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Russell Buhr, MD, Pulmonology, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

RussellGlenBuhrMDPhD, FACP, ATSF(He/Him)

Pulmonology Los Angeles, CA

Asthma & COPD, Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Health Policy & Management at UCLA

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  • Office

    UCLA Medical Center
    10833 LeConte Avenue
    Los Angeles, CA 90095
    Phone+1 310-825-5316
    Fax+1 310-825-5316
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Education & Training

  • Fielding School of Public Health at the University of California, Los Angeles
    Fielding School of Public Health at the University of California, Los AngelesPhD, Health Policy & Management, 2015 - 2019
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
    UCLA David Geffen School of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, Health Services Research, 2015 - 2019
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2014 - 2017
  • MedStar Health/Georgetown University Hospital
    MedStar Health/Georgetown University HospitalChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2014
  • MedStar Health/Georgetown University Hospital
    MedStar Health/Georgetown University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2013
  • MedStar Health/Georgetown University Hospital
    MedStar Health/Georgetown University HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2011
  • Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
    Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 2010, MD
  • Azusa Pacific University
    Azusa Pacific UniversityBA, Molecular Biology, With Distinguished Honors, 2002 - 2006

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2014 - 2026
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2011 - 2016
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2011 - 2014
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Rising Star Los Angeles SuperDoctors, 2020-2023
  • Health Policy Article of the Year AcademyHealth/Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2021
  • Top Peer Reviewer Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2020
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Hospital Readmission Penalties Fail to Improve Care Quality for Patients with COPD
    Hospital Readmission Penalties Fail to Improve Care Quality for Patients with COPDFebruary 7th, 2023
  • The United States Is Ready to Break the Record for Covid-19 Hospitalization
    The United States Is Ready to Break the Record for Covid-19 HospitalizationMarch 28th, 2022
  • Did Dismissals of Safe Outpatient Drugs Cause Needless Covid Deaths? Dissenting Doctors Say Yes
    Did Dismissals of Safe Outpatient Drugs Cause Needless Covid Deaths? Dissenting Doctors Say YesDecember 21st, 2021
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Grant Support

  • Social support and health care utilization outcomes in the Subpopulations and Intermediate Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Study (SPIROMICS) cohortNIH/NCATS2020–2023
  • UC-COVID Study: Understanding Community Considerations, Opinions, Values, Impacts, and Decisions for COVID-19.UCOP2020–2021

Committees

  • Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee 2011 - 2012
  • Interim Alumni/Resident Trustee, Board of Trustees - American Medical Student Association 2010 - 2011
  • National Vice President for Programming, Board of Trustees - American Medical Student Association 2009 - 2010
  • National Chair, Student Life Committee, Executive Board of Action Committees - American Medical Student Association 2008 - 2009

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

Industry Relationships

  • Consultant, Mylan/Theravance Biopharma2018 - 2020
  • Consultant, GlaxoSmithKline2018 - 2020