Saadia A. Faiz, MD
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine
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Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1999 | The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA, MD, Medicine |
| 1995 | Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, USA, BS, Chemistry |
Postgraduate Training
| 2006-2007 | Clinical Fellowship, Sleep, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX |
| 2003-2006 | Clinical Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX |
| 1999-2002 | Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX |
Board Certifications
| 2006 | Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine |
| 2006 | Sleep Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine |
| 2005 | Pulmonary Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine |
| 2003 | Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine |
Experience & Service
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Vice Chair, DoIM Education Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present
Medical Manager, Advanced Practice Providers, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2017 - Present
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Member, McGovern Medical School Alumni Association Board of Trustees, UT Health Science Center in Houston, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present
Baylor College of Medicine Pulmonary Rotation Site Director, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present
Chair, Faculty Engagement, Advocacy and Inclusion Council, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present
Associate Program Director, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2016 - Present
Rotation Site Director for Sleep and Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowships, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2008 - Present
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Clinical Faculty Review Committee, 2021 - 2024
Member, Graduate Medical Education Institutional Review Sub-committee, 2011 - Present
Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee, 2008 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2023 | Division of Internal Medicine Faculty Excellence Award in Education, MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2022 | Teaching Excellence Award, Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship, McGovern Medical School at UT Health & Science Center |
| 2021 | Best Inpatient Subspecialty Teaching, Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2020 | Distinguished CHEST Educator, American College of Chest Physicians |
| 2020 | Best Inpatient Subspecialty Teaching, Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2020 | Teaching Excellence Award, Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship, McGovern Medical School at UT Health & Science Center |
| 2017 | Teaching Excellence Award, Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship, McGovern Medical School at UT Health & Science Center |
| 2011 | Young Investigator Research Forum Recipient, American Academy of Sleep Medicine |
| 2003 | Herb Fred, M.D. Award for Commitment, Compassion, Candor and Common Sense |
| 2002 | Outstanding Resident in Ambulatory Internal Medicine Award |
| 1999 | Gate Pharmaceutical Outstanding Student Award for Medicine |
| 1995 | Award of Academic Excellence and Research in Chemistry, Trinity University |
| 1991 | Presidential Scholar, Trinity University |
| 1991 | Member of Outstanding Distinction, National Forensic League |
| 1991 | Valedictorian, Cypress Creek High School |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging, 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. PMID: 37236745.
- 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. PMID: 36856560.
- 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. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33779802.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 2019. PMID: 31401163.
- 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.
- 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. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31373905.
- 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:e13105. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31081570.
- 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.
- 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. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28326798.
- 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. PMID: 27610133.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 2012. PMID: 22812422.
- 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 2012. PMID: 22763365.
- 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. PMID: 19928392.
- 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 2008. PMID: 19011913.
- 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. J Org Chem 62:9240, 1997.
Invited Articles
- 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.
- 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. PMID: 32421449.
- 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.
- 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.
- Bashoura L, Eapen GA, Faiz SA. Pulmonary Manifestations of Lymphoma and Leukemia. Clin Chest Med 38(2):187-200, 2017. PMID: 28477632.
- 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 2012. PMID: 24811835.
Other Articles
- Kaous M, Bashoura L, Faiz SA Gelatinous pleural fluid with mesothelioma. Arch Bronconeumol. PMID: 32067850.
- Shannon VR, Subudhi SK, Huo L, Faiz SA Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage with Nivolumab Monotherapy. Respir Med Case Rep 30:101131, 2020. PMID: 32577370.
- 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. PMID: 31251656.
- 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. PMID: 30802411.
- 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. PMID: 30705818.
- Jaggi S, Balachandran DD, Bashoura L, Faiz SA Severe sleep disordered breathing in head and neck cancer survivor. Postgrad Med J.
- Balachandran DD, Faiz SA, Bashoura L, Manzullo E Cancer-related fatigue presenting with excessive daytime sleepiness. Sage Open Medical Case Reports, 2017.
- Sudhakaran S, Bashoura L, Stewart J, Balachandran DD, Faiz SA Pulmonary Cryptococcus Presenting as a Solitary Pulmonary Nodule. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. PMID: 28892401.
- 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. PMID: 28570153.
- Ong PG, Casal RF, Stewart J, Eapen GA, Faiz SA Metastatic Cancer Mimicking a Mycetoma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. PMID: 28207281.
- Shannon VR, Nanda AS, Faiz SA Marfan Syndrome Presenting as Giant Bullous Emphysema. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. PMID: 28186842.
- Shannon VR, Nanda AS, Middleton LP, Faiz SA Pulmonary Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma Presenting as Extensive Multifocal Cystic Lesions. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. PMID: 28199793.
- Faiz SA, Iliescu C, Lopez-Mattai J, Patel B, Bashoura L, Popat U Resolution of Myelofibrosis Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Pulmonary Circulation 6(4):611-613, 2016.
- 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. PMID: 27420135.
- Wong J, Gutierrez C, Shannon VR, Eapen GA, Faiz SA Bronchomediastinal Fistula Following EBUS-TBNA. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 194(1):114-115, 2016. PMID: 27088849.
- 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 Medicine 22:1-3, 2016. PMID: 27544828.
- Morgan CK, Bashoura L, Balachandran DD, Faiz SA Spontaneous Hemothorax. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 12(10):1578 - 1582, 2015. PMID: 26448354.
- Faiz SA, Ordonez NG, Morice RC, Bashoura L, Jimenez CA Bronchial Chloroma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 190(2):e5-e6, 2014. PMID: 25025362.
- Almeida FA, Bruno DS, Faiz SA, Hinrichs B, Eapen GA, Bashoura L Hemothorax Treated With Indwelling Tunneled Pleural Catheter. Are All Hemothoraces the Same?. J Bronchol Intervent Pulmonol 18(3):261-4, 2011. PMID: 23208571.
- Lal R, Faiz SA, Garg RK, Baweja KS, Guntupalli J, Finkel KW Use of Continuous Venovenous Hemodiafiltration in a Case of Severe Phenobarbital Poisoning. Am J Kidney Dis 48(2):e13-5, 2006. PMID: 16860181.
- Fred H, Salazar C, Faiz S Pulsatile Metastases: What Every Medical Practitioner Should Know. Pract Gastroenterol 26(10):39, 2002.
- Fred H, Faiz S, Sack K. Diarrhea+Balanitis= Reactive Arthritis. Pract Gastroenterol 26(11):62, 2002.
Book Chapters
- 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: Switzerland, 301-310, 2023.
- Sargsyan L, Faiz, S. Pulmonary Hypertension in an Oncologic Intensive Care Unit. In: Oncologic Critical Care. Springer: Switzerland, 2019.
- George M, Campagna MC, Babber P, Faiz S. Pulmonary and Airway Emergencies. In: Oncologic Emergencies. Springer Science+Business Media, 2015.
- Shannon VR, Faiz S. Heart-Lung Interactions in the Cancer Patient. In: In Cancer and the Heart. BC Decker, 2013.
- Faiz S, Bashoura L, Balachandran D. Sleep and Cancer. In: Cancer Rehabilitation Cancer Rehabilitation Medicine Quick Reference book. Demos, 2013.
- 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.
- Faiz S. Chronic Cough. In: Case Files: Internal Medicine. McGraw-Hill: New York, 2004.
- Faiz S. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. In: Case Files: Internal Medicine. McGraw-Hill: New York, 2004.
Letters to the Editor
- 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.