Muhammad Ahsan Zafar MD

PubMed

• A portable oral positive expiratory pressure device effectively improves lung aeration and oxygenation in post-operative atelectasis.
  Aamir Munshi, Michael H Hellmann, Ihuoma Ogbuokiri, Rachel Baker, Ralph J Panos
  Respiratory Medicine. 2025-11-01
• Augmented Biphasic Breathing Using Sniff and an Oral Positive Expiratory Pressure Device (Sniff-PEP) in Fontan Patients.
  Shawn Shaji, Muhammad A Zafar, Adam Christopher, Anita Saraf, Arvind Hoskoppal
  Pediatric Cardiology. 2025-08-01
• 5 citations
  Preoperative Multidisciplinary Team Huddle Improves Communication and Safety for Unscheduled Cesarean Deliveries: A System Redesign Using Improvement Science.
  Andrea Girnius, Candice Snyder, Heather Czarny, Thomas Minges, Michael Stacey
  Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2024-12-01

Journal Articles

• Phosphodiesterase IV inhibitors in treatment of COPD; Review of Current and Developing Drugs  
  Mulhall A, Droge C, Ernst N, Panos R, Zafar MA, Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs., 1/1/2015
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  Zafar MA, Droge C, Forschter M, Panos R, Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs, 1/1/2014
• Connecting resident education to patient outcomes- The evolution of quality improvement curriculum in an internal medicine residency  
  Zafar MA, Diers T, Schauer D, Warm E, Academic Medicine, 1/1/2014

Books/Book Chapters

• COPD Primer 
  Chapter: Natural History, Phenotypes and Gender Differences in COPD 
  Editors: Panos RJ, Eschenbacher W.DeGruyter2015

Abstracts/Posters

• Reliable Adherence to Best Practices that mitigate System-Level Errors and Matches Patient Needs Reduces COPD Readmissions; A System Redesign Using Improvement Science.
  Zafar MA, Panos R, Warm E, Alessendrini E, Institute of Health Care Improvement (IHI) National Conference, 1/1/2016
• Impact of Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) versus Endobronchial valves (EBV) in patients with heterogeneous emphysema; a decision analysis.
  Rose A, Zafar MA, Eckman M., Internal Medicine Research Grand Rounds, UCMC, 1/1/2016
• Application of Upper Airway Manometry to Measure the Efficacy of Positive Expiratory Pressure Breathing Techniques in Excessive Dynamic Airway Collapse (EDAC).
  Zafar MA, Mulhall A, Eschenbacher W, Kaul A, Benzaquen S, Panos R., American Thoracic Society Meeting, San Francisco, 1/1/2016

Lectures

• From ideas to outcomes – Improving Care for COPD patients 
  Department of Medicine. University of Cincinnati - 1/1/2016
• Change Journey- Quality Improvement Lecture Series part 2. 
  Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care. University of Cincinnati - 1/1/2016
• System Appreciation and Understanding Variations – Quality Improvement Lecture Series part 1. 
  Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care. University of Cincinnati - 1/1/2016