Rodney J Folz MD PhD
Asthma & COPD, Critical Care Medicine, Cystic Fibrosis, Occupational & Environmental Lung Disease
Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
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6445 Main StreetFloor 22Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-441-7779
Fax+1 713-441-1949
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Summary
- Dr. Rodney Folz, based in Houston, TX, is a pulmonologist with subspecialties in asthma, COPD, critical care medicine, cystic fibrosis, and occupational & environmental lung disease. He completed his medical education at Washington University in St. Louis, followed by a residency and fellowship at Duke University Hospital. Dr. Folz currently serves as the Division Chief at Houston Methodist Hospital and has held leadership roles at University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University. His expertise extends to sleep medicine, interventional pulmonology, and transplant pulmonology. He has contributed to the field through several publications on topics including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and obstructive sleep apnea. Dr. Folz has conducted clinical trials addressing COPD and has been recognized as a Regional Top Doctor by Castle Connolly.
Education & Training
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1992 - 1994- Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1992
WashU MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
CO State Medical License 2025 - 2027
KY State Medical License 2007 - 2027
OH State Medical License 2014 - 2027
NC State Medical License 2019 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2021 - 2026
IN State Medical License 2007 - 2013
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Clinical Trials
- Pilot Study of Tetomilast in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Associated With Emphysema Start of enrollment: 2009 Mar 01
- Abdominal Functional Electrical Stimulation to Reduce Hyperinflation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Fortilin binds IRE1β to facilitate mucin 5AC expression via the IRE1β/XBP1 signaling pathway.Decha Pinkaew, Uttariya Pal, Ken Fujise, Charilaos Dellis, Rodney J Folz
American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 2026-03-01 - 13 citationsPhase 2, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled Trial of a c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase Inhibitor in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.Waldo L L D Mattos, Nasreen Khalil, Lisa G Spencer, Francesco Bonella, Rodney J Folz
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2024-08-15 - 1 citationsSpecific Medication Literacy in Older Adults with Asthma.Demetra Antimisiaris, Rodney J Folz, Luz Huntington-Moskos, Barbara J Polivka
The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 2024-05-01
Press Mentions
Houston Methodist Receives $1.9 Million Commitment to Support Community Patient Care and EducationSeptember 30th, 2024
Grant Support
- Regulation And Function Of EC-SODNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007–2009
- Mechanisms Of Lung Injury Following Autologous BMTNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006
- Mechanisms Of Lung Injury Following Autologous BMTNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003–2006
- Regulation And Function Of EC-SODNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2000–2006
- Transgene Targeting Of Antioxidants And Lung InjuryNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences1997–2001
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