Rahat Noor, MD
Associate Professor
Department:
SOM-Medicine-HOSP
Email:
rnoor@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 815-2869
Biography
Dr. Rahat Noor is from Karachi, Pakistan, and obtained his medical degree from Aga Khan University Medical College. He completed his internal medicine residency at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI. After a two-year fellowship in melanoma oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, he went on to complete a geriatrics fellowship at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX. He has participated in multiple clinical trials and has several publications. He subsequently went on to practice hospital medicine at Merit Health River Region in Vicksburg, MS, before joining the UMMC family as an assistant professor in our department.
Dr. Noor assumed the role of Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program in 2018 and his special interest lies in quality improvement and patient safety. In addition to his clinical and academic responsibilities, he also serves on multiple committees within the institution.
Education
| University of Texas Medical Branch, Geriatrics Fellowship | 2012 |
| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Melanoma Oncology Fellowship | 2011 |
| William Beaumont Hospital, Internal Medicine Residency | 2009 |
| The Aga Khan University, MBBS, Medical School | 2003 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Professional Development and Certificate Program: Diversity and Inclusion Champion, The University of Mississippi Medical Center | 06/2020 - Present |
| Certification, Quality and Safety Educators Academy, Society of Hospital Medicine | 02/2019 - Present |
| Certification, Professional Development and Certificate Program: Preparing for Success, The University of Mississippi Medical Center | 01/2019 - Present |
| Certification, Excellent Teacher: Faculty Edition, The University of Mississippi Medical Center | 11/2018 - Present |
| Re-certification, American Board of Internal Medicine | 11/2018 - Present |
| Certification, Basic Certificate in Quality & Safety, Institute for Healthcare Improvement | 08/2018 - Present |
| Licensure, DEA License, United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control Division | 10/2012 - 10/2021 |
| Licensure, Mississippi Board of Medical Licensure | 06/2012 - Present |
| Certification, American Board of Medical Specialties - Geriatric Medicine | 11/2012 - Present |
| Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine | 08/2009 - Present |
Current Positions
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 07/2021 - Present |
| Associate Program Director Internal Medicine Residency, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 07/2018 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 03/2016 - 06/2021 |
| Hospitalist, Merit Health River Region, Vicksburg, MS, Department of Medicine | 03/2013 - 03/2016 |
| Bone Marrow Transplant Coordinator, The Aga Khan University, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 01/2005 - 03/2006 |
| Research Assistant, The Aga Khan University, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 12/2003 - 12/2004 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, ACP's "I Raise the Rates" initiative, American College of Physicians | 11/2020 - Present |
| Extramural, Chronic Venous Thrombosis: Relief With Adjunctive Catheter-Directed Therapy (The C-TRACT Trial) (C-TRACT), Washington University School of Medicine | 07/2020 - Present |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Wang J, Wei C, Noor R, Burke A, McIntyre S, Bedikian AY Surveillance for brain metastases in patients receiving systemic therapy for advanced melanoma Melanoma Res. 2014 Feb;24(1):54-60 | 2014 |
| Noor R, Bedikian AY, Mahoney S, Bassett R Jr, Kim KB, Papadopoulos NE, Hwu WJ, Hwu P, Homsi J Comparison of two dosing schedules of palonosetron for the prevention of nausea and vomiting due to interleukin-2-based biochemotherapy Support Care Cancer. 2012 Oct;20(10):2583-8 | 2012 |
| Alvarado G, Noor R, Bassett R, Papadopoulos NE, Kim KB, Hwu WJ, Bedikian A, Patel S, Hwu P, Davies MA Risk of intracranial hemorrhage with anticoagulation therapy in melanoma patients with brain metastases Melanoma Res. 2012 Aug;22(4):310-5 | 2012 |
| Noor R, Trinh VA, Kim KB, Hwu WJ BRAF-targeted therapy for metastatic melanoma: rationale, clinical activity and safety Clin Invest 2011 Aug;1(8):1127-39 | 2011 |
| Hakeem A, Reza S, Moinuddin S, Bhatti S, Khalid I, Noor R, Mahmood K Cirrhosis in Werner's syndrome: an unusual presentation of premature aging Med Sci Monit. 2007 May;13(5):CS61-6 | 2007 |
| Raza S, Hakeem A, Moinuddin S, Noor R, Malhi UR, Razi S. An insight into the Brugada Syndrome. Pakistan J Cardiol. Aug 2005; 16(2)67-80. | 2005 |
| Ali NS, Azam SI, Noor R Women's beliefs and practices regarding food restrictions during pregnancy and lactation: a hospital based study J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. Jul-Sep 2004;16(3):29-31 | 2004 |
| Ali NS, Azam SI, Noor R Women's perception about food properties in a tertiary care hospital J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2003 Sep;13(9):501-3 | 2003 |
| Ali NS, Azam SI, Noor R Women's beliefs regarding food restrictions during common childhood illnesses: a hospital based study J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. Jan-Mar 2003;15(1):26-8 | 2003 |
Abstracts | |
| Noor R, Wei C, Papadopoulos NE, Kim KB, Hwu WJ, Davies MA, Hwu P, Homsi J, McIntyre SE, Bedikian AY. Frequency of radiologically confirmed brain metastasis from time of diagnosis of stage IV disease in patients with melanoma. American Society of Clinical Oncology, Annual Meeting 2010; Abstract ID: 51354 | 2010 |
Presentations
| Poster Presentation, Geographic Variation of Systemic Sclerosis Related Mortality in the United States., Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, New Orleans, LA | 02/2024 |
| Poster Presentation, Unexpected Culprit: Hepatic Transaminases >1000 U/L Unveiling an Uncommon Scenario., Southern Society of General Internal Medicine, New Orleans, LA | 02/2024 |
| Poster Presentation, Mortality Trends by Age, Sex and Race Related to Inflammatory Bowel Disease in United States, 1999-2019; CDC Wonder., Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, New Orleans | 02/2024 |
| Poster Presentation, A Qualitative Assessment of Residents’ Systems Lenses. Goals of Life & Learning Delineated (GOL2D) - AMA Reimagining Residency., AMA Health Systems Science Summit 2022, Chicago, IL | 12/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, Spontaneous diabetic myonecrosis with abscess formation in poorly controlled Diabetes Mellitus., American College of Physicians - MS Chapter Abstract Day, Jackson, MS | 10/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, Liver Cirrhosis Presenting as Accelerated ntravascular Coagulation and Fibrinolysis., American College of Physicians - MS Chapter Abstract Day, Jackson, MS | 10/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, A rose by another name: Martorell ulcer, an under-recognized cause of chronic lower extremity wound., American College of Physicians - MS Chapter Abstract Day, Jackson, MS | 10/2022 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Resident-led Quality Improvement: From Start to Finish, Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, New Orleans, LA | 02/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, Thicker than blood: Hyper-viscosity in a patient severe hypertriglyceridemia. (Poster accepted, although meeting was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic), American College of Physicians - MS/AL Chapters Scientific and Educational Meeting 2020, Hoover, AL (Planned) | 04/2020 |
| Poster Presentation, Iron Overload: A Case of Iron Pill-Induced Gastritis. (Poster accepted, although meeting was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic), American College of Physicians - MS/AL Chapters Scientific and Educational Meeting 2020, Hoover, AL (Planned) | 04/2020 |
| Poster Presentation, Quality Improvement Project: Appropriate utilization of proton-pump inhibitors in hospital patients, American College of Physicians Mississippi Chapter Abstract Day 2019, Jackson, MS | 10/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, White Bile, Dark Prognosis: A Case of White Bile Syndrome in Obstructive Pancreatic Cancer, American College of Physicians Mississippi Chapter Abstract Day 2019, Jackson, MS | 10/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Haff Disease in the setting of Cocaine Use, American College of Physicians Mississippi Chapter Abstract Day 2019, Jackson, MS | 10/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Small vessel vasculitis can be a big problem, American College of Physicians Mississippi Chapter Abstract Day 2019, Jackson, MS | 10/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Implementation of a Six-Month Wellness Curriculum for PGY-1 Residents, Society of General Internal Medicine - Southern Regional Meeting 2019 | 02/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Implementing and Conducting a PDSA Cycle Based Quality Improvement Program, Society of General Internal Medicine - Southern Regional Meeting 2019 | 02/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Anything but typical syncope: A case of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, American College of Physicians Mississippi Chapter Abstract Day 2018 | 10/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Invasive fungal sinusitis in a non-immunocompromised patient, American College of Physicians Mississippi Chapter Abstract Day 2018 | 10/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Isolated Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis, American College of Physicians Mississippi Chapter Abstract Day 2018 | 10/2018 |
| Platform Presentations, Under the Clock: A Rapidly Progressing Mycotic Aneurysm Rupture of Common Iliac Artery Secondary to Systemic Salmonella Infection, American College of Physicians Mississippi Chapter Abstract Day 2018 | 10/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Anatomic Abnormalities: Unusual Potential Causes of Pulmonary Embolism, American College of Physicians Mississippi Chapter Abstract Day 2018 | 10/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Spontaneous Tumor Lysis Syndrome in Disseminated Germ Cell Carcinoma, Society of General Internal Medicine - Southern Regional Meeting 2018 | 02/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis Presenting as an Adnexal Mass, Society of General Internal Medicine - Southern Regional Meeting 2018 | 02/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Primary Non-Typhoidal Salmonella Bacteremia in Middle-Aged Adult: A Case Report, American College of Physicians Mississippi Chapter Abstract Day 2017, Jackson, MS | 10/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Acute Portal Vein Thrombosis in Well-Compensated Cirrhosis, American College of Physicians Mississippi Chapter Abstract Day 2017, Jackson, MS | 10/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Bad to the Bone: Chasing the Culprit of Persistent MSSA Bacteremia, American College of Physicians Mississippi Chapter Abstract Day 2017, Jackson, MS | 10/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Spontaneous Tumor Lysis Syndrome in Disseminated Germ Cell Carcinoma, American College of Physicians Mississippi Chapter Abstract Day 2017, Jackson, MS | 10/2017 |
| Platform Presentations, A single-center experience of concurrent chemo-radiation as neoadjuvant therapy in stage III non-small cell lung cancer: Outcomes and survival evaluation, William Beaumont Hospital Internal Medicine Research Seminar 2009, Royal Oak, MI | 03/2009 |
| Poster Presentation, A case report of spontaneous pre-treatment tumor lysis syndrome in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, American College of Physicians - Michigan Chapter Meeting Sep 2007, Kalamazoo, MI | 09/2007 |
| Platform Presentations, Case report of peri-neural spread of sino-nasal sarcoidosis: A new face of an old nemesis, American College of Physicians - Michigan Chapter Meeting Sep 2007, Kalamazoo, MI | 09/2007 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Academy for Excellence in Education, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2023 |
| Full membership for Master's of Science of Clinical Investigation Program, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Graduate School in the Health Sciences | 2023 |
| Recognized for clinical productivity, citizenship and practice of clinical medicine, UMMC Department of Medicine | 2020 |
| Trailblazer Teaching Award, UMMC SOM - Office of Medical Education | 2020 |
| Academic Scholarship: Leadership and Organizing for Change course, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) | 2019 |
Professional Membership and Service
| Southern Regional Meeting, Abstract Reviewer, Southern Regional Meeting 2025 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM), Abstract Reviewer, Academic Internal Medicine Week 2025 | 2024 |
| American Medical Association, Annual Meeting, AMA Change MedEd Meeting | 2023 |
| American Medical Association, Annual Meeting, AMA Accelerating Change in Medical Education Fall Consortium Meeting | 2023 |
| American Medical Association, Annual Meeting, AMA Health Systems Science Summit 2022 | 2022 |
| Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, Fellow | 2022 - Present |
| ACP - MS Chapter, ACP Debate Judge, ACP Resident's Council - Annual Debate | 2022 |
| American College of Physicians, Poster Session Judge, American College of Physicians Annual Meeting (Virtual Meeting) 2020 | 2020 |
| American College of Physicians, Abstract Reviewer, American College of Physicians - Alabama/Mississippi Regional Meeting 2020 | 2020 |
| American Geriatrics Society, Abstract Reviewer, American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2020 | 2020 |
| American College of Physicians, Abstract Reviewer, American College of Physicians Annual Meeting 2020 | 2020 |
| Society of Hospital Medicine, Abstract Reviewer, Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting 2020 | 2020 |
| Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), Fellow | 2019 - Present |
| Society of Hospital Medicine, Abstract Reviewer, Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting 2019 | 2019 |
| American Geriatrics Society, Abstract Reviewer, American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2019 | 2019 |
| Society of Hospital Medicine, Poster Session Judge, Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting 2019 | 2019 |
| Society of Hospital Medicine - Gulf States Chapter, Expert Panelist, Hospitalist 101 Career Panel Discussion | 2018 |
| Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine, Member | 2018 - Present |
| American Geriatrics Society, Abstract Reviewer, American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2018 | 2018 |
| Aga Khan University Alumni Association of North America (AKUAANA), Member | 2018 - Present |
| American College of Physicians (ACP), Fellow | 2018 - Present |
| ACP - MS Chapter, Abstract Reviewer, American College of Physicians (ACP) - MS Chapter Abstract Day 2017 | 2017 |
| ACP - MS Chapter, Judge, American College of Physicians (ACP) - MS Chapter Abstract Day 2017 | 2017 |
| Society of Hospital Medicine, Member | 2011 - Present |
| American Medical Association (AMA), Member | 2011 - Present |
| American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Member | 2010 - Present |
| American Geriatrics Society (AGS), Member | 2009 - Present |
| American College of Physicians (ACP), Member | 2006 - Present |
Committee Service
| School of Medicine - Continuous Quality Improvement Subcommittee, Member | 2020 - Present |
| Documentation Education Team, UMMC, Jackson, MS, Task Force Chair | 2020 - Present |
| Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Department of Medicine, UMMC, Jackson, MS, Member | 2020 - Present |
| Morbidity & Mortality Review Committee, Department of Medicine, UMMC, Jackson, MS, Member | 2020 - Present |
| Documentation Oversight Committee, UMMC, Jackson, MS, Member | 2020 - Present |
| COVID-19 Sub-Task Force on Education, Department of Medicine, UMMC, Jackson, MS, Task Force Member | 2020 - Present |
| Clinical Learning Environment Committee, UMMC, Jackson, MS, Member | 2019 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS INTERVIEW, Member | 2019 - Present |
| House Officer Selection Committee, Department of Medicine, UMMC, Jackson, MS, Member | 2018 - Present |
| 209-566 Adult Hospital Medical-Surgical Beds Build Out, UMMC, Jackson, MS, Member | 2018 - Present |
| Internal Medicine/Emergency Department Working Group, UMMC, Jackson, MS, Task Force Member | 2018 - Present |
| Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, Data Sub-Committee, Graduate Medical Education (GME), UMMC, Jackson, MS, Member | 2018 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-RESIDENCY REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE, Member | 2018 - Present |
| Internal Medicine Program Evaluation Committee, Department of Medicine, UMMC, Jackson, MS, Member | 2018 - Present |
| Continuing Medical Education Conference Committee, Department of Medicine, UMMC, Jackson, MS, Member | 2018 - Present |
| House Officer Selection Committee, Department of Medicine, UMMC, Jackson, MS, Member | 2017 - 2018 |
| Quality Improvement Initiative - Developing Discharge Readiness Toolkit, UMMC, Jackson, MS, Member | 2017 - 2018 |
| Utilization Review Committee, UMMC, Jackson, MS, Member | 2017 - Present |
| Physician Advisor and Secondary Reviewer, UMMC, Jackson, MS, Member | 2017 - Present |
| Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee, UMMC, Jackson, MS, Member | 2016 - Present |
| Multi-drug Resistant Organism Task Force, UMMC, Jackson, MS, Task Force Member | 2016 - 2016 |
| Utilization Review Committee, Merit Health River Region, Vicksburg, MS, Member | 2015 - 2016 |
| Stroke Operations Committee, Merit Health River Region, Vicksburg, MS, Steering Comittee Member | 2015 - 2016 |
| Patient Safety Committee, Merit Health River Region, Vicksburg, MS, Chair | 2015 - 2016 |
| Severe Sepsis Collaborative, Merit Health River Region, Vicksburg, MS, Steering Comittee Member | 2014 - 2016 |
| Case Management and Length of Stay Committee, Merit Health River Region, Vicksburg, MS, Member | 2014 - 2016 |
| Physician Clinical Automation Leadership Forum (EHR Implementation), Merit Health River Region, Vicksburg, MS, Steering Comittee Member | 2013 - 2014 |
Other Service
| Mentor, Coach and mentor our Internal Medicine residents for ACP's initiative to raise the adult immunization rates in Primary Care | 11/2020 - Present |
| Mentor, Coach and mentor 2 programs for ACP's initiative to raise the adult immunization rates in Primary Care | 11/2020 - Present |
| American College of Physicians Leadership Academy, Capstone Project Reviewer 2020 | 02/2020 - 05/2020 |
| Division of Hospital Medicine, Website Development | 10/2019 - 06/2020 |
| American College of Physicians - Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP) 19 (in print), General Internal Medicine II - Ear, Nose, Mouth, and Throat Disorders, External Peer-Review | 07/2019 - 04/2020 |
| American College of Physicians - Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP) 19 (in print), General Internal Medicine II - Hospital Medicine Principles and Perioperative Medicine, External Peer-Review | 07/2019 - 04/2020 |
| American College of Physicians - Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP) 19 (in print), General Internal Medicine I - Common Musculoskeletal Problems, External Peer-Review | 07/2019 - 04/2020 |
| DOM Resident Research Mentor, Mentor | 07/2018 - Present |
| Professional Coach for House Staff | 07/2017 - 06/2018 |
| Preceptor, Physician Assistant (PA) Students, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS | 2014 - 12/2015 |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Professionalism in Medicine | 2020 |
| Medicine, Facilitator, Internal Medicine Morning Report | 2020 - 2020 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Internal Medicine Quality Improvement Curriculum | 2019 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Internal Medicine Hospitalist Elective | 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Quality Improvement: What, Why and How | 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Quality Improvement: Improvement Capability | 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, 992 - What? An introduction to Evaluation and Management Coding | 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Intern Curriculum: Altered Mental Status | 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Professionalism for Intern Orientation | 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Patient Safety and Error Reporting | 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Faculty Development: Basics of Health System Science and Mentoring Quality Improvement Projects | 2019 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Internal Medicine Consult Service | 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Course Director, Quality Improvement Projects | 2018 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Preceptor, Introduction to Medical Profession 2 | 2018 |
| Medicine, Facilitator, Internal Medicine Morning Report | 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Facilitator, Internal Medicine Morning Report | 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Facilitator, Internal Medicine Morning Report | 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Preceptor, Introduction to Medical Profession 2 | 2017 |
| Medicine, Facilitator, Internal Medicine Morning Report | 2017 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Facilitator, Internal Medicine Morning Report | 2017 - 2017 |
| Medicine, Facilitator, Internal Medicine Morning Report | 2017 - 2018 |
Directed Student Learning
| Preceptor, Introduction to the Medical Profession 2 Advised: Melissa Pippin, Haley Caldwell | 2018 - 2019 |
| Preceptor, Introduction to the Medical Profession 2 Advised: Ashley Brown, Ryan Chapman | 2017 - 2018 |
| Preceptor | 2016 - Present |
Fellows supervised
| Master's of Science of Clinical Investigation, Research Advisor, 0 fellows supervised | 07/2022 - 06/2024 |
Residency Training
| Elective in Hospital Medicine, Attending Physician | 2019 - Present |
| Internal Medicine Residency Program, Assoc. Program Director | 2018 - Present |
| Inpatient Medicine Consult Service, Attending Physician | 2016 - Present |
| Internal Medicine Inpatient Wards, Attending Physician | 2016 - Present |