DavidHuiMD

Oncology • Houston, TX

Hospice & Palliative

Physician

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1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77030
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Summary

Associate professor with tenure; practicing medical oncologist and palliative care specialist with research focus in symptom management, prognostication and integration of oncology and palliative care. Published over 250 articles in peer-reviewed journals, such as JAMA, Lancet Oncology, JAMA Oncology, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Annals of Oncology and CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. Principal investigator of multiple clinical trials funded by the National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Nursing Research, American Cancer Society and other agencies. Permanent member of an NIH grant review panel (Behavioral Medicine: Interventions and Outcomes). Senior associate editor of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. Board member of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC). Chair of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Breathlessness Guideline and co-chair of American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Dyspnea Guideline.

Education & Training

University of British ColumbiaClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
TX State Medical License 2011 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Clinical Trials

Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) on Systemic Blood Pressure, Coagulability and Carotid Intima-media Thickness in Patients With Sleep Apnea Start of enrollment: 2006 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Effect of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Blood Pressure and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2005 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
High Flow Oxygen and Bilevel Airway Pressure for Persistent Dyspnea in Patients With Advanced Cancer Start of enrollment: 2009 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 2
A Comprehensive Care Programme for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
BiPAP-Vapotherm RCT Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 01
Withdrawn
Phase 2
Fentanyl Pectin Nasal Spray (FNPS) for Exercise-Induced Breakthrough Dyspnea Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 11
Completed
Phase 2
Fentanyl Buccal Tablets for Exercise Induced Breakthrough Dyspnea Start of enrollment: 2014 May 27
Completed
Phase 2
Haloperidol and Lorazepam for Delirium in Patients With Advanced Cancer Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
High-Flow Oxygen in Reducing Shortness of Breath Caused by Exercise in Patients With Cancer Start of enrollment: 2015 Mar 17
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and CPAP Treatment Response in Patients With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Start of enrollment: 2016 Jul 05
Completed
Not Applicable
High-Flow Oxygen for Dyspnea in Hospitalized Cancer Patients Start of enrollment: 2016 Oct 11
Completed
Phase 2
Haloperidol With or Without Chlorpromazine in Treating Delirium in Patients With Advanced, Metastatic, or Recurrent Cancer Start of enrollment: 2017 Jun 05
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2, Phase 3
Dexamethasone in Controlling Dyspnea in Patients With Cancer Start of enrollment: 2017 Dec 04
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
Haloperidol and Lorazepam in Controlling Symptoms of Persistent Agitated Delirium in Patients With Advanced Cancer Undergoing Palliative Care Start of enrollment: 2019 Jul 17
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2, Phase 3
Managing Agitated Delirium With Neuroleptics and Anti-Epileptics as a Neuroleptic Sparing Strategy Start of enrollment: 2022 Jul 19
Enrolling by invitation
Phase 2, Phase 3
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Assessment of Verbal Comprehension and Cognitive Processes in Patients Admitted to the Palliative and Supportive Care Unit Start of enrollment: 2021 May 04
Recruiting
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Fentanyl Buccal Tablet or Morphine for Exertional Dyspnea in Cancer Patients Start of enrollment: 2020 Oct 23
Recruiting
Phase 3
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Improving Processes of Cancer Care Delivery at a Comprehensive Cancer Center Start of enrollment: 2024 Sep 30
Not yet recruiting
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Structured Personalized Oxygen and Supportive Therapies for Dyspnea in Oncology Start of enrollment: 2024 Sep 30
Not yet recruiting
Phase 2, Phase 3
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Cost of Hospitalization Associated with Inpatient Goals-of-Care Program Implementation at a Comprehensive Cancer Center: A Propensity Score Analysis.
Yu-Ting Huang, Clark Andersen, Brian Cassel, Nico Nortje, David Hui, Marina George, Eduardo Bruera> ;Cancers. 2024 Mar 28
Telehealth Preferences Among Patients With Advanced Cancer in the Post COVID-19 Vaccine Era.
Kaoswi K Shih, Adrienne B Arechiga, Xi Chen, Diana L Urbauer, Aline Rozman De Moraes, Ashley J Rodriguez, Lisa Thomas, Penny A Stanton, Eduardo Bruera, David Hui> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2024 Mar 10
Chatbot Performance in Defining and Differentiating Palliative Care, Supportive Care, Hospice Care.
Min Ji Kim, Sonal Admane, Yuchieh Kathryn Chang, Kao-Swi Karina Shih, Akhila Reddy, Michael Tang, Maxine De La Cruz, Terry Pham Taylor, Eduardo Bruera, David Hui> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2024 May 1
Doing the hard work of learning: oncologists' enduring impressions of a year-long communication skills training program.
Reddy, S., Fellman, B., Epner, D., Hui, D., Bruera, E.> ;Supportive Care in Cancer. 2023 Dec 30
2 citations
The impact of a multidisciplinary goals-of-care program on unplanned readmission rates at a comprehensive cancer center.
Andersen, C., Wilson, K., Nortje, N., Leung, C., George, M., Flowers, C., Bruera, E., Hui, D.> ;Supportive Care in Cancer. 2023 Dec 27
Subcutaneous administration of drugs and hydration in acute palliative care units: Physician attitudes and beliefs in the United States and Canada.
Tang, M., Khan, R., Ruiz Buenrostro, A., Andersen, C., Lau, J., Zimmermann, C., Hui, D., Bruera, E.> ;Palliative & Supportive Care. 2023 Dec 21
How different are accuracies of clinicians' prediction of survival by assessment methods?
Hiratsuka, Y., Suh, S., Yoon, S., Choi, S., Kim, S., Cheng, S., Huang, H., Chen, P., Peng, J., Mori, M., Yamaguchi, T., Maeda, I., Tsuneto, S., Morita, T., Hui, D.> ;Annals of Palliative Medicine. 2024 Jan 1
Immunoassay Urine Drug Testing among Patients Receiving Opioids at a Safety-Net Palliative Medicine Clinic.
Arthur, J., Nguyen, L., Wilson, N., Sattler, G., Wing, S., Paulino, R., Feng, C., Shah, P., Cannell, B., Addimulam, S., Patel, R., Halphen, J., Pacheco, S., Samy, N., ...> ;Cancers. 2023 Nov 30
Evaluating Equity in the Journal of Pain & Symptom Management's Editorial Processes.
David J Casarett, Vyjeyanthi Periyakoil, David Hui, Solomon Liao> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2024 Feb 1
Perception of subjective lived experiences of individuals with anorexia-cachexia in patients with advanced lung cancer.
Yennurajalingam, S., Lu, Z., Urbauer, D., Stanton, P., Torres, H., Davis, S., Mott, F., Rantanen, P., Dev, R., Hui, D., Bruera, E.> ;Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing. 2023 Nov 1
The role of corticosteroids in the palliation of dyspnea in cancer patients: an evidence-based review.
David Hui, Sriram Yennurajalingam> ;Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care. 2023 Dec 1
1 citations
National survey on the availability of oncology palliative care services at tertiary general and cancer hospitals in China.
Xiaomei Li, Xin Shelley Wang, Haili Huang, Miao Liu, Yinan Wu, Jiaojiao Qiu, Boran Zhang, Linhong Cui, David Hui> ;BMC Palliative Care. 2023 Sep 28
Improved Symptom Change Enhances Quality of Dying in Patients With Advanced Cancer: An East Asian Cross-Cultural Study.
Hsien-Liang Huang, Ping-Jen Chen, Masanori Mori, Sang-Yeon Suh, Chien-Yi Wu, Jen-Kuei Peng, Chih-Yuan Shih, Chien-An Yao, Jaw-Shiun Tsai, Tai-Yuan Chiu, Yusuke Hiratsu...> ;The Oncologist. 2024 Apr 4
Impact of Dosing and Duration of Dexamethasone on Serious Corticosteroid-Related Adverse Events.
Amy W An, Xi Chen, Diana L Urbauer, Eduardo Bruera, David Hui> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2024 Jan 1
2 citations
Coping Strategies and Associated Symptom Burden Among Patients With Advanced Cancer.
Rony Dev, Monica Agosta, Bryan Fellman, Akhila Reddy, Sarah Baldwin, Joseph Arthur, Ali Haider, Cindy Carmack, David Hui, Eduardo Bruera> ;The Oncologist. 2024 Feb 2
2 citations
Impact of an Institution-Wide Goals of Care Program on the Timing of Referrals to Outpatient Palliative Care.
Akhila Reddy, Joannis Baez González, Ali Rizvi, Nico Nortje, Shalini Dalal, Ali Haider, Jaya Sheela Amaram-Davila, Patricia Bramati, Minxing Chen, David Hui, Eduardo B...> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2023 Dec 1
2 citations
Referral Criteria to Specialist Palliative Care for People with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review.
Anna Collins, David Hui, Sara N Davison, Kathryn Ducharlet, Fliss Murtagh, Yuchieh Kathryn Chang, Jennifer Philip> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2023 Nov 1
2 citations
Preference and actual place-of-death in advanced cancer: prospective longitudinal study.
Talita Caroline de Oliveira Valentino, Carlos Eduardo Paiva, Marco Antonio de Oliveira, David Hui, Eduardo Bruera, Miguel Julião, Bianca Sakamoto Ribeiro Paiva> ;BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. 2023 Jul 4
Are Surprise Questions and Probabilistic Questions by Nurses Useful in Home Palliative Care? A Prospective Study.
Sang-Yeon Suh, Seok-Joon Yoon, Cheng-Pei Lin, David Hui> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2024 Apr 1
1 citations
Postvaccine Era COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Distress in Palliative Care Patients With Advanced Cancer.
Kaoswi K Shih, Adrienne B Arechiga, Xi Chen, Diana L Urbauer, Aline Rozman De Moraes, Ashley J Rodriguez, Lisa Thomas, Penny A Stanton, Eduardo Bruera, David Hui> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2023 Oct 1
Adherence to Opioid Patient Prescriber Agreements at a Safety Net Hospital.
Soraira Pacheco, Linh M T Nguyen, John M Halphen, Nathaniel R Wilson, Gregory Sattler, Shane E Wing, Christine Feng, Rex A D Paulino, Pulin Shah, Supriyanka Addimulam,...> ;Cancers. 2023 May 27
1 citations
Correction to: MASCC guideline: cannabis for cancer‑related pain and risk of harms and adverse events.
Josephine To, Mellar Davis, Andrea Sbrana, Bryony Alderman, David Hui, Sandip Mukhopadhyay, Carole Bouleuc, Amy A Case, Koji Amano, Gregory B Crawford, Giulia de Feo, ...> ;Supportive Care in Cancer. 2023 May 6
Helpfulness of Question Prompt Sheet for Patient-Physician Communication Among Patients With Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Joseph Arthur, Varsha Pawate, Zhanni Lu, Sriram Yennurajalingam, Ahsan Azhar, Akhila Reddy, Daniel Epner, David Hui, Kimberson Tanco, Marvin Omar Delgado Guay, Mariebe...> ;JAMA Network Open. 2023 May 1
Do Types of Opioids Matter for Terminal Cancer Dyspnea? A Preliminary Multicenter Cohort Study.
Masanori Mori, Takashi Yamaguchi, Kozue Suzuki, Yoshinobu Matsuda, Ryo Matsunuma, Hiroaki Watanabe, Tomoo Ikari, Yoshihisa Matsumoto, Kengo Imai, Naosuke Yokomichi, Sa...> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2023 Aug 1
1 citations
Decision-Making Preferences among Advanced Cancer Patients in a Palliative Setting in Jordan.
Omar Shamieh, Ghadeer Alarjeh, Mohammad Al Qadire, Waleed Alrjoub, Mahmoud Abu-Nasser, Fadi Abu Farsakh, Abdelrahman AlHawamdeh, Mohammad Al-Omari, Zaid Amin, Omar Aya...> ;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023 Apr 18
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Journal Articles

Original Article Therapeutic Reduction of Lysophospholipids in the Digestive Tract Recapitulates the Metabolic Benefits of Bariatric Surgery and Promotes Diabetes Remi...
David Hui, MD, ScienceDirect

Lectures

Growth of palliative care (PC) in United States cancer centers: A national survey.
ASCO Annual Meeting 2019 - Chicago, IL - 6/3/2019
Effect of high flow oxygen on exertional dyspnea in cancer patients: A double-blind randomized clinical trial.
ASCO Annual Meeting 2019 - Chicago, IL - 6/3/2019
Challenges Delivering and Measuring High-Quality Palliative Care for Patients With Hematologic Malignancies
60th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting - 12/1/2018

Press Mentions

For People with Cancer, Are Steroids the Best Treatment for Breathing Problems?October 25th, 2022
MD Anderson Receives over $31 Million in CPRIT FundingFebruary 16th, 2022
The Invisible Millions: Caring for Latino Patients and Families During COVID-19January 4th, 2021
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