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

(Pronouns: he/him/his)

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Appointment: (585) 275-4161

Office: (585) 275-5053

Fax: (585) 273-1171

A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

An Accountable Health Partner

Accepting New Patients

Locations

University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 692
Rochester, NY 14642

Faculty Appointments

Assistant Professor - Department of Medicine , Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care (SMD)

Patient Care Setting

Pulmonary

Biography

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 subsequently joined the Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care at URMC and is pursuing a career as an independently funded physician-scientist.

Research

Dr. Nagel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care. His graduate work examined the pathogenesis of vascular smooth muscle remodeling and smooth muscle cell phenotype switching, specifically exploring the role of Phosphodiesterase 1A in this process. As a pulmonologist, he has translated the skills he learned as a graduate student to examine the pathology of myofibroblast differentiation signaling as it applies to the development of pulmonary fibrosis. His fellowship research focused on the interactions between a family of proton-sensing G-Protein Coupled Receptors, the extracellular matrix, and Transforming Growth Factor-Beta dependent signaling pathways. His current work examines ways in which extracellular remodeling, specifically through elastin degradation, contribute to pulmonary fibrosis. The interstitial lung disease group is also involved in several clinical trials and was one of the nation's top enrolling institutions in the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation patient registry.

Credentials

Education

2011
MD | University of Rochester

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/01/2015 - 06/30/2018
Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at University of Rochester Medical Center

07/01/2012 - 06/30/2015
Residency in Internal Medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center GME

06/18/2011 - 06/25/2012
Internship in Internal Medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center GME

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Awards

2021 - 2022
RCMB Programming Committee Aprenticeship
Sponsor: American Thoracic Society

2020 - 2020
New Faculty Boot Camp
Sponsor: American Thoracic Society
Location: Philadelphia PA

2017
Fellows Track Symposium
Sponsor: American Thoracic Society
Location: Washington DC

2016 - 2018
Fellow-in-training Member of the Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery Network
Sponsor: American College of Chest Physicians

2013
Department of Medicine Excellence in Teaching
Sponsor: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Location: Lebanon NH

2012
Travel Award for Basic Science
Sponsor: American College of Physicians
Location: New Orleans

2011
Medicine Library Award
Sponsor: Rochester Academy of Medicine
Location: Rochester NY

2010
Gold Humanism Honor Society Inductee
Sponsor: Gold Humanism Honor Society

2007
Travel Award
Sponsor: Experimental Biology Annual Meeting
Location: Washington DC

2006
Best Poster Award
Sponsor: Gordon Research Conference
Location: Biddeford ME

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Publications

Journal Articles

8/16/2022
Nagel DJ, Rackow AR, Ku WY, Bell TJ, Sime PJ, Kottmann RM. "Cell-Type-Specific Effects of the Ovarian Cancer G-Protein Coupled Receptor (OGR1) on Inflammation and Fibrosis; Potential Implications for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis." Cells.. 2022 Aug 16; 11(16)Epub 2022 Aug 16.

2022
Bell TJ, Nagel DJ, Woeller CF, Kottmann RM. "Ogerin mediated inhibition of TGF-?(1) induced myofibroblast differentiation is potentiated by acidic pH." PloS one.. 2022 17(7):e0271608. Epub 2022 Jul 28.

9/30/2021
Croft DP, Burton DS, Nagel DJ, Bhattacharya S, Falsey AR, Georas SN, Hopke PK, Johnston CJ, Kottmann RM, Litonjua AA, Mariani TJ, Rich DQ, Thevenet-Morrison K, Thurston SW, Utell MJ, McCall MN. "The effect of air pollution on the transcriptomics of the immune response to respiratory infection." Scientific reports.. 2021 Sep 30; 11(1):19436. Epub 2021 Sep 30.

Books & Chapters

2021
Chapter Title: Key Anesthesiology Determinants in Ventilator-dependent Patients and Home Non-invasive Ventilation Users
Book Title: Non-invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Anesthesiology and Peri-operative Medicine
Author List: DJ Nagel, AR Rackow, RM Kottmann
Edited By: Esquinas, Papakos, Porhomayon, Grieco, adn Piervincenzi
Published By: Nova Science 2021 in Hauppauge NY

2020
Chapter Title: Acute Respiratory Failure in Chronic Interstitial Lung Disease
Book Title: Respiratory Ventilation Strategies in Acute and Chronic Respiratory Failure in Idiopathic Pulmonary Diseases. A Practical Approach
Author List: Baah S, Nagel DJ, Kalininskiy A, Kottmann RM
Edited By: Antonio Esquinas, MD
Published By: Nova Science 2020 in Hauppague NY

2005
Chapter Title: Regulation and Function of Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases in Vascular Smooth Muscle and Vascular Disease
Book Title: Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases in Health and Disease
Author List: Yan C, Nagel DJ, Jeon KI
Published By: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group 2005 in Boca Raton

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