Dr. Thomas Kufel
Medicine
Veterans Hospital

Phone: (716) 834-9200
Email: tkufel@buffalo.edu


OFFICE LOCATIONS

VA Hospital
3495 Bailey Avenue
Buffalo NY, 14214

Phone: 862-8633
Fax: 862-8632
Contact: Diane Poch
Email: thomas.kufel@med.va.gov
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SPECIALTIES

Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine


EDUCATION

1986 Doctor of Medicine, Medicine
SUNY@Buffalo


PUBLICATIONS

Mador MJ, Kufel TJ, Magalang UJ, Rajesh SK, Watwe V, Grant BJ; Prevalence of positional sleep apnea in patients undergoing polysomnography.; Chest; 2005 Oct; 128(4); 2130-2137
Mador MJ, Deniz O, Deniz O, Aggarwal A, Shaffer M, Kufel TJ, Spengler CM, Mador M; Effect of respiratory muscle endurance training in patients with COPD undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation.; Chest; 2005 Sep; 128(3); 1216-1224
Mador MJ, Bozkanat E, Aggarwal A, Shaffer M, Kufel TJ; Endurance and strength training in patients with COPD.; Chest; 2004 Jun; 125(6); 2036-2045
Mador MJ, Bozkanat, E, Aggarwal, A, Shaffer, M, Kufel TJ; Endurance and strength training in patients with COPD; Chest; 2004; 125; 2036-2045
Mador MJ, Deniz O, Aggarwal A, Kufel TJ; Quadriceps fatigability after single muscle exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.; Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 2003 Jul; 168(1); 102-108
Mador MJ, Bozkanat E, Kufel TJ; Quadriceps fatigue after cycle exercise in patients with COPD compared with healthy control subjects.; Chest; 2003 Apr; 123(4); 1104-1111
Mador MJ, Deniz, O, Aggarwal, A, Kufel TJ; Quadriceps fatigability after single muscle exercise in patients with COPD; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.; 2003; 168; 425-430
Mador MJ, Bozkanat, E, Kufel TJ; Quadriceps fatigue after cycle exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease compared with healthy controls; Chest; 2003; 123; 1104-1111
Kufel TJ, Pineda LA, Junega RG, Hathwar R, Mador MJ; Diaphragmatic function after intense exercise in congestive heart failure patients.; Eur Respir J; 2002 Dec; 20(6); 1399-1405
Kufel TJ, Pineda LA, Mador MJ; Comparison of potentiated and unpotentiated twitches as an index of muscle fatigue.; Muscle Nerve; 2002 Mar; 25(3); 438-444
Mador MJ, Khan S, Kufel TJ; Bilateral anterolateral magnetic stimulation of the phrenic nerves can detect diaphragmatic fatigue.; Chest; 2002 Feb; 121(2); 452-458
Mador MJ, Khan, S, Kufel TJ; Bilateral anterolateral magnetic stimulation of the phrenic nerves can detect diaphragmatic fatigue; Chest; 2002; 121; 453-458
Mador MJ, Kufel TJ, Pineda LA, Steinwald A, Aggarwal A, Upadhyay AM, Khan MA; Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on quadriceps fatiguability during exercise.; Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 2001 Mar; 163(4); 930-935
Jeffery Mador M, Kufel TJ, Pineda LA; Quadriceps and diaphragmatic function after exhaustive cycle exercise in the healthy elderly.; Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 2000 Nov; 162(5); 1760-1766
Jeffery Mador M, Kufel TJ, Pineda L; Quadriceps fatigue after cycle exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.; Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 2000 Feb; 161(2 Pt); 447-453
Mador MJ, Kufel TJ, Pineda LA; Quadriceps fatigue following cycle exercise in patients with COPD; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.; 2000 Feb; 161; 447-453
Mador MJ, Kufel TJ, Pineda LA, Sharma GK; Diaphragmatic fatigue and high-intensity exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.; Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 2000 Jan; 161(1); 118-123
Mador MJ, Kufel TJ, Pineda LA, Sharma GK; Diaphragmatic fatigue and high-intensity exercise in patients with chronicobstructive pulmonary disease.; Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 2000 Jan; 161(1); 118-123
Kufel TJ, Grant BJB; Arterial blood gas monitoring:respiratory assessment; In: Principles and Practice of Intensive Care Monitoring, MJ Tobin, ed. McGraw-Hill, New York; 1997 May;
Mador MJ, Wendel T, Kufel TJ, Mador M; Effect of acute hypercapnia on diaphragmatic and limb muscle contractility.; Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 1997 May; 155(5); 1590-1595
Mador MJ, Magalang UJ, Kufel TJ; Twitch potentiation following voluntary diaphragmatic contraction.; Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 1994 Mar; 149(3 Pt); 739-743
Mador MJ, Magalang UJ, Kufel TJ; Twitch potentiation following voluntary diaphragmatic contraction; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.; 1994; 149; 739-743
Mador MJ, Magalang UJ, Rodis A, Kufel TJ; Diaphragmatic fatigue after exercise in healthy human subjects.; Am Rev Respir Dis; 1993 Dec; 148(6 Pt); 1571-1575
Mador MJ, Magalang UJ, Rodis, A, Kufel TJ; Diaphragmatic fatique following exercise in healthy human subjects; Am. Rev. Respir. Disease; 1993; 148; 1571-1575
Mador MJ, Kufel TJ; Effect of inspiratory muscle fatigue on inspiratory muscle relaxation rates in healthy subjects.; Chest; 1992 Dec; 102(6); 1767-1773
Mador MJ, Kufel TJ; Reproducibility of visual analog scale measurements of dyspnea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.; Am Rev Respir Dis; 1992 Jul; 146(1); 82-87
Mador MJ, Kufel TJ; Effect of inspiratory muscle fatique on inspiratory muscle relaxation rates in healthy subjects; Chest; 1992; 102; 1767-1773
Mador MJ, Kufel TJ; Reproducibility of visual analog scale measurements of dyspnea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Am. Rev. Respir. Dis.; 1992; 146; 82-87


GRANTS

July 1997 to December 1999
Respiratory muscle fatigue in patients with chronic heart failure
AHA, New York State Affiliate
Thomas Kufel
$70,000
June 1997 to June 1998
Pulmonary rehabilittion in patients with COPD
VA/VISN2 Network
Thomas Kufel
$6,000