Dr. Linda Nici

Biography

Linda Nici is a Professor Emerita of Medicine at Brown University and the Chief of the Pulmonary Critical Care Section at the Providence Veterans Administration Medical Center. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Columbia University in New York City and a Pulmonary/Critical Care fellowship at Yale University. Dr. Nici joined the faculty at Brown University in 1991, initially working as a basic scientist focusing on the alveolar epithelium's response to injury. In 2004, she transitioned to the Providence VAMC, concentrating on clinical work and research related to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and pulmonary rehabilitation. She is the founder and Medical Director of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program at Providence VAMC, where she has investigated various patient-centered outcomes for COPD patients, including the impact of depression, anxiety, and BMI on program completion. Dr. Nici has participated in multiple multi-center trials and has contributed significantly to the field through her mentoring of pulmonary/critical care fellows and serving on the Board of Directors for the American Lung Association of Rhode Island and other professional organizations. She is recognized for her excellence in teaching with multiple awards and continues to educate medical students, residents, and fellows at Brown Medical School. Dr. Nici's research interests focus on improving symptom burden and healthcare integration for COPD patients, emphasizing the importance of pulmonary rehabilitation and self-management education in changing the trajectory of this chronic disease.

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