"As your pulmonary physician, I will strive to provide you with the best available respiratory care that is both patient centric and delivered in a compassionate setting. Whatever the nature of the pulmonary issues are, I will take the time necessary to ensure you and your family are fully informed and educated on the diagnosis and management of your respiratory illness in order to help you attain your best lung health possible."

Dr. Folz was born and raised in southern Indiana.  He graduated with Honors from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana with a B.S. in Chemistry. He was accepted into the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri and graduated with an M.D. and Ph.D.  This was followed by an internship and residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Duke University. He first joined the faculty in Pulmonary and Critical Care at Duke where he became a tenured Associate Professor of Medicine. He was subsequently named Chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Disorders Medicine at the University of Louisville where he was also appointed as a tenured full professor and Distinguished University Scholar. Dr. Folz was then recruited to be Chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and tenured Professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine before.  From Cleveland, he moved to Houston Methodist Hospital to take over as Chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine.