PuneetSinghGarchaMDMBA

Pulmonology • Houston, TX

Interstitial Lung Diseases, Lung Transplantation Medicine

Medical Director of Lung Transplantation

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Office
6620 Main Street
Suite 1475
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 832-355-2285

Fax+1 832-355-3499

Summary

Dr. Puneet Garcha is the Medical Director of Lung Transplantation at Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston, TX. He received his medical degree from Kasturba Medical College Manipal, further trained at Drexel University College of Medicine and the Cleveland Clinic. He specializes in lung transplantation medicine, critical care medicine, interstitial lung diseases, and sleep medicine. He graduated from the Ross School of Business, the University of Michigan with an Executive MBA in May 2021.

Education & Training

Ross School of Business, University of Michigan MBA, 2019 - 2021
Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Sleep Medicine, 2011 - 2012
Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2008 - 2011
Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
Kasturba Medical College ManipalClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2008 - 2027
TX State Medical License 2015 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2005 - 2008
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Critical Care Medicine
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Internal Medicine
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Pulmonary Disease
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Sleep Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Vice-Chancellor's Commendation Intern's Council, 2001
Year 4 Honors Kasturba Medical College, 2000
Year 1-2 Honors Kasturba Medical College, 1996
Fellow American College of Chest Physicians
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Clinical Trials

Extracorporeal Photopheresis for Medicare Recipients of Lung Allografts Start of enrollment: 2015 Jan 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Efficacy + Safety of Liposome Cyclosporine A to Treat Bronchiolitis Obliterans Post Single Lung Transplant (BOSTON-2) Start of enrollment: 2019 Mar 29
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Efficacy + Safety of Liposome Cyclosporine A to Treat Bronchiolitis Obliterans Post Single Lung Transplant (BOSTON-1) Start of enrollment: 2019 Apr 02
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
A Safety Study of PC945 (Opelconazole) Prophylaxis or Pre-emptive Therapy Against Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Lung Transplant Recipients (OPERA-S Study) Start of enrollment: 2021 Nov 19
Completed
Phase 2
Multinational Study of Efficacy and Safety of Inhaled Treprostinil in Subjects With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Start of enrollment: 2022 Oct 04
Recruiting
Phase 3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Risk Factors, Incidence, and Outcomes Associated With Clinically Significant Airway Ischemia.
Gloria Li, Zejian Liu, Marcelo Salan-Gomez, Emma Keeney, Ethan D'Silva
Transplant International. 2024-01-01
1 citations
Safety and utility of indwelling pleural catheters in lung transplant recipients.
Anil J Trindade, Robert J Lentz, Whitney D Gannon, Otis B Rickman, Samira Shojaee
Clinical Transplantation. 2023-10-01
3 citations
Twenty-year survival following lung transplantation.
John James Miggins, Ross M Reul Jr, Spencer Barrett, Abbas Rana, Ahmed Alnajar
Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2023-06-30

Journal Articles

Endobronchial Hamartoma causing Massive Hemoptysis
Garcha PS, Machuzak MS, Arrossi AV, Stoller JK, Journal of Bronchology, 10/1/2009

Books/Book Chapters

American Thoracic Society Pulmonary Board Review
Chapter: Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease
Garcha PSEdition 1st,2014

Abstracts/Posters

Outcomes of Lung Transplant Recipients of Hepatitis B Core Antibody Positive Donors
Haala Rokadia, Christine Koval, Stanley Mistak, Olufemi Akindipe, Puneet Garcha, Charles Lane, Wayne Tsuang, Marie Budev, ISHLT 34th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, San Diego, CA, 4/10/2014
Functional Status at Discharge Predicts 6-month Survival among Lung Transplant Patients Admitted to the Medical Intensive Care Unit
Amit Banga, Debasis Sahoo, Marie Budev, Olufemi Akindipe, Charles Lane, Puneet Garcha, Madhu Sasidhar, CHEST 2013, the American College of Chest Physicians, Annual International Scientific Assembly, Chicago, IL, 10/26/2013
Primary Hepatic Angiosarcoma Presenting Early After Lung Transplantation
Rafid Fadul, David Barnes , Binu John , Olufemi Akindipe , Thomas Olbrych , Puneet Garcha, Charles R. Lane , Atul Mehta , Marie Budev, The American Thoracic Society ATS 2013 International Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 5/17/2013
Garcha PS, Fadul R, Kapoor A, Akindipe O, Lane C, Mehta A, Olbyrch O, Blazey H, Mason D, Murthy S, Johnston D, Pettersson G, McCurry K, Budev M
Garcha PS, Fadul R, Kapoor A, Akindipe O, Lane C, Mehta A, Olbyrch O, Blazey H, Mason D, Murthy S, Johnston D, Pettersson G, McCurry K, Budev M, ISHLT 33rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, Montreal, Quebec, 4/24/2013
Diaphragm Position as Predictor of PAP Adherence in Sleep Apnea
Garcha PS, Cumbo-Nacheli G, Bae C, Minai OA, Aboussouan LS, SLEEP 2012 the 26th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC (APSS), Boston, MA, 6/9/2012
Pneumothorax Post Flexible Bronchoscopy
Garcha PS, Santacruz JF, Jaber WS, Machuzak MS, Gildea T, The American Thoracic Society ATS 2011 International Conference, Denver, CO, 5/13/2011
Dumon "Y" Silicone Stents for Malignant Central Airway Disease: Current Use at Cleveland Clinic
Santacruz JF, Jaber WS, Garcha PS, Sahoo D, Meli Y, Machuzak MS, Gildea TR, The World Congress of Bronchology, 16th Congress, Budapest, Hungary, 6/13/2010
Malignant Tracheal-mediastinal-parenchymal Fistula after Chemoradiation plus Bevacizumab: Management with a Y-silicone Stent inside a Metallic Covered Stent
Santacruz JF, Jaber WS, Garcha PS, Sahoo D, Machuzak MS, Gildea TR, The World Congress of Bronchology, 16th Congress, Budapest, Hungary, 6/13/2010
Stents in Benign Airway Disease: The Cleveland Clinic Experience over One Year Period
Jaber WS, Santacruz JF, Machuzak MS, Garcha PS, Meli Y, Sahoo D, Gildea TR, The World Congress of Bronchology, 16th Congress, Budapest, Hungary, 6/13/2010
Pulmonary Hypertension in patients with Cystic Fibrosis/Bronchiectasis
Garcha PS, Santacruz J, Lin S, Alster J, Budev MM, Minai OA, The American Thoracic Society ATS 2010 International Conference, New Orleans, LA, 5/14/2010
Kidney Transplantation Post Lung Transplantation
Garcha PS, Marion C, Srinivas T, Yun J, Mason D, Murthy S, Pettersson G, Budev MM, CHEST 2009, the American College of Chest Physicians, 75th Annual International Scientific Assembly, San Diego, CA, 10/31/2009
Interstitial Lung Disease associated with Asian Dust Storm Exposure
Gudavalli R, Garcha PS, Farver C, Yun J, Mason D, Murthy S, Petterrsson G, Budev MM, CHEST 2009, the American College of Chest Physicians, 75th Annual International Scientific Assembly, San Diego, CA, 10/31/2009
Correlation between Anion Gap and Serum Lactate Levels in Severe Sepsis Patients Managed With a Therapeutic Sepsis Guideline
Raptis L, Garcha PS, Raptis DN, Patrick H, Society of Critical Care Medicine's 37th Critical Care Congress, Honolulu, HI, 2/2/2008
Body Mass Index & Outcomes in Severe Sepsis Patients Managed With a Therapeutic Sepsis Guideline
Schwarcz RM, Garcha PS, Raptis DN, Visco DN, Patrick H, Society of Critical Care Medicine's 36th Critical Care Congress, Orlando, FL, 2/17/2007
Evaluation of Total Intrathoracic Fluid Measurements by Thoracic Impedance vs. Chest Radiograph
Garcha PS, Verceles AC, Hirani A, Ryoo HC, Patrick H, CHEST 2006, the American College of Chest Physicians, 72nd Annual International Scientific Assembly, Salt Lake City, UT, 10/21/2006
Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (CPIS): Relationship to Mortality in Patients With Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
Khaleeq G, Garcha PS, Hirani A, Matin A, Patrick H, CHEST 2006, the American College of Chest Physicians, 72nd Annual International Scientific Assembly, Salt Lake City, UT, 10/21/2006
Factors Influencing Survival in Patients With Severe Sepsis Treated With A Therapeutic Protocol
Verceles AC, Schwarcz RM, Garcha PS, Raptis DN, Naik C, Ryoo HC, Patrick H, CHEST 2006, the American College of Chest Physicians, 72nd Annual International Scientific Assembly, Salt Lake City, UT, 10/21/2006
Variations in Outcome of Patients with Severe Sepsis: Onset in Community versus Hospital
Verceles AC, Schwarcz RM, Raptis DN, Garcha PS, Naik C, Ryoo HC, Patrick H, CHEST 2006, the American College of Chest Physicians, 72nd Annual International Scientific Assembly, Salt Lake City, UT, 10/21/2006
The Use of Infliximab Therapy in Refractory Sarcoidosis
Khaleeq G, Hirani A, Matin A, Garcha PS, Patrick H, CHEST 2006, the American College of Chest Physicians, 72nd Annual International Scientific Assembly, Salt Lake City, UT, 10/21/2006
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Lectures

Board Simulation: What You Need to Know on Sleep Disorders
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH - 7/1/2014
Troubleshooting the PAP-Challenged Patient
Independence, OH - 3/1/2014
Hypoventilation Syndromes in Sleep
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH - 12/1/2013
Long Term Management of the Lung Transplant Patient
Westlake, OH - 11/1/2013
Long-Term Outcomes of Lung Transplantation (LT) in Hepatitis C Positive (HCV+) Patients
Montreal, QC - 4/1/2013
Troubleshooting the PAP Challenged Patient
Independence, OH - 4/1/2013
Primary Graft Dysfunction
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH - 11/1/2012
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH - 8/1/2011
Moderator - Novel Insights for Patient Safety in Bronchoscopy and Pleural Disease
Denver, CO - 5/1/2011
Post Lung Transplant Care for the Primary Care Physician
Cleveland - 1/1/2011
CREST Associated Pulmonary Hypertension
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland - 11/1/2010
Idiopathic Pulmonary Hypertension
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland - 11/1/2009
What a Bloody Mess
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland - 9/1/2009
PCP in Heart-Lung Transplant
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland - 12/1/2008
UPLIFT - Trial
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland - 10/1/2008
Skin Ulcers
Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia - 9/1/2006
Renal Osteodystrophy, Grand Rounds
Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia - 1/1/2005
Management of Refractory Proteinuria, Grand Rounds
Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia - 12/1/2004
Infections in Lung Transplant Recipients
Harefield Hospital, UK - 4/1/2004
Endocarditis in an Immunosuppressed Patient
Harefield Hospital, UK - 3/1/2004
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Other

Online Case-Based Lesson on Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Baumgartner M, Garcha PS
http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/medicalpubs/diseasemanagement
4/1/2013
Sleep Disordered Breathing
Garcha PS, Aboussouan LS, Minai O
http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/medicalpubs/diseasemanagement/
1/1/2013
Online Case-Based Lesson on URI
Garcha PS, Ashton RW
http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/medicalpubs/diseasemanagement/infectious-disease/upper-respirato
Comparison of Common Pathways in Congestive Heart Failure Remodeling and Chronic Kidney Disease Remodeling: Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone and TGF-beta Mechanisms
Alsauskas Z, Shah M, Garcha PS, Eisen H, Schwartz AB, Drexel Univ. College of Medicine, Dept. of Medicine Medical Monograph Series
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Authored Content

Power washing pulmonary alveolar proteinosisAugust 2021

Press Mentions

New CDC Numbers Show More Than 2,000 People Diagnosed With Vaping IllnessesFebruary 23rd, 2020
COVID-19 Patient with Irreversible Lung Damage Recovers After Double Lung TransplantMay 29th, 2021
Can COVID-19 Cause Irreversible Lung Damage?May 29th, 2021
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