Puneet Singh Garcha

Puneet Singh Garcha, M.D., M.B.A. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and serves as Medical Director of Lung Transplantation at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, Texas, specializing in end-stage lung diseases and transplantation.

His educational background includes:

• MBBS from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka India (2001)
• Residency at Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2008)
• Clinical Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio (2011)
• Clinical Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio (2012)
• MBA from Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (2021)

Dr. Garcha's research centers on lung transplantation, interstitial lung diseases, end-stage lung diseases, extracorporeal life support (ECLS), and sleep-related breathing disorders. His work focuses on therapeutic pathways for chronic lung allograft dysfunction and optimizing post-transplant survival, with strong commitments to program development, healthcare innovation, and equitable organ distribution.

His 2016-2021 publications reveal dominant themes in lung transplantation challenges including pandemic-era donor selection, bronchoalveolar lavage standardization, allograft discard risk modeling, and comorbidity impacts on transplant outcomes. These works consistently bridge clinical practice with healthcare system innovation across pulmonology and critical care disciplines.

Dr. Garcha actively contributes to medical education and professional governance as an editorial board member for The Journal of Heart & Lung Transplantation and through prior service on UNOS's National Lung Review Board and the National Board for Respiratory Care's Credential Maintenance Panel.