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, 7860More 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) , 1597-611More 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) , 1196-9More 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) , 1687-701More 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) , 1341-7More 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) , 1167-70More 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) , 177-82More 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) , 161-174More 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) , 163-171More 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) , 908-918More 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, 179-183More 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) , 639-645More 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) , 1-10More 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, 897190019889440More 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 MedicineMore 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 analgesiaMore 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 cardiologyMore 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) , e10407More 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) , 129-135More 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) , 2434-2444More 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) , 408-412More 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) , 56-65More 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-e337More 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) , 849-855More 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) , 219-223More Information

Book Chapter

Zafar MA (2015). Natural History, Phenotypes and Gender differences in COPD. In 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. . In Pandemic Communication and Resilience. Risk, Systems and Decisions. . Springer, Cham (Co-Author)

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