BS

1972

Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala - Guatemala City, Guatemala

MD

1979

Medicine

Hospital General San Juan de Dios - Guatemala City, Guatemala

Internship

1979

Internal Medicine

Hospital General San Juan de Dios - Guatemala City, Guatemala

Residency

1981

Internal Medicine

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio - San Antonio, TX.

Internship

1987

Internal Medicine

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio - San Antonio, TX (UTHSCSA)

Residency

1988

Internal Medicine

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio - San Antonio, TX.

Post doctoral

1990

Pulmonary Disease

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio - San Antonio, TX.

Post doctoral

1998

Critical Care Medicine

Adjunct Scientist, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, TX

1992 -pres

Staff Physician, University Hospital, San Antonio, TX

1992 -pres

Staff Physician, The South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital Division, San Antonio, TX

1992 -pres

Director, Pulmonary Service Spinal Cord Unit, The South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital Division, San Antonio, TX

1995 -pres

Director, Pulmonary Function Lab, Consultant, University Hospital, San Antonio, TX

1995 -pres

Medical Director Bronchoscopy Laboratory, The South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital Division, San Antonio, TX

1995 -pres

Medical Director, Respiratory Therapy Department, The South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital Division, San Antonio, TX

1995 -pres

Director, Pulmonary Function Laboratory, The South Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital Division, San Antonio, TX

2000 -pres

Chief, Pulmonary Section, The South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital Division, San Antonio, TX

2004 -pres

Professor, Medicine, Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Top 20 Preceptors in the Advanced Physical Diagnosis Program

01/1996

Outstanding Teacher Award, Internal Medicine Housestaff

01/1994

Du Pont/American College of Chest Physicians Young Investigator Award

01/1991

Du Pont/American College of Chest Physicians Critical Care Research Award

01/1991

Du Pont/American College of Chest Physicians Young Investigator Award

01/1989

Outstanding Scientific Paper Presentation: awarded at the Annual Meeting of the Texas Thoracic Society, Austin, TX

01/1987

Intern of the Year Award

01/1987

Outstanding Scientific Paper Presentation: awarded at the Annual Meeting of the Texas Thoracic Society, Austin, TX

01/1985

Outstanding Scientific Paper Presentation: awarded at the Annual Meeting of the Texas Thoracic Society, Austin, TX

1.

Restrepo MI, Velez MI, Serna G, Anzueto A, Mortensen EM. Antimicrobial
Resistance in Hispanic Patients Hospitalized in San Antonio, TX with
Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Hosp Pract (Minneap). 2010 Nov;38(4):108-13

Anzueto A, Frutos-Vivar F, Esteban A, Bensalami N, Marks D, Raymondos K,
Apezteguía C, Arabi Y, Hurtado J, González M, Tomicic V, Abroug F, Elizalde J,
Cakar N, Pelosi P, Ferguson ND; for the Ventila group. Influence of body mass
index on outcome of the mechanically ventilated patients. Thorax. 2010 Oct 27.
[Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 20980246.

Anzueto A. Impact of exacerbations on COPD. Eur Respir Rev. 2010 Jun
1;19(116):113-8. PubMed PMID: 20956179.

Anzueto A. Endobronchial valves to reduce lung hyperinflation. N Engl J Med.
2010 Sep 23;363(13):1280-1. PubMed PMID: 20860512.

Hurst JR, Vestbo J, Anzueto A, Locantore N, Müllerova H, Tal-Singer R, Miller
B, Lomas DA, Agusti A, Macnee W, Calverley P, Rennard S, Wouters EF, Wedzicha JA;
Evaluation of COPD Longitudinally to Identify Predictive Surrogate Endpoints
(ECLIPSE) Investigators. Susceptibility to exacerbation in chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease. N Engl J Med. 2010 Sep 16;363(12):1128-38. PubMed PMID:
20843247.

Agusti A, Calverley PM, Celli B, Coxson HO, Edwards LD, Lomas DA, MacNee W,
Miller BE, Rennard S, Silverman EK, Tal-Singer R, Wouters E, Yates JC, Vestbo J;
Evaluation of COPD Longitudinally to Identify Predictive Surrogate Endpoints
(ECLIPSE) investigators. Characterisation of COPD heterogeneity in the ECLIPSE
cohort. Respir Res. 2010 Sep 10;11:122. PubMed PMID: 20831787; PubMed Central
PMCID: PMC2944278.

Nin N, Lombardi R, Frutos-Vivar F, Esteban A, Lorente JA, Ferguson ND, Hurtado
J, Apezteguia C, Brochard L, Schortgen F, Raymondos K, Tomicic V, Soto L,
González M, Nightingale P, Abroug F, Pelosi P, Arabi Y, Moreno R, Anzueto A;
VENTILA Group. Early and small changes in serum creatinine concentrations are
associated with mortality in mechanically ventilated patients. Shock. 2010
Aug;34(2):109-16. PubMed PMID: 20634655.

Anzueto A. Primary care management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to
reduce exacerbations and their consequences. Am J Med Sci. 2010
Oct;340(4):309-18. Review. PubMed PMID: 20625276.

Anzueto A, Miravitlles M. Short-course fluoroquinolone therapy in
exacerbations of chronic bronchitis and COPD. Respir Med. 2010
Oct;104(10):1396-403. PubMed PMID: 20580215.

Frei CR, Mortensen EM, Copeland LA, Attridge RT, Pugh MJ, Restrepo MI,
Anzueto A, Nakashima B, Fine MJ. Disparities of care for African-Americans and
Caucasians with community-acquired pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study. BMC
Health Serv Res. 2010 May 27;10:143. PubMed PMID: 20507628; PubMed Central PMCID:
PMC2890642.

Malo de Molina R, Mortensen EM, Restrepo MI, Copeland LA, Pugh MJ, Anzueto A.
Inhaled corticosteroid use is associated with lower mortality for subjects with
COPD and hospitalised with pneumonia. Eur Respir J. 2010 Oct;36(4):751-7. Epub
2010 Apr 22. PubMed PMID: 20413535.

Restrepo MI, Anzueto A, Arroliga AC, Afessa B, Atkinson MJ, Ho NJ, Schinner
R, Bracken RL, Kollef MH. Economic burden of ventilator-associated pneumonia
based on total resource utilization. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010
May;31(5):509-15. PubMed PMID: 20302428.

González M, Arroliga AC, Frutos-Vivar F, Raymondos K, Esteban A, Putensen C,
Apezteguía C, Hurtado J, Desmery P, Tomicic V, Elizalde J, Abroug F, Arabi Y,
Moreno R, Anzueto A, Ferguson ND. Airway pressure release ventilation versus
assist-control ventilation: a comparative propensity score and international
cohort study. Intensive Care Med. 2010 May;36(5):817-27. Epub 2010 Mar 13. PubMed
PMID: 20229042.

Mortensen EM, Garcia S, Leykum L, Nakashima B, Restrepo MI, Anzueto A.
Association of hypoglycemia with mortality for subjects hospitalized with
pneumonia. Am J Med Sci. 2010 Mar;339(3):239-43. PubMed PMID: 20220334; PubMed
Central PMCID: PMC2838206.

Adams SG, Melo J, Luther M, Anzueto A. Antibiotics are associated with lower
relapse rates in outpatients with acute exacerbations of COPD. 2000. Chest. 2009
Nov;136(5 Suppl):e30. PubMed PMID: 20162781.

Nin N, Lombardi R, Frutos-Vivar F, Esteba A, Lorente JA, Ferguson ND, Hurtado
J, Apezteguia C, Brochard L, Schortgen F, Raymondos K, Tomicic V, Soto L,
González M, Nightingale P, Abroug F, Pelosi P, Arabi Y, Moreno R, Anzueto A; for
the VENTILA Group.. Early and small changes in serum creatinine concentration are
associated to mortality in mechanically ventilated patients. Shock. 2010 Feb 10.
[Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 20160668.

Mortensen EM, Copeland LA, Pugh MJ, Fine MJ, Nakashima B, Restrepo MI, de
Molina RM, Anzueto A. Diagnosis of pulmonary malignancy after hospitalization for
pneumonia. Am J Med. 2010 Jan;123(1):66-71. PubMed PMID: 20102994; PubMed Central
PMCID: PMC2813212.

Afessa B, Shorr AF, Anzueto AR, Craven DE, Schinner R, Kollef MH. Association between a silver-coated endotracheal tube and reduced mortality in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia. Chest 2010 May;137(5):1015-1021.

2.

Malo de Molina R, Mortensen EM, Restrepo MI, Copeland LA, Pugh MJ, Anzueto AR. Inhaled corticosteroid use is associated with lower mortality for subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and hospitalized with pneumonia European Respiratory Journal 2010 Apr

3.

Mortensen EM, Garcia SE, Leykum LK, Nakashima B, Restrepo M, Anzueto AR. Association of Hypoglycemia with Mortality for Subjects Hospitalized with Pneumonia. (In Press) American Journal of Medical Science. 2010 Mar;339(3):239-243.

4.

Mortensen EM, Copeland LA, Pugh MJ, Fine MJ, Nakashima BR, Restrepo MI, Malo de Molina R, Anzueto AR. Diagnosis of pulmonary malignancy after hospitalization for pneumonia American Journal of Medicine 2010 Jan;123:66-71.

5.

Frei CR, Mortensen EM, Copeland LA, Attridge RT, Pugh MJ, Restrepo MI, Anzueto AR, Nakashima BR, Fine MJ. Disparities of care for African-Americans and Caucasians with community-acquired pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study BMC Health Services Research 2010;10:143

6.

Adams SG, Anzueto AR, Briggs, DD JR, Leimer, I, Kesten, S. Evaluation of withdrawal of maintenance tiotropium in COPD Respir Med 2009 Oct;103(10):1415-1420.

7.

Anzueto AR, Mandell, L, Wunderink, R, Bartlett, J, Campbell, D, Dean, N, Dowell, S, File, T, Musher, D, Niederman, M, Torres, A, Whitney, C, Fine, M, IDSA/ATS Guidelines Committee for Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Guideline tyranny: a response to the article by Baum and Kaltsas Clin Infect Dis 2009 Oct;47(8):1117-1118.

8.

Anzueto AR. Answers to 5 Common Questions About Acute Exacerbations of COPD Postgrad Med 2009 Sep;121(5):159-165.

9.

Anzueto AR. Answers to 5 common questions about acute exacerbations of COPD. Postgrad Med 2009 Sep;121(5):159-165.

10.

Anzueto AR, Leimer, I, Kesten, S. Impact of Frequency of COPD Exacerbations of Pulmonary Function, Health Status and Clinical Outcomes Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2009 Jul;4(2):245-251.

11.

Anzueto AR, King, TE Jr, Albera, C, Bradford, WZ, Costabel, U, Hormel, P, Lancaster, L, Noble, PW, Sahn, SA, Szwarcberg, J, Thomeer, M, du Bois, RM, Valeyre, D, INSPIRE Study Group. Effect of Interferon Gamma-1b on Survival in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (INSPIRE): a multicentre, randomized, placebo-controlled trial Lancet 2009 Jul;374(9685):222-228.

12.

Anzueto AR, Lomas, DA, Silverman, EK, Edwards, LD, Locantore, NW, Miller, BE, Horstman, DH, Tal-Singer, R, Evaluation of COPD Longitudinally to Identify Predictive Surrogate Endpoints study investigators. Serum surfactant protein D is steroid sensitive and associated with exacerbations of COPD Eur Respir J 2009 Jul;34(1):95-102.

13.

Mortensen EM, Copeland LA, Pugh MJ, Restrepo MI, de Molina RM, Nakashima B, Anzueto AR. Impact of statins and ACE inhibitors on mortality after COPD exacerbations. Respiratory Research 2009 Jun;10:45-45.

14.

Anzueto AR, Miravitlles, M.. Efficacy of Tiotropium in the Prevention of Exacerbations of COPD Ther Adv Respir Dis 2009 Jun;3(3):103-111.

15.

Adams SG, Anzueto AR. A pharmacotherapeutic approach to improving health-related quality of life for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Clin Pulm Med 2009 May;16(3):115-126.

16.

Anzueto AR, Miravitlles, M. Insights into interventions in managing COPD patients: lessons from the TORCH and UPLIFT studies Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2009 Apr;4(1):185-201.

17.

Anzueto AR, Restrepo MI. The role of gram-negative bacteria in healthcare-associated pneumonia Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2009 Feb;30(1):61-66.

18.

Anzueto AR, Erickson, SE, Shlipak, MG, Martin, GS, Wheeler, AP, Ancukiewicz, M, Matthay, MA, Eisner, MD, National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network. Racial and ethnic disparities in mortality from acute lung injury Crit Care Med 2009 Jan;37(1):1-6.