Dharani Kumari Narendra, MD
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor of Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2005 | Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, IN, MBBS |
Postgraduate Training
| 2013-2014 | Postgraduate Fellow, Critical Care, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY |
| 2012-2013 | Fellow (Chief Fellow), Pulmonary Medicine, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY |
| 2011-2013 | Fellow, Pulmonary Medicine, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY |
| 2008-2011 | Residency, Internal Medicine, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2014 | Texas Medical Board of Examiners |
| 2014 | American Board Certified in Critical Care |
| 2013 | American Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine |
| 2011 | American Board of Internal Medicine-Internal Medicine |
Experience & Service
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
Grader for CHEST annual topics in airway disorders, Grader for CHEST annual topics in airway disorders, CHEST, 2025 - Present
•Poster Judge for technology enhanced learning abstracts, Poster Judge for technology enhanced learning abstracts, Health Sciences Education Reimagined TEACH-S Educational Symposium, 2025 - Present
Member of CHEST 2025 scientific curriculum committee for Airway disorders, Member of CHEST 2025 scientific curriculum committee for Airway disorders, CHEST, 2025 - Present
Vice chair, Vice chair ACCP Airway disorders network, ACCP, 2025 - 2027
Committee member, FCCS: Obstetric committee, FCCS, 2025 - 2028
Member of CHEST 2024 scientific curriculum committee for Airways and Bronchiectasis section, Member of CHEST 2024 scientific curriculum committee, CHEST, 2024 - Present
2024 Grader for CHEST annual topics in airway disorders, and 75 abstracts and case reports, Grader for CHEST, CHEST, 2024 - Present
Member, Member of Educator development subcommittee, American College of Chest Physicians, 2024 - 2027
Chair, Chair Bronchiectasis section for American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, 2024 - 2024
Voting member, Voting member of BCM Foundational science subcommittee, Baylor College of Medicine, 2023 - 2025
Grader for CHEST annual topics in airway disorders,, Grader for CHEST annual topics in airway disorders,, CHEST, 2023 - Present
Vice-chair, Vice-chair Bronchiectasis section for American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, 2022 - 2023
Committee member and Moderator, Texas chapter SCCM (Society of Critical Care Medicine) symposium committee member, Texas Chapter SCCM, 2022 - Present
Committee member, Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee member for APCCMPD, APCCMPD, 2022 - Present
Moderator, Moderator for airway network featured lecture for CHEST 2021 conference, Treatable traits in Asthma in pregnancy, CHEST Conference, 2021 - Present
Judge, Judge for virtual BCM Annual Showcase of Educational Scholarship, Baylor College of Medicine, 2021 - Present
Reviewer, Reviewer for Dove medical press, Dove medical press, 2021 - Present
Physician board member, SCCM Texas Chapter Physician board member, SCCM, 2021 - 2024
Member, Member of American College of Chest Physicians Airway steering committee, American College of Chest Physicians, 2020 - Present
Member, Member of BCM Academy of Distinguished educators, Baylor College of Medicine, 2020 - Present
Grader, Grader for 2016 CHEST World Congress Abstracts, Case reports, CHEST World Congress, 2016 - Present
Grader, Grader for 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022 CHEST Conference Abstracts, Case reports, CHEST Conference, 2015 - 2022
Reviewer, Reviewer for British Medical Journal Case Reports, British Medical Journal, 2012 - Present
Reviewer, Reviewer for International Journal of COPD, International Journal of COPD
Reviewer, Reviewer for American College of Physicians, American College of Physicians
Reviewer, Reviewer for Critical Care Medicine, CCM
Honors & Awards
| 2025 - Present | Distinguished CHEST Educator Award, American College of Chest Physician |
| 2025 - Present | BCM Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Award for Educational Leadership, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2024 - Present | Distinguished CHEST Educator award, American College of Chest Physicians |
| 2024 - Present | Certificate of Excellence for Content Development in the Inaugural Baylor College of medical school, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2024 - Present | Outstanding Faculty Award, Ben Taub Hospital |
| 2024 - Present | Winner of the BCM wish grant for wellness, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2024 - Present | Medical staff core values award for Ben Taub Hospital Medical Intensive Care Unit from Harris Health System, Ben Taub Hospital |
| 2021 - Present | Baylor House Staff Inpatient Teaching Subspecialty Faculty Award for Ben Taub General Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2021 - Present | BCM Norton Rose Fulbright faculty excellence award for teaching and evaluation, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2021 - Present | Baylor College of Medicine Women of Excellence award, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2020 - Present | Recognized in COVID Hall of Heroes, CHEST annual conference, CHEST |
| 2020 - Present | 11)Early Career Award for excellence in patient care, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2020 | 12)First service award, Certificate of Appreciation, Department of Nursing, MICU, Ben Taub Hospital |
| 2018 - Present | Collaborator for American Association of Critical care nurses (AACN) Beacon Award for Excellence, American Association of Critical care nurses (AACN) |
| 2017 - Present | Distinguished service attending physician from MICU, Ben Taub Hospital |
| 2017 - Present | People Choice Award from MICU Nurses, MICU Nurses, Ben Taub Hospital |
| 2014 - Present | Second Place, ACCP Chest Challenge for Pulmonary Critical Care Fellows, ACCP |
| 2013 - Present | Among the top nine teams for ACCP Chest Challenge, ACCP |
| 2012 - 2013 | Outstanding Fellow of the Year, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
International Presentations
- 2024. Addressing Patient-Ventilator Dyssynchrony. Invited. A Key Challenge for Ventilated Patients, CHEST 2024 annual conference. Boston, US.
- 2024. Problem based learning: mastering biologics in asthma. Visiting. CHEST 2024 annual conference. Boston, US.
- 2024. Pharmacological management of frailty in respiratory diseases. Visiting. CHEST 2024 annual conference. Boston, US.
- 2024. Hands-On Interactive Session on Airway Clearance Techniques and Devices in Bronchiectasis. Invited. Hands-On Interactive Session on Airway Clearance Techniques and Devices in Bronchiectasis, CHEST 2024 annual conference. Boston, US.
- 2023. Problem based learning-Mastering biologics in Asthma. Panelist. Faculty presentation at CHEST 2023 annual conference. Hawaiian, US.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Mason, SE, Moreta-Martinez, R, Labaki, WW, Strand, MJ, Regan, E, Bon, J, San Jose Estepar, R, Casaburi, R, McDonald, MN, Rossiter, HB, Make, B, Dransfield, MT, Han, MK, Young, K, Curtis, JL, Stringer, K, Kinney, G, Hokanson, JE, Estépar, RJ, Washko, G, Crapo, JD, Silverman, EK, Cummings, S, Madden, K, Make, B, Nabbosa, J, Port, E, Rashdi, S, Stepp, L, Watts, S, Weaver, M, Beaty, T, Bowler, R, Lynch, DA, Anderson, G, Bleecker, E, Coxson, HO, Crystal, RG, Hogg, JC, Province, M, Rennard, S, Croxton, T, Gan, W, Postow, LA, Viviano, LM, Costa-Davis, C, Malanga, E, Prieto, D, Tal-Singer, R, Narendra, D. Longitudinal Association Between Muscle Loss and Mortality in Ever Smokers. Chest 161(4):960-970, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34785234.
Review Articles
- Narendra, D, Khurana, S. Asthma and Hyperglycemia. Diagnostics 14(17), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39272654.
Book Chapters
- Narendra, D, Hanania, NA. Severe Acute Asthma, 443-453, 2024.
- Narendra, D, Sharma, M, Muigai, D, Guntupalli, K. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Pregnancy, 455-473, 2024.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified July 22, 2026