Positions
- Professor
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Medicine-Pulmonary
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, US
- Frances K. Friedman & Oscar Friedman, M.D. '36 Endowed Professorship for Pulmonary Disorders
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Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
- Chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Section
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Ben Taub Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine
Addresses
- Ben Taub Hospital (Office)
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1504 Taub Loop
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Education
- Fellowship at Hospitals Of The University Of Pittsburgh Health Center
- 10/1979 - Pittsburgh, PA, United States
- Critical Care
- Fellowship at Georgetown University Affiliate Hospitals
- 01/1978 - Washington, DC, United States
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Residency at District of Columbia General Hospital
- 01/1976 - Washington, DC, United States
- Internal Medicine
- MD from Osmania University
- 01/1973 - Hyderabad, India
Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- Pulmonary Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- Sleep
- ABIM
Honors & Awards
- Master Fellow of College of Chest Physicians
- Highest honor of this professional organization.
- (10/2015)
- Oscar Friedman Endowed Professor of Pulmonary Medicine
- (10/2013)
- Master Clinician lifetime achievement award
- Given to 9 faculty members at the Baylor College of Medicine for their lifetime contributions to patient care, teaching and mentoring.
- Baylor college of Medicine
- Recipient of the "Pravasi Bharatiya Samman" Award
- Highest award given to a Non Resident Indian by the President of India on distinguished members of the Indian Diaspora to” honor exceptional and meritorious contribution in their chosen field/profession and enhancing the image of India” – A gold medal and a citation
- Governing Council of the Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences
- (10/2014)
- Srikala and Krishnana Medicine Chair Oration
- (01/2013)
- Dr. Warrier Memorial Oration
- American College of Chest Physicians College Medalist Award
- Given to meritorious work in furthering scope of Chest Medicine.
- (10/2012)
- Senior Fullbright Research/Teaching Scholar
- (12/2012 - 04/2013)
- Speaker at TEDx Sugarland "Against All Odds"
- (07/2012)
- President
- American College of Chest Physicians
- Professor Raman Viswanathan Oration
- NAPCON Conference (11/2010)
- Achievement Award
- American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (06/2010)
- Featured on cover of the Respiratory Care Magazine
- (03/2010)
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (02/2010)
- Presidential Award of Excellence
- American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (06/2009)
- Master of the American College of Physicians
- (05/2008)
- Fetzer Institute
- One of 10 awardees invited to participate in a retreat organized by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
- (05/2009)
- "My Kind of Medicine: Real Lives of Practicing Internists" - Personal Profile Featured
- American College of Physicians (05/2008)
- Recipient of the Parker J Palmer - "Courage to Teach" Award
- For exceptional contributions to teaching. One of 10 program directors to receive this prestigious award. There are over 8,000 training programs in the USA.
- Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
- Recipient of the "Distinguished Scholar in Critical Care"
- CHEST Foundation
- Personal Profile Featured in the Book "Spices in the Melting Pot"
- The book is about 20 exceptional South Asian immigrant women.
- Recipient of the 2004 "World Lung Health Award"
- Given to individuals with recognized contributions in the area of basic or clinical research, delivery of health care, continuing education, or care of patients with lung disease.
- American Thoracic Society (05/2004)
- "International Brotherhood Award"
- Bikur Cholim Hospital in Israel (05/2004)
- Recipient of the 2004 Barbara and Corbin J. Robinson, Jr. Presidential Award for "Teaching Excellence"
- Given to four faculty members Baylor wide for overall academic excellence, leadership and teaching $10,000 and a plaque.
- (04/2004)
- Recipient of the 2004 Fullbright and Jaworski Academic Excellence Award for "Teaching and Evaluation"
- (04/2004)
- Recipient of the 2004 Fullbright and Jaworski Academic Excellence Award for "Enduring Materials"
- (04/2004)
- Recipient of the 2004 Fullbright and Jaworski Academic Excellence Award for "Educational Leadership"
- (11/2003)
- Department of Medicine Chairman's Award for "Excellence in Education"
- Given to top 10% of the faculty in the department.
- Baylor College of Medicine
- "Most Distinguished Physician"
- American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI)
- "Presidential Citation" for Distinguished Services to the Organization
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
- "Most Distinguished Alumnus"
- Osmania University Medical Alumni Association
- Temporary Consultant
- Asked to evaluate the critical care services and educational needs of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Led a team of three experts to assess and assist in this task.
- World Health Organization
- "Honorary Life Member"
- For the vision and the many educational contributions to the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine.
- Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
- President
- Represents the professional interest of 45,000 physicians of Indian origin who practice in the US.
- American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
- "Governors Community Service Award"
- For community service project" SHARE-INDIA"
- American College of Chest Physicians
- "Honorary Life Member"
- Recognition of the many contributions to the mission of TSRC for a decade.
- Texas Society of Respiratory Care (TSRC)
- "Most Outstanding South Asian Female Professional of the Year" Award
- South Asian Chamber of Commerce
- "Award of Excellence in Medicine"
- For significant contribution to professional and community organizations in the US and India.
- American Telugu Association
- "Distinguished Physician Award"
- Indian Medical Association of Illinois
- "Outstanding Asian Woman Award"
- Asian Women Magazine
- "Award of Excellence"
- To recognize "talent, experience and expertise" in pulmonary medicine.
- Indian Chest Society The National Society of Pulmonologists in India
- "Humanitarian Award"
- For organizing and conducting a bilingual asthma support group for inner-city indigent patients.
- American Lung Association, San Jacinto Chapter
- Awarded Fellow of American College of Physicians (FACP)
- Awarded Fellow of College of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM)
- Awarded Fellow of College of Chest Physicians
- American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP)
- "Gold Medal"
- For ranking first in the University in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
- Osmania University
- "Teddington Chemical Factory Gold Medal"
- For ranking first in the University in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
- Osmania University
- "Indian Council of Medical Research Gold Medal"
- For ranking first in the University Physiology/Biochemistry.
- Osmania University
- Featured in "Eenadu" daily newspaper in India
- Featured in "Andhra Jyoti" daily newspaper in India
- Featured in "Vaartha" daily newspaper in India
- Featured in "House Calls" Magazine
- A leisure magazine for physicians in India
- Featured in full length article "A Woman of Substance" in "House Calls" Magazine
- Personal profile featured in "Femina" International Magazine
- Featured in the "Washington Post" (July 13, page A10)
- One of the four immigrants featured in lead article "The Melting Pot-By the Sweat of Their Eyebrows"
- Featured in "Holding Half the Sky"
- A feature on successful women in "Little India" magazine, pages 28-36.
- Featured in the August issue of "India Today" International News Magazine
- Personal profile featured in "Zarposh" Magazine, pages 38-43
- Featured personal profile in "Medicine Woman" in "Asian Woman" magazine
- (12/1993)
Professional Interests
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), severe asthma, sepsis, and physician/patient education
Selected Publications
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Christopher Howard, MD; Kalpalatha Guntupalli, MD. " Update in Pulmonary Medicine Evidence " Ann Intern Med 2017. 2016 ; 166 (7) : W40-W43.
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Christopher Howard, MD; Kalpalatha Guntupalli, MD. " Update in Pulmonary Medicine: Evidence Published in 2015 " Ann Intern Med. 2016. 2016 ; 164 : W55-W60.
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Mohan A, Naik GS, Harikrishna J, Kumar DP, Rao MH, Sarma K, Guntupalli KK. " Cleistanthus Collinus poisoning: Experience at a medical intensive care unit in a tertiary care hospital in south India " Indian J Med Res. 2016 Jun ; 143 : 793-797.
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Guntupalli KK, Hall N, Karnad DR, Bandi V, Belfort M.. " Critical illness in pregnancy: Part I an approach to a pregnant patient in the ICU and common obstetric disorders " CHEST. 2015 Oct ; 148 : 1093-104.
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