Pulmonary and Critical Care

Pulmonary and Critical Care Physicians

Philip M. Alapat, MD, DABSM, FCC

Adaani E. Frost, MD, professor of Medicine, is board certified in internal medicine - pulmonary diseases and critical care. She is the director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Center at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Frost received her medical degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John's Newfoundland, Canada. Her extensive training includes residencies in internal medicine at Toronto General Hospital and University Hospital, University of Alberta. Dr. Frost also completed fellowships in pulmonary medicine and critical pulmonary transplant research in Toronto and Montreal, Canada. She is nationally and internationally recognized for her work in pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary fibrosis, lung transplantation and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).

Kalpalatha K. "Kay" Guntupalli, MD, is professor of Medicine, section chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, and director of the Pulmonary & Critical Care fellowship program at Baylor College of Medicine. She is also pulmonary service chief at Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston. In her current role as section chief, Dr. Guntupalli has enabled departmental growth through recruitment of several faculty members who have contributed significantly to the field of Pulmonary and Critical Care. Dr. Guntupalli earned her medical degree from Institute of Medical Sciences, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India. She completed her residency in internal medicine at the District of Columbia General Hospital, Washington, D.C., and fellowships in pulmonary medicine at Georgetown University and in critical care at the University of Pittsburgh Health Science Center, Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Guntupalli is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine and critical care. Her research interests are acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), severe asthma, mechanical ventilation, tobacco control and postgraduate education.

Nicola Hanania, MD, is associate professor of Medicine, section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Hanania earned his medical degree from the University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, where he also completed his residency in internal medicine. He completed a fellowship in pulmonary medicine at the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, and in critical care from Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Hanania is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine and critical care. He specializes in pulmonary and critical care medicine, with research interests in asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). He is the director of the Asthma Clinical Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine (www.bcm.edu/asthma).

Marcia Katz, MD, is assistant professor of Medicine, section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Katz earned her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine, Boston. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Boston City Hospital, and her fellowship in pulmonary and critical care at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Katz is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine and critical care. She specializes in pulmonary and critical care medicine, with research interests in cystic fibrosis and lung volume reduction surgery.

Ramesh B. Kesavan, MD, is an assistant professor of Medicine, section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM). Dr. Kesavan earned his medical degree from Madurai Medical College in India. His training includes a residency and pulmonary fellowship at Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY; a critical care fellowship at St. John's Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis, MO; and a pulmonary transplant fellowship at BCM. He is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine and critical care medicine. Dr. Kesavan's clinical interests include interstitial lung disease and lung transplantation.

Hashir Majid, MD, is an assistant professor of Medicine, section of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. Dr. Majid received his medical degree from Aga Khan University in Pakistan, and he completed extensive training at Baylor College of Medicine including residency training in internal medicine, a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine, and an additional fellowship in sleep medicine. Dr. Majid is board certified in internal medicine and the sub-specialties of pulmonary disease and critical care medicine, and his clinical interests include general pulmonary diseases, sleep disorders, and care of critically ill patients.

Amit D. Parulekar, MD, assistant professor of Medicine, is board certified in internal medicine and pulmonary disease. Dr. Parulekar earned his medical degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. His training includes a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis. Dr. Parulekar's clinical interests include lung transplantation and critical care.

Zeenat Safdar, MD, is assistant professor of Medicine, section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Safdar earned her medical degree from Sind Medical College, University of Karachi in Pakistan. She completed her residency in internal medicine at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, followed by fellowship training in pulmonary medicine at St. Luke's Hospital- Roosevelt Hospital in New York City. Her specialties include pulmonary hypertension, both idiopathic and that associated with but not limited to collagen vascular disease, congenital heart disease, HIV and porto-pulmonary and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Dr. Safdar is board certified in internal medicine and pulmonary medicine.

Harish Seethamraju, MD, is an assistant professor of Medicine, section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM). Dr. Seethamraju earned his medical degree from Gandhi Medical College in Andhra Pradesh, India. His postdoctoral training includes an internal medicine residency at Interfaith Medical Center in New York City and a pulmonary medicine fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Seethamraju is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary disease and critical care medicine. His specialty is lung transplants.

Our Team

Carolyn Cotton, RN, MSN, FNP, is a nurse practitioner in the department of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. Her fields of interest include cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) including emphysema and asthma, and neuromuscular diseases. Ms. Cotton earned a master of science degree in nursing and a Family Nurse Practitioner degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International, the Honor Society of Nursing. She graduated in the top 10 percent of her class at UTMB.

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