Stephen Bujarski, M.D.

Assistant Professor

(713) 794-7998

Email

stephen.bujarski@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor: Medicine
Pulmonary & Critical Care
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, US

Staff Physician: Pulmonary & Critical Care
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Houston, Texas, United States

Addresses

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (Hospital): 2002 Holcombe Boulevard
Room 3A-314F
Houston, TX, 77030
United States

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (Clinic): 2002 Holcombe Boulevard
Room 3A-314F
Houston, TX, 77030
United States

Education

MD from University of Nebraska Medical Center: 05/2008 - Omaha, Nebraska, United States

BA from Washington University in St Louis: 12/2003 - St Louis, Missouri, United States

Residency at University of Illinois at Chicago: 06/2012 - Chicago, Illinois, United States; Chief Resident

Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine: 06/2015 - Houston, Texas, United States; Chief Fellow

Certifications

Pulmonary: American Board of Internal Medicine

Critical Care: American Board of Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine

Medical License: Texas

Professional Interests

Lung Cancer Screening
Early Detection of Lung Cancer

Websites

Houston VA lung cancer screening program saves lives

NASA Moonshot: Lung Cancer Awareness Month

VA Leading the Way: Lifesaving Impact of Lung Cancer Screening

VA Lung Precision Oncology Program (LPOP)

VA Screening for Lung Cancer FAQs

VA Lung Cancer Screening Month

Selected Publications

S.G. Roy PHD, MPH, J. Sloane PHD, I. C. Christie PhD, S. Bujarski MD, L.D. Cornwell MD, F. Kheradmand MD, D.A. Helmer MD, MS. " Structured Lung Cancer Screening Leads to Earlier Stage Lung Cancer Diagnosis Among Veterans Using Veterans Health Administration " Gen Intern Med. 2026 Sep 3;
Pubmed PMID: 42690596.
Bujarski S, Flowers R, Alkhunaizi M, Cuvi D, Sathya S, Melcher J, Kheradmand F, Holt G.. " Challenges in initiating a lung cancer screening program: Experiences from two VA medical centers. " Semin Oncol. 2022 Jun ; 49 (3) : 232-240.
Pubmed PMID: 35853765.
Babith J. Mankidy, GhasemiRad Mohammad, Kelly Trinh, Anoop P. Ayyappan, Quillan Huang, Stephen Bujarski, Mohammad S. Jafferji, Ravi Ghanta, Alexander N. Hanania and Donald R. Lazarus.. " High risk lung nodule: A multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and management. " Respir Med. 2023 Aug 1; 214
Pubmed PMID: 37187432.
Ayyala U, Raheem S, Triozzi J, Hunter A, Welch E, Bujarski S, Kao C, Pandit L, Velamuri K, Bandi V.. " Implementation of a Virtual Huddle to Support Patient Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic. " Fed Pract.. 2022 Aug ; 39 (8)
Pubmed PMID: 36425807.
Bujarski S, Guy E. " Use of Indwelling Pleural Catheter for Recurrent Pleural Effusion Due to Postpericardiotomy Syndrome: A Case Report. " J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2016 Apr ;
Pubmed PMID: 26905442.
Stephen Bujarski, Amit D. Parulekar & Nicola A. Hanania. " Lebrikizumab in the treatment of asthma " Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2016 May 10;
Pubmed PMID: 27161908.
Bujarski S, Parulekar AD, Sharafkhaneh A, Hanania NA. " The asthma COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS). " Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2015 Mar ;
Pubmed PMID: 25712010.

Projects

Lung Cancer Screening Program Director: Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Lung Precision Oncology Program (LPOP): Veterans Health Administration