Joseph Shimon Kass, M.D., J.D., FAAN
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Joseph Shimon Kass, M.D., J.D., FAAN
Professor
Positions
- Professor
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Neurology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, and Medical Ethics & Health Policy
Baylor College of Medicine
Addresses
- Department of Neurology (Office)
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Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center
McNair Campus
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Education
- Clinical Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine
- 06/2007 - Houston, Texas United States
- Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry
- Residency at Baylor College of Medicine
- 06/2005 - Houston, Texas United States
- Neurology
- Internship at Baylor College of Medicine
- 06/2002 - Houston, Texas United States
- Internal Medicine
- JD from Columbia University School of Law
- 05/1994 - New York, New York United States
- MD from Baylor College of Medicine
- 05/2001 - Houston, Texas United States
- BA from Amherst College
- 05/1989 - Amherst, Massachusetts United States
- Russian
Certifications
- Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry
- United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties
Honors & Awards
- 2012 Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Faculty Excellence Award for Educational Leadership
- Baylor College of Medicine
- 2010 Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching and Evaluation
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Member of the Academy of Distinguished Educators
- This award recognizes the educational scholarship of faculty members involved in all of the educational missions of Baylor College of Medicine.
- 2016 Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching & Evaluation
- Baylor College of Medicine (07/2016)
- Rising Star Award
- Baylor College of Medicine (06/2016)
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- Baylor College of Medicine
Professional Interests
- Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry
- Neuro-HIV
- Neurohospitalist
- Vascular Neurology
- Medical Education
- Alzheimer's Disease
Websites
Comprehensive list of publications and presentations
VIICTR Research Database
Selected Publications
- Abers MS, Shandera WX, Kass JS "Neurological and psychiatric adverse effects of antiretroviral drugs." CNS Drugs. 2014 Feb;28(2):131-45. Pubmed PMID: 24362768
- Murthy SB, Chmayssani M, Shah S, Goldsmith CE, Kass JS "Clinical and radiologic spectrum of corpus callosum infarctions: Clues to the etiology.." J Clin Neurosci. 2013 Jan;20(1):175-7. Pubmed PMID: 23010429
- Murthy SB, Izadyar S, Dhamne M, Kass JS, Goldsmith CE "Osmotic demyelination syndrome: variable clinical and radiologic response to intravenous immunoglobulin therapy.." Neurol. Sci.. 2013 Apr;34(4):581-4. Pubmed PMID: 22491911
- Mayer RR, Warmouth GM, Troxell M, Adesina AM, Kass JS "Glioblastoma multiforme of the conus medullaris in a 28-year-old female: A case report and review of the literature." Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2012;114(3):275-7. Pubmed PMID: 22040726
- Friedlander MJ, Andrews L, Armstrong EG, Aschenbrenner C, Kass JS, Ogden P, Schwartzstein R, Viggiano TR "What can medical education learn from the neurobiology of learning?." Acad Med. 2011 Apr;86(4):415-20. Pubmed PMID: 21346504
- Kung DH, Hubenthal EA, Kwan JY, Shelburne SA, Goodman JC, Kass JS "Toxoplasmosis myelopathy and myopathy in an AIDS patient: a case of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome?." Neurologist. 2011 Jan;17(1):49-51. Pubmed PMID: 21192196
- Wible EF, Kass JS, Lopez GA "A report of fetal demise during therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest.." Neurocrit Care. 2010 Oct;13(2):239-42. Pubmed PMID: 20559755
- Hannawi Y, Goldsmith CE, Kass JS, Olar A, Ubogu EE, Kalkonde YV "A Case of Severe Chronic Progressive Axonal Polyradiculoneuropathy Temporally Associated With Anti-CV2/CRMP5 Antibodies." J Clin Neuromuscul Dis. 2013;15(1):13-8. Pubmed PMID: 23965404
- Jawaid A, Riby DM, Egridere S, Schmolck H, Kass JS, Schulz PE "Approachability in Williams syndrome.." Neuropsychologia. 2010 Apr;48(5):1521-3. Pubmed PMID: 20035775
- Abers MS, Iluonakhamhe EK, Goldsmith CE, Kass JS "Central nervous system vasculitis secondary to systemic sclerosis." J Clin Neurosci. 2013;20(8):1168-70. Pubmed PMID: 23664129
- Murthy SB, Khalaf N, Shah S, Ma B, Goldsmith CE, Kass JS "Churg-Strauss syndrome: an uncommon cause of intracerebral hemorrhage." JAMA Neurol. 2014;70(12):1580-1. Pubmed PMID: 24126465
- Kass JS, Button JH, Chiou-Tan FY "F-wave hyperexcitability in Isaac syndrome.." Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2008 Apr;87(4):339. Pubmed PMID: 18356625
- Friedman DE, Kung DH, Laowattana S, Kass JS, Hrachovy RA, Levin HS "Identifying depression in epilepsy in a busy clinical setting is enhanced with systematic screening.." Seizure. 2009 Jul;18(6):429-33. Pubmed PMID: 19409813
- Hannon PM, Kuo SH, Strutt AM, York MK, Kass JS "Improvement of neurological symptoms and memory and emotional status in a case of seronegative Sneddon syndrome with cyclophosphamide.." Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2010 Jul;112(6):544-7. Pubmed PMID: 20444540
- Kass JS, Shandera WX "Nervous system effects of antituberculosis therapy.." CNS Drugs. 2010 Aug 1;24(8):655-67. Pubmed PMID: 20658798
- Serpa JA, Graviss EA, Kass JS, White AC "Neurocysticercosis in Houston, Texas: an update.." Medicine (Baltimore). 2011 Jan;90(1):81-6. Pubmed PMID: 21200189
- Shandera WX, Kass JS "Neurocysticercosis: current knowledge and advances.." Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2006 Nov;6(6):453-9. Pubmed PMID: 17074279
- Chiou-Tan FY, Bloodworth DM, Kass JS, Li X, Gavagan TF, Mattox K, Rintala DH "Physical medicine and rehabilitation conditions in the Astrodome clinic after hurricane Katrina.." Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2007 Sep;86(9):762-9. Pubmed PMID: 17710001
- Harrell JS, Chiou-Tan FY, Zhang H, Kass JS, Taber KH "Procedure-oriented sectional anatomy of the shoulder.." J Comput Assist Tomogr.;33(5):814-7. Pubmed PMID: 19820518
- Kung DH, Qiu C, Kass JS "Psychiatric Manifestations of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis in a Man without Tumor.." Psychosomatics.;52(1):82-5. Pubmed PMID: 21300200
- Chiou-Tan FY, Miller JS, Zhang H, Kass JS, Taber KH "Sectional neuroanatomy of the lumbosacral spine (L1-S5).." J Comput Assist Tomogr.;31(5):826-9. Pubmed PMID: 17895800
- Kass JS, Chiou-Tan FY, Harrell JS, Zhang H, Taber KH "Sectional neuroanatomy of the pelvic floor.." J Comput Assist Tomogr.;34(3):473-7. Pubmed PMID: 20498557
- Jawaid A, Rademakers R, Kass JS, Kalkonde Y, Schulz PE "Traumatic brain injury may increase the risk for frontotemporal dementia through reduced progranulin.." Neurodegener Dis. 2009;6(41400):219-20. Pubmed PMID: 20145419
- Krishnan RS, Lewis AT, Kass JS, Hsu S "Ultraviolet recall-like phenomenon occurring after piperacillin, tobramycin, and ciprofloxacin therapy.." J. Am. Acad. Dermatol.. 2001 Jun;44(6):1045-7. Pubmed PMID: 11369921
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