Breast. 2006 Apr; 15: (2)263-5.
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  44. Aslam F, Shakir M, Qayyum MA. Why medical students are crucial to the future of research in South Asia. PLoS Med. 2005 Nov; 2: (11)e322.
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  45. Aslam F, Waheed A. An audit of the students' corner of Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. J Pak Med Assoc. 2005 Nov; 55: (11)517-9.
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  46. Khan JA, Akbani F, Malik A, Kazi GN, Aslam F, Hussain SF. Effect of providing free sputum microscopy service to private practitioners on case notification to National Tuberculosis Control Program. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2005 Oct-Dec; 17: (4)31-5.
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  47. Khan JA, Aslam F, Fatimi SH, Ahmed R. Cough, fever and a cavitary lung lesion--an intrapulmonary teratoma. J Postgrad Med. 2005 Oct-Dec; 51: (4)330-1.
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  48. Husen YA, Nadeem N, Aslam F, Bhaila I. Primary splenic hydatid cyst: a case report with characteristic imaging appearance. J Pak Med Assoc. 2005 May; 55: (5)219-21.
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  49. Aslam F, Bhaila I, Nadeem N, Fadoo Z. Salmonella typhi-infected lung hydatid cyst. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005 Mar; 24: (3)270-2.
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  50. Ashraf O, Zubairi AB, Aslam F, Ashraf K, Muzaffar S. A case of non-resolving cough and weight loss. J Pak Med Assoc. 2005 Mar; 55: (3)127-30.
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  51. Jafary FH, Aslam F, Mahmud H, Waheed A, Shakir M, Afzal A, Qayyum MA, Akram J, Khan IS, Haque IU. Cardiovascular health knowledge and behavior in patient attendants at four tertiary care hospitals in Pakistan--a cause for concern. BMC Public Health. 2005; 5:124.
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  52. Aslam F, Qayyum MA, Mahmud H, Qasim R, Haque IU. Attitudes and practices of postgraduate medical trainees towards research--a snapshot from Faisalabad. J Pak Med Assoc. 2004 Oct; 54: (10)534-6.
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  53. Aslam F, Mahmud H, Waheed A. Cardiovascular health--behaviour of medical students in Karachi. J Pak Med Assoc. 2004 Sep; 54: (9)492-5.
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  54. Ashraf O, Aslam F, Irfan M, Zubairi AB, Azeemuddin M. Percutaneous embolisation and transverse myelitis: a rare association. J Pak Med Assoc. 2004 Jun; 54: (6)340-1.
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