Muhammad Ahsan Zafar , MD

MBBS: Aga Khan University Pakistan, 2007 (Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery)

University of Cincinnat Cincinnati, OH, 2012 (Internal Medicine - Residency)

University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, 2015 (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine - Fellowship)

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Cincinnati, OH, 2017 (Quality Scholars Program in Healthcare Transformation)

Master's Degree: Univeristy of Cincinnat Cincinnat, OH, 2018 (Clinical and Translational Research)

American Board of Internal Medicine (Critical Care Medicine) (Certification Date: 10-19-2015 )

American Board of Internal Medicine (Pulmonary Disease) (Certification Date: 11-12-2014 )

American Board of Internal Medicine (Certification Date: 08-22-2012 ) - (Recertification Date: to 10-06-2022 )

Critical Care Medicine

Pulmonary Disease

Critical Care Medicine

Internal Medicine

- Medical Director of Pulmonary Rehabilitation (Hoxworth), University of Cincinnati Medical Center,

2017 -To Present QI Lead for Pulmonary & Critical Care, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati

Grant: #3RJK7 / 75Q80120C00003 Investigators:Brown, Douglas; Davis, Susan; Hamrick, Irene; Regan, Soni; Zafar, Muhammad 09-24-2020 -03-23-2021 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Project ECHO Nursing Home COVID Action Network Partnering Program (Extension for Community Health Outcome) (Phase 1) Role:Collaborator $800,000.00 Active Level:Federal

Peer Reviewed Publications

Zafar, Muhammad Ahsan; Waheed, Syeda Sidra; Enam, S Ather (2009. ) Orbital aspergillus infection mimicking a tumour: a case report.Cases journal, , 2 ,7860 More Information

Syed, Rashid Zaheer; Zubairi, Ali Bin Sarwar; Zafar, Muhammad Ahsan; Qureshi, Rahat (2008. ) Perinatal outcomes in pregnancy with asthma. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, , 58 (9 ) ,525-7

Mulhall, Aaron M; Droege, Christopher A; Ernst, Neil E; Panos, Ralph J; Zafar, Muhammad A (2015. ) Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitors for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a review of current and developing drugs.Expert opinion on investigational drugs, , 24 (12 ) ,1597-611 More Information

Gupta, Nishant; Meraj, Riffat; Tanase, Daniel; James, Laura E; Seyama, Kuniaki; Lynch, David A; Akira, Masanori; Meyer, Cristopher A; Ruoss, Stephen J; Burger, Charles D; Young, Lisa R; Almoosa, Khalid F; Veeraraghavan, Srihari; Barker, Alan F; Lee, Augustine S; Dilling, Daniel F; Inoue, Yoshikazu; Cudzilo, Corey J; Zafar, Muhammad A; McCormack, Francis X (2015. ) Accuracy of chest high-resolution computed tomography in diagnosing diffuse cystic lung diseases.The European respiratory journal, , 46 (4 ) ,1196-9 More Information

Zafar, Muhammad Ahsan; Droege, Christopher; Foertsch, Madeline; Panos, Ralph J (2014. ) Update on ultra-long-acting ? agonists in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Expert opinion on investigational drugs, , 23 (12 ) ,1687-701 More Information

Zafar, Muhammad A; Diers, Tiffiny; Schauer, Daniel P; Warm, Eric J (2014. ) Connecting resident education to patient outcomes: the evolution of a quality improvement curriculum in an internal medicine residency.Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, , 89 (10 ) ,1341-7 More Information

Zafar, Muhammad A; McCormack, Francis X; Rahman, Shahid; Tencza, Christian; Wikenheiser-Brokamp, Kathryn A; Young, Lisa R; Shizukuda, Yukitaka; Elwing, Jean M (2013. ) Pulmonary vascular shunts in exercise-intolerant patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, , 188 (9 ) ,1167-70 More Information

Zafar, Muhammad Ahsan; Tsuang, Wayne; Lach, Laura; Eschenbacher, William; Panos, Ralph J (2013. ) Dynamic hyperinflation correlates with exertional oxygen desaturation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Lung, , 191 (2 ) ,177-82 More Information

Mastrodicasa, Mark A; Droege, Christopher A; Mulhall, Aaron M; Ernst, Neil E; Panos, Ralph J; Zafar, Muhammad A (2017. ) Long acting muscarinic antagonists for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a review of current and developing drugs.Expert opinion on investigational drugs, , 26 (2 ) ,161-174 More Information

Mulhall, Aaron M; Zafar, Muhammad A; Record, Samantha; Channell, Herman; Panos, Ralph J (2017. ) A Tablet-Based Multimedia Education Tool Improves Provider and Subject Knowledge of Inhaler Use Techniques.Respiratory care, , 62 (2 ) ,163-171 More Information

Zafar, Muhammad Ahsan; Panos, Ralph J; Ko, Jonathan; Otten, Lisa C; Gentene, Anthony; Guido, Maria; Clark, Katherine; Lee, Caroline; Robertson, Jamie; Alessandrini, Evaline A (2017. ) Reliable adherence to a COPD care bundle mitigates system-level failures and reduces COPD readmissions: a system redesign using improvement science.BMJ quality & safety, , 26 (11 ) ,908-918 More Information

Zafar, Muhammad A; Mulhall, Aaron M; Eschenbacher, William; Kaul, Ajay; Benzaquen, Sadia; Panos, Ralph J (2017. ) Manometry Optimized Positive Expiratory Pressure (MOPEP) in Excessive Dynamic Airway Collapse (EDAC).Respiratory medicine, , 131 ,179-183 More Information

Zafar, Muhammad Ahsan; Nguyen, Brave; Gentene, Anthony; Ko, Jonathan; Otten, Lisa; Panos, Ralph J; Alessandrini, Evaline A (2019. ) Pragmatic Challenge of Sustainability: Long-Term Adherence to COPD Care Bundle Maintains Lower Readmission Rate.Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety, , 45 (9 ) ,639-645 More Information

Zafar, Muhammad A; Loftus, Timothy M; Palmer, Jack P; Phillips, Michael; Ko, Jonathan; Ward, Steven R; Foertsch, Madeline; Dalhover, Amber; Doers, Matthew E; Mueller, Eric W; Alessandrini, Evaline A; Panos, Ralph J (2020. ) COPD Care Bundle in Emergency Department Observation Unit Reduces Emergency Department Revisits.Respiratory care, , 65 (1 ) ,1-10 More Information

Gentene, Anthony J; Guido, Maria Rose; Woolf, Brittany; Dalhover, Amber; Boesken, Timmi Anne; Mueller, Eric W; Zafar, Muhammad Ahsan (2019. ) Multidisciplinary Team Utilizing Pharmacists in Multimodal, Bundled Care Reduce Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Hospital Readmission Rates.Journal of pharmacy practice, , 897190019889440 More Information

Sengupta, Ruchira; Loftus, Timothy M; Doers, Matthew; Jandarov, Roman A; Phillips, Michael; Ko, Jonathan; Panos, Ralph J; Zafar, Muhammad A (2020. ) Resting Borg score as a predictor of safe discharge of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from the emergency department observation unit.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, , More Information

Girnius, Andrea; Snyder, Candice; Czarny, Heather; Minges, Thomas; Stacey, Michael; Supinski, Tamara; Crowe, John; Strong, Judith; Josephs, Sean A; Zafar, Muhammad A (2024. ) Preoperative Multidisciplinary Team Huddle Improves Communication and Safety for Unscheduled Cesarean Deliveries: A System Redesign Using Improvement Science.Anesthesia and analgesia, , More Information

Shaji, Shawn; Zafar, Muhammad A; Christopher, Adam; Saraf, Anita; Hoskoppal, Arvind; Lanford, Lizabeth; Kreutzer, Jacqueline; Olivieri, Laura; Alsaied, Tarek (2024. ) Augmented Biphasic Breathing Using Sniff and an Oral Positive Expiratory Pressure Device (Sniff-PEP) in Fontan Patients.Pediatric cardiology, , More Information

Zafar, Muhammad A; Beck, Andrew F; Chirumbolo, Chris; Wilson, Ken D; Haralson, Kate; Rich, Katherine; Margolis, Peter; Hartley, David (2024. ) A regional learning health system of congregate care facilities for COVID-19 response.Learning health systems, , 8 (3 ) ,e10407 More Information

Burkes, Robert M; Zafar, Muhammad A; Panos, Ralph J (2024. ) The role of chest computed tomography in the evaluation and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Current opinion in pulmonary medicine, , 30 (2 ) ,129-135 More Information

Abdulkarim, Ali; Shaji, Shawn; Elfituri, Mahmud; Gunsaulus, Megan; Zafar, Muhammad A; Zaidi, Ali N; Pass, Robert H; Feingold, Brian; Kurland, Geoffrey; Kreutzer, Jacqueline; Ghassemzadeh, Rod; Goldstein, Bryan; West, Shawn; Alsaied, Tarek (2023. ) Pulmonary Complications in Patients With Fontan Circulation: JACC Review Topic of the Week.Journal of the American College of Cardiology, , 81 (25 ) ,2434-2444 More Information

Zafar, Muhammad Ahsan; Cattran, Ashley; Baker, Rachel; Jandarov, Roman; Panos, Ralph J (2023. ) A Hands-Free, Oral Positive Expiratory Pressure Device for Exertional Dyspnea and Desaturation in COPD.Respiratory care, , 68 (3 ) ,408-412 More Information

Doers, Matthew E; Zafar, Muhammad A; Stolz, Uwe; Eckman, Mark H; Panos, Ralph J; Loftus, Timothy M (2022. ) Predicting Adverse Events Among Patients With COPD Exacerbations in the Emergency Department.Respiratory care, , 67 (1 ) ,56-65 More Information

Zafar, Muhammad Ahsan; Sengupta, Ruchira; Bates, Alister; Woods, Jason C; Radchenko, Christopher; McCormack, Francis X; Panos, Ralph J (2021. ) Oral Positive Expiratory Pressure Device for Excessive Dynamic Airway Collapse Caused by Emphysema.Chest, , 160 (4 ) ,e333-e337 More Information

Beck, Andrew F; Hartley, David M; Kahn, Robert S; Taylor, Stuart C; Bishop, Elizabeth; Rich, Kate; Saeed, Myra S; Schuler, Christine L; Seid, Michael; Cronin, Susan C; Raney, Laura; Zafar, Muhammad A; Margolis, Peter A (2021. ) Rapid, Bottom-Up Design of a Regional Learning Health System in Response to COVID-19.Mayo Clinic proceedings, , 96 (4 ) ,849-855 More Information

Wigger, Gregory W; Zafar, Muhammad A; Elwing, Jean M (2020. ) Improving adherence to pulmonary hypertension screening in patients with systemic sclerosis: Overcoming the provider-level barriers.Journal of scleroderma and related disorders, , 5 (3 ) ,219-223 More Information

Book Chapter

Zafar MA (2015 ) Natural History, Phenotypes and Gender differences in COPD COPD Primer .

Hartley DM, Beck AF, Seid M, Crionin S, Schuler CL, Raney L, Zafar MA, Kahn R, Margolis PA. (2021 ) Multi-sector Situational Awareness in the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Southwest Ohio Experience. Pandemic Communication and Resilience. Risk, Systems and Decisions. .Springer, Cham (Co-Author)

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