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Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine – Faculty

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Mitchell M. Levy, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Nicholas S. Ward, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Program Director – Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

Andrew T. Levinson, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Program Director – Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Site Director, The Miriam Hospital – Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

Andrew Foderaro, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Associate Program Director – Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

Adeel Abbasi, MD
Postdoctoral Fellow in Medicine

Ameen Al-Aghil, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Jason M. Aliotta, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Medical Director, Rhode Island Hospital MICU

Samia Ayub, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor

Emily Balchunas, RNP

Debasree Banerjee, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Michael F. Blundin, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Alice E. Bonitati, MD, FAASM FACCP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Director, Sleep Disorders Centers, Lifespan Hospitals

Ghada Bourjeily, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director of Research, Women’s Medicine Collaborative

Gerardo P. Carino, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Intensive Care Unit, The Miriam Hospital
Assistant Director of Graduate Medical Education

E. Jane Carter, MD
Professor of Medicine (Teaching Scholar)
Pulmonary Site Director, The Miriam Hospital
Medical Director, Pulmonary Function Laboratory, The Miriam Hospital
Past President, The Union (International Union Against Tb and Lung Disease), Paris, France

Amos Charles, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Keith A. Corl, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Lauren Cushing, MSN, RNP

Anton Edwards, MD

Samuel Evans, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Eric J. Gartman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of Pulmonary Function Testing Laboratory, Providence VA Medical Center
Director of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Laboratory, Providence VA Medical Center
Co-Course Director, 2nd Year Medical School Pulmonary Pathophysiology Course

Elizabeth Harrington, PhD
Associate Dean for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies in the Division of Biology and Medicine
Professor of Medicine

Matthew D. Jankowich, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Intensive Care Unit, Providence VA Medical Center

Brian A. Kimble, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

James R. Klinger, MD
Professor of Medicine

Olson Knight, MD

Qing Lu, DVM, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine

Douglas W. Martin, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

F. Dennis McCool, MD
Professor of Medicine

Richard P. Millman, MD
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
CO-Director, Hasbro Children’s Hospital Sleep Medicine Program
Medical Director, Sleep Disorders Centers, Lifespan Hospitals

Taro Minami, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine

Abhinar K. Misra, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Gabrielle Mock, MD

Melissa Morgan, PA-S

Christopher Mullin, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Respiratory Intermediate Care Unit, Rhode Island Hospital
Medical Director, Pulmonary Function Testing Laboratory, Rhode Island Hospital
Director, Pulmonary Embolism Response Team, Rhode Island Hospital

Peter Musso, NP

Linda Nici, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief of Pulmonary & Critical Care, Providence Veterans Administration Medical Center
Site Director, VA Medical Center – Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

Sharon I. Rounds, MD
Professor of Medicine and of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
Co-Principal Investigator: CardioPulmonary Vascular Biology Center of Biomedical Research Excellence
Staff Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician, Providence VA Medical Center

Katherine M. Sharkey, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Assistant Dean for Women in Medicine and Science

Barry S. Shea, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Brown Medicine-RIH Interstitial Lung Disease Program
Director, Brown Medicine Pulmonary Function Testing Laboratory

Burton Shen, MD

Vadim Shteyler, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor

James E. Simmons, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical Director of Pulmonary Rehabilitation, The Miriam Hospital

Amanjot Singh, MD

Claudia Sorin, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Dhruv Vasant, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Corey E. Ventetuolo, MD
Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Health Services, Policy, & Practice
Director of Research, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital
Associate Director, Rhode Island Hospital Pulmonary Hypertension Center
Medical Director, Adult ECMO Services

Mary Whittenhall, MSN, RNP

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About Us

The Department of Medicine at Alpert Medical School is comprised of eleven distinct Divisions. These Divisions, working in conjunction with the community doctors who comprise our Primary Care offerings, provide patients with an outstanding level of care both within the Brown affiliated hospitals and throughout several community-based clinical locations. In addition to patient services, several of our Divisions offer exceptional programs for Residents and Fellows within their designated areas of expertise.

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    Louis B. Rice, MD
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