Zeenat Safdar, MDEnriched profile
Professor of Medicine, Houston Methodist Academic Institute (Ashley Lain Barras Distinguished Chair in Pulmonology, Charles W. Duncan Jr. Department of Medicine); Medical Director, Houston Methodist Lung Center; Director, Clinical Research and Pulmonary Hypertension Program · Houston Methodist Hospital
Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Zeenat Safdar, MD, is Professor of Medicine, Houston Methodist Academic Institute (Ashley Lain Barras Distinguished Chair in Pulmonology, Charles W. Duncan Jr. Department of Medicine) at Houston Methodist Hospital / Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Houston, TX. The public record shows 137 publications with 4,520 citations (h-index 27), centered on Respiratory. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 24 companies, 1 NIH-funded awards (2010–2014).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2024 · Case reports in pulmonology
- Top research focus: Respiratory
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 24 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
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Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 6 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Interstitial Lung Disease Prospective Outcomes Registry
Sponsor: Duke University
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT01915511 - Effects of Spironolactone on Collagen Metabolism in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine
InvestigatorPhase 4UnknownNCT01468571
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
24 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.Program year20259 payments$13,990openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- United Therapeutics CorporationProgram year202525 payments$10,802openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year202510 payments
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
1 NIH research award on record, funded 2010–2014 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Effect of Spironolactone of Collagen Synthesis in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Baylor College of Medicine
FY2014$141,750K23HL093214 - Effect of Spironolactone of Collagen Synthesis in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Baylor College of Medicine
FY2013$141,750K23HL093214 - Effect of Spironolactone of Collagen Synthesis in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Baylor College of Medicine
FY2012$141,750K23HL093214
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Setting of Pulmonary Hypertension due to a Patent Foramen Ovale and Paradoxical Embolism.
Case reports in pulmonology
2024 - Spironolactone in pulmonary arterial hypertension: results of a cross-over study.
Pulmonary circulation
2020 - Transition from selexipag to oral treprostinil in a patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Pulmonary circulation
2020 - Goiter in a Patient with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treated with Epoprostenol.
Case reports in pulmonology
2020
Contact
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Office address
6565 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees and training on record
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- MD
SUNY Downstate Health Science Center (Brooklyn, NY); fellowship, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
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- Board certified
Critical Care Medicine (also practices Pulmonary Disease and Internal Medicine)
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Chair
Young Council, Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute (PVRI)
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Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) Online University
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PHA on the Road program (Pulmonary Hypertension Association)
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
- NIH K23 Career Development Award
for research on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in pulmonary hypertension
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
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- Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- Faculty speaker
IMPACT PH Lecture Series (pah.tv)
- Live speaker
Houston Methodist Webinar Series on COVID-19 (video)
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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LinkedIn profile: Zeenat Safdar, MD, MS, ATSF, Weill Cornell Medicine
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