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Nicholas Kolaitis, MD, Pulmonology, San Francisco, CA

NicholasAndreasKolaitisMDMAS

Pulmonology San Francisco, CA

Critical Care Medicine, Lung Transplantation Medicine, Pulmonary Vascular Medicine

Assistant Clinical Professor

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  • Office

    400 Parnassus Ave
    UCSF Box 0359
    San Francisco, CA 94143
    Phone+1 415-353-2961
    Fax+1 415-353-2568

Summary

  • Nicholas Kolaitis specializes in pulmonary and critical care medicine, with a focus on lung transplantation and pulmonary hypertension. He is one of the attending physicians on the inpatient lung transplantation service, where he cares for patients with advanced lung disease before and after lung transplantation. His outpatient clinical time is split between three clinics (1) the lung transplantation clinic, where he sees patients with advanced lung disease before and after transplantation, (2) the pulmonary hypertension clinic, where he sees patients with pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary emboli, and (3) the general pulmonary clinic, where he supervises the excellent care provided by fellows in the UCSF Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Program.

Clinical Expertise

  • General pulmonology, Lung transplantation, Pulmonary hypertension, Pulmonary critical care

Education & Training

  • University of California, San Francisco
    University of California, San FranciscoMAS, 2018 - 2020
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2015 - 2018
  • University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
    University of California San Francisco School of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2016 - 2017
  • University of California San Diego School of Medicine
    University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 2012
  • UCLA
    UCLABS, Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Highest Departmental Honors, 2003 - 2007

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2014 - 2025
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
  • American Board of Internal MedicinePulmonary Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Jeffrey Golden Outstanding Clinical Fellow Award UCSF Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship, 2018
  • Western Medical Research Conference Oral Presentation Award WMRC, 2018
  • Western AFMR Scholar Award American Federation for Medical Research, 2018
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • The AMA Does Not Speak for Us
    The AMA Does Not Speak for UsDecember 9th, 2016

Committees

  • Member, American Thoracic Society - Council of Chapter Representatives 2020 - Present
  • Member, Pulmonary Hypertension Association - PHAR Liaison Committee 2020 - Present
  • Chair, California Thoracic Society Career - Development Committee 2018 - Present

Research History

  • Clinical research at UCSFNicholas Kolaitis' research focuses on ways to improve health-related quality of life for patients with advanced lung disease.2015 - Present

Professional Memberships

  • Member
  • International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
    Member
  • Pulmonary Hypertension Association
    Member
  • California Thoracic Society
    Member