Departments & Divisions
Ruben D Restrepo, M.D., RRT, FAARC, FCCP
Coordinator of Research - Division of Respiratory Care
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Currently not seeking mentees
As a foreign physician from Colombia, Dr. Ruben Restrepo did not know that a few years after his arrival in the United States he would consider teaching Respiratory Care as the pillar of his professional career. He is a very passionate educator; He strongly believes UT Health San Antonio, now known as UT Health San Antonio, graduates outstanding professionals who offer the best care to patients. He is a strong supporter of teaching students the benefits of multidisciplinary interactions and team work in simulated and real clinical scenarios to improve patients outcomes. He strives to instill in the students the importance of application and critical thinking versus mere memorization. He believes his students have rewarded him over his 14 years of teaching with their enlightenment.
There has not been a better testament to his personal achievement as a mentor than to witness so many of his mentees leading the profession. The students have blessed him with excellent evaluations because they appreciate his philosophy of teaching.
Teaching respiratory care at a global and interprofessional level has been his motto from the time he started teaching because the profession is still young and not widely recognized. By accepting invitations to speak at both medical and respiratory conferences around the globe, he has been able to serve the professions of Medicine and Respiratory Care while proudly representing UT Health San Antonio.
He has exposed our scientific journal to the Spanish-speaking medical community by creating the first bilingual podcast of a medical journal. The bestowment of the credential as a Fellow of the American Association of Respiratory Care (FAARC), the recognition as a Distinguished Teaching Professor, and the induction to the Kenneth I. Shine Academy of Health Science Education have stimulated his desire to become a better teacher and offer his best to my learners.
As he has mentored his undergraduate and graduate students, he looks forward to seeing them sharing the same passion he has for teaching in their future. He is strongly convinced that he has achieved excellence in teaching because he has closely followed the example set by those giants in the profession who have mentored me. It is his passion to continue serving the Respiratory Care profession and UT Health San Antonio by providing exemplary teaching.
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Professional Background
Education
- 1994 - BS - Respiratory Therapy (Magna Cum Laude) - Georgia State University
- 1987 - MD - Medicine - Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
Highlights
2017 and 2008 UT SHP Kudolo Research Award.2017 Fellow American College of Chest Physicians. 2014 Regents Outstanding Teaching Award.2014 Kenneth I. Shine Academy of Health Science Edu.2012 AARC Volunteer Excellence Award.2012 Alpha Eta Society.2010 Distinguished Teaching Professor.2010 Academy of Master Teacher.2010 Presidential Teaching Excellence Award.2009 UT SHP Publication Award.2007 Fellow American Association for Respir Care.
Appointments
- 8/2018 - Coordinator of Research Division of Respiratory Care - UT Health San Antonio, Respiratory Care, San Antonio
- 3/2010 - Professor - UT Health San Antonio, Respiratory Care, San Antonio
- 07/2010 - Distinguished Teaching Professor - UT Health San Antonio, Respiratory Care, San Antonio
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Instruction & Training
- 2/2014 - Present, Introduction to Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center
- 12/2013 - Present, Membership on Supervising Committee, University of Texas San Antonio
- 3/2013 - Present, Essentials of Ventilator Graphics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- 1/2013 - Present, Research Practices and Principles
- 8/2009 - Present, Pediatric and Neonatal Respiratory Care, The University of Texas Health Science Center
- 1/2007 - Present, Respiratory Care Pharmacology, The University of Texas Health Science Center
- 8/2006 - Present, Preceptor - Advanced Clinical Examination Skills (ACES) -INTD 2006, UT Health Sciences Center at San Antonio
- 1/2006 - Present, Clinical Practice I, The University of Texas Health Science Center
- 1/2006 - Present, Clinical Practice III, The University of Texas Health Science Center
- 1/2006 - Present, Clinical Practice II, The University of Texas Health Science Center
- 8/2005 - Present, Individual Instruction, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
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Research & Grants
Grants
Private
Funding Agency HillRom Title Airway Clearance Using the Metaneb Status Active Period 1/2013 - Present Role Principal Investigator Grant Detail The primary aim of this study is to determine the ability of the Metaneb to promote airway clearance in a simulated spontaneously breathing adult. Research questions:
1. Does the Metaneb promote airway clearance?
2. Does viscosity of mucus impact ability of the Metaneb to promote airway clearance?
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Publications
- AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines. Endotracheal suctioning of mechanically ventilated patients with artificial airways 2010
- AARC clinical practice guideline: blood gas analysis and hemoximetry: 2013
- Incentive spirometry: 2011
- Current challenges in the recognition, prevention and treatment of perioperative pulmonary atelectasis
- Humidification during invasive and noninvasive mechanical ventilation: 2012
- Can Hyperinflation Before and After Open Endotracheal Suctioning Improve Clinical Outcomes?
- Assessing Respiratory System Mechanical Function
- Year in Review 2014: COPD
- Endotracheal cuff pressures in the PICU: Incidence of underinflation and overinflation
- Adherence to an Oxygen-Weaning Protocol in Mechanically Ventilated Adults in the Medical ICU
- Evaluation of Capnography Sampling Line Compatibility and Accuracy when Used with a Portable Capnography Monitor
- Current applications of capnography in non-intubated patients
- Near-fatal asthma: recognition and management
- Is it time to say good bye to blow-by?
- Evaluation of salmeterol xinafoate plus fluticasone propionate for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Medication adherence issues in patients treated for COPD
- Use of inhaled anticholinergic agents in obstructive airway disease
- A stepwise approach to management of stable COPD with inhaled pharmacotherapy: a review
- Capnography/Capnometry during mechanical ventilation: 2011
- Respiratory care year in review 2010: part 2. Invasive mechanical ventilation, noninvasive ventilation, pediatric mechanical ven
- Inhaled adrenergics and anticholinergics in obstructive lung disease: do they enhance mucociliary clearance?
- AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines: from "reference-based" to "evidence-based"
- AARC Clinical Practice Guideline. Surfactant replacement therapy: 2013.
- Ability of ICU Health-Care Professionals to Identify Patient-Ventilator Asynchrony Using Waveform Analysis.
- Aerosol delivery device selection for spontaneously breathing patients: 2012.
- Should We Nebulize Hypertonic Saline Prophylactically in Our Pediatric Intubated Patients?
- Nebulized bronchodilator formulations: unit-dose or multi-dose?
- AARC clinical practice guideline: transcutaneous monitoring of carbon dioxide and oxygen: 2012
- Protocol-driven ventilator management in children: comparison to nonprotocol care.
- Performance comparison of nebulizer designs: constant-output, breath-enhanced, and dosimetric
- Critical-thinking ability in respiratory care students and its correlation with age, educational background, and performance on
- Management and outcome of mechanically ventilated neurologic patients.
- An investigation of nebulized bronchodilator delivery using a pediatric lung model of spontaneous breathing.
- Effect of face mask design on inhaled mass of nebulized albuterol, using a pediatric breathing model.
- Halothane, an effective infrequently used drug, in the treatment of pediatric status asthmaticus: a case report.
- Characteristics and outcomes of ventilated patients according to time to liberation from mechanical ventilation.
- Inhalation of single vs multiple metered-dose bronchodilator actuations from reservoir devices. An in vitro study
- Early and small changes in serum creatinine concentrations are associated with mortality in mechanically ventilated patients.
- An assessment of the Acute Kidney Injury Network creatinine-based criteria in patients submitted to mechanical ventilation.
- Effects of intrapulmonary percussive ventilation on airway mucus clearance: A bench model
Abstract
Wiatrek S, Janes C, Alsharifi A, Rodriguez R, Restrepo RD. Incidence of Underinflation and Overinflation of Endotracheal Tube Cuffs in the PICU; 2017 Nov. (Respir Care; vol. 62, no. 11).
Bhasin P, Tran K, Sanchez J, Restrepo RD. Use of Standarized Patients in Respiratoy Care: Preclincal Experience in a Master And Baccalaureate Degree Programs; 2017 Oct. (Respir Care; vol. 62, no. 10).
Alzahrani A, molina C, Estrada J, Guzman L, Payen V, Restrepo RD. Albuterol: A Useful But Often Unnecessarily Ordered Bronchodilator; 2017 Oct. (Respir Care; vol. 62, no. 10).
Cuevas S, Heng K, Prakash P, Wang J, Restrepo RD. Are Oxygen Weaning Protocols Used Consistently? A Follow Up Study; 2017 Oct. (Respir Care; vol. 62, no. 10).
Bhasin P, Tran J, Sanchez J, Restrepo RD. Do Students From an MSRC Program Apply the Skills to Become Advanced Practitioners Better Than Those Prepared in a BSRC Program? Results of a Preclinical Simulation Experience; 2017 Oct. (Respir Care; vol. 62, no. 10).
Restrepo RD, Mathai AA, Luna AA, Ramirez C, Olaniyi-Adegbola O. How deep can we go? Following the endotracheal suctioning clinical practice guidelines; 2016 Oct. (Respir Care; vol. OF36).
Restrepo RD, Alarcon J, Palacio S. Use of noninvasive ventilation in pediatric patients with pleural effusion associated with dengue virus infection: A retrospective review; 2016 Oct. (Respir Care; vol. OF40).
Bhasin P, Deng S, Restrepo RD. Do respiratory therapist students apply the skills to become advanced practitioners? Results of preclinical simulation experience; 2016 Oct. (Respir Care; vol. OF48).
Hoch A, Leal-Garza T, King J, Kendall J, Restrepo RD. Are we keeping our nonintubated patients on oxygen therapy way too long? A retrospective chart review; 2016 Oct. (Respir Care; vol. 10).
Restrepo RD, Rowley D, Lamb K, Inkrott JC, Scott B, Hinkson CR, Kriner EJ, Tanner D, Pasewald R, Satalin J, Jain S. A quest to finding the optimal mechanical breath profile for the management of ARDS: A pilot animal study; 2016 Oct. (Respir Care; vol. OF39).
Restrepo RD, Rowley D, Lamb K, Inkrott JC, Scott B, Hinkson CR, Kriner EJ, Tanner D, Pasewald R, Satalin J, Jain S. "Identifying the optimal mechanical breath profile: An animal case study in ventilation approaches to the ARDS lung model" A consensus by the INDIVENT work group; 2016 Oct. (Respir Care; vol. OF40).
Deng S, Bhasin P, Restrepo RD. Is a simulated patient encounter a valuable preclinical experience for BSRC students? Results of a post-simulation survey; 2016 Oct. (Respir Care; vol. OF47).
Najmi M, Davidson J, Valdes M, Zamudio I, Restrepo RD. Endotracheal obstruction in the ICU: How bad is it and why? A pilot study; 2016 Oct. (Respir Care; vol. OF36).
Deng S, Bhasin P, Restrepo RD. Use of standardized patients in respiratory care: Preclinical experience in a baccalaureate program; 2016 Oct. (Respir Care; vol. OF47).
Restrepo RD, Wettstein RB. Are We Routinely Using a Lung Protective Strategy in Our Mechanically Ventilate Patients Without ARDS?; 2015 Nov. (Respir Care; vol. 60, no. 10).
Restrepo Serrato DM, Adasme R, Alcantar R, Campos L, Restrepo RD. Are Ventilator Alarm Parameters Selected Differently in Latin American ICUs? Results of a Multinational Survey; 2015 Nov. (Respir Care; vol. 60, no. 10).
Restrepo RD, Alotaibi A. Correlation Between The Integrated Pulmonary Index and Arterial Blood Gases in A Medical-Surgical ICU in Saudi Arabia; 2015 Nov. (Respir Care; vol. 60, no. 10).
Restrepo RD, Sidhu H. Do Level of Confidence and Training Translate Into Actual Knowledge of Ventilator Graphics; 2015 Oct. (Respir Care; vol. 60, no. 10).
Restrepo RD, Alotaibi A. Validation of Mean Predicted PaO2 (MPP) As A Reliable Oxygenation Index in Ninety Simulated ICU Conditions; 2015 Oct. (Respir Care; vol. 60, no. 10).
Restrepo RD, Arevalo, A. Base Knowledge of Ventilator Graphics in A Group of Respiratory Therapists in a Large Metropolitan City of Colombia; 2015 Oct. (Respir Care; vol. 60, no. 10).
Restrepo RD, Banguera E, Restrepo Serrato DM, Arevalo A. Do Respiratory Therapists Have Better Ventilator Graphics Interpretative Skills Than Physiotherapists in Cali, Colombia?; 2015 Oct. (Respir Care; vol. 60, no. 10).
Restrepo RD, Marquette A. Evaluation of Humidification Settings in Three New ICUS Using Heated Wires: An Observational Study; 2014 Oct. (Respir Care; vol. 59, no. 10).
Restrepo RD, Tate A. AARC Endotracheal Suction Clinical Practice Guideline: Is It Impacting Our Practice in the ICU?; 2014 Oct. (Respir Care; vol. 59, no. 10).
Restrepo RD, Acevedo D. Does Our Practice Change When Presented With Evidence? Results of Follow Up Study On Ventilator Alarm Selection In A Medical-Surgical ICU; 2014 Oct. (Respir Care; vol. 59, no. 10).
Restrepo RD, Fernandez J. Do Undergraduate Respiratory Therapy Students Have Better Ventilator Graphics Interpretative Skills Than Critical Care Physicians?; 2014 Oct. (Respir Care; vol. 59, no. 10).
Restrepo RD, Serrato DM. The Who and How Ventilator Settings and Alarms Are Selected in Latin American Countries: Results of A Multinational Survey; 2014 Oct. (Respir Care; vol. 59, no. 10).
Restrepo RD, Marquette A. Evaluation of Humidification Settings in Three New ICUS Using Heated Wires: An Observational Study 2014 Oct. (Respir Care; vol. 59, no. 10).
Restrepo RD, Fernandez J. Do Undergraduate Respiratory Therapy Students Have Better Ventilator Graphics Interpretative Skills Than Critical Care Physicians? 2014 Oct. (Respir Care; vol. 59, no. 10).
Restrepo RD, Levine SM, Fernandez J. Do Undergraduate Respiratory Therapy Students Have Better Ventilator Graphics Interpretative Skills Than Critical Care Physicians? 2013 Nov. p. 1715. (Respir Care; vol. 58, no. 10).
Acevedo, Denise, Gonzalez, Leslie, Tate, Andrew, Restrepo RD. Are We Suctioning the Life Out of Our Ventilated Patients? 2013 Oct. p. 1782. (Respir Care; vol. 58, no. 10).
Gonzalez, L, Tate, A, Acevedo, D, Alvarez, M, Restrepo RD. Tracheal Intracuff Monitoring: Balance Between Leak and Overinflation 2013 Oct. p. 1785. (Respir Care; vol. 58, no. 10).
Tate, A, Gonzalez, L, Acevedo, D, Alvarez, M, Restrepo RD. Ventilator Alarms: The Sound of Silence Around the Clock 2013 Oct. p. 1785. (Respir Care; vol. 58, no. 10).
Tate, A, Gonzalez, L, Acevedo, D, Alvarez, M, Restrepo RD. Are We Consistently Doing Something Wrong When Setting Ventilator Alarms? A Comparison Between Practices in Two Countries 2013 Oct. p. 1785. (Respir Care; vol. 58, no. 10).
Wittnebel L, Restrepo R, Wettstein RB, Gardner D, Sorenson H. Use of standardized patients in in respiratory care: preclinical experience in a baccalaurate program 2012 Oct. p. 1807. (Respiratroy Care; vol. 57, no. 10).
Restrepo RD, Taft A, Vines D, Walsh K, Whiddon S, Herrington R, Castresana M. Duration of the spontaneous breathing trial is a predictor of reintubation 2012 Oct. (Respir Care; vol. 57, no. 10).
Restrepo RD, Wittnebel M, Chalaby M., Sikkema-Ortiz J.. Comprehensive Outpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation As an Adjunct to Treatment in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension: Evaluating Effects on Six Minute Walk Distance and Quality of Life 2011 Nov. p. 1672-1672. (Respir Care; vol. 56, no. 10).
Restrepo RD, Ismaeli T., Alaiwah A., Aloitaibi A.. Mechanical Ventilation Alarms: Will They Ever Go Off? 2011 Nov. p. 1724-1724. (Respir Care; vol. 56, no. 10).
Restrepo RD, Alaiwah M., Omair A., Alzumai O., Alotaibi A.. A New BSRT Program in Saudi Arabia: Effect of Student Evaluations on Curricular Changes and Overall Impact on Quality of the Program 2011 Oct. p. 1646-1646. (Respir Care; vol. 56, no. 10).
Wettstein RB, Restrepo RR, Gardner DD, Wilkins RL. Critical Thinking Thinking Ability in Baccalaureate Level Respiratory Care Students. 2010 Nov. p. 1585-1585. (Respiratory Care; vol. 55, no. 11).
Book Chapter
Restrepo RD, Restrepo-Serrato DM. Respiratory Microbiology. In: Hess D, MacIntyre N, Mishoe S, Galvin B , Adams A. Respiratory Care: Principles and Practice. Boston, MA: Jones and Barlett; 2020.
Restrepo RD, David Chang, Jonathan Waugh, Gary White. Respiratory Critical Care In: Restrepo RD, David Chang, Jonathan Waugh, Gary White. Respiratory Critical Care. Burlington, MA 01803: Jones and Bartlett; 2019.
Restrepo RD, Restrepo-Serrato, DM. Aerosolized Drug Delivery in Neonates and Children. In: Gardenhire D. Rau`s Respiratory Care Pharmacology. Saint Louis: Elsevier; 2019.
Restrepo RD, Restrepo-Serrato, DM. Diuretic Agents In: Restrepo RD, Restrepo-Serrato, Diana M. Rau‘s Respiratory Care Pharmacology. Saint Louis: Elsevier; 2019.
Restrepo RD, Restrepo-Serrato DM. Inhaloterapia en Recien Nacidos. In: William Cristancho Gomez. Inhaloterapia. Mexico City: Manual Moderno; 2018.
Restrepo RD. Oxigenoterapia. In: Hernandez A, Martin I, Restrepo M, Sabate A, Torres A. Medicina Intensiva en el Enfermo Critico. Ciudad de Mexico: Panamericana; 2018. p. 219-223.
Restrepo RD. Neurologic Assessment. In: Heuer AJ, Scanlan CL. Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care. Saint Louis: Mosby; 2018. p. 99-117.
Restrepo RD. Vascular Pressure Monitoring In: Wilkin's Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care. Saint Louis: Mosby; 2018. p. 331 - 348.
Restrepo RD, Wettstein RB. Cardiac Output Maasurement In: Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care. Saint Louis: Mosby; 2018. p. 353 - 364.
Restrepo RD, Restrepo-Serrato DM. Inhaloterapia en Recien Nacidos In: William Cristancho Gomez. Inhaloterapia. Mexico City: Manual Moderno; 2018.
Restrepo RD. Oxigenoterapia In: Hernandez A, Martin I, Restrepo M, Sabate A, Torres A. Medicina Intensiva en el Enfermo Critico. Ciudad de Mexico: Panamericana; 2018. p. 219 - 223.
Restrepo RD. Patient Ventilator Interaction and Lung Mechanics. In: Villar SR, John AD. Critical Care. Madrid, Spain: Marban Libros; 2017. p. 239-246.
Restrepo RD, Serrato DM. Aerosolized Drug Delivery in Neonates and Children. In: Gardenhire D. Rau`s Respiratory Care Pharmacology. Saint Louis: Elsevier; 2015.
Restrepo RD, Tate A. Inhalation Therapy for COPD. In: Dhand R. ISAM Textbook of Aerosol Medicine. 2015. p. 901-978.
Restrepo RD. Diuretic Agents In: Rau‘s Respiratory Care Pharmacology. Saint Louis: Elsevier; 2015.
Roldan L, Restrepo RD. Terapia de Alto Flujo de Oxigeno por Canula Nasal. In: William Cristancho Gomez. Fundamentos de Fisioterapia Respiratoria. Bogota, Colombia: Manual Moderno; 2014.
Restrepo RD. Respiratory Microbiology. In: Hess D, MacIntyre N, Mishoe S, Galvin B , Adams A. Respiratory Care: Principles and Practice. Boston, MA: Jones and Barlett; 2014.
Editorial
Restrepo R.D., Serrato D.M. Should We Nebulize Hypertonic Saline Prophylactically in Our Pediatric Intubated Patients? Respir Care 2016 May;61(5):716-718.
Restrepo RD. Interpretation of Ventilator Graphics: Do We Understand What We See? AARC Times 2015 Nov;39(11).
Restrepo RD. Interpretation of Ventilator Graphics: Do We Understand What We See? AARC Times 2015 Nov;39(11):45
Restrepo RD. Respiratory Problems. Respir Care 2008 Apr;53(4):508-509.
Restrepo RD. Fundamentals of Mechanical Ventilation: A Short Course in the Theory and Application of Mechanical Ventilators. Respir Care 2003 Nov;48(11):1048.
Other Journal Articles
Gardner DD, Wettstein RB, Hart MK, Bhasin P, Tran K, Sanchez J, Restrepo RD. Using Standardized Patients as Part of a Preclinical Simulation Respiratory Care Education Annual Fall 2018 2018 Jul;27:43-55.
Gonzalez NM, Wilches MR, Restrepo RD. Respiratory Therapy in Colombia: A Historical and Regulatory Perspective Respir Care Ed Annual 2017 Aug;26:18-23.
Gardenhire DS, Restrepo RD. Study of predictor variables for program completion in an associate degree respiratory care program. Respiratory Care Education Annual 2003 Dec;12:21-28.
Restrepo RD, Dickson S. Successful use of low lung inflation strategy with HFOV in a premature infant with air leak syndrome: a case report. RT 2001 Jun:52-55.
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Clinical
Board Certifications
- 1994 - Respiratory Care Professional - National Board for Respiratory Care
- 1987 - Physician and Surgeon - Colombian Medical Association