ZeenatSafdarMDMS, FACP, FCCP, ATSF

Internal Medicine • Houston, TX

Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonology

Professor of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Weill Cornell College of Medicine

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Office
6445 Main Street
OPC 22
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-441-7182

Fax+1 713-796-1701

Summary

Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Care Center.
Director, Pulmonary Fibrosis Center Director, Houston Methodist Lung Center

Education & Training

Baylor college of medicineMS, Maters in Clinical Investigation, 2008 - 2015
New York-Presbyterian HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2001 - 2005
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1998 - 2003
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1998 - 2001
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolInternship, Preliminary Year, 1994 - 1995
Sind Medical CollegeClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2006 - 2025
NY State Medical License 1998 - 2010
NJ State Medical License 2003 - 2005
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Baylor college of medicineMaster of Clinical Sciences

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Educational Leadership Fulbright & Jaworki Award, 2012
Teaching and Evaluation Fulbright & Jaworski Award, 2011
Academy of Distinguished Educators Baylor College of Medicine, 2011
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
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Clinical Trials

Effects of the Combination of Bosentan and Sildenafil Versus Sildenafil Monotherapy on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Start of enrollment: 2006 May 01
Completed
Phase 4
Ambrisentan in Patients With Porto-pulmonary Hypertension A Multicenter Open Label Trial Start of enrollment: 2010 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 3
Study in Subjects With PAH and PH Secondary to IPF Using Inhaled GeNOsyl. Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 2
Effects of Spironolactone on Collagen Metabolism in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Start of enrollment: 2011 Jul 01
Unknown status
Phase 4
Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Simtuzumab (GS-6624) in Adults With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 31
Terminated
Phase 2
Clinical Study of Macitentan in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension to Psychometrically Validate the PAH-SYMPACT Instrument Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 3
Bardoxolone Methyl Evaluation in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) - LARIAT Start of enrollment: 2014 May 31
Completed
Phase 2
Bardoxolone Methyl in Patients With Connective Tissue Disease-associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension - CATALYST Start of enrollment: 2016 Oct 04
Terminated
Phase 3
Extended Access Program to Assess Long-term Safety of Bardoxolone Methyl in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension RANGER Start of enrollment: 2017 Apr 18
Terminated
Phase 3
A Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Ralinepag to Improve Treatment Outcomes in PAH Patients Start of enrollment: 2018 Aug 30
Recruiting
Phase 3
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Interstitial Lung Disease Prospective Outcomes Registry Start of enrollment: 2014 Jun 01
Recruiting
A Long-term Follow-up Study of Sotatercept for PAH Treatment (MK-7962-004/A011-12) Start of enrollment: 2021 May 12
Recruiting
Phase 3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Clinical impact of pulmonary arterial hypertension on SARS-CoV-2 outcomes: U.S. pre-vaccination analysis.
Omar Tamimi, Chidinma Ejikeme, Tariq Nisar, Deepa Gotur, Zeenat Safdar
Current Problems in Cardiology. 2024-08-01
Use of combined chemotherapy and immunotherapy improves pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Tejaswini P Reddy, Roberto Barrios, Eric Bernicker, Wei Qian, Jenny Chang
Pulmonary Circulation. 2024-07-01
1 citations
Safety of Macitentan for the Treatment of Portopulmonary Hypertension: Real-World Evidence from the Combined OPUS/OrPHeUS Studies.
Nick H Kim, Kelly M Chin, Vallerie V McLaughlin, Hilary DuBrock, Ricardo Restrepo-Jaramillo
Pulmonary Therapy. 2024-03-01

Press Mentions

Deadly Vaping Illnesses Linked to THC ProductsSeptember 27th, 2019
8 Deaths, 530 Illnesses from Vaping: Here’s What to KnowSeptember 23rd, 2019
Houstonians’ Say Their Allergies Are Horrible, but Doctors Think They Know What’s to BlameOctober 15th, 2017
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