Adan Mora, M.D.

Adan (Adam) Mora Jr., M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.

A native Texan, Dr. Mora holds a bachelor's degree in biology and chemistry from St. Mary's University in San Antonio. He earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, where he also completed internal medicine and pediatrics residency training, followed by advanced training in pulmonary and critical care medicine. 

A Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine in critical care, pulmonary diseases, and internal medicine, Dr. Mora joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2023.

I strongly believe in a physician's role as a champion for vulnerable populations and I want to work to address healthcare disparities for a variety of patients.

Dr. Mora's research interests include pulmonary disorders, such as pulmonary embolism, hemorrhage, and lung injuries. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, presentations, and lectures. His clinical interests include critical care management of obstetric and transgender patients as well as code blue resuscitation in the intensive care unit.

A Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, Dr. Mora is also a member of the American Thoracic Society and the Society of Critical Care Medicine.

Personal Note

Dr. Mora's interests outside of medicine include traveling, reading, hiking, theater, and chamber music.

Medical School

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (2001)

Residency

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (2005), Internal Medicine & Pediatrics

Fellowship

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (2008), Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

• critical care medicine
• healthcare disparities
• pulmonary disease
• transgender care

Featured Publications

Evaluation of Unfractionated Heparin Dosing by Antifactor Xa During Targeted Temperature Management Post Cardiac Arrest.

Belcher C, Kataria V, Ryman KM, Wang X, Moon JY, Modrykamien A, Mora A, Hosp Pharm 2022 Aug 57 4 504-509

Usefulness of thrombolysis in cardiac arrest secondary to suspected or confirmed pulmonary embolism.

Kataria V, Kohman K, Jensen R, Mora A, Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) 2021 Apr 34 4 442-445

Acute lung injury secondary to e-cigarettes or vaping.

Freathy S, Kondapalli N, Patlolla S, Mora A, Trimmer C, Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) 2020 Apr 33 2 227-228

C3 GLOMERULONEPHRITIS COMPLICATED BY DIFFUSE PULMONARY HEMORRHAGE

Ramani, Azaan; Sawhney, Rahul; Mehta, Ankit; Mora, Adan Crit. Care Med 2020 Vol 1 Critical Care Medicine 48 1

Disseminated Nocardiosis Masquerading as an Obstructive Endobronchial Mass—A Case Report

Casey Morris, Luke Sorrell, Eitan Podgaetz, Adan Mora Jr., Jeffrey Kopita US Respiratory & Pulmonary Diseases 2019 1 4 20–3

Tracheal Perforation, a Life-Threatening Complication of Endotracheal Intubation

Jiesu L. Sun, MD, MPH, Helen Hashemi, MD, Ginger Tsai-Nguyen, MD, Adan Mora, Jr., MD Pulmonology Consultant 2019

A CASE OF SYSTEMIC HYPEREOSINOPHILIA ASSOCIATED WITH DOXYCYCLINE USE

Melissa Nelson, MD, Ginger Tsai-Nguyen, MD, Zachary Freeland, MD and Adan Mora Jr.*, MD EJPMR 2018 3 5 143-144

The Bleeding Pneumonia — A Review of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage

Tiana R Endicott-Yazdani, Steven Gannon, Adan Mora Jr US Respiratory & Pulmonary Diseases. 2018 1 3 33–6

PH Grand Rounds: When Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Is Complicated by Pericardial Disease

Deborah J. Levine, MD; Avery Smith, MD; Adan Mora, Jr, MD, FCCP; Eric Fenstad, MD Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension ( 2017 15 4 198-200

Left upper lobe torsion in pneumothorax.

Pan T, Choudhury RH, Alias T, Felter D, Mora A, Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) 2018 Oct 31 4 476-478

• Texas Super Doctors
  (2020)
• Texas Rising Stars
  (2015)

• American College of Chest Physicians (2006)
• Society of Critical Care Medicine (2005)