The Impact of Clinically Significant Pleural Effusion on Survival of US Veterans With Cancer, Congestive Heart Failure, and Pneumonia

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2025.02.003

Saadia A. Faiz, MD, FCCP

Saadia Faiz is a professor of medicine in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. She is board certified in internal medicine, critical care, pulmonary, and sleep medicine. Within CHEST, she has been involved with Pulmonary Board Review, the Education Sub-Development committee, the Pleural Disease network, and the Bronchoscopy Domain Task Force. Her research interests include medical education, pulmonary complications associated with cancer (including pleural disease in hematologic malignancies, pulmonary vascular disease, sleep, and therapy-related sequelae). She also serves as an Associate Program Director for the McGovern Medical School at UT Health Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship and as Director for the Southwest Regional Boot Camp for First Year Pulmonary and Critical Care (PCCM) Fellows, a regional annual procedural boot camp.

The content in Journal Reader Questions: Collection 3 (Published October 2025) was created, validated, or revised by the following contributors.

Journal CME Editorial Board

Angel Coz Yataco, MD, FCCP - Chair

Jose De Cardenas, MD, FCCP

Cassie Kennedy, MD, FCCP

Amy E. Morris, MD, FCCP

Alexander S. Niven, MD, FCCP

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