Chad Newton, M.D.

Internal Medicine - Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Occupational/Environmental Lung Disease
Lung (Pulmonary) Disorders

Biography

Chad Newton, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Specializing in pulmonary medicine, he also is the Associate Director of UTSW’s Interstitial Lung Disease Program.

Dr. Newton earned his medical degree at UT Southwestern, where he also completed a residency in internal medicine, a fellowship in pulmonary and clinical care medicine, and a master’s degree in clinical and translational research sciences.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2017.

Dr. Newton’s clinical and research interests include interstitial lung disease and familial pulmonary fibrosis. He is a member of the American College of Chest Physicians, the American Medical Association, the American Thoracic Society, the Texas Medical Association, and the Dallas County Medical Society.

Education & Training

Residency - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2009-2013), Internal Medicine
Fellowship - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2013-2017), Pulmonary Diseases & Critical Care Medicine
Medical School - UT Southwestern Medical School (2005-2009)

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American College of Chest Physicians
American Medical Association
American Thoracic Society
Dallas County Medical Society
Texas Medical Association

Honors & Awards

D Magazine Best Doctor 2022
President’s Research Council Distinguished Researcher Award 2019
Chief Fellow, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine 2015-2016, UT Southwestern
Chief Resident 2012-2013, UTSW Internal Medicine Residency Program
Intern Teaching Award 2010, UT Southwestern Internal Medicine Residency Program
Hemphill-Gojer Internal Medicine Award 2009, UT Southwestern Medical School
Vanetta, Hesser, Schmalstieg Excellence in Tutoring Award 2009, UT Southwestern Medical School
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society 2008, UT Southwestern Medical School Chapter

Books & Publications

Publications
- Myositis-specific Antibodies Identify A Distinct Interstitial Pneumonia with Autoimmune Features Phenotype.
  Graham J, Bauer Ventura I, Newton CA, Lee C, Boctor N, Pugashetti JV, Cutting C, Joerns E, Sandhu H, Chung JH, Garcia CK, Kadoch M, Noth I, Adegunsoye A, Strek ME, Oldham JM, The European respiratory journal 2020 Jul
- Role of Antigen Type in Survival in Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
  Adams TN, Newton CA, Glazer CS Lung 2019 Feb 197 1 113-114
- Telomere Length and Genetic Variant Associations with Interstitial Lung Disease Progression and Survival.
  Newton CA, Oldham JM, Ley B, Anand V, Adegunsoye A, Liu G, Batra K, Torrealba J, Kozlitina J, Glazer C, Strek ME, Wolters PJ, Noth I, Garcia CK The European respiratory journal 2019 Jan
- Telomere Length and Use of Immunosuppressive Medications in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
  Newton CA, Zhang D, Oldham JM, Kozlitina J, Ma SF, Martinez FJ, Raghu G, Noth I, Garcia CK American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2018 Dec
- Utility of Bronchoalveolar Lavage and Transbronchial Biopsy in Patients with Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
  Adams TN, Newton CA, Batra K, Abu-Hijleh M, Barbera T, Torrealba J, Glazer CS Lung 2018 Jun
- Clinical Genetics in Interstitial Lung Disease.
  Newton CA, Molyneaux PL, Oldham JM Frontiers in medicine 2018 5 116
- Whole-Exome Sequencing in Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Pilot Study.
  Lata S, Marasa M, Li Y, Fasel DA, Groopman E, Jobanputra V, Rasouly H, Mitrotti A, Westland R, Verbitsky M, Nestor J, Slater LM, D'Agati V, Zaniew M, Materna-Kiryluk A, Lugani F, Caridi G, Rampoldi L, Mattoo A, Newton CA, Rao MK, Radhakrishnan J, Ahn W, Canetta PA, Bomback AS, Appel GB, Antignac C, Markowitz GS, Garcia CK, Kiryluk K, Sanna-Cherchi S, Gharavi AG Annals of internal medicine 2017 Dec
- Resident versus faculty member simulation debriefing.
  Adams T, Newton C, Patel H, Sulistio M, Tomlinson A, Lee W The clinical teacher 2017 Nov
- The MUC5B promoter polymorphism and telomere length in patients with chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis: an observational cohort-control study.
  Ley B, Newton CA, Arnould I, Elicker BM, Henry TS, Vittinghoff E, Golden JA, Jones KD, Batra K, Torrealba J, Garcia CK, Wolters PJ The Lancet. Respiratory medicine 2017 Aug 5 8 639-647
- Telomere length in patients with pulmonary fibrosis associated with chronic lung allograft dysfunction and post-lung transplantation survival.
  Newton CA, Kozlitina J, Lines JR, Kaza V, Torres F, Garcia CK The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2017 Aug 36 8 845-853
- Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis associated with telomerase reverse transcriptase mutations.
  Newton CA, Batra K, Torrealba J, Meyer K, Raghu G, Garcia CK The European respiratory journal 2017 May 49 5
- Somatic mutations in telomerase promoter counterbalance germline loss-of-function mutations.
  Maryoung L, Yue Y, Young A, Newton CA, Barba C, van Oers NS, Wang RC, Garcia CK The Journal of clinical investigation 2017 Mar 127 3 982-986
- Telomere-related lung fibrosis is diagnostically heterogeneous but uniformly progressive.
  Newton CA, Batra K, Torrealba J, Kozlitina J, Glazer CS, Aravena C, Meyer K, Raghu G, Collard HR, Garcia CK The European respiratory journal 2016 Dec 48 6 1710-1720
- Pulmonary fibrosis in the era of stratified medicine.
  Mathai SK, Newton CA, Schwartz DA, Garcia CK Thorax 2016 Dec 71 12 1154-1160
- Pirfenidone for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
  Adams TN, Eiswirth C, Newton CA, Battaile JT American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2016 Aug 194 3 374-6

Research

Interstitial Lung Disease/Pulmonary Fibrosis
Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease
Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis
Genetic Determinants of Interstitial Lung Disease
Telomere Dysfunction

Clinical Focus

Occupational/Environmental Lung Disease
Lung (Pulmonary) Disorders
Interstitial Lung Disease (Pulmonary Fibrosis)
Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis
Cystic Lung Diseases

Links

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