overview Maher A. Baz, M.D. is a Associate Professor of Medicine in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville.
has course role BCC7110 Medicine Clerkship BCC7111 Senior Medicine Clerk BMS6823 Evidence Based Med BMS6830 Essentials Pat Care 3
selected publications academic article Decreased Incidence of Cytomegalovirus Infection With Sirolimus in a Post Hoc Randomized, Multicenter Study in Lung Transplantation. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 32:701-706. 2013-07-01 Interobserver Variability in Grading Transbronchial Lung Biopsy Specimens After Lung Transplantation. Chest. 143:1717-1724. 2013-06-01 Thrombocytosis More Common in Acute Rejection Or Infection in the First 30 Days Post Lung Transplantation. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 32:S270. 2013-04-01 Higher Than Expected Incidence of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients.. Blood. 120. 2012-11-01 Immediate Postoperative Inflammatory Response Predicts Long-Term Outcome in Lung-Transplant Recipients. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 15:603-607. 2012-10-01 Pulmonary Hypertension Before First and Second Lung Transplantation. Clinical Transplantation. 26:672-678. 2012-09-01 Parenchymal Trafficking of Pleural Mesothelial Cells in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis 2012-01-01 Technical Pearls for Swine Lung Transplantation 2011-11-01 Invasive Fungal Infections in Lung Transplant Recipients Not Receiving Routine Systemic Antifungal Prophylaxis: 12-Year Experience At a University Lung Transplant Center. Pharmacotherapy. 31:537-545. 2011-06-01 Decreased Cmv Infection With Sirolimus Compared To Azathioprine After Lung Transplantation. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 30:540. 2011-04-01 Treatment of Airway Complications Following Lung Transplantation. Archivos De Bronconeumologia. 47:128-133. 2011-03-01 Comparison of Sirolimus With Azathioprine in a Tacrolimus-Based Immunosuppressive Regimen in Lung Transplantation. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 183:379-387. 2011-02-01 Increased Risk of Venous Thromboembolism With a Sirolimus-Based Immunosuppression Regimen in Lung Transplantation. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 30:175-181. 2011-02-01 Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training Improves Weaning Outcome in Failure To Wean Patients: a Randomized Trial. Critical Care. 15. 2011-01-01 Sirolimus-Induced Severe Hypertriglyceridemia in a Lung Transplant Recipient 2010-02-01 Prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in end-stage cystic fibrosis and correlation with survival.. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 29. 2010 Effects of Administration of Intravenous Naloxone On Gas Exchange in Brain-Dead Lung Donors. Progress in Transplantation. 19:267-271. 2009-09-01 Clinical Experience With a New Removable Tracheobronchial Stent in the Management of Airway Complications After Lung Transplantation. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 28:683-688. 2009-07-01 Clinical Experience With a New Removable Tracheobronchial Stent in the Management of Airway Complications After Lung Transplantation. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 28:683-688. 2009-07-01 Pleural Mesothelial Cell Transformation Into Myofibroblasts and Haptotactic Migration in Response To Tgf-Beta 1 in Vitro. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 297:L115-L124. 2009-07-01 Pleural Mesothelial Cell Transformation Into Myofibroblasts and Haptotactic Migration in Response To Tgf-Beta 1 in Vitro. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 297:L115-L124. 2009-07-01 Obliterative Bronchiolitis in Lung Allografts Removed At Retransplant for Intractable Airway Problems. Respirology. 14:601-605. 2009-05-01 Obliterative Bronchiolitis in Lung Allografts Removed At Retransplant for Intractable Airway Problems. Respirology. 14:601-605. 2009-05-01 Long Term Follow-Up in the Airsac Trial, a Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial in Lung Transplant Recipients. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 28:154. 2009-02-01 Sirolimus Is Associated With An Increase Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Lung Transplantation. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 28:209. 2009-02-01 Effects of administration of intravenous naloxone on gas exchange in brain-dead lung donors.. Progress in Transplantation. 19. 2009 Simultaneous Fundoplication and Gastric Stimulation in a Lung Transplant Recipient With Gastroparesis and Reflux. Jsls : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. 12:303-305. 2008-07-01 Comparison of a Tacrolimus/Sirolimus/Prednisone Regimen Versus Tacrolimus/Azathioprinc/Prcdnisone Immunosuppressive Regimen in Lung Transplantation. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 27:S207. 2008-02-01 Discrepancies Between Clinical and Autopsy Diagnoses in Lung Transplant Recipients. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 27:S91. 2008-02-01 Intraoperative contralateral pneumothorax during single-lung transplantation.. General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 56. 2008 Late Unilateral Pulmonary Edema in Single Lung Transplant Recipients. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 27:1055-1058. 2008 Late Unilateral Pulmonary Edema in Single Lung Transplant Recipients. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 27:1055-1058. 2008 Thioredoxin as a Biomarker for Graft Rejection in Lung Transplant Recipients. Biomarkers. 13:486-495. 2008 Bronchoalveolar lavage galactomannan in diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis among solid-organ transplant recipients.. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 45. 2007 Comparison of alendronate vs alendronate plus mechanical loading as prophylaxis for osteoporosis in lung transplant recipients: a pilot study.. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 26. 2007 Left pneumonectomy in a patient with a chronically infected allograft.. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 26. 2007 Are there sex differences in health-related quality of life after lung transplantation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 25. 2006 A randomized evaluation of quality-of-life therapy with patients awaiting lung transplantation.. American Journal of Transplantation. 5. 2005 Does lung transplantation improve health-related quality of life? The University of Florida experience.. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 24. 2005 Analysis of early deaths after isolated lung transplantation.. Chest. 120. 2001 Lung transplantation after long-term mechanical ventilation : results and 1-year follow-up.. Chest. 119. 2001 Patterns and significance of CD44 expression in lung allografts.. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 18. 1999 Discrepancies between clinical and autopsy diagnoses in lung transplant recipients.. Clinical Transplantation. 24.
principal investigator on Lung Transplant Research Fund awarded by University of Florida Foundation 2004 - 2020 Compass2 Effs of Comb of Bosentan & Sildenafil Vs Sildenafilmonother on Morb & Mortal in Sympt Pts W Pulm Art Hypert... awarded by Actelion Pharmaceuticals US 2006 - 2018 An Open Label Multi Center Extension Study of Cyclosporine Inhalation Solution in Subjects Previously Enrolled in the awarded by Apt Pharmaceuticals Inc 2010 - 2012 Roles of Autoantibodies to Type V Collagen and Mmps in Lung Transplant Failure awarded by State University System of Florida 2010 - 2011 A Multi Center Randomozed Double Blind Placego Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Antiviral Activity of Aero... awarded by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 2008 - 2010 Comparison of a De Novo Tacrolimus/Sirolimus/Prednisone Regimen...Immunosuppressive Regimen in Lung Transplantation awarded by Fujisawa Healthcare Inc 2001 - 2010 A Retrospective Review of Lung Transplant Patients Infected With Rsv awarded by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 2008 - 2009 Safety and Efficacy of Cyclosporine Inhalation Solution (Cis) in Improving Bronchiolitis Obiterans Syndrome... awarded by Apt Pharmaceuticals Inc
investigator on Respiratory Muscle Training in Ventilator Dependent Patients awarded by National Institutes of Health 2003 - 2009
teaching activities BCC7110 Spring 2010 8569 BCC7110 Spring 2010 8569 BCC7111 Spring 2010 8568 BCC7111 Spring 2010 8568 BMS6823 Summer 2009 633 BMS6823 Summer 2009 633 BMS6823 Summer 2010 0633 BMS6823 Summer 2010 0633 BMS6830 Fall 2008 8636 BMS6830 Fall 2008 8636 BMS6830 Fall 2009 8636 BMS6830 Fall 2009 8636
awards and honors 2003 UF exemplary teacher award 2001 Boehringer-Ingelheim Young Leaders in Pulmonary Medicine Award 1996 Florida Alpha Award