Rodney J. Folz, MD, PhD

Jerold B. Katz Investigator, Academic Institute
Division Chief, Pulmonology, Department of Medicine
Houston Methodist


Publications

Tobacco, Second-Hand Smoke and Cancer
Pinkaew, D, Dammad, T, Bitar, M, Sahay, S & Folz, RJ 2023, . in EH Bernicker (ed.), Environmental Oncology : Theory and Impact. Springer, pp. 119-145. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33750-5_5

Belun Ring (Belun Sleep System BLS-100): Deep learning-facilitated wearable enables obstructive sleep apnea detection, apnea severity categorization, and sleep stage classification in patients suspected of obstructive sleep apnea
Strumpf, Z, Gu, W, Tsai, CW, Chen, PL, Yeh, E, Leung, L, Cheung, C, Wu, IC, Strohl, KP, Tsai, T, Folz, RJ & Chiang, AA 2023, , Sleep Health, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 430-440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2023.05.001

Bronchodilators in Tobacco-Exposed Persons with Symptoms and Preserved Lung Function
RETHINC Study Group 2022, , New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 387, no. 13, pp. 1173-1184. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2204752

CE: Environments & Health: Chemicals in the Home That Can Exacerbate Asthma
Polivka, BJ, Huntington-Moskos, L, Folz, R & Barnett, R 2022, , The American journal of nursing, vol. 122, no. 5, pp. 34-39. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NAJ.0000829776.73698.e0

Do Interviews Really Matter in Generating Programs and Applicants' Rank Lists for the Match?
Di Felice, C, Sharma, P, Folt, DA, Folz, RJ, Jacono, F, Raju, S, Shatat, MA, McKell, J, May, A & Matta, M 2022, , Southern Medical Journal, vol. 115, no. 4, pp. 239-243. https://doi.org/10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001384

Phenotyping older adults with asthma by means of cluster analysis
Polivka, BJ, Huntington-Moskos, L, Antimisiaris, DE, Cavallazzi, RS & Folz, RJ 2022, , Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, vol. 129, no. 3, pp. 376-378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anai.2022.06.003

Detection of obstructive sleep apnea using Belun Sleep Platform wearable with neural network-based algorithm and its combined use with STOP-Bang questionnaire
Yeh, E, Wong, E, Tsai, CW, Gu, W, Chen, PL, Leung, L, Wu, IC, Strohl, KP, Folz, RJ, Yar, W & Chiang, AA 2021, , PLoS ONE, vol. 16, no. 10, e0258040, pp. e0258040. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258040

A subtle impediment to the progress of clinical sleep research
Chiang, AA & Folz, RJ 2021, , Sleep, vol. 44, no. 10, zsab196. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsab196

Home environment allergen exposure scale in older adult cohort with asthma
Castner, J, Barnett, R, Moskos, LH, Folz, RJ & Polivka, B 2021, , Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 112, no. 1, pp. 97-106. https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-020-00335-0

Restoring pulmonary and sleep services as the COVID-19 pandemic lessens
Wilson, KC, Kaminsky, D, Gaetanemi, C, Sharma, S, Nici, L, Folz, R, Barjaktarevic, I, Bhakta, NR, George, C, Lchupp, G, Cole, A, Dixon, A, Finigan, JH, Graham, B, Hallstrand, TS, Haynes, J, Hankinson, J, MacIntyre, N, Mandel, J, McCarthy, K, McCormack, M, Patil, SP, Rosenfeld, M, Senitko, M, Sethi, S, Swenson, ER, Stanojevic, S, Teodorescu, M, Weiner, DJ, Wiener, RS & Powell, CA 2020, , Annals of the American Thoracic Society, vol. 17, no. 11, pp. 1343-1351. https://doi.org/10.1513/AnnalsATS.202005-514ST

Erratum: The effect of Protandim® supplementation on athletic performance and oxidative blood markers in runners (PLoS ONE (2016) 11:8 (e0160559) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160559)
Ueberschlag, SL, Seay, JR, Roberts, AH, DeSpirito, PC, Stith, JM, Folz, RJ, Carter, KA, Weiss, EP & Zavorsky, GS 2020, , PLoS ONE, vol. 15, no. 10 October, e0241520. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241520

Belun Ring Platform: A novel home sleep apnea testing system for assessment of obstructive sleep apnea
Gu, W, Leung, L, Kwok, KC, Wu, IC, Folz, RJ & Chiang, AA 2020, , Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, vol. 16, no. 9, pp. 1611-1617. https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.8592

Current bronchodilator responsiveness criteria underestimate asthma in older adults
Cavallazzi, RS, Polivka, BJ, Beatty, BL, Antimisiaris, DE, Gopalraj, RK, Vickers-Smith, RA & Folz, RJ 2020, , Respiratory Care, vol. 65, no. 8, pp. 1104-1111. https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.07132

Predicting asthma in older adults on the basis of clinical history
Cavallazzi, R, Jorayeva, A, Beatty, BL, Antimisiaris, D, Gopalraj, R, Myers, J, Folz, RJ & Polivka, BJ 2018, , Respiratory Medicine, vol. 142, pp. 36-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2018.07.010

Identifying phenotypes and factors impacting outcomes in older adults with asthma: A research protocol and recruitment results
Polivka, BJ, Folz, R, Myers, J, Barnett, R, Antimisiaris, D, Jorayeva, A & Beatty, B 2018, , Research in Nursing and Health, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 336-345. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.21880

Myeloablative autologous stem-cell transplantation for severe scleroderma
Sullivan, KM, Goldmuntz, EA, Keyes-Elstein, L, McSweeney, PA, Pinckney, A, Welch, B, Mayes, MD, Nash, RA, Crofford, LJ, Eggleston, B, Castina, S, Griffith, LM, Goldstein, JS, Wallace, D, Craciunescu, O, Khanna, D, Folz, RJ, Goldin, J, Clair, EW, Seibold, JR, Phillips, K, Mineishi, S, Simms, RW, Ballen, K, Wener, MH, Georges, GE, Heimfeld, S, Hosing, C, Forman, S, Kafaja, S, Silver, RM, Griffing, L, Storek, J, LeClercq, S, Brasington, R, Csuka, ME, Bredeson, C, Keever-Taylor, C, Domsic, RT, Kahaleh, MB, Medsger, T & Furst, DE 2018, , New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 378, no. 1, pp. 35-47. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1703327

Erratum: Abdominal functional electrical stimulation to improve respiratory function after spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Spinal cord (2016) 54 9 (628-639))
McCaughey, EJ, Borotkanics, RJ, Gollee, H, Folz, RJ & McLachlan, AJ 2017, , Spinal Cord, vol. 55, no. 8, pp. 798. https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.2017.2

Controlled frequency breathing reduces inspiratory muscle fatigue
Burtch, AR, Ogle, BT, Sims, PA, Harms, CA, Symons, TB, Folz, RJ & Zavorsky, GS 2017, , Journal of strength and conditioning research, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 1273-1281. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000001589

Abdominal functional electrical stimulation to improve respiratory function after spinal cord injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis
McCaughey, EJ, Borotkanics, RJ, Gollee, H, Folz, RJ & Mclachlan, AJ 2016, , Spinal Cord, vol. 54, no. 9, pp. 628-639. https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.2016.31

The effect of protandim® supplementation on athletic performance and oxidative blood markers in runners
Ueberschlag, SL, Seay, JR, Roberts, AH, DeSpirito, PC, Stith, JM, Folz, RJ, Carter, KA, Weiss, EP & Zavorsky, GS 2016, , PLoS ONE, vol. 11, no. 8, e0160559. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160559