MaryamValapourMDMPP

Pulmonology • Cleveland, OH

Lung Transplantation Medicine

Director, Lung Transplant Outcomes Research

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Office
9500 Euclid Ave.
A90
Cleveland, OH 44195
Phone+1 216-445-4071

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1998 - 2002
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
Medical University of South CarolinaClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2014 - 2025
MN State Medical License 2003 - 2015
PA State Medical License 1996 - 2002
MD State Medical License 1998 - 2001
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow American Society of Transplantation (FAST), 2019
Champion of Care University of Minnesota, 2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Fellow American College of Chest Physicians, 2010
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Clinical Trials

RELIVE Informed Consent Study Start of enrollment: 2008 Aug 01
Completed
Implementation of a Clinical Tool to Improve Waitlist Mortality in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis Start of enrollment: 2020 Apr 20
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
NA

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Socioeconomic Differences in Navigating Access to Lung Transplant.
Carli J Lehr, Lyla Mourany, Paul Gunsalus, Johnie Rose, Maryam Valapour
JAMA Network Open. 2025-03-03
Factors associated with waitlist clinical deterioration among United States lung transplant recipients under the continuous distribution system.
Tatenda G Mupfudze, Chelsea J Hawkins, Samantha Weiss, Rebecca R Goff, Grace R Lyden
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2025-03-01
A supply-based scoring approach to account for biological disadvantages in accessing lung transplant.
Johnie Rose, Paul R Gunsalus, Carli J Lehr, Mark F Swiler, Jarrod E Dalton
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2025-02-01

Journal Articles

Heart Transplantation: An In-Depth Survival Analysis.
Hsich, E. M., Blackstone, E. H., Thuita, L. W., McNamara, D. M., Rogers, J. G., Yancy, C. W., Goldberg, L. R., Valapour, M., Xu, G., & Ishwaran, H., JACC: Heart Failure, 2020
The impact of change in definition of increased-risk donors on survival after lung transplant.
Lehr, C. J., Lopez, R., Arrigain, S., Schold, J., Koval, C., & Valapour, M., The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery,, 2020
OPTN/SRTR 2018 Annual Data Report: Lung.
Valapour, M., Lehr, C. J., Skeans, M. A., Smith, J. M., Uccellini, K., Goff, R., Foutz, J., Israni, A. K., Snyder, J. J., & Kasiske, B. L., American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2020
Effect of Including Important Clinical Variables on Accuracy of the Lung Allocation Score for Cystic Fibrosis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Lehr, C. J., Skeans, M., Dasenbrook, E., Fink, A., Fernandez, G., Faro, A., & Valapour, M., American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine,, 2019
OPTN/SRTR 2017 Annual Data Report: Lung.
Valapour, M., Lehr, C. J., Skeans, M. A., Smith, J. M., Uccellini, K., Lehman, R., Robinson, A., Israni, A. K., Snyder, J. J., & Kasiske, B. L., American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2019
Heart and lung organ offer acceptance practices of transplant programs are associated with waitlist mortality and organ yield.
Wey, A., Valapour, M., Skeans, M. A., Salkowski, N., Colvin, M., Kasiske, B. L., Israni, A. K., & Snyder, J. J., American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2018
OPTN/SRTR 2016 Annual Data Report: Lung.
Valapour, M., Lehr, C. J., Skeans, M. A., Smith, J. M., Carrico, R., Uccellini, K., Lehman, R., Robinson, A., Israni, A. K., Snyder, J. J., & Kasiske, B. L., American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2018
OPTN/SRTR 2015 Annual Data Report: Lung.
Valapour, M., Skeans, M. A., Smith, J. M., Edwards, L. B., Cherikh, W. S., Uccellini, K., Israni, A. K., Snyder, J. J., & Kasiske, B. L., American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2017
Broader Geographic Sharing of Pediatric Donor Lungs Improves Pediatric Access to Transplant.
Tsuang, W. M., Chan, K. M., Skeans, M. A., Pyke, J., Hertz, M. I., Israni, A. J., Robbins-Callahan, L., Visner, G., Wang, X., Wozniak, T. C., & Valapour, M, American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2016
Economics.
Schnitzler, M. A., Valapour, M., Skeans, M. A., Axelrod, D. A., Lentine, K. L., Randall, H. B., Snyder, J. J., Israni, A. K., & Kasiske, B. L., American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2016
Lung.
Valapour, M., Skeans, M. A., Smith, J. M., Edwards, L. B., Cherikh, W. S., Callahan, E. R., Israni, A. K., Snyder, J. J., & Kasiske, B. L., American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2016
OPTN/SRTR 2013 Annual Data Report: lung
Valapour, M., Skeans, M. A., Heubner, B. M., Smith, J. M., Hertz, M. I., Edwards, L. B., Cherikh, W. S., Callahan, E. R., Snyder, J. J., Israni, A. K., & Kasiske, B. L., American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2015
Management of the Potential Organ Donor in the ICU: Society of Critical Care Medicine/American College of Chest Physicians/Association of Organ Procurement Organizatio...
Kotloff, R. M., Blosser, S., Fulda, G. J., Malinoski, D., Ahya, V. N., Angel, L., Byrnes, M. C., DeVita, M. A., Grissom, T. E., Halpern, S. D., Nakagawa, T. A., Stock,..., Critical care medicine, 2015
An official American Thoracic Society/International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation/Society of Critical Care Medicine/Association of Organ and Procurement O...
Gries, C. J., White, D. B., Truog, R. D., Dubois, J., Cosio, C. C., Dhanani, S., Chan, K. M., Corris, P., Dark, J., Fulda, G., Glazier, A. K., Higgins, R., Love, R., M..., American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2013
Lung and heart allocation in the United States.
Colvin-Adams, M., Valapour, M., Hertz, M., Heubner, B., Paulson, K., Dhungel, V., Skeans, M. A., Edwards, L., Ghimire, V., Waller, C., Cherikh, W. S., Kasiske, B. L., ..., American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2012
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Press Mentions

Proposed Scoring System May Enhance Equity in Organ TransplantationOctober 15th, 2024
Cleveland Clinic Researchers Develop New Model for Prioritizing Lung Transplant CandidatesSeptember 29th, 2023
Adding Clinical Variables Improves Accuracy of Lung Allocation ScoreJune 25th, 2019
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Grant Support

Forecasting Lung Transplant Benefit: A Dynamic Risk Modeling ApproachCLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU2020–2025
CF Lung Transplant Consortium Biorepository Coordinating CenterCystic Fibrosis Foundation2020–2025
Scientific Registry of Transplant RecipientsDHHS, Health Resources and Services Administration2010–2025
Forecasting Lung Transplant Benefit: A Dynamic Risk Modeling ApproachNational Institutes of Health/ National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute2020–2024
CF Lung Transplant Transition Leadership Learning CooperativeCystic Fibrosis Foundation2020–2023
Cystic Fibrosis Lung Transplant ConsortiumCystic Fibrosis Foundation2020–2023
Impact of Disparities Affecting Survival among Advanced Heart Failure Patients and Transplant RecipientsNational Institutes of Health/ National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute2018–2023
Improving Predictive Accuracy of the Lung Allocation Score for CF PatientsCystic Fibrosis Foundation2019–2022
CF Lung Transplant Transition Leadership Learning CooperativeCystic Fibrosis Foundation2017–2020
Cystic Fibrosis Lung Transplant ConsortiumCystic Fibrosis Foundation2017–2020
Impact of Pre- and Post-Transplant T Cell Alloreactivity on Lung TransplantCystic Fibrosis Foundation2016–2020
Clinical Center – Outcomes of Live Organ DonorsNIH/NHLBI-NIAID2006–2014
Designing Fair and Effective Organ Transplant Allocation SystemsMinnesota Medical Foundation2009–2011
Understanding Barriers To Living Donor Lung TransplantationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007–2010
Understanding Barriers To Living Donor Lung TransplantatNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006

Professional Memberships

American Thoracic Society - ATS
Member
American Society of Transplantation
Member
International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Member
Chest
Member