David Justin Nagel, M.D., Ph.D.

As a Pulmonary and Critical Care physician, I see patients in the Medical Intensive Care Units at Strong Memorial Hospital and Highland Hospital as well as in the ambulatory clinic at Strong. In the outpatient setting, I focus on patients with interstitial lung disease, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, lung scarring related to autoimmune diseases, and sarcoidosis. I am a member of the URMC Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Care center and work closely with the multidisciplinary diagnostic team to allow a timely and accurate diagnosis for each patient.

Professional Background

Dr. Nagel was born in Rochester, NY and graduated from the University of Rochester with a bachelor's degree in Biology. He then attended graduate school at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and received his Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology. He next attended URSMD and received his Doctor of Medicine degree in 2011. After completing his residency in Internal Medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, he stayed on as a Chief Medical resident for an additional year. He then moved back to the University of Rochester Medical Center to complete his fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in 2018. He recently joined the Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care at URMC and is pursuing a career as an independently funded physician-scientist.

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