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Office
6550 Fannin Street
Suite 1101
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-441-3948Fax+1 713-441-1224
Summary
- Dr. Rodney Folz is a pulmonologist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital. He received his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and has been in practice 28 years. He specializes in asthma & copd, cystic fibrosis, and environmental and occupational lung disease and is experienced in sleep medicine and interstitial lung disease.
Education & Training
- Duke University HospitalFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1992 - 1994
- Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1992
- Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2021 - 2026
- KY State Medical License 2007 - 2025
- NC State Medical License 2019 - 2025
- OH State Medical License 2014 - 2025
- IN State Medical License 2007 - 2013
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Clinical Trials
- Pilot Study of Tetomilast in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Associated With Emphysema Start of enrollment: 2009 Mar 01
- Abdominal Functional Electrical Stimulation to Reduce Hyperinflation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 232 citationsEXTRACELLULAR SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE IN THE AIRWAYS OF TRANSGENIC MICE REDUCES INFLAMMATION AND ATTENUATES LUNG TOXICITY FOLLOWING HYPEROXIARodney J. Folz, Amir M. Abushamaa, Hagir B. Suliman
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 1999-04-01 - 1397 citationsSuperoxide dismutase multigene family: a comparison of the CuZn-SOD (SOD1), Mn-SOD (SOD2), and EC-SOD (SOD3) gene structures, evolution, and expressionIgor N. Zelko, Thomas J. Mariani, Rodney J. Folz
Free Radical Biology & Medicine. 2002-08-01 - 119 citationsPrevention of influenza-induced lung injury in mice overexpressing extracellular superoxide dismutase.Hagir B. Suliman, Lisa K. Ryan, Lisa R. Bishop, Rodney J. Folz
American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 2001-01-01
Press Mentions
- Houston Methodist Receives $1.9 Million Commitment to Support Community Patient Care and EducationSeptember 30th, 2024
Grant Support
- Regulation And Function Of EC-SODNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007–2009
- Mechanisms Of Lung Injury Following Autologous BMTNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006
- Mechanisms Of Lung Injury Following Autologous BMTNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003–2006
- Regulation And Function Of EC-SODNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2000–2006
- Transgene Targeting Of Antioxidants And Lung InjuryNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences1997–2001
- Extracellular Antioxidants And Lung Injury Following BMTNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1995–1998
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