Jasia Mahdi, MD

Assistant Professor

Email

jasia.mahdi@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor: Pediatrics - Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, US

Director of Neuro-Oncology for the Division of Pediatric Neurology: Baylor College of Medicine

Education

BA from Southern Methodist University: 05/2011 - Dallas, TX, USA; History

BS from Southern Methodist University: 05/2011 - Dallas, Texas, United States; Biochemistry

MD from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine: 05/2015 - Nashville, TN

Residency at Washington University School of Medicine/St. Louis Children's Hospital: 06/2020 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States; Child Neurology

Residency at Washington University School of Medicine/St. Louis Children's Hospital: 06/2017 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States; Pediatrics

Fellowship at Stanford University: 06/2022 - Stanford, California, United States; The Beverly and Bernard Wolfe Fellow in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology

Fellowship at Stanford University: 06/2022 - Stanford, California, United States; Pediatric Neuro-Immuno-Oncology

Certifications

Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Neuro-Oncology Board Certification: United Council of Neurologic Subspecialties

Texas Medical License: Texas Medical Board

Honors & Awards

The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation

Selected Publications

Mahdi J, Dietrich J, Straathof K, Roddie C, Scott BJ, Davidson TB, Prolo LM, Batchelor TT, Campen CJ, Davis KL, Gust J, Lim M, Majzner RG, Park JR, Partap S, Ramakrishna S, Richards R, Schultz L, Vitanza NA, Wang LD, Mackall CL, Monje M.. " Tumor Inflammation-Associated Neurotoxicity (TIAN) " Nat Med.. ;
Pubmed PMID: 37024595.
Mahdi J, Bach A, Smith AE, Tomko SR, Fields ME, Griffith JL, Morris SM, Guerriero RM, Noetzel MJ, Guilliams KP, Agner SC. " Stroke Mimics are Not Benign in Immunocompromised Children " Stroke. ;
Pubmed PMID: 35862209.
Majzner RG, Ramakrishna S, Yeom KW, Patel S, Chinnasamy H, Schultz LM, Richards RM, Jiang L, Barsan V, Mancusi R, Geraghty AC, Good Z, Mochizuki AY, Gillespie SM, Toland AMS, Mahdi J*... Mackall CL, Monje M. " GD2-CAR T cell therapy for H3K27M-mutated diffuse midline gliomas " Nature. ;
Pubmed PMID: 35130560.
Mahdi J, Goyal MS, Griffith J, Morris SM, Gutmann DH. " Non-optic Pathway Tumors in Children with Neurofibromatosis type 1 " Neurology. ;
Pubmed PMID: 32300062.
5. Mahdi J, Shah AC, Sato A, Morris SM, McKinstry RC, Listernick R, Packer RJ, Fisher MJ, Gutmann DH. " A Multi-Institutional Study of Brainstem Gliomas in Individuals with Neurofibromatosis type 1 " Neurology. ;
Pubmed PMID: 28330960.
Griffith JL, Morris SM, Mahdi J*, Goyal MS, Hershey T, Gutmann DH. " Increased Prevalence of Brain Tumors Classified as T2 Hyperintensities in Neurofibromatosis 1 " Neurology: Clinical Practice.. ;
Pubmed PMID: 30140579.
Ladner TR, Mahdi J*, Gindville MC, Gordon A, Harris ZL, Crossman K, Pruthi S, Abramo TJ, Jordan LC. " Pediatric Acute Stroke Protocol Activation in a Children’s Hospital Emergency Department " Stroke. ;
Pubmed PMID: 26138119.
Ladner TR, Mahdi J*, Attia A, Froehler MT, Le T, Lorinc A, Mocco J, Naftel R, Newton A, Pruthi S, Tenenholz T, Vance EH, Wushensky C, Wellons JC III, Jordan LC.. " Experience with a Multidisciplinary Pediatric Neurovascular Conference for Complex Disease Management " Journal of Pediatric Neurology. ;
Pubmed PMID: 25693581.
9. Mahdi J, Ankati H, Gregory J, Tenner B, Biehl ER.. " Synthesis of (2-chlorophenyl)(phenyl) methanones and 2-(2-chlorophenyl)-1-phenylethanones by Friedel-Crafts acylation of 2-chlorobenzoic acids Using Microwave Heating. " Tetrahedron Letters. 2011 ;

Memberships

Society of Neuro-Oncology: Young Investigator's Committee Co-Chair

American Academy of Neurology

Child Neurology Society

Cancer Oncology Group: CCT CNS therapy Task Force

Phi Beta Kappa