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Faculty | Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship

Program Leadership & Key Clinical Faculty 

Sears
Edmund "Ted" Sears, Jr., MD
Program Director, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Fellowship | Vice Chair for Education, Department of Critical Care Services | Associate Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine

Medical School: Dartmouth-Brown Program / Brown Medical School
Residency: Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, Brown University, Providence, RI
Fellowship: Pulmonary & Critical Care, Brown University , Providence, RI
Board Certification: Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics; Internal Medicine; Pulmonary Diseases; Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Interests: Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Cystic Fibrosis, Clinical Research, Medical Education

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Jessica L D'Amico
Jessica L. D’Amico, DO
Key Clinical Faculty, Pulmonary / Critical Care Medicine, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center | Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine

Residency: Detroit Medical Center Sinai Grace Hospital, Detroit, MI
Fellowship: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center 
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care Medicine
Area of Interest: Adult Cystic Fibrosis, General Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

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M Elizabeth Knauft
M. Elizabeth Knauft, MD, MSc
Key Clinical Faculty, Pulmonary / Critical Care Medicine MaineHealth Maine Medical Center | Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine

Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine
Residency: Maine Medical Center
Masters of Science: Dartmouth College
Fellowship: University of Washington Medical Center
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine; Pulmonary Diseases, American Board of Internal Medicine; Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Interests: Medical Education, Physician Wellbeing, Pulmonary and Critical Care

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Nicholas A Pozzessere
Nicholas A. Pozzessere, DO
Key Clinical Faculty, Pulmonary / Critical Care Medicine, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center | Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine

Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center 
Fellowship: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center 
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care
Area of Interest: Endobronchial Ultrasound, Navigational Bronchoscopy, Critical Care, and General Pulmonary Medicine

Hilamber Subba
Hilamber Subba, MBBS, MD
Key Clinical Faculty, Pulmonary / Critical Care Medicine, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center | Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine

Medical School: Manipal College of Medical Sciences (MCCMS)
Residency: UHS, Wilson Medical Center
Residency: Nassau University Medical Center
Fellowship: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center 
Board Certification: Internal Medicine
Interests: Pulmonary Vascular Disease

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Clinician-Educator Faculty

John W Gilboy
John Gilboy, MD
Attending, Pulmonary / Critical Care Medicine, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center 
Fellowship: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center 
Board Certification: Internal Medicine 

Michael D Jaeger
Michael David Jaeger, MD
Clinical Associate, Tufts University School of Medicine

Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Internship: Hennepin Healthcare
Residency: Hennepin Healthcare
Fellowship: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center 
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Diseases, American Board of Internal Medicine
Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Interests: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

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Kathryn Libby, MD
Attending, Pulmonary / Critical Care Medicine, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System 
Fellowship: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Board Certification: Internal Medicine; Pulmonary Medicine; Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Interests: Medical Education, Simulation, Advanced Bronchoscopy (EBUS and Robotic), Pulmonary, Critical Care

moore meagan
Meagan Moore, MD, PhD
Director, Pulmonary Division. Attending, Pulmonary / Critical Care Medicine, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center

Medical School: University of Connecticut Health Center
Residency: Yale University
Fellowship: Yale University
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Interests: Interstitial Lung Disease, End of Life Care, Advancing Careers for Women in Medicine

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Jennifer M Palminteri
Jennifer M. Palminteri, MD
Attending, Pulmonary / Critical Care Medicine, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center

Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine
Residency: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center 
Fellowship: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center 
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Diseases, American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine                               
Interests: Pulmonary Vascular and Interstitial Lung Diseases

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Other Faculty

Colman James Hatton
Colman Hatton, MD
Medical Director of Critical Care Ultrasonography and Echocardiography. Attending, Critical Care Medicine, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Residency: Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Fellowship: Critical Care Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, NH
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine and Critical Care (board eligible)
Interests: Critical Care Medicine, Ultrasound

David M Cohen
David M. Cohen, MD
Attending, Pulmonary / Critical Care Medicine, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center

Medical School: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Residency: Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
Fellowship: Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic, OHs
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
Interests: Sarcoidosis, Tuberculosis, Thoracic Oncology, Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS), Critical Care

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Stephen R Gorman
Stephen R. Gorman, DO, MS
President and Medical Director, Maine Sleep Center at Chest Medicine Associates

Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
MS (Pharmacology): University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy
Residency: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center 
Fellowship: Lahey Clinic Medical Center
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Diseases, American Board of Internal Medicine
Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Sleep Medicine, American Board of Sleep Medicine
Interests: Asthma, Lung Cancer, Sarcoidosis, Sleep-related breathing disorders, Narcolepsy, Cardiopulmonary Exercise/Lung Function Testing, Endobronchial Ultrasound, Navigational Bronchoscopy, Sleep Medicine

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Patrick T Mailloux
Patrick T. Mailloux, DO, M Ed, FFCP
Director, Medical Critical Care and Program Director, Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center | Associate Professor of Medicine, Tufts University

Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY
Residency: Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Fellowship: St. John’s Mercy Medical Center & St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Board Certification: Critical Care Medicine, ABIM
Neurocritical Care, UCNS
Interests: Clinical Education, Hemodynamics, Neurocritical Care

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Teresa L May
Teresa L. May, DO
Director, Neurocritical Care. Attending, Neurocritical Care, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center | Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine

Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center 
Fellowship: Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Maine Medical Center
Fellowship: Neurocritical Care, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Diseases, American Board of Internal Medicine
Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Neurocritical Care, United Council of Neurological Specialties            
Interests: Neurocritical Care

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David B Seder
David B. Seder, MD
Susie Konkel and Jamie Konkel Endowed Chair of Critical Care Services | Professor of Medicine Tufts University School of Medicine

Medical School: University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Residency: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center 
Fellowship: Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center 
Fellowship: Neurocritical Care, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Diseases, American Board of Internal Medicine
Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Neurocritical Care, United Council of Neurological Specialties
Interests: I am a post-resuscitation cardiac arrest and stroke researcher with a translational science lab funded by NHLBI and NIGMS, and extensive experience managing clinical trials in the intensive care unit.

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Jason A Yahwak
Jason A. Yahwak, MD
Attending, Pulmonary / Critical Care Medicine, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center

Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
Residency: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center 
Fellowship: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center 
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Diseases, American Board of Internal Medicine
Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Interests: Ultrasound in the ICU, Medical Simulation, Advanced Bronchoscopy Techniques

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Faculty Emeritus

George E Bokinsky Jr
George E. Bokinsky, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine Tufts University School of Medicine

Medical School: Medical College of Virginia
Residency: University of Colorado
Fellowship: University of California, San Diego
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Sleep Medicine, American Board of Sleep Medicine
Pulmonary Diseases, American Board of Internal Medicine
Interests: Sleep Medicine

Patricia A Lerwick
Patricia Ann Lerwick, MD, JD, MS
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine

Medical School: New York Medical College
Internship: University of Connecticut (Hartford Hospital Program)
Residency: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center 
Fellowship: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center 
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Diseases, American Board of Internal Medicine
Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Interests: Critical Care Medicine, Ethics and Medical Education

Richard R Riker
Richard R. Riker, MD
Director, Medical Critical Care Maine Medical Center | Professor of Medicine Tufts University School of Medicine

Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine
Residency: Northwestern University School of Medicine
Fellowship: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Diseases, American Board of Internal Medicine
Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Interests: Critical Care, Pulmonary, Sepsis, Sedation, Haloperidol, Toxicology, Research: Agitation and Sedation in the ICU, Sepsis, Expired Nitric Oxide, Haloperidol Use in the ICU

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Thomas E Van der Kloot
Thomas E. Van der Kloot, MD
Director, Rural Education, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Physician Leader, CLER Program | Vice President, Chest Medicine Associates | Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine Tufts University School of Medicine

Medical School: State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Residency: University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic
Fellowship: University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Diseases, American Board of Internal Medicine
Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Interests: Tele-ICU; Critical Care; ALI/ARDS; Lung Cancer

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