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      Saadia A. Faiz, MD

      Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine

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      Present Title & Affiliation

      Primary Appointment

      Professor, Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

      Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

      Clinical Specialist, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

      Clinical Specialist, Emergency Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

      Professor, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

      Multi-Year Award, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

      Education & Training

      Degree-Granting Education

      1999The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, US, Medicine, Medical Doctorate
      1995Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, US, Chemistry, Bachelor of Science

      Postgraduate Training

      2025-2025Clinical Educator Excellence, Professor, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
      2017-2018Faculty Leadership, Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
      2015-2016Quality Improvement, Clinical Safety & Effectiveness, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
      2008-2009Executive Leadership, Junior Heart of Leadership Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
      2006-2007Clinical Fellowship, Sleep Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas
      2003-2006Clinical Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas
      1999-2002Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas

      Licenses & Certifications

      2025Pulmonary Medicine
      2025Clinical Educator Excellence C2E2
      2024Pediatric Advanced Life Support
      2024Advanced Cardiac Life Support
      2007Sleep Medicine
      2006Critical Care Medicine
      2003Internal Medicine
      2002Texas Medical License

      Experience & Service

      Faculty Academic Appointments

      Associate Professor, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2013 - 2019

      Assistant Professor, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2007 - 2013

      Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

      Chair, DoIM Education Committee, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2023 - Present

      UT Houston Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Scholarly Activity Committee, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2022 - Present

      Vice-Chair, DoIM Education Committee, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2021 - 2023

      Chair, Faculty Engagement Committee, Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2021 - Present

      Medical Supervisor, Advanced Practice Providers, Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2017 - Present

      Medical Director for Pulmonary Function Testing Laboratory, Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2010 - 2016

      Medical Billing Liaison, Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2007 - 2021

      Other Professional Positions

      Member, McGovern Medical School Alumni Association Board of Trustees, McGovern Medical School at UT Health, Houston, TX, 2021 - 2027

      Intramural Institutional Committee Activities

      Member, Clinical Faculty Review Committee (CFRC), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - 2024

      Member, Education Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - Present

      Member, Pulmonary Embolism Interest Group, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2015 - Present

      Member, Faculty Academic Review Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2015 - 2019

      Member, Clinical Research Committee (CRC) 3, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2011 - 2013

      Member, Graduate Medical Education Institutional Review Sub-committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2011 - 2025

      Physician Ambassador, ICD-10, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2011 - 2015

      Faculty Senate, Senate Education Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2010 - 2012

      Senator, Faculty Senate, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2009 - 2012

      Member, Cardiopulmonary and Resuscitation Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2009 - 2012

      Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2008 - Present

      Extramural Institutional Committee Activities

      Member, IOTOX Education Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present

      Member, APCCMPD Inservice Exam, Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors, 2025 - Present

      Member, Medical Records Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present

      Interim CCC Chair, Chair of the Clinical Competency Committee, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, 2024 - 2025

      Member, UT Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Clinical Competency Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2018 - Present

      Member, Education Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2017 - Present

      Editorial Activities

      Editorial Board Member, Reviewer for CHEST Pearls section, CHEST Journal, 2024 - Present

      Editorial Board, CHEST Physician, 2024 - 2026

      Editor/Service on Editorial Board(s), Annals of Translational Medicine, 2023 - Present

      Editorial Board Member, Multi-Media Team, Visual Abstract Creator, CHEST Journal, 2021 - Present

      Honors & Awards

      2025Distinguished CHEST Educator, American College of Chest Physicians
      2024 - 2025Teaching Excellence Award, Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center
      2024Distinguished CHEST Educator, American College of Chest Physicians
      2023Appointed Member: University of Texas Shine Academy, McGovern Medical School at UT Health & Science Center
      2023Coach for #CHEST Challenge 2023 Winners, American College of Chest Physicians
      2023Nominated, APCCMPD Outstanding Educator Award, Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors
      2023Division of Internal Medicine Faculty Excellence Award in Education, MD Anderson Cancer Center
      2022 - 2023Teaching Excellence Award, Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship, McGovern Medical School at UT Health & Science Center
      2021 - 2022Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award Nominee, The University of Texas
      2020 - 2023Distinguished CHEST Educator, American College of Chest Physicians
      2020 - 2022Best Inpatient Subspecialty Teaching, Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
      2018Teaching Excellence Award, Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship, McGovern Medical School at UT Health & Science Center
      2017Teaching Excellence Award, Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship
      2011Young Investigator Research Forum Recipient, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
      2003Herb Fred, M.D. Award for Commitment, Compassion, Candor and Common Sense, McGovern Medical School
      2002Outstanding Resident in Ambulatory Internal Medicine Award, McGovern Medical School
      1999Gate Pharmaceutical Outstanding Student Award for Medicine, McGovern Medical School
      1995Award of Academic Excellence and Research in Chemistry, Trinity University
      1995Presidential Scholar, Trinity University
      1991 - 1994Presidential Scholar, Trinity University
      1991Valedictorian, Cypress Creek High School
      1991Member of Outstanding Distinction, National Forensic League

      Professional Memberships

      Southern Sleep Society

      2018 - Present

      American Association for Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology

      2018 - Present

      Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer

      2015 - Present

      Women Sleep Physicians of Houston Association

      2010 - Present

      Pulmonary Hypertension Association

      2008 - Present

      American Academy of Sleep Medicine

      2006 - Present

      American Thoracic Society

      2004 - Present

      American College of Chest Physicians

      2004 - Present

      American College of Physicians

      2002 - Present

      Texas Medical Association

      1999 - Present

      Harris County Medical Society

      1999 - Present

      Selected Presentations & Talks

      Local Presentations

      1. 2025. Pleural Complications: Thoracentesis, Chest Tube and Indwelling Pleural Catheters. Invited. 2025 Emergency Medicine Didactics lecture. Houston, Texas, US.
      2. 2025. Management of Pleural Effusions in the Cancer Patient. Invited. Third World Symposium in Oncologic Critical Care. Houston, Texas, US.
      3. 2025. Updates in Pleural Disease. Invited. Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Grand Rounds. Houston, Texas, US.
      4. 2025. Updates in pleural disease. Invited. Pulmonary Grand Rounds. Houston, Texas, US.
      5. 2024. Pleural Infection: A Case Based Approach. Invited. UT PCCM Core Curriculum lecture. Houston, Texas, US.
      6. 2024. Pulmonary Complications in Oncologic Disease. Invited. General Internal Medicine APP Internist Education Series. Houston, Texas, US.
      7. 2017. Sleep Disorders in Cancer Patients. Invited. Houston City-Wide Sleep Medicine Conference. Houston, TX, US.
      8. 2016. Pulmonary Hypertension in Cancer. Invited. Cardiology Grand Rounds. Houston, TX, US.
      9. 2015. Follow Up Care of Patients Surviving Pulmonary Embolism. Invited. Management of Submassive and Massive Pulmonary Embolism. Houston, TX, US.
      10. 2009. Sleep Disorders in the ICU. Invited. Sleep Disorders in the ICU. Houston, TX, US.

      Regional Presentations

      1. 2019. Sleep Disturbances in Breast Cancer. Conference. Sleep Disturbances in Breast Cancer. Fort Worth, TX, US.
      2. 2013. Dyspnea. Conference. Dyspnea. Houston, US.
      3. 2011. Sleep Apnea in Head & Neck Cancer. Conference. Sleep Apnea in Head & Neck Cancer, US.
      4. 2011. Pulmonary Issues for Sleep Pathologists. Conference. Pulmonary Issues for Sleep Pathologists, TX, US.
      5. 2009. Pulmonary Hypertension in Cancer Patients. Conference. Pulmonary Hypertension in Cancer Patients. Hunt, TX, US.
      6. 2008. Pulmonary Procedures. Conference. Pulmonary Procedures, US.

      National Presentations

      1. 2025. Complications of Pleural Procedures: A Guide to A Safe Practice. Invited. ABBIP 2025. Austin, Texas, US.
      2. 2025. Feedback in Medical Education. Invited. AABIP 2025. Austin, Texas, US.
      3. 2024. E-Poster Session 01. Conference. AABIP 2024, US.
      4. 2024. The Trouble With Drains. Conference. AABIP 2024, US.
      5. 2024. The Patient Burden of Asthma & COPD. Invited. CHEST Asthma and COPD Immersion Program. Glenview, Illinois, US.
      6. 2023. Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) Lymphocytosis as a Predictive Marker of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (ICI) Pneumonitis: A Retrospective Analysis. Conference. CHEST Annual Meeting 2023. Honolulu, TX, US.
      7. 2023. Hypothermia, Altered Mentation and Rigidity in a Patient with Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer. Conference. CHEST Annual Meeting 2023. Honolulu, TX, US.
      8. 2023. Evaluating Sleep Disturbances in Patients with Lung Cancer. Conference. CHEST Annual Meeting 2023. Honolulu, HI, US.
      9. 2023. Landscape of pleural disease trials. Conference. CHEST Annual Meeting 2023. Honolulu, HI, US.
      10. 2023. Pleural Diseases. Conference. 2023 CHEST Pulmonary Board Review Course. Miami, FL, US.
      11. 2023. July Virtual Check-in: Using Social Media for Fellowship Recruitment. Conference. July Virtual Check-in: Using Social Media for Fellowship Recruitment, US.
      12. 2023. Sleep and Cancer: An Important and Underappreciated Relationship. Conference. Sleep 2023 APSS Program Committee. Indianapolis, IN, US.
      13. 2023. Pulmonary hypertension in a patient with multiple myeloma. Conference. ATS 2023 International Conference. Washington, DC, US.
      14. 2023. Lung Opacity in a Patient with Prostate Cancer. Conference. ATS 2023 International Conference. Washington, DC, US.
      15. 2022. Pleural Infection. Conference. AABIP 2022 Update in IP and CAQ / IP Board Review Course. Recorded Lecture, US.
      16. 2022. Sleep disorders in breast cancer patients on hormonal therapy based on polysomnographic data. Conference. ATS 2022 International Conference. San Francisco, CA, US.
      17. 2021. Respiratory Insufficiency in the Cancer Patient. Conference. Respiratory Insufficiency in the Cancer Patient, US.
      18. 2021. Effectively using social media. Conference. Women Leaders in Medicine Podcast Recording,, US.
      19. 2021. Sleep disordered breathing and Cancer. Conference. CHEST 2021 Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL, US.
      20. 2021. Pleural space infections: Chest tube selection and management. Conference. Advanced Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology Board Review Virtual Course. Houston, TX, US.
      21. 2020. Hematologic malignancies: classification, incidence and prevalence. Conference. CHEST 2020 Virtual Meeting, US.
      22. 2020. How to Utilize Feedback for Personal and Professional Growth. Conference. CHEST 2020 Virtual Meeting, US.
      23. 2020. Bronchoscopy and OBAT. Conference. CHEST 2020 Virtual Meeting, US.
      24. 2019. Clinical Prediction & Diagnosis of OSA. Conference. CHEST 2019 Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA, US.
      25. 2019. Bronchoscopy Survivor Challenge sessions. Conference. CHEST 2019 Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA, US.
      26. 2019. Chest Tube. Conference. CHEST 2019 Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA, US.
      27. 2019. IPC Simulation. Conference. CHEST 2019 Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA, US.
      28. 2019. IPC Cadaver. Conference. CHEST 2019 Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA, US.
      29. 2019. Fellow Course. Conference. CHEST 2019 Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA, US.
      30. 2019. Full circle: Pleurodesis for non-trapped malignant pleural effusion instead of indwelling pleural catheters. Conference. Full circle: Pleurodesis for non-trapped malignant pleural effusion instead of indwelling pleural catheters. Denver, CO, US.
      31. 2019. Common (and uncommon) clinical challenges with the indwelling pleural catheter. Conference. Common (and uncommon) clinical challenges with the indwelling pleural catheter. Denver, CO, US.
      32. 2019. Management of Pleural Effusions in the Oncologic Critically Ill Patient. Conference. 2nd International Symposium of Critical Care in Cancer Patients. Houston, TX, US.
      33. 2019. Sleep Disturbances in Breast Cancer. Conference. Sleep Disturbances in Breast Cancer. Fort Worth, TX, US.
      34. 2018. Education, Research and Quality Improvement Moderator. Conference. Education, Research and Quality Improvement Moderator. San Antonio, TX, US.
      35. 2018. Sleep Disorders in Cancer. Conference. Sleep Disorders in Cancer. San Antonio, TX, US.
      36. 2018. Ultrasound-Guided Pleural Procedures on Cadavers. Conference. Ultrasound-Guided Pleural Procedures on Cadavers. San Antonio, TX, US.
      37. 2018. Incidence, Etiology, and Prevalence of Sleep Disturbance and Sleep Disorders in Cancer. Conference. Incidence, Etiology, and Prevalence of Sleep Disturbance and Sleep Disorders in Cancer. San Antonio, TX, US.
      38. 2018. Ultrasound-Guided Pleural Procedures on Cadavers. Conference. Ultrasound-Guided Pleural Procedures on Cadavers. San Antonio, TX, US.
      39. 2018. Sleep in Cancer: A Review of the Evolving Reciprocal Relationship Between Sleep and Cancer. Conference. Sleep in Cancer: A Review of the Evolving Reciprocal Relationship Between Sleep and Cancer. San Antonio, TX, US.
      40. 2018. 2018 Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellows Course. Conference. 2018 Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellows Course. San Antonio, TX, US.
      41. 2018. Incidence and significance of pleural effusions in hematologic malignancies. Conference. Incidence and significance of pleural effusions in hematologic malignancies. Denver, CO, US.
      42. 2018. Sleep Apnea and Cancer. Conference. Sleep Apnea and Cancer. Hilton Head, SC, US.
      43. 2018. Sleep and Women. Conference. Sleep and Women. Galveston, TX, US.
      44. 2017. Sleep Disorders and Cancer, Workshop on Circadian Rhythms and Chronobiology in Cancer: Relationship to Sleep and CRF. Conference. Sleep Disorders and Cancer, Workshop on Circadian Rhythms and Chronobiology in Cancer: Relationship to Sleep and CRF. Washington, DC, US.
      45. 2017. Sleep Disorders in Metastatic Breast Cancer Based on Polysomnographic Data, Founders Award Finalist. Conference. Sleep Disorders in Metastatic Breast Cancer Based on Polysomnographic Data, Founders Award Finalist. Houston, US.
      46. 2017. Sleep Disordered Breathing in Multiple Myeloma Patients, Founders Award Finalist. Conference. Sleep Disordered Breathing in Multiple Myeloma Patients, Founders Award Finalist. Houston, TX, US.
      47. 2016. Implementation of a Regional Procedural "Boot Camp" for Incoming Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellows, Moderator. Conference. Implementation of a Regional Procedural "Boot Camp" for Incoming Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellows, Moderator. Austin, TX, US.
      48. 2015. Pulmonary Complications in the Oncologic Patient. Conference. 2015 Oncologic Emergency Medicine Conference, Department of Emergency Medicine. Houston, TX, US.
      49. 2009. Significant Sleep Disordered Breathing in Patients With Head and Neck Cancers and Radiation, Oral Presentation. Conference. Significant Sleep Disordered Breathing in Patients With Head and Neck Cancers and Radiation, Oral Presentation. San Diego, CA, US.
      50. 2007. Remote Infrared Imaging: A Novel Noncontact method to Monitor Airflow During Polysomnography, Oral Presentation. Conference. Remote Infrared Imaging: A Novel Noncontact method to Monitor Airflow During Polysomnography, Oral Presentation. Chicago, IL, US.
      51. 2006. Telemonitoring Unit Interventions between Weekdays and Weekends, Oral Presentation. Conference. Telemonitoring Unit Interventions between Weekdays and Weekends, Oral Presentation. Salt Lake City, UT, US.
      52. 2006. Fellowship Education in Remote Telemonitoring Units, Oral Presentation. Conference. Fellowship Education in Remote Telemonitoring Units, Oral Presentation. Salt Lake City, UT, US.
      53. 2006. Dermatomyositis with Pneumomediastinum and Rapidly Progressing Interstitial Lung Disease, Oral Presentation. Conference. Dermatomyositis with Pneumomediastinum and Rapidly Progressing Interstitial Lung Disease, Oral Presentation. Salt Lake City, UT, US.
      54. 2005. Don't Clean Out the Garage, Oral Presentation. Conference. Don't Clean Out the Garage, Oral Presentation. Montreal, US.
      55. 2005. Pulmonary Capillary Hemangiomatosis, Oral Presentation. Conference. Pulmonary Capillary Hemangiomatosis, Oral Presentation. San Francisco, CA, US.

      International Presentations

      1. 2021. Respiratory Insufficiency in the Cancer Patient. Invited. European Emergency Medicine Congress, US.
      2. 2018. Optimizing respiratory function in cancer patients: The role of the pulmonologist. Invited. Optimizing respiratory function in cancer patients: The role of the pulmonologist. Vienna, AT.
      3. 2014. What's New in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension?. Invited. Pan American American College of Chest Physicians. Punta Cana, DO.

      Formal Peers

      1. 2023. Bronchoscopy and Chest Tubes in the ICU With Cadavers. Glenview, IL, US.
      2. 2023. Indwelling Pleural Catheters. Houston, Texas, US.
      3. 2022. Sleep Apnea. Houston, Texas, US.
      4. 2021. How to Deliver Effective Feedback: Verbal, Written, Procedural, and Professional. Invited. Houston, TX, US.
      5. 2021. Pleural disease for Pulmonary Board Review. Houston, Texas, US.
      6. 2021. The Evolving Landscape of Pleural Effusion. Invited. Houston, TX, US.
      7. 2017. Sleep Health. Houston, Texas, US.
      8. 2017. Pulmonary Complications in Hematologic Malignancies. Invited. Houston, TX, US.
      9. 2017. Sleep Disorders in Cancer Patients. Houston, Texas, US.
      10. 2016. Pulmonary Complications in Cancer. Invited. Dallas, TX, US.
      11. 2016. Pulmonary Hypertension in Cancer. Houston, Texas, US.
      12. 2015. Management of Submassive and Massive Pulmonary Embolism. Houston, Texas, US.
      13. 2013. Management of Malignant Pleural Effusion and Hands-On Simulation. Houston, TX, US.
      14. 2012. Coding and Billing for Reimbursement. Houston, TX, US.
      15. 2011. Pulmonary for Speech Pathologists. Houston, Texas, US.
      16. 2009. Pulmonary Hypertension in the ICU. Houston, TX, US.
      17. 2009. Sleep Disorders in the ICU. Houston, Texas, US.
      18. 2009. Pulmonary Hypertension & Cancer: 63 Year Old Woman with Metastatic Breast Cancer and Progressive Dyspnea. Houston, Texas, US.
      19. 2008. Pulmonary Procedures. Houston, Texas, US.
      20. 2008. Simulation: Hands-On Instruction for Placement of Indwelling Pleural Catheters. Houston, TX, US.
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      Grant & Contract Support

      Date: 2024
      Title:13th Annual Southwest Regional Bootcamp for Incoming Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellows (#SWRegionalBootCamp)
      Funding Source:Merit Medical $2,500; AMBU $5,000; BD $5,000; Olympus America $3,000; Cook $1,500
      Role:Program Chair
      Date: 2023
      Title:12th Annual Southwest Regional Bootcamp for Incoming Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellows (#SWRegionalBootCamp)
      Funding Source:Cook $1,500; Rocket Medical $3,000; BSCI $500; Olympus America $3,000
      Role:Program Chair
      Date: 2022
      Title:11th Annual Southwest Regional Bootcamp for Incoming Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellows (#SWRegionalBootCamp)
      Funding Source:Cook $1,500; BSCI $500; Rocket $3,000; Olympus $1,500
      Role:Progam Chair
      Date: 2019
      Title:8th Annual Southwest Regional Bootcamp for Incoming Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellows (#SWRegionalBootCamp)
      Funding Source:BD $3,000; Olympus America $3,000' BSCI $1,500; Cook $1,500
      Role:Program Chair
      Date: 2018
      Title:7th Annual Southwest Regional Bootcamp for Incoming Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellows (#SWRegionalBootCamp)
      Funding Source:Cook $1,500; Olympus America $3,000; BD $3,000; Boston Scientific $2,000
      Role:Program Chair
      Date: 2017
      Title:6th Annual Southwest Regional Bootcamp for Incoming Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellows (#SWRegionalBootCamp)
      Funding Source:Rocket Medical $3,000; Olympus America $3,000; Cook $1,500; CareFusion $5,000; Boston Scientific $2,500
      Role:Program Chair
      Date: 2016
      Title:5th Annual Southwest Regional Bootcamp for Incoming Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellows (#SWRegionalBootCamp)
      Funding Source:CareFusion $5,000; Olympus America $4,000; Cook $1,500
      Role:Program Chair
      Date: 2015
      Title:4th Annual Southwest Regional Bootcamp for Incoming Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellows (#SWRegionalBootCamp)
      Funding Source:Cook $1,500; CareFusion $4,500
      Role:Program Chair
      Date: 2014
      Title:3rd Annual Southwest Regional Bootcamp for Incoming Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellows (#SWRegionalBootCamp)
      Funding Source:Olympus America $2,000; Rocket Medical $2,500; Care Fusion $2,000
      Role:Program Chair
      Date: 2013
      Title:2nd Annual Southwest Regional Bootcamp for Incoming Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellows (#SWRegionalBootCamp)
      Funding Source:CareFusion $2,000; Olympus America $4,000; BD $2,000
      Role:Program Chair
      Date: 2012
      Title:1st Annual Southwest Regional Bootcamp for Incoming Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellows (#SWRegionalBootCamp)
      Funding Source:Olympus America $2,000;
      Role:Program Chair
      Date: 2009 - 2012
      Title:A Phase I/II, Open Label Multi-Centre Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Preliminary Efficacy of the JAK2 inhibitor AZD1480 Administered Orally to Patients with Primary Myelofibrosis (PMF) and Post-Polycythaemia Vera/Essential Thrombocythaemia Myelofibrosis (Post-PV/ET MF)
      Funding Source:Astra-Zeneca
      Role:Collaborator
      ID:2009-0067

      Selected Publications

      Peer-Reviewed Articles

      1. Chiu KN, Etheridge TH, Faiz SA, Mir M. A 38-Year-Old Woman With Sudden Dyspnea After Uterine Artery Embolization. Chest 170(1):e11-e16, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42419853.
      2. Anees M, Chiu K, Goertzen S, Jimenez CA, Faiz SA. Docetaxel-Induced Serositis Mimicking Malignant Pleural Effusion. Clin Case Rep 14(6):e72768, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42256959.
      3. Muneer A, Showkatian E, Kitsel Y, Saad MB, Sujit SJ, Soto F, Shroff GS, Faiz SA, Ghanbar MI, Ismail SM, Vokes NI, Cascone T, Le X, Zhang J, Byers LA, Jaffray D, Chang JY, Liao Z, Naing A, Gibbons DL, Vaporciyan AA, Heymach JV, Suresh KS, Altan M, Sheshadri A, Wu J. CT-Based Deep Foundation Model for Predicting Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Pneumonitis Risk in Lung Cancer. medRxiv, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42078359.
      4. Ali, HR, Faiz, S, Deswal, A, Palaskas, NL, Iliescu, C, Thompson, KA, Ohanian, M, Pemmaraju, N, Bose, P, Sahay, S. Sotatercept for the Treatment of Myeloproliferative Neoplasm–Associated Group 5 Pulmonary Hypertension. JACC: CardioOncology 8(2):200-204, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41910516.
      5. Wang, E, Palaskas, NL, Sahay, S, Yu, W, Sheth, RA, Deswal, A, Faiz, S, Ali, HR. Tumoural emboli syndromes case series. European Heart Journal - Case Reports 10(3), 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41778204.
      6. Bashour, S, Khan, A, Balachandran, D, Ost, D, Eapen, GA, Casal, RF, Adachi, R, Bassett Jr, R, Pasyar, S, Bashoura, L, Vaquero, L, Ordonez, E, Zaveri, JS, Faiz, S, Sheshadri, A, DePew, ZS, Grosu, HB. Using actigraphy to evaluate physical activity in patients with pleural effusion. Journal of Thoracic Disease 18(2), 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41816437.
      7. Manzullo, EF, Faiz, S, Hamill, RJ, Tweardy, D, Sembera, CA, Lahoti, A, Odaro, OE. BCM-MD Anderson onco-medicine track. Supportive Care in Cancer 34(1), 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41413680.
      8. Azhar, M, Soto, F, Su, A, Gonzalez, NV, Medina, KB, Madrigal, AL, Duran, CC, Reyna, CR, Chan, C, Shroff, G, Bassett Jr, R, Pasyar, S, Zhang, D, Shannon, VR, Altan, M, Mitchell, MP, Meric-Bernstam, F, Mouabbi, JA, Murthy, RK, Faiz, S, Bashoura, L, Lim, B, Sheshadri, A. Incidence and risk factors for pneumonitis due to trastuzumab Deruxtecan in metastatic breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research 27(1), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41194091.
      9. Soto, F, Ebinama, U, Brasher, WP, Harding, WC, Goizueta, AA, Walder, JR, Ewing, A, Shannon, VR, Faiz, S, Altan, M, Shroff, G, Feng, L, Neelapu, SS, Ahmed, S, Nastoupil, L, Sheshadri, A. Incidence and Risk Factors for Pneumonitis Associated With Checkpoint Inhibitors in Relapsed or Refractory Lymphoma. Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia 25(9):e649-e655, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40514309.
      10. Angelides PK, Salamo O, Cherian SV, Guevara EY, Jimenez CA, Faiz SA. A 65-year-old man with cough, hypercalcemia, and diffuse opacities. Radiol Case Rep 20(8):3836-3839, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40486148.
      11. Kaous, M, Ryoo Ali, HJ, Ok, CY, Iliescu, C, Bashoura, L, Patel, B, Estrov, Z, Faiz, S. Relapse of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia With History of Myeloproliferative Neoplasm and Exacerbation of Pulmonary Hypertension. JACC: Case Reports 30(20), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40713114.
      12. Walder, JR, Soto-Lanza, F, Feng, L, Ahmed, S, Neelapu, SS, Ayers, AA, Grosu, HB, Faiz, S, Nastoupil, L, Sheshadri, A. Role of Pulmonary Function Tests to Predict Complications After Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy. Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia 25(7):520-526, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40000355.
      13. Fatakdawala, M, Ali, HR, Song, J, Irizarry-Caro, JA, Faiz, S, Kumar, S, Yusuf, SW, Durand, J, Iliescu, C, Palaskas, NL, Deswal, A, Koutroumpakis, E. Correlation of Natriuretic Peptides with Invasively Measured Intracardiac Filling Pressures in Patients With Cancer. JACC: CardioOncology 7(4):448-450, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40366327.
      14. Kokabi, N, Dabbous, H, Khaja, MS, Baker, JB, Brixey, AG, Browne, WF, Contrella, BN, Faiz, S, Gunn, AJ, Keefe, NA, Kendi, AT, Linden, P, Litt, H, Sharma, AM, Vijay, K, Wang, DS, Majdalany, BS. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Chylothorax Treatment Planning. Journal of the American College of Radiology 22(5):S177-S189, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40409876.
      15. Ali, HR, Cui, S, Sahay, S, Grosu, HB, Riben, MW, Deswal, A, Mouhayar, E, Iliescu, C, Ali, A, Faiz, S. Pulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy. JACC: Case Reports 30(5), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40054931.
      16. Faiz SA, Ashley S Knox, Bryan M Fellman, Bibi Aneesah Jaumally, Guadalupe N Pacheco, Aneesa Das, Reeba Mathew, Rashmi K Murthy, Jennifer Litton, Diwakar D Balachandran, Lara Bashoura. Sleep Disturbances based on Patient Reported Outcomes in Patients with Breast Cancer. Sleep and Breathing, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
      17. Taha, MR, Faiz, S, Jani, P, Liu, J, Ali, YD, Amjad, MA. Giant cell tumor of the bone with fatal pulmonary metastasis. SAGE Open Medical Case Reports 13, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40756746.
      18. Mir, M, Soto, F, Gomez, PA, Arroyo, RR, Suresh, A, Su, A, Gan, Q, Stewart, J, Adachi, R, Balachandran, D, Bashoura, L, Casal, RF, Dickey, BF, Eapen, GA, Evans, S, Grosu, HB, Jimenez, C, Lin, J, Ost, D, Sabath, BF, Shannon, VR, Naing, A, Gao, J, Wu, J, Suresh, K, Faiz, S, Altan, M, Sheshadri, A. Bronchoalveolar lavage cell percentages as diagnostic markers of immune checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis. Frontiers in Medicine 12, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40529125.
      19. Reyna, CR, Luna, ET, Sheshadri, A, Faiz, S, Bashoura, L, Box, N. Nocardia empyema in an immunocompromised host. Respiratory Medicine Case Reports 55, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40271537.
      20. Jaumally, BA, Balachandran, D, Salem, AM, Bashoura, L, Faiz, S. Central sleep apnea (CSA) in a treated brainstem chordoma. Sleep Medicine: X 8, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39974506.
      21. Faiz, S, Knox, AS, Fellman, B, Jaumally, BA, Pacheco, GN, Das, A, Mathew, R, Murthy, RK, Litton, J, Balachandran, D, Bashoura, L. Sleep disturbances based on patient reported outcomes in patients with breast cancer. Sleep and Breathing 28(6):2491-2500, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39225722.
      22. Soto-Lanza, F, Glick, L, Chan, C, Zhong, L, Wilson, NR, Faiz, S, Gandhi, S, Naing, A, Heymach, JV, Shannon, VR, Franco Vega, M, Liao, Z, Lin, SH, Palaskas, NL, Wu, J, Shroff, G, Altan, M, Sheshadri, A. Long-Term Clinical, Radiological, and Mortality Outcomes Following Pneumonitis in Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. Clinical Lung Cancer 25(7):624-633.e2, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39183094.
      23. Walder JR, Faiz SA, Tummala S, Weathers SP, Palaskas NL, Buni M, Sheshadri A, Bashoura L. Diaphragmatic Myopathy Associated with Dual Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in a Patient with Renal Cell Carcinoma. J Immunother Precis Oncol 7(4):304-307, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39553443.
      24. Shojaee S, Pannu J, Yarmus L, Fantin A, MacRosty C, Bassett R Jr, Debiane L, DePew ZS, Faiz SA, Jimenez CA, Avasarala SK, Vakil E, DeMaio A, Bashoura L, Keshava K, Ferguson T, Adachi R, Eapen GA, Ost DE, Bashour S, Khan A, Shannon V, Sheshadri A, Casal RF, Evans SE, Pew K, Castaldo N, Balachandran DD, Patruno V, Lentz R, Pai C, Maldonado F, Roller L, Ma J, Zaveri J, Los J, Vaquero L, Ordonez E, Yermakhanova G, Akulian J, Burks C, Almario RR, Sauve M, Pettee J, Noor LZ, Arain MH, Grosu HB. Gravity- vs Wall Suction-Driven Large-Volume Thoracentesis: A Randomized Controlled Study. Chest 166(6):1573-1582, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39029784.
      25. Li, C, Warner, MT, Middleton, LP, Mouhayar, E, Patel, B, Bashoura, L, Faiz, S. Pulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy in a Patient With Dyspnea and Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases 2(12), 2023. e-Pub 2023.
      26. Franklin, A, John, TM, Khawaja, F, Jiang, Y, Yepez, E, Ahuja, J, Faiz, S, Bashoura, L, Sheshadri, A, Shannon, VR, Balachandran, D, Mcconn, KK, Mulanovich, VE, Bhatti, MM, Chemaly, RF. Utility of Bronchoalveolar Lavage for the Diagnosis and Management of COVID-19 in Patients with Cancer. Journal of Infectious Diseases 228(11):1549-1558, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37983000.
      27. Altan M, Soto F, Zhong LL, Akhmedzhanov FO, Wilson NR, Zarifa A, Albittar AA, Yang V, Lewis J, Rinsurongkawong W, Jack Lee J, Rinsurongkawong V, Zhang J, Gibbons DL, Vaporciyan AA, Jennings K, Khawaja F, Faiz SA, Shannon VR, Shroff G, Godoy MCB, Daver NG, Gandhi S, Mendoza TR, Naing A, Daniel-MacDougall C, Heymach JV, Sheshadri A. Incidence and Risk Factors for Pneumonitis Associated With Checkpoint Inhibitors in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Single Center Experience. Oncologist 28(11):E1065-E1074, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37156009.
      28. Altan, M, Soto, F, Xu, T, Wilson, NR, Franco Vega, M, Simbaqueba Clavijo, CA, Shannon, VR, Faiz, S, Gandhi, S, Lin, SH, Lopez, PB, Zhong, L, Akhmedzhanov, FO, Godoy, M, Shroff, G, Wu, J, Khawaja, F, Kim, ST, Naing, A, Heymach, JV, Daniel-MacDougall, CR, Liao, Z, Sheshadri, A. Pneumonitis After Concurrent Chemoradiation and Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Patients with Locally Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Oncology 35(10):630-639, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37507279.
      29. Noh, S, Bertini, CD, Mira-Avendano, I, Kaous, M, Patel, B, Faiz, S, Shannon, VR, Balachandran, D, Bashoura, L, Adachi, R, Evans, S, Dickey, BF, Wu, CC, Shroff, G, Manzano, JM, Granwehr, BP, Holloway, S, Dickson, KB, Mohammed, AD, Muthu, M, Song, H, Aroe, A, Aloia, TA, Lee Andrews, II, Badami, KK, Beird, H, Brock, K, Cata, JP, Dabaja, BS, Draetta, G, French, KE, Godoy, M, Hutcheson, KA, Jaffray, D, John, TM, Lee, JJ, Litton, J, McEnery, KW, Musunuru, TN, Nates, JL, Palaskas, NL, Ravi, V, Scheet, PA, Shete, S, Subbiah, IM, Tawbi, H, Woodman, SE, Chung, C, Khawaja, F, Sheshadri, A. Interstitial lung abnormalities after hospitalization for COVID-19 in patients with cancer. Cancer medicine 12(17):17753-17765, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37592894.
      30. Sunny, J, Jimenez, S, Leal Alviarez, DJ, Faiz, S. Reexpansion Pulmonary Edema After Intrapleural Fibrinolytic Therapy. Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases 2(5), 2023. e-Pub 2023.
      31. Thoracic Imaging EPO, Bang TJ, Chung JH, Walker CM, Brixey AG, Christensen JD, Faiz SA, Hanak M, Hobbs SB, Kandathil A, Little BP, Madan R, Moore WH, Richman IB, Setters B, Todd MJ, Yang SC, Donnelly EF. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Routine Chest Imaging. J Am Coll Radiol 20(5S):S224-S233, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37236745.
      32. Soto F, Torre-Sada LF, Mott FE, Kim ST, Nurieva R, Shannon VR, Faiz SA, Casal RF, Altan M, Lin J, Sheshadri A. Sarcoidosis and airway disease after immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy: case study and review of the literature. J Immunother Precis Oncol 6(2):111-116, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37214206.
      33. Bade BC, Faiz SA, Ha DM, Tan M, Barton-Burke M, Cheville AL, Escalante CP, Gozal D, Granger CL, Presley CJ, Smith SM, Chamberlaine DM, Long JM, Malone DJ, Pirl WF, Robinson HL, Yasufuku K, Rivera MP. Cancer-Related Fatigue in Lung Cancer: A Research Agenda. An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 207(5):e6-e28, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36856560.
      34. Aminu, M, Daver, N, Godoy, M, Shroff, G, Wu, CC, Torre-Sada, LF, Goizueta, AA, Shannon, VR, Faiz, S, Altan, M, Garcia-Manero, G, Kantarjian, HM, Ravandi-Kashani, F, Kadia, TM, Konopleva, M, DiNardo, C, Pierce, S, Naing, A, Kim, ST, Kontoyiannis, DP, Khawaja, F, Chung, C, Wu, J, Sheshadri, A. Heterogenous lung inflammation CT patterns distinguish pneumonia and immune checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis and complement blood biomarkers in acute myeloid leukemia. Frontiers in immunology 14, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37841255.
      35. Nguyen, Stroh Jr JJ, Trien VU, Faiz SA. Renal Cell Carcinoma with Malignant Pleural Effusion and Chest Wall Mass. Clin Image Case Rep J 5(11):360. e-Pub 2023.
      36. Sheshadri A, Goizueta AA, Shannon VR, London D, Garcia-Manero G, Kantarjian HM, Ravandi-Kashani F, Kadia TM, Konopleva MY, DiNardo CD, Pierce S, Zarifa A, Albittar AA, Zhong LL, Akhmedzhanov FO, Arain MH, Alfayez M, Alotaibi A, Altan M, Naing A, Mendoza TR, Godoy MCB, Shroff G, Kim ST, Faiz SA, Kontoyiannis DP, Khawaja F, Jennings K, Daver NG. Pneumonitis after immune checkpoint inhibitor therapies in patients with acute myeloid leukemia: A retrospective cohort study. Cancer 128(14):2736-2745, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35452134.
      37. Jaroudi, S, Faiz, S, Fuller, GN, Rubio, D. Spinal cord compression revealing metastatic cancer. American Journal of the Medical Sciences 363(6):e56-e57, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34752739.
      38. Banala C, Brasher WP, Kanagal Shamanna R, Bashoura L, Faiz SA. Consolidative opacity in a patient with acute leukemia. Clin Case Rep 10(4):e05694, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35414914.
      39. Salahuddin, M, Warner, MT, Bashoura, L, Faiz, S. Abdominal mass with pulmonary nodules in a miliary pattern. Postgraduate Medical Journal 98(e1):E49, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 37066587.
      40. Wu IHC, Balachandran DD, Faiz SA, Bashoura L, Escalante CP, Manzullo EF. Characteristics of Cancer-Related Fatigue and Concomitant Sleep Disturbance in Cancer Patients. J Pain Symptom Manage 63(1):e1-e8, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34348178.
      41. Patel, B, Sheshadri, A, Faiz, S. Cavitary Lesions in a Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patient. Archivos de bronconeumologia 57(12):768, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32576396.
      42. Patel B, Sheshadri A, Faiz SA. Cavitary Lesions in a Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patient. Arch Bronconeumol 57(12):768, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 35698985.
      43. Bahdi, F, Schwalk, AJ, Faiz, S. Acquired Perfusion Defect. Archivos de bronconeumologia 57(11):701, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 35699010.
      44. Kaous, M, Bashoura, L, Faiz, S. Gelatinous Pleural Fluid With Mesothelioma. Archivos de bronconeumologia 57(8):543, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 35699034.
      45. Sheshadri A, Keus L, Blanco D, Lei X, Kellner C, Shannon VR, Balachandran DD, Jimenez CA, Bashoura L, Faiz SA. Pulmonary function testing in patients with tracheostomies: feasibility and technical considerations. Lung 199(3):307-310, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33779802.
      46. Salahuddin M, Salamo O, Karanth S, Faiz SA, Estrada-Y-Martin RM, Cherian SV. Safety and incidence of complications associated with bronchoscopy in an obese population. Clin Respir J 15(6):670-675, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33608994.
      47. Jaumally BA, Das A, Cassell NC, Pachecho GN, Majid R, Bashoura L, Balachandran DD, Faiz SA. Excessive daytime sleepiness in cancer patients. Sleep Breath 25(2):1063-1067, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32939599.
      48. Yu M, Huang W, Wang Y, Wang G, Wang L, Tao W, Faiz SA, Ng FH, Li H. Pulmonary angiosarcoma presenting with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage: a case report. Ann Transl Med 9(1):74, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33553367.
      49. Harding WC, Marcoux M, Casal RF, Bashoura L, Stewart J, Lee HC, Faiz SA. Lung Nodule in a Patient with Multiple Myeloma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 202(10):1458-1459, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32730097.
      50. Lai KA, Sheshadri A, Adrianza AM, Etchegaray M, Balachandran DD, Bashoura L, Shannon VR, Faiz SA. Role of Infliximab in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Induced Pneumonitis. J Immunother Precis Oncol 3(4):172-174, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 35665375.
      51. Bahdi F, Schwalk AJ, Faiz SA. Acquired Perfusion Defect. Arch Bronconeumol (Engl Ed), 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32513590.
      52. Lopez-Mattei J, Verstovsek S, Fellman B, Iliescu C, Bhatti K, Hassan SA, Kim P, Gray BA, Palaskas NL, Grosu HB, Mamas MA, Faiz SA. Prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in myelofibrosis. Ann Hematol 99(4):781-789, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32076825.
      53. Kaous M, Bashoura L, Faiz SA. Gelatinous Pleural Fluid With Mesothelioma. Arch Bronconeumol (Engl Ed), 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32067850.
      54. Bailey M, Eapen G, Ost D, Casal RF, Jimenez C, Datar S, Molina S, Bashoura L, Faiz SA, Balachandran DD, Shannon VR, Sheshadri A, Grosu HB. Routine Microbiologic Studies of Pleural Fluid Specimens in Cancer Patients. Am J Med 133(2):240-244, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31401163.
      55. Sagar AES, Landaeta MF, Adrianza AM, Aldana GL, Pozo L, Armas-Villalba A, Toquica CC, Larson AJ, Vial MR, Grosu HB, Ost DE, Eapen GA, Sheshadri A, Morice RC, Shannon VR, Bashoura L, Balachandran DD, Almeida FA, Uzbeck MH, Casal RF, Faiz SA, Jimenez CA. Complications following symptom limited thoracentesis using suction. Eur Respir J 56(5), 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32499336.
      56. Grosu HB, Lu W, Ost DE, Vial MR, Hernandez M, Ghosh N, Noor L, Hasan AM, Bashoura L, Faiz S, Balachandran D, Casal R, Eapen G, Shannon V, Sheshadri A, Tang X, Rahman N, Wistuba II. Pleural Fluid Cytokine Levels at Baseline and Over Time are Associated With Time to IPC Removal: An Exploratory Study. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 27(1):4-13, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31373905.
      57. Shannon VR, Subudhi SK, Huo L, Faiz SA. Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage with nivolumab monotherapy. Respir Med Case Rep 30:101131, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32577370.
      58. Kim ST, Sheshadri A, Shannon V, Kontoyiannis DP, Kantarjian H, Garcia-Manero G, Ravandi F, Im JS, Boddu P, Bashoura L, Balachandran DD, Evans SE, Faiz S, Ruiz Vazquez W, Divenko M, Mathur R, Tippen SP, Gumbs C, Neelapu SS, Naing A, Wang L, Diab A, Futreal A, Nurieva R, Daver N. Distinct Immunophenotypes of T Cells in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid From Leukemia Patients With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors-Related Pulmonary Complications. Front Immunol 11:590494, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33552049.
      59. Sagar AS, Faiz SA, Shannon VR. Cough-induced Transdiaphragmatic and Intercostal Herniation of the Liver. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 200(11):e145-e146, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31251656.
      60. Faiz SA, Jimenez CA, Fellman BM, Huk T, Jazbeh S, Haque SA, Morice RC, Grosu HB, Balachandran DD, Shannon VR, Eapen GA, Bashoura L. Incidence of Bleeding Complications With Flexible Bronchoscopy in Cancer Patients With Thrombocytopenia. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 26(4):280-286, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30973520.
      61. Styskel BA, Lopez-Mattei J, Jimenez CA, Stewart J, Hagemeister FB, Faiz SA. Ibrutinib-associated Serositis in Mantle Cell Lymphoma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 199(12):e43-e44, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30802411.
      62. Jaggi S, Balachandran DD, Bashoura L, Faiz SA. Severe sleep disordered breathing in head and neck cancer survivor. Postgrad Med J 95(1120):110-111, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30425134.
      63. Sheshadri A, Karimipour M, Vakil E, Bashoura L, Godoy M, Arain MH, Evans SE, Dickey BF, Ost DE, Chemaly RF, Faiz SA. Refinement of estimates of mortality risk using the Radiologic Severity Index in hematologic malignancy patients with respiratory syncytial virus infection. Transpl Infect Dis 21(4):e13105, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31081570.
      64. Kazzaz FI, Cabanillas ME, Bashoura L, Shannon VR, Faiz SA. Bilateral spontaneous pneumothoraces in anaplastic thyroid cancer. Respir Med Case Rep 26:197-199, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30705818.
      65. Vakil E, Sheshadri A, Faiz SA, Shah DP, Zhu Y, Li L, Kmeid J, Azzi J, Balagani A, Bashoura L, Ariza-Heredia E, Chemaly RF. Risk factors for mortality after respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infection in adults with hematologic malignancies. Transpl Infect Dis 20(6):e12994, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30195271.
      66. Sudhakaran S, Bashoura L, Stewart J, Balachandran DD, Faiz SA. Pulmonary Cryptococcus Presenting as a Solitary Pulmonary Nodule. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 196(9):1217-1218, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28892401.
      67. Faiz SA, Pathania P, Song J, Li L, Balachandran DD, Ost DE, Morice RC, Shannon VR, Bashoura L, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA. Indwelling Pleural Catheters for Patients with Hematologic Malignancies: A 14-Year, Single-Center Experience. Ann Am Thorac Soc 14(6):976-985, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28326798.
      68. Vakil E, Faiz SA, Iliescu C, Balachandran DD, Ong P, Debiane LG, Mehran R. Managing Post-Pneumonectomy Tension Hydrothorax. Ann Am Thorac Soc 14(6):1031-1035, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28570153.
      69. Shannon VR, Nanda AS, Middleton LP, Faiz SA. Pulmonary Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma Presenting as Extensive Multifocal Cystic Lesions. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 195(9):1267-1268, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28199793.
      70. Ong PG, Casal RF, Stewart J, Eapen GA, Faiz SA. Metastatic Cancer Mimicking a Mycetoma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 195(6):e29-e30, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28207281.
      71. Shannon VR, Nanda AS, Faiz SA. Marfan Syndrome Presenting as Giant Bullous Emphysema. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 195(6):827-828, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28186842.
      72. Balachandran DD, Faiz SA, Bashoura L, Manzullo E. Cancer-related fatigue presenting with excessive daytime sleepiness. SAGE Open Med Case Rep 5:2050313X17748865, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29318018.
      73. Faiz SA, Iliescu C, Lopez-Mattei J, Patel B, Bashoura L, Popat U. Resolution of myelofibrosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Pulm Circ 6(4):611-613, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28090305.
      74. Faiz SA, Balachandran DD, Bashoura L, Shannon VR. Pulmonary Radiation Recall Induced by Gemcitabine. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 194(7):909-910, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27420135.
      75. Wong J, Gutierrez C, Shannon VR, Eapen GA, Faiz SA. Bronchomediastinal Fistula after Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 194(1):114-5, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27088849.
      76. Faiz SA, Bashoura L, Kodali L, Hessel AC, Evans SE, Balachandran DD. Sleep-disordered breathing as a delayed complication of iatrogenic vocal cord trauma. Sleep Med 22:1-3, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27544828.
      77. Balachandran DD, Faiz SA, Hernandez M, Kowalski AM, Bashoura L, Goravanchi F, Cherian SV, Rebello E, Kee SS, French KE. Length of Stay in Ambulatory Surgical Oncology Patients at High Risk for Sleep Apnea as Predicted by STOP-BANG Questionnaire. Anesthesiology Research and Practice 2016:6, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27610133.
      78. Morgan CK, Bashoura L, Balachandran D, Faiz SA. Spontaneous Hemothorax. Ann Am Thorac Soc 12(10):1578-82, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26448354.
      79. Grosu HB, Morice RC, Sarkiss M, Bashoura L, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Faiz SA, Lazarus DR, Casal RF, Ost DE. Safety of Flexible Bronchoscopy, Rigid Bronchoscopy, and Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in Patients with Malignant Space-Occupying Brain Lesions. Chest 147(6):1621-8, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25393333.
      80. Grosu HB, Bashoura L, Ost D, Ordonez NG, Faiz SA. Critical airway obstruction due to pseudomembranous Aspergillus tracheitis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 190(11):e65-6, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25436790.
      81. Faiz SA, Balachandran DD, Hessel AC, Lei X, Beadle BM, William WN, Bashoura L. Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in Patients with Tumors in the Head and Neck Region. Oncologist 19(11):1200-1206, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25273079.
      82. Massarelli E, Onn A, Marom EM, Alden CM, Liu DD, Tran HT, Mino B, Wistuba II, Faiz SA, Bashoura L, Eapen GA, Morice RC, Lee JJ, Hong WK, Herbst RS, Jimenez CA. Vandetanib and Indwelling Pleural Catheter for None-Small-Cell Lung Cancer With Recurrent Malignant Pleural Effusion. Clinical Lung Cancer 15(5):379-86, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24313066.
      83. Massarelli E, Onn A, Marom EM, Alden CM, Liu DD, Tran HT, Mino B, Wistuba II, Faiz SA, Bashoura L, Eapen GA, Morice RC, Jack Lee J, Hong WK, Herbst RS, Jimenez CA. Vandetanib and indwelling pleural catheter for non-small-cell lung cancer with recurrent malignant pleural effusion. Clin Lung Cancer 15(5):379-86, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24913066.
      84. Faiz SA, Ordonez NG, Morice RC, Bashoura L, Jimenez CA. Bronchial chloroma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 190(2):e5-6, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25025362.
      85. Torres LK, Faiz SA. Images in clinical medicine. Tattoos and sarcoidosis. N Engl J Med 370(23):e34, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24897105.
      86. Ost DE, Jimenez CA, Lei X, Cantor SB, Grosu HB, Lazarus DR, Faiz SA, Bashoura L, Shannon VR, Balachandran DD, Noor LZ, Hashmi YB, Casal RF, Morice RC, Eapen GA. Quality-adjusted Survival Following Treatment of Malignant Pleural Effusions with Indwelling Pleural Catheters. Chest 145(6):1347-56, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24480929.
      87. Faiz SA, Bashoura L, Lei X, Sampat KR, Brown TC, Eapen GA, Morice RC, Ferrajoli A, Jimenez CA. Pleural Effusions in Patients with Acute Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome. Leuk Lymphoma 54(2):329-35, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 22812422.
      88. Casal RF, Bashoura L, Ost DE, Chiu HT, Faiz SA, Jimenez CA, Morice RC, Eapen GA. Detecting Medical Device Complications: Lessons from an Indwelling Pleural Catheter Clinic. Am J Med Qual 28(1):69-75, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 22763365.
      89. Murthy JN, van Jaarsveld J, Fei J, Pavlidis I, Harrykissoon RI, Lucke JF, Faiz SA, Castriotta RJ. Thermal Infrared Imaging: a Novel Method to Monitor Airflow During Polysomnography. Sleep 32(11):1521-7, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19928392.
      90. Faiz SA, Neale B, Rios E, Campos T, Parsley E, Patel B, Ostrosky-Zeichner L. Risk-Based Fluconazole Prophylaxis of Candida Bloodstream Infection in a Medical Intensive Care Unit. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 28(6):689-92, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19011913.
      91. Plummer B, Faiz S, Wiederhold T, Wooten M, Agyin J, Krause K, Miller M, Watson W. Stereochemical Facial Selectivity of the Diels-Alder Reaction of Benz [a] aceanthrylene and 1,4 Diphenylbenz [a] aceanthrylene. Journal of Organic Chemistry 62(26):9240-9294, 1997. e-Pub 1997.

      Invited Articles

      1. Schwalk Audra J., Faiz SA, Jimenez Carlos A.. Complications of Palliative Interventions for Malignant Pleural Effusions. Springer Nature 2024:75-86, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
      2. Singer, ED, Faiz, S, Qdaisat, AZ, Abdeldaem, K, Dagher, J, Chaftari, P, Yeung, SJ. Hemoptysis in Cancer Patients. Cancers 15(19), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37835458.
      3. Balachandran DD, Bashoura L, Sheshadri A, Manzullo E, Faiz SA. The Impact of Immunotherapy on Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Patients with Cancer. Front Oncol 13:1295267, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 38090501.
      4. Walder JR, Faiz SA, Sandoval M. Lung cancer in the emergency department. Emerg Cancer Care 2(1):3, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 38799792.
      5. Escobar A, Salem AM, Dickson K, Johnson TN, Burk KJ, Bashoura L, Faiz SA. Anticoagulation and bleeding in the cancer patient. Support Care Cancer 30(10):8547-8557, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35579752.
      6. Balachandran DD, Miller MA, Faiz SA, Yennurajalingam S, Innominato PF. Evaluation and Management of Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Disturbance in Cancer. Curr Treat Options Oncol 22(9):81, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34213651.
      7. Anders CK, LeBoeuf NR, Bashoura L, Faiz SA, Shariff AI, Thomas A. What's the Price? Toxicities of Targeted Therapies in Breast Cancer Care. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 40:55-70, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32421449.
      8. Sagar AS, Dodge DL, Salahuddin M, Warner MT, Mak G, Faiz SA. Recommended Reading from McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellows. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 200(6):771-773, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31246494.
      9. Vakil E, Jimenez CA, Faiz SA. Pleural effusions in hematologic malignancies and their management with indwelling pleural catheters. Curr Opin Pulm Med 24(4):384-391, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29629920.
      10. Bashoura L, Eapen GA, Faiz SA. Pulmonary Manifestations of Lymphoma and Leukemia. Clin Chest Med 38(2):187-200, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28477632.
      11. Balachandran DD, Bashoura L, Faiz SA. Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders and Cancer. Curr Pulmonol Rep, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
      12. Jose RJ, Faiz SA, Dickey BF, Brown JS. Non-Infectious Respiratory Disease in Non-HIV Immunocompromised Patients. Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 75(12):691-7, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25488532.
      13. Faiz SA, Sandeep S, Jimenez CA. Pleural effusions in acute and chronic leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome. Current Opinion 20(4):340-6, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24811835.
      14. Balachandran D, Faiz SA, Bashoura L, Manzullo E. Cancer-Related Fatigue and Sleep Disorders. Sleep Medicine Clinics 8(2):229-234, 2013. e-Pub 2013.

      Review Articles

      1. Greco AA, Faiz SA, Kaul V, Reitzner J, MacGregor D, Garbarino A. Best practices from the Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors for social media use with emphasis on virtual recruitment. ATS Sch 7(1):67-73, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41818779.
      2. Zafar, B, Haque, T, Tan, M, Singh, R, Bashoura, L, Sheshadri, A, Azhar, M, Faiz, S. Pulmonary Complications of Cancer Therapy. Medicina (Lithuania) 62(3), 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41901659.
      3. Bhyravabhotla K, Gaskey G, Walder JR, Balachandran DD, Cherian SV, Zafar B, Bashoura L, Sheshadri A, Faiz SA. Intrathoracic manifestations of hematologic malignancies: a narrative review. Ann Transl Med 13(6):81, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41502434.
      4. Faiz, S, Warner, MT, Lazarus, DR, Ong, P, Proud, KC, Dinh, K, Sargsyan, LA, Sanchez, JF, Hoffman, MI, Zaidan, MF, Abdelghani, R, Alapat, P, Richards, K, Bashour, S, Meena, N, Walter, RJ, Islam, E, Nishi, S, Vu, C, Kelly, WF, Eapen, GA. Delivering a Regional Procedural Bootcamp for Incoming Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellows. Chest 168(6):1433-1442, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40553816.
      5. Bertini, CD, Soto, F, Brown, R, Bashoura, L, Cheng, GS, Hensley, MK, Hsu, JL, Lai, YK, Sharifi, H, Sturek, JM, Yanik, G, Yadav, H, Faiz, S, Sheshadri, A. Noninfectious pulmonary complications after hematopoietic cell transplantation. Respiratory Medicine 248, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40902833.
      6. Bade, BC, Faiz, S, Tan, M, Baugh, A, Lavercombe, M, Sheshadri, A. The Impact of Health Care Disparities on Lung Cancer Screening and Treatment. Chest 168(4):1057-1066, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40350147.
      7. Khoury, M, Faiz, S, Sheshadri, A. Immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated pneumonitis. Current opinion in pulmonary medicine 31(4):335-343, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40265506.
      8. Harding, WC, Halawa, AR, Aiche, MM, Zafar, B, Ali, HR, Bashoura, L, Faiz, S. Pleural Effusion. Medicina (Lithuania) 61(3), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40142254.
      9. Mir, M, Faiz, S, Bommakanti, AG, Sheshadri, A. Pulmonary Immunocompromise in Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. Clinics in Chest Medicine 46(1):129-147, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39890284.
      10. Li, C, Faiz, S, Boysen-Osborn, M, Sheshadri, A, Wattana, M. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-associated Pneumonitis. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 26(2):210-218, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40145913.
      11. Chan, KL, Faiz, S, Altan, M, Sheshadri, A. Updates in Drug-Related Pneumonitis Due to Targeted Oncologic Therapies. Journal of Immunotherapy and Precision Oncology 7(4):272-282, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39524467.
      12. Chan KL, Faiz SA, Altan M, Sheshadri A. Updates in Drug-Related Pneumonitis Due to Targeted Oncologic Therapies. J Immunother Precis Oncol 7(4):272-282, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39524467.
      13. Walder, JR, Faiz, S, Sandoval, M. Lung cancer in the emergency department. Emergency Cancer Care 2(3), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 38799792.

      Professional Educational Materials

      1. Vihjani P, Kazzaz F, Faiz SA, Balachandran DD. Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care Flashcards. Oxford University Press, 2018.

      Other Articles

      1. Chan, KL, Faiz, S, Sheshadri, A Antibody-Drug Conjugate–Induced Pneumonitis. Journal of Immunotherapy and Precision Oncology 8(2):141-142, 2025. PMID: 40242271.
      2. Chan, KL, Faiz, S, Sheshadri, A Antibody-Drug Conjugate–Induced Pneumonitis. Journal of Immunotherapy and Precision Oncology 8(2):141-142, 2025. PMID: 40242271.
      3. Mir, M, Soto, F, Gomez, PA, Arroyo, RR, Suresh, A, Su, A, Gan, Q, Stewart, J, Adachi, R, Balachandran, D, Bashoura, L, Casal, RF, Dickey, BF, Eapen, GA, Evans, S, Grosu, HB, Jimenez, C, Lin, J, Ost, D, Sabath, BF, Shannon, VR, Naing, A, Gao, J, Wu, J, Suresh, K, Faiz, S, Altan, M, Sheshadri, A Correction. Frontiers in Medicine 12, 2025. PMID: 40641984.
      4. Bashoura L, Faiz SA Recommendations for baseline pulmonary function tests prior to Trastuzumab Deruxtecan?. ASCO Daily News, 2022.
      5. Faiz SA Receiving Feedback to Enhance Your Professional and Personal Growth. Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors Voices in Medical Education, 2022.

      Editorials

      1. Harding, WC, Faiz, S. Bridging the Training Gap. Chest 169(3):579-580, 2026. PMID: 41813293.

      Abstracts

      1. Philip K Angelides, MD, Oriana Salamo, MD, Sujith V. Cherian, MD, Eduardo Yepez Guevara, MD, Faiz SA, Carlos A. Jimenez, MD. A 65-year-old man with cough, hypercalcemia, and diffuse opacities. ELSEVIER, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
      2. Manzullo E, Hamill RJ, Tweardy DJ, Sembera CA, Faiz SA, Lahoti A. Continued Robust Interest in a Novel Oncologic-Focused Internal Medicine Residency Program, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
      3. Harding WC, Jimenez CA, Salamo O, Zavalla K, WarnerM, Eapen GE, Bashoura L, Grosu HB, Faiz SA. Survival outcomes of hematologic malignancies using the lent score, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
      4. Salamo O, Lopez-Mattei J, Sargsyan L, Kaous M, Iliescu C, Palaskas N, Bashoura L, Patel B, Faiz SA. Pulmonary hypertension in cancer patients, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
      5. Brasher W, Torres LK, Patel B, Ferrajoli A, Sagar AS, Bashoura L, Jimenez CA, Faiz SA. Characteristics of pleural effusions in chronic lymphocytic leukemia, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
      6. Manzullo EF, Hamill RJ, Tweardy DJ, Sembera CA, Faiz SA, Lahoti A. Outcomes of a Novel Oncologic-Focused Internal Medicine Residency Program, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
      7. Knox AS, Balachandran DD, Pacheco G, Arain MH, Murphy VC, Bashoura L, Faiz SA. Sleep Disturbance in Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
      8. de Lumban T, Balachandran DD, Pacheco G, Faruki A, Sargsyan L, Bashoura L, Faiz S. Sleep Disturbances in Thyroid Malignancies, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
      9. Lai K, Shannon VR, Faiz SA. Ipilimumab Pneumonitis Treated with Infliximiab, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
      10. Kaous M, Balachandran DD, Pacheco G, Knox AS, Bashoura L, Faiz SA. Sleep Disorders in Metastatic Lung Cancer, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
      11. Dogra S, Warner M, Eapen GA, Bashoura L, Jimenez CA, Faiz SA. Outcomes and Characteristics of Patients with multiple myeloma and pleural effusion, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
      12. Kaous M, Balachandran DD, Pacheco G, Murphy V, Knox A, Bashoura L, Faiz SA. Sleep Disorders in Lung Cancer, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
      13. Kazzaz FI, Jaber T, Cabanillas ME, Busaidy N, Faiz SA. Significance and management of pleural disease in thyroid malignancy(ID 2788035), 2017. e-Pub 2017.
      14. Faiz SA, Patel B, Warner M, Parulekar AD, Bashoura L, Estrada-y-Martin RM, Lazarus DR, Casal RF, Eapen GA. Implementation of a Regional Procedural “Boot Camp” for Incoming Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellows, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
      15. Larson AJ, MacKenney KL, Jimenez CA, Ariza-Heredia E, Knox A, Murphy V, Balachandran D, Ost DE, Immanivong N, Shannon VR, Grosu HB, Eapen G, Faiz SA, Bashoura L. Pneumococcal Vaccination in a Cancer Center, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
      16. Potter AS, Faiz S, Lopez-Mattei JC, Bashoura L, Balachandran D. Sleep Disordered Breathing in Multiple Myeloma Patients, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
      17. Glick L, Soto F, Wilson NR, Zhong LL, Akhmedzanov FO, Xu F, Franco-Vega MC, Clavijo S, Shannon VR, Faiz SA, Gandhi S, Naing A, Heymach JV, Palaskas N, Altan M, Sheshadri A. Factors Associated with One Year Survival among Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer who Develop Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Pneumonitis.
      18. Manzullo, Ellen F, Faiz, Saadia, Hamill, Richard J, Tweardy, David J, Sembera, Charity A., Lahoti, Amit, Odaro, Orhue E. Preparing for the Future: Outcomes of an Oncologic Focused Internal Medicine Residency Program. MASCC/AFSOS/ISOO 2024.

      Book Chapters

      1. Dudamel KV, Khoury M, Faiz SA, Sheshadri A. Pulmonary Manifestations of Adverse Events Related to Cancer Treatments. In: Oncologic Critical Care. Springer, 2026.
      2. Villalobos NE, Gartner M, Young AY, Faiz SA. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Patients with Cancer. In: Oncologic Critical Care. Springer, 2026.
      3. Bertini CD, Sargsyan LA, Ali HJ, Faiz SA. Pulmonary Hypertension in an Oncologic Intensive Care Unit. In: Oncologic Critical Care. 2nd. Springer, 2025.
      4. S Farooq, Faiz SA, VR Shannon, A Sheshadri. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Associated Pneumonitis in a Patient with Interstitial Lung Abnormalities. In: Challenging Cases in Immunotherapy Related Organ Toxicities. SPRINGER NATURE, 397–405, 2025.
      5. S Farooq, Faiz SA, VR Shannon, A Sheshadri. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy Induced Relapsing Pneumonitis. In: Challenging Cases in Immunotherapy Related Organ Toxicities. Springer Nature, 377–385, 2025.
      6. S Farooq, Faiz SA, VR Shannon, A Sheshadri. Pneumonitis and COVID-19 Pneumonia Post Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy. In: Challenging Cases in Immunotherapy Related Organ Toxicities. Spring Nature, 2025.
      7. Azhar M, Bashoura L, Faiz SA. Lung Cancer. In: Caring for the Female Cancer Patient: Gynecologic Considerations. Cambridge University Press, 331-345, 2024.
      8. Poongkunran, C, Balachandran, D, Bashoura, L, Faiz, S. Sleep Disturbances in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, 301-310, 2023.
      9. Pina-Oviedo S, Shroff GS, Strange CD Ahuja J, Sabloff BS, Deviane LG, Peralta AR, Cohen A, Simoff MJ, Mehta V Diaz-Mendoza J, Brasher WP, Faiz SA, de Groot PM, Truong MT. Pulmonary Lymphoproliferative Disorders. In: The Thorax. Springer Nature, 477-564, 2023.
      10. Jaumally BA, Ahmed KM, Faiz SA. Primary Pulmonary Lymphoproliferative Neoplasms. In: Rare Lung Diseases: A Comprehensive Guide to Clinical Diagnosis and Management. Taylor & Francis Publishing House, 2023.
      11. Poongkunran C, Balachandran DD, Bashoura L, Faiz SA. Sleep Disturbances in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. In: Pulmonary and Critical Care Considerations of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Springer Nature, 301-310, 2023.
      12. Strange CD, Ahuja J, Faiz SA, Grosu HB, Harding WC, Keshava K, Jimenez CA, Shannon VR, de Groot PM, Truong MT, Moran CA. The Pleura. In: The Thorax. Springer Nature, 3-99, 2023.
      13. Schwalk AJ, Faiz S, Grosu HB, Bashoura L, Shannon VR. Pulmonary Complications of Cancer Therapy. In: The MD Anderson Manual of Medical Oncology. 4th. McGraw Hill, 2022.
      14. José, RJ, Faiz, S, Shannon, VR. Pulmonary Complications of Lung Cancer Therapies. In: Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine. 2nd. Elsevier, 931-949, 2022.
      15. Verma D, Faiz SA, Shannon VR, Altan M, Sheshadri A. Pulmonology (Lung). In: Managing Immunotherapy Related Organ Toxicities: A Practical Guide. Springer, 275-299, 2022.
      16. Sargsyan L, Faiz. Pulmonary Hypertension in an Oncologic Intensive Care Unit. In: Oncologic Critical Care. Springer International Publishing, 675-697, 2019.
      17. Shannon VR, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Grosu HB, Morice RC, Bashoura L, Evans SE, Adachi R, Kroll M, Faiz SA, Balachandran DD, Pravinkumar SE, Dickey BF. Respiratory Complications. In: Holland-Frei Cancer Medicine. 9th. John Wiley and Sons, Inc, 1781-1805, 2017.
      18. Faiz SA, Grosu HB, Shannon VR. Pulmonary Complications of Cancer Therapy. In: MD Anderson Manual of Medical Oncology. 3rd, 2016.
      19. George M, Campagna MC, Babber P, Faiz S. Pulmonary and Airway Emergencies. In: Oncologic Emergencies. 1. Springer Science+Business Media, 2015.
      20. Shannon VR, Faiz S. Heart-Lung Interactions in the Cancer Patient. In: In Cancer and the Heart. BC Decker, 2013.
      21. Faiz S, Bashoura L, Balachandran D. Sleep and Cancer. In: Cancer Rehabilitation Cancer Rehabilitation Medicine Quick Reference book. Demos, 2013.
      22. Shannon VR, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Morice RC, Travis EL, Bashoura L, Safdar A, Adachi R, Balachandran D, Faiz S, Dickey BF. Respiratory Complications, Pulmonary Hypertension. In: Cancer Medicine. Holland-Frei, 2010.
      23. Faiz S. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. In: Case Files: Internal Medicine. McGraw-Hill, 2004.
      24. Faiz S. Chronic Cough. In: Case Files: Internal Medicine. McGraw-Hill, 2004.

      Books (edited and written)

      1. Faiz SA, Saad Farooq, Vickie R. Shannon, Ajay Sheshadri. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy Induced Relapsing Pneumonitis. Springer Nature, 2025.
      2. Faiz SA, Saad Farooq, Vickie R. Shannon, Ajay Sheshadri. Pneumonitis and COVID-19 Pneumonia Post Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy. Springer Nature, 2025.
      3. Faiz SA, Saad Farooq, Vickie R. Shannon, Ajay Sheshadri. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Associated Pneumonitis in a Patient with Interstitial Lung Abnormalities. Springer Nature, 2025.
      4. R Bawa R, EH Chang EH, GF Audette GF, A Diwan A, SA Faiz SA. Advances in Medical Biochemistry, Genomics, Physiology, and Pathology. Ed(s) 1st. Jenny Stanford Publishing, 2021.

      Letters to the Editor

      1. Grosu HB, Eapen GA, Morice RC, Ost DE, Bashoura L, Faiz SA, Jimenez CA. Complications of removal of indwelling pleural catheters. Chest 142: 1071; author reply 1071-2, 2012.

      Web Publications

      1. Faiz SA, Abdul R. Halawa, Mazen M. Aiche, Bilal Zafar, Hyeon-Ju R. Ali, Faiz SA, Lara Bashoura. Pleural Effusion: Shedding Light on Pleural Disease Beyond Infection and Malignancy.
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