Kavon Javaherian, MD, MBA

Assistant Professor

I am a career hospitalist with a background in business and innovation, and an interest in process improvement. My current focus at the VA is to improve care transitions between the inpatient and outpatient setting, and work to safely reduce the length of stay of long-term patients awaiting placement.

Education
MBA, 05/2019 - Business, Washington University in St. Louis
MD, 05/2019 - Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis
BSPH, BA, 05/2014 - Nutrition, Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Honors and Awards
  • Excellence in Public Health Award, U.S. Public Health Service, 2019
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Washington University in St. Louis, 2019
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society, Washington University in St. Louis, 2018
Websites
Publications

  1. Ganeshan S, Hsiang E, Peng T, Thomas N, Garcia-Grossman I, Javaherian K, Lyon Z, Vidyarthi A. Enabling patient communication for hospitalised patients during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Volume 7 of Issue 2. BMJ innovations 2021. PMID: 34192018


  2. Lyon ZM, Yang R, Savoie MB, Schear S, Dong J, Javaherian K, Hauser K, Sarkar U, Garcia-Grossman I. Rapid Implementation of a Volunteer-Run Service to Combat Social Isolation in Hospitalized Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic. 2021. PMID: 33764919


  3. Linderman SW, Appukutty AJ, Russo MV, Shah AP, Javaherian K. Advancing healthcare technology education and innovation in academia. Volume 38 of Issue 10. Nature biotechnology 2020. PMID: 33020629


  4. Xu R, Xing M, Javaherian K, Peters R, Ross W, Bernal-Mizrachi C. Improving HbA1c with Glucose Self-Monitoring in Diabetic Patients with EpxDiabetes, a Phone Call and Text Message-Based Telemedicine Platform: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Volume 26 of Issue 6. Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association 2019. PMID: 31621523


  5. Javaherian K, Newman BM, Weng H, Hassenstab J, Xiong C, Coble D, Fagan AM, Benzinger T, Morris JC. Examining the Complicated Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Cognitive Impairment in Preclinical Alzheimer Disease. Volume 33 of Issue 1. Alzheimer disease and associated disorders 2019. PMID: 30489279


  6. Soumya Banna, Megan L Landon, Nishkala Shivakumar, Catherine Xu, Kunjan Patel, Eric Sink, Robert Peters, Kavon Javaherian, Melvin Blanchard, Will Ross, Gregory Ewald, Wint Y Aung. Abstract 13: Consistent Remote Monitoring of Patients With Heart Failure Using Epxheartfailure: A Telemedicine Tool. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes 2018. PMID:


  7. Som A, Patel K, Sink E, Peters RM, Javaherian K, Groenendyk J, An T, Xu Z, Polites GM, Blanchard M, Ross W. A Novel Patient Engagement Platform Using Accessible Text Messages and Calls (Epharmix): Feasibility Study. Volume 1 of Issue 1. JMIR formative research 2017. PMID: 30684401


  8. Peters RM, Shivakumar N, Xu R, Javaherian K, Sink E, Patel K, Brown A, Huynh J, Blanchard M, Ross W, Byrd J. Assessing the Utility of a Novel SMS- and Phone-Based System for Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive Patients: Feasibility Study JMIR cardio 2017. PMID:


  9. Peters RM, Shivakumar N, Xu R, Javaherian K, Sink E, Patel K, Brown A, Huynh J, Blanchard M, Ross W, Byrd J. Assessing the Utility of a Novel SMS- and Phone-Based System for Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive Patients: Feasibility Study. Volume 1 of Issue 2. JMIR cardio 2017. PMID: 31758763


  10. Peters RM, Lui M, Patel K, Tian L, Javaherian K, Sink E, Xu R, Xu Z, Aung W, Zhou L, Huynh J, Polites G, Blanchard M, Som A, Ross W, Bernal-Mizrachi C. Improving Glycemic Control With a Standardized Text-Message and Phone-Based Intervention: A Community Implementation. Volume 2 of Issue 2. JMIR diabetes 2017. PMID: 30291063


  11. Chen RY, Feltes JR, Tzeng WS, Lu ZY, Pan M, Zhao N, Talkin R, Javaherian K, Glowinski A, Ross W. Phone-Based Interventions in Adolescent Psychiatry: A Perspective and Proof of Concept Pilot Study With a Focus on Depression and Autism. Volume 6 of Issue 6. JMIR research protocols 2017. PMID: 28623183


  12. Tricarico C, Peters R, Som A, Javaherian K, Ross W. EpxMedTracking: Feasibility Evaluation of an SMS-Based Medication Adherence Tracking System in Community Practice. Volume 6 of Issue 5. JMIR research protocols 2017. PMID: 28506954


  13. Stephanie Zhang, Robert Chen, Kavon Javaherian, Jacob Groenendyk, Michael Pan, Luigi Maccotta. Catching and counting seizures for patients with epilepsy using an automated telemedicine platform - EpxEpilepsy (P1.247). Neurology 2017. PMID:


  14. Ndugga N, Lightbourne TG, Javaherian K, Cabezas J, Verma N, Barritt AS, Bataller R. Disparities between research attention and burden in liver diseases: implications on uneven advances in pharmacological therapies in Europe and the USA. Volume 7 of Issue 3. BMJ open 2017. PMID: 28336739


  15. Craft JA, Hayden A, Jain R, Javaherian K. World Food Day: Taking a Bite Out of Hunger at Home and Abroad. Volume 112 of Issue 4. Missouri medicine 2015. PMID: 26455054


  16. Tjin Tham Sjin RM, Naspinski J, Birsner AE, Li C, Chan R, Lo KM, Gillies S, Zurakowski D, Folkman J, Samulski J, Javaherian K. Endostatin therapy reveals a U-shaped curve for antitumor activity. Volume 13 of Issue 6. Cancer gene therapy 2006. PMID: 16456550


  17. Kuo CJ, LaMontagne KR, Garcia-Cardeña G, Ackley BD, Kalman D, Park S, Christofferson R, Kamihara J, Ding YH, Lo KM, Gillies S, Folkman J, Mulligan RC, Javaherian K. Oligomerization-dependent regulation of motility and morphogenesis by the collagen XVIII NC1/endostatin domain. Volume 152 of Issue 6. The Journal of cell biology 2001. PMID: 11257123


  18. Beecken WD, Fernandez A, Joussen AM, Achilles EG, Flynn E, Lo KM, Gillies SD, Javaherian K, Folkman J, Shing Y. Effect of antiangiogenic therapy on slowly growing, poorly vascularized tumors in mice. Volume 93 of Issue 5. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2001. PMID: 11238700


  19. Bergers G, Javaherian K, Lo KM, Folkman J, Hanahan D. Effects of angiogenesis inhibitors on multistage carcinogenesis in mice. Volume 284 of Issue 5415. Science (New York, N.Y.) 1999. PMID: 10221914


  20. Ding YH, Javaherian K, Lo KM, Chopra R, Boehm T, Lanciotti J, Harris BA, Li Y, Shapiro R, Hohenester E, Timpl R, Folkman J, Wiley DC. Zinc-dependent dimers observed in crystals of human endostatin. Volume 95 of Issue 18. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 1998. PMID: 9724722