RodneyJFolzMDPhD
Pulmonology • Houston, TXAsthma & COPD, Critical Care Medicine, Cystic Fibrosis, Occupational & Environmental Lung Disease
Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
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Office
6550 Fannin Street
Suite 1101
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-441-3948Fax+1 713-441-1224- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Rodney Folz is a pulmonologist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital. He received his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and has been in practice 28 years. He specializes in asthma & copd, cystic fibrosis, and environmental and occupational lung disease and is experienced in sleep medicine and interstitial lung disease.
Education & Training
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1992 - 1994- Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1992
Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
OH State Medical License 2014 - 2025
KY State Medical License 2007 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2021 - 2024
NC State Medical License 2019 - 2024
IN State Medical License 2007 - 2013
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
- Phase 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, J Douglass Rolf, Nesrin Mogulkoc, Lisa H Lancaster, R Gisli Jenkins, David A Lync...> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2024 Mar 14
- 1 citationsBelun Ring (Belun Sleep System BLS-100): Deep learning-facilitated wearable enables obstructive sleep apnea detection, apnea severity categorization, and sleep stage c...Zachary Strumpf, Wenbo Gu, Chih-Wei Tsai, Pai-Lien Chen, Eric Yeh, Lydia Leung, Cynthia Cheung, I-Chen Wu, Kingman P Strohl, Tiffany Tsai, Rodney J Folz, Ambrose A Chiang> ;Sleep Health. 2023 Aug 1
- 1 citationsPolypharmacy Interactions Impacting Methacholine Challenge Testing for Asthma Assessment in Older People.Demetra E Antimisiaris, Rodney J Folz, Rodrigo S Cavallazzi, Barbara J Polivka> ;The Senior Care Pharmacist. 2023 Jan 1
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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
- Extracellular Antioxidants And Lung Injury Following BMTNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1995–1998
Hospital Affiliations
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston, Texas
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