Overview
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 an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lung Nodules. His top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Lung Metastases, and Lung Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 22 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
7200 Cambridge St, 8th Floor, Ste 8A-1, Houston, TX 77030
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.
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Office
David Ost is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Ost is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lung Nodules. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Lung Nodules, Lung Cancer, Advanced Bronchoscopy, and Endoscopy.
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Roberto Casal is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Casal is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lung Nodules. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Pleural Effusion, Lung Nodules, Advanced Bronchoscopy, and Endoscopy.
Baylor College Of Medicine
Muralidhar Kondapaneni is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kondapaneni is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lung Nodules. His top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Bronchitis, Lung Metastases, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Acute Interstitial PneumoniaDr. Garcha isDistinguished. Learn about Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.
- Interstitial Lung DiseaseDr. Garcha isDistinguished. Learn about Interstitial Lung Disease.
- Lung TransplantDr. Garcha isDistinguished. Learn about Lung Transplant.
- Advanced
- Cerebral HypoxiaDr. Garcha isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebral Hypoxia.
- Hypersensitivity PneumonitisDr. Garcha isAdvanced. Learn about Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
- Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisDr. Garcha isAdvanced. Learn about Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
- Lung MetastasesDr. Garcha isAdvanced. Learn about Lung Metastases.
- PneumoniaDr. Garcha isAdvanced. Learn about Pneumonia.
- Pulmonary FibrosisDr. Garcha isAdvanced. Learn about Pulmonary Fibrosis.
- Experienced
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD)Dr. Garcha isExperienced. Learn about Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD).
- BronchiectasisDr. Garcha isExperienced. Learn about Bronchiectasis.
- Bronchiolitis ObliteransDr. Garcha isExperienced. Learn about Bronchiolitis Obliterans.
- BronchitisDr. Garcha isExperienced. Learn about Bronchitis.
- Bronchogenic CystDr. Garcha isExperienced. Learn about Bronchogenic Cyst.