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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

Corey E. Ventetuolo, MD
Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Health Services, Policy, & Practice
Associate Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
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

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

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

James E. Simmons, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical Director of Pulmonary Rehabilitation, The Miriam Hospital
Associate Program Director – Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

Adeel Abbasi, MD, ScM
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Associate Medical Director of the Lifespan Adult Extracorporeal Life Support Program

Ameen Al-Aghil, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

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

Sandeep Arepally, MD

Debasree Banerjee, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Associate Medical Director, RIH MICU
Director, Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Group
Director of Critical Care Consult Service

Michael F. Blundin, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director of Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic

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

Ghada Bourjeily, MD
Professor of Medicine
Associate Chief for Academic Advancement and Research for Women’s Services
Director of Research for Women’s Services, Women’s Medicine Collaborative
Director of the Pulmonary in Pregnancy program and the Women’s Medicine Collaborative PFT lab

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

Maya Cohen, MD

Katherine Cox-Flaherty, MD
Postdoctoral Fellow in Medicine

Lauren Cushing, MSN, RNP

Anton Edwards, MD

Samuel Evans, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Andrew Foderaro, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical Director of Bronchoscopy

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
PCCM Fellowship Site Director, Providence VA Medical Center
Director of ICU, Providence VA Medical Center

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

Emily Ho, RNP

Matthew D. Jankowich, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Chief of Staff for Education, Providence VA Medical Center

Brian A. Kimble, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

James R. Klinger, MD
Professor of Medicine
“Director of Rhode Island Hospital Pulmonary Hypertension Center

Olson Knight, MD

John V. Ladetto, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Jisoo Lee, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Directory of Respiratory Intermediate Care Unit

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

Abhinav Misra, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Gabrielle Mock, MD

Melissa Morgan, PA-S

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

Linda Nici, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief of Pulmonary & Critical Care, Providence Veterans Administration Medical Center
Director of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program, Providence VA Medical Center

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
Associate Dean for Gender Equality

Burton Shen, MD

Amanjot Singh, MD

Navneet Singh, MD

Claudia Sorin, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Dhruv Vasant, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

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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