Experienced in Interstitial Lung Disease

Dr. David Chao

Intensive Care Medicine
Ft. Bend Pulmonology PLLC
17510 W Grand Pkwy S Ste 400, 
Sugar Land, TX 

Experienced in Interstitial Lung Disease
Ft. Bend Pulmonology PLLC
17510 W Grand Pkwy S Ste 400, 
Sugar Land, TX 
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Overview

David Chao is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Sugar Land, Texas. Dr. Chao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Interstitial Lung Disease. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Intensive Care Medicine
Licenses
Specialist in TX
Hospital Affiliations
Oakbend Medical Center
Memorial Hermann Hospital System
Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Ft. Bend Pulmonology PLLC
17510 W Grand Pkwy S Ste 400, Sugar Land, TX 77479
Call: 281-341-3036

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Total Publications

Adolescent Seizure in the Emergency Department Due to Concomitant Brugada Syndrome.
Adolescent Seizure in the Emergency Department Due to Concomitant Brugada Syndrome.
Journal: Pediatric emergency care
Published: May 26, 2018
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Puneet S. Garcha, MD, FCCP, specializes in the clinical evaluation & management of patients with end-stage lung diseases & lung transplantation. Dr. Garcha is the Medical Director of Lung Transplantation at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center. He earned his medical degree at Kasturba Medical College in Manipal, India, completed internal medicine training at Drexel University College of Medicine and pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine fellowships at the Cleveland Clinic. He was the Assistant Director of Lung Transplantation and Advanced Lung Diseases at Baylor Scott & White Health, Dallas where he was instrumental in establishing programmatic multidisciplinary care of end-stage interstitial lung disease patients. He anticipates completing a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business in May 2021. His research is focused on identification of therapeutic pathways for chronic lung allograft dysfunction and systematic optimization of post-transplant survival. Dr. Garcha is committed to transplant program development, innovative healthcare delivery, equitable organ distribution and the education of physicians-in-training in transplant medicine. Dr. Garcha is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Interstitial Lung Disease. His top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Lung Metastases, and Lung Transplant.

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      • Atypical Pneumonia
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      • Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
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