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Ahmet Nmn Baydur, MD

Professor of Clinical Medicine

Director of Respiratory Therapy

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Overview

Dr. Baydur’s clinical interests include respiratory disorders (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchiectasis, asthma), neuromuscular diseases with breathing problems and pulmonary rehabilitation. His research interests include respiratory mechanics, control of ventilation and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Dr. Baydur worked in the Chest Medicine Service department at the prestigious Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center from 1975 to 1995. For his last five years at Rancho Los Amigos, Dr. Baydur held the position of Chief of Service. In addition to his numerous academic and administrative positions, Dr. Baydur has written approximately 70 publications in respiratory physiology and clinical respiratory medicine for various medical journals and clinical textbooks.

Awards

  • Wayne State University: Alvan Macauley Memorial Scholarship
  • Phi Lambda Upsilon: Senior Research Award in Chemistry

Publications

  • Molecular and Structural Changes, and Skeletal Muscle Strength and Endurance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Interstitial Lung Disease: Practical Applications of Assessment and Management. Bioengineering (Basel). 2026 Mar 12; 13(3).. View in PubMed
  • The Effects of Passive Leg Raising and Maintenance Fluid Administration on Pulse Oximetry Waveform Amplitude and Peak Variability in Mechanically Ventilated Patients in Sepsis and Septic Shock. Diagnostics (Basel). 2025 Mar 21; 15(7).. View in PubMed
  • Effect of bronchial thermoplasty on static and dynamic lung compliance and resistance in patients with severe persistent asthma. Respir Med. 2023 10; 217:107341.. View in PubMed
  • Respiratory considerations in patients with neuromuscular disorders. Muscle Nerve. 2023 08; 68(2):122-141.. View in PubMed
  • Peak Quadriceps Muscle Torque and Electromyographic Output in Patients With Chronic Respiratory Disorders: Effects of Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl. 2023 Jun; 5(2):100259.. View in PubMed
  • Caribbean Latinx with moderate-severe asthma bear greater asthma morbidity than other Latinx. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2022 11; 150(5):1106-1113.e10.. View in PubMed
  • Methods and Applications in Respiratory Physiology: Respiratory Mechanics, Drive and Muscle Function in Neuromuscular and Chest Wall Disorders. Front Physiol. 2022; 13:838414.. View in PubMed
  • Reliever-Triggered Inhaled Glucocorticoid in Black and Latinx Adults with Asthma. N Engl J Med. 2022 04 21; 386(16):1505-1518.. View in PubMed
  • Klebsiella brain abscess in an immunocompetent patient: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2021 Feb 04; 15(1):44.. View in PubMed
  • A randomized, open-label, pragmatic study to assess reliever-triggered inhaled corticosteroid in African American/Black and Hispanic/Latinx adults with asthma: Design and methods of the PREPARE trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2021 02; 101:106246.. View in PubMed

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