Laeth S . Nasir, MB,BS
Affiliate Professor
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School of Medicine
Family and Community Medicine
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Laeth S . Nasir, MB,BS
Affiliate Professor
Is Professor and Associate Dean for Community Medicine at Creighton University, and Graduate Program Faculty in the Creighton University Department of Medical Anthropology.
Dr Nasir earned his medical degree from the University of Jordan in 1987, subsequently completing a Fellowship from the Department of Surgery at Deaconess Beth Israel Hospital in Boston Massachusetts. After completing a residency in Family Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, he joined the faculty in 1992. He was promoted the rank of Professor in 2005.
In the 2003-04 academic year, Dr Nasir was awarded a J.William Fulbright Scholarship to teach and carry out research at the University of Jordan in Amman, Jordan. Over the years he has served as a consultant to a number of organizations, including the World Bank, USAID and UNRWA.
From 2009 to 2011, he served as Chairman of the Department of Family Medicine, as well as Acting Chair of Medical Education in the Faculty of Medicine at the United Arab Emirates University in the United Arab Emirates.
Dr Nasir has written on a variety of topics during his career. He has a special interest in cross cultural aspects of medical care, and is the primary author of the medical textbook, “Caring for Arab Patients; A Biopsychosocial Approach”. He also serves as a co-editor of “Taylors Principles and Practice of Family Medicine”. Currently he is working with Harvard University on a project that explores mental health care delivery in the primary care setting in Middle Eastern countries. Dr Nasir lectures nationally and internationally on primary care topics and medical education in Middle Eastern countries.
Teaching Interests
- Primary Care mental Health Delivery in the Middle East
Research Focus
Primary Care Mental Health in Arab Countries, Social Determinants of Health in Arab Countries, Medical Humanities Related to Arab PopulationsDepartment
Family and Community Medicine
Position
Affiliate Professor
Book, Chapter/Section
- Family Medicine
Nasir Laeth S., Lacroix Amy E., Anxiety and Stress in Young Adults [Book Chapter] 2022 - Family Medicine
Nasir Laeth S., Nasir Arwa, Behavioral Problems of Children [Book Chapter] 2022 - Family Medicine
Nasir Laeth S., Tu Alexander, Sinusitis, Tonsillitis, and Pharyngitis [Book Chapter] 2022 - Family Medicine : Principles and Practice
Nasir Laeth S., Managing Mentally Ill Patients in Primary Care [Book Chapter] 2017 - Family Medicine : Principles and Practice
Jobe Brian, Nasir Laeth S., Bites and Stings [Book Chapter] 2017 - Family Medicine : Principles and Practice
Nasir Laeth S., Selected Problems of Infancy and Childhood [Book Chapter] 2015 - Family Medicine : Principles and Practice
Nasir Laeth S., Managing Mentally Ill Patients in Primary Care [Book Chapter] 2015 - Family Medicine : Principles and Practice
Jobe Brian, Nasir Laeth S., Bites and Stings [Book Chapter] 2015 - Caring for Arab Patients
Khoury Brigitte, Nasir Laeth S, Khoury Michel R, Anxiety and somatoform disorders [Book Chapter] 2008 - Caring for Arab Patients
Nasir Laeth S, Depression, self-harm behavior and suicide [Book Chapter] 2008 - Caring for Arab Patients
Nasir Laeth S, Substance abuse [Book Chapter] 2008 - Caring for Arab Patients
Nasir Laeth S, Death and dying [Book Chapter] 2008 - Caring for Arab Patients
Nasir Laeth S, Globalization, health and culture [Book Chapter] 2008 - Caring for Arab Patients
Hamdy Sherine F, Nasir Laeth S, Culture and health [Book Chapter] 2008 - Caring for Arab Patients
Nasir Laeth S, Al-Qutob Raeda, Gender and health [Book Chapter] 2008
Books
- Paulman Paul M., Taylor Robert B., Paulman Audrey A., Nasir Laeth S., Family medicine 2016
- Paulman Paul M, Nasir Laeth S, Paulman Audrey A, Harrison Jeffrey D, Jarzynka Kimberly J, Taylor's Differential Diagnosis Manual : Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter, Lippincott Manual Series (Edition 3) 2013
- Paulman Paul M, Nasir Laeth Sari, Paulman Audrey A, Harrison Jeffrey D, Jarzynka Kimberly J, Taylor's Differential Diagnosis Manual 2013
- Nasir Laeth Sari, Abdul-Haq Arwa Kayed, Caring for Arab patients 2008
- Nasir Laeth S, Nasir Arwa, , Healthy child care 2000
General
- Davies Peter, Abbey David M., Schlafly Roger, Sharp Lisa K., Lipsky Martin S., Wolfe Robert M., Nasir Laeth, Antivaccination web sites [2] (multiple letters) 2002
- Bateman K., Nasir L., Southgate M. T., The art of physical diagnosis [3] (multiple letters) 2000
- Nasir L., Acyclovir as a public health hazard. 1993
Articles
- Nasir Laeth S., Commentary 2009
- Nasir Laeth, Antivaccination web sites. 2002
Publications
- BMC Psychology
Nasir Arwa, Masri Amira, Nasir Laeth, Cultural and linguistic correlates of autism in Jordan 2026 - Journal of autism and developmental disorders
Nasir Arwa K, Masri Amira T, Shaheen Saja, Sayles Harlan, Nasir Laeth, Arabic Language Autism Diagnostic Interview (ALADIN): A Validation Study 2025 - Pediatrics (Evanston)
Nasir Arwa K, Nasir Laeth S, Antidepressant Prescriptions and Mental Health
153:3, p. 1 2024 - Middle East current psychiatry (Cairo)
Nasir Arwa, Masri Amira, Nasir Laeth, Pediatricians’ perspectives on childhood behavioral and mental health problems in Jordan
30:1, p. 17 - 9 2023 - Primary Health Care Research & Development
Nasir Arwa, Tarrell Ariel, Nasir Laeth, McCarthy Molly, Finken David, Lacroix Amy, Pinninti Swetha, Pitner Sheryl, Complexity in Pediatric Primary Care
20, p. 7 - Jan 2019 - Primary Health Care Research and Development
Nasir Arwa, Tarrell Ariel, Nasir Laeth, Finken David, Lacroix Amy, Pitner Sheryl, McCarthy Molly, Pinninti Swetha, Complexity in pediatric primary care, p. 1 - 7 2018 - Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
Osman Ossama T., Mollica Richard F., Nasir Laeth, Zoubeidi Taoufik, Lavelle James, Amawi Noor, Trauma-informed care survey of psychiatrists and primary care physicians in the middle east
19:5, p. e1 - e8 2017 - Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit
Nasir A., Khader A., Seita A., Nasir Laeth, Abuzayed I., Paediatric continuing medical education needs and preferences of UNRWA physicians in Jordan
22:1, p. 47 - 51 2016 - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
Nasir A., Khader A., Nasir L., Abuzayed I., Seita A., Besoins et préférences en matière de formation médicale continue en pédiatrie des médecins exerçant en Jordanie de l’Office de secours et de travaux des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés de Palestine dans le Proche-Orient
22:1, p. 48 - 52 2016 - American family physician
Nasir Arwa, Nasir Laeth, Counseling on Early Childhood Concerns: Sleep Issues, Thumb-Sucking, Picky Eating, School Readiness, and Oral Health
92:4, p. 274 - 278 2015 - Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
Amawi Noor, Mollica Richard F., Lavelle James, Osman Ossama, Nasir Laeth, Overview of research on the mental health impact of violence in the middle east in light of the arab spring
202:9, p. 625 - 629 2014 - Eastern Mediterranean health journal
Yasein N, Ahmad M, Matrook F, Nasir L, Froelicher E S, Metabolic syndrome in patients with hypertension attending a family practice clinic in Jordan/Le syndrome métabolique chez des patients hypertendus fréquentant un service de médecine familiale en Jordanie
16:4, p. 375 2010 - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
Yasein N., Matrook F., Nasir L., Froelicher E. S., Ahmad M., Le syndrome métabolique chez des patients hypertendus fréquentant un service de médecine familiale en Jordanie
16:4, p. 375 - 380 2010 - Health Care for Women International
Al-Qutob Raeda, Nasir Laeth S., Provider perceptions of reproductive health service quality in Jordanian public community health centers
29:5, p. 539 - 550 2008 - Patient Education and Counseling
Nasir Laeth S., Nasir Arwa K., Introducing Arabic language patient education materials in Jordan
60:2, p. 142 - 145 2006 - Journal of the American Board of Family Practice
Nasir Laeth S., Al-Qutob Raeda, Barriers to the diagnosis and treatment of depression in Jordan. A nationwide qualitative study
18:2, p. 125 - 131 2005 - Journal of the American Board of Family Practice
Bope Edward T., Douglass Alan B., Gibovsky Alan, Jones Tanya, Rainone Francine, Nasir Laeth, Palmer Trish, Panchal Sunil, Rives Peter, Todd Knox, Toombs James D., Pain management by the family physician
17:SUPPL. 1, p. S1 - S12 2004 - Journal of the American Board of Family Practice
Nasir Laeth, Bope Edward T., Management of pelvic pain from dysmenorrhea or endometriosis
17:SUPPL. 1, p. S43 - S47 2004 - Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice
Nasir Laeth S., Acupuncture
29:2, p. 393 - 405 2002 - Family medicine
Nasir Laeth, Advising from a preceptor's perspective
34:3, p. 162 - 163 2002 - JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
Nasir L, The art of physical diagnosis
284:21, p. 2721 2000 - Journal of Family Practice
Nasir L., Reconnoitering the antivaccination web sites
49:8, p. 731 - 733 2000 - Archives of Family Medicine
Nasir Laeth S., Acupuncture in a University Hospital
7:6, p. 593 - 596 1998 - The Nebraska medical journal
Nasir L. S., Portrayals of African Americans in family medicine recruiting literature.
81:2, p. 37 - 38 1996 - Family medicine
Nasir L. S., Evidence of discrimination against international medical graduates applying to family practice residency programs
26:10, p. 625 - 629 1994