Zeenat Safdar, MD
Enriched profileProfessor 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
Zeenat Safdar is 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 at Houston Methodist Hospital. OpenAlex indexes 137 publications with 4,520 citations (h-index 27); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 14 Oct 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 focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 6 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 14 Oct 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
- Effects of Spironolactone on Collagen Metabolism in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine
Industry payments
Updated 14 Oct 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
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Cardiovascular
37.1%Endothelin Receptor Antagonist18.8%Opsumit80%Letairis10%Ambrisentan10%Part D<11 patientsLoop diuretic4.5%Furosemide100%Part D≥43 patients+ 7 more classes in this area
Blood & clotting
14.1%Prostacycline Vasodilator6.5%Orenitram Er68%Tyvaso Dpi32%Part D<11 patientsProstacyclin Receptor Agonist6.2%Uptravi100%Part D≥19 patients+ 1 more class in this area
Respiratory
12.3%Corticosteroid7%Breo Ellipta48%Trelegy Ellipta34%Symbicort11%Fluticasone Propionate8%Part D<11 patientsLeukotriene Receptor Antagonist4.5%Montelukast Sodium100%Part D≥40 patients+ 1 more class in this area
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 14 Oct 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 Oct 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
Case Report2024 - Spironolactone in pulmonary arterial hypertension: results of a cross-over study.
Pulmonary circulation
Article2020 - Transition from selexipag to oral treprostinil in a patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Pulmonary circulation
Case Report2020 - Goiter in a Patient with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treated with Epoprostenol.
Case reports in pulmonology
Case Report2020
Online presence
Updated 14 Oct 2026
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- LinkedIn
linkedin.com/posts/houston-methodist_our-professor-of-medicine-dr-zeenat-safdar-activity-7179115591771852802-pgBK
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youtube.com/watch
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LinkedIn profile: Zeenat Safdar, MD, MS, ATSF, Weill Cornell Medicine
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ResearchGate profile listing Baylor College of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine (legacy/prior affiliation)
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →scholars.houstonmethodist.org ↗
- 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 roles
journal 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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Pulmonary Hypertension Council, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)
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American College of Physicians (FACP)
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American College of Chest Physicians / CHEST (FCCP)
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Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute (PVRI)
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American Thoracic Society (ATSF)
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Houston Methodist Lung Center
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PHA-accredited Pulmonary Hypertension Care Center (adult), Houston Methodist
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Respiratory Medicine, and Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease
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Awards & honors
honors 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 affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →scholars.houstonmethodist.org ↗
- Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
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Media & interviews
press, 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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