Larner College of Medicine

Renee Stapleton

Professor, Pulmonary Medicine

Co-Director, Office of Research and Engagement

Chair, UVM IRB for Medical Sciences

Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

PRONOUNS she/her

renee.stapleton@med.uvm.edu
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renee.stapleton@med.uvm.edu
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Alma mater(s)
  • M.D., University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
  • Ph.D., Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA
  • M.S., University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA
  • B.A., Rice University, Houston, TX
  • Internship and Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Washington
  • Chief Medical Resident, Harborview Medical Center
  • Fellowship, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, University of Washington
Affiliated Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Areas of expertise

Clinical research in critically ill patients, communication with patients and families, supportive and preventative care interventions in critical illness, critical care epidemiology.

BIO

Renee Stapleton, MD PhD, is a Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Vermont. She has spent her career building a federally-funded critical care clinical research program focused on improving outcomes in critically ill patients through novel supportive care and preventative interventions, as well as through communication with patients and families. She wears multiple academic research hats at UVM including Division Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chair of the Medical Sciences IRB, Co-Director of the Office of Research and Engagement, and Program Coordinator for the Northern New England Clinical and Translational Research Network (NNE-CTR). She cares for patients in Pulmonary Clinic and attends on the Medical ICU and Pulmonary Consult Services. She also thoroughly enjoys mentoring trainees and junior faculty and contributing to career development.

Schedule a meeting with Dr. Stapleton at this link. 

Publications

PubMed Publications

Bio

Renee Stapleton, MD PhD, is a Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Vermont. She has spent her career building a federally-funded critical care clinical research program focused on improving outcomes in critically ill patients through novel supportive care and preventative interventions, as well as through communication with patients and families. She wears multiple academic research hats at UVM including Division Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chair of the Medical Sciences IRB, Co-Director of the Office of Research and Engagement, and Program Coordinator for the Northern New England Clinical and Translational Research Network (NNE-CTR). She cares for patients in Pulmonary Clinic and attends on the Medical ICU and Pulmonary Consult Services. She also thoroughly enjoys mentoring trainees and junior faculty and contributing to career development.

Schedule a meeting with Dr. Stapleton at this link. 

Publications

PubMed Publications

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  1. Ehlenbach WJ, Barnato AE, Curtis JR, Kreuter W, Koepsell TD, Deyo RA, Stapleton RD. Epidemiologic study of in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the elderly. New Engl J Med 2009;361:22-31.
  2. Stapleton RD, Martin TR, Weiss NS, Crowley JJ, Gundel SJ, Nathens AB, Akhtar SR, Ruzinski JT, Caldwell E, Curtis JR, Heyland DK, Watkins TR, Martin JM, Parsons PE, Wurfel MM, Hallstrand TS, Sims KA, Neff MJ. A Phase II Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Omega-3 Fatty Acids for the Treatment of Acute Lung Injury. Crit Care Med 2011;39:1655-62.
  3. Heyland DK, Day AG, Clarke J, Hough CL, Files DC, Mourtzakis M, Deutz NEP, Needham DM, Stapleton RD. Nutrition and Exercise in Critical Illness Trial (NEXIS Trial): A protocol of a multi-centered, randomized controlled trial of combined cycle ergometry and amino acid supplementation commenced early during critical illness. BMJ Open 2019 9: p. e027893-e027893.
  4. Stapleton RD*, Ford DW*, Sterba KR, Nadig NR, Ades S, Back AL, Carson SS, Cheung KL, Ely J, Kross EK, Macauley RC, Maguire JM, Marcy TW, McEntee JJ, Menon PR, Overstreet A, Ritchie CS, Wendlandt, Ardren SS, Balassone M, Burns S, Choudhury S, Diehl S, McCown E, Nielsen EL, Paul SR, Rice C, Taylor KK, Engelberg RA (*equal contribution). Evolution of Investigating Informed Assent Discussions about CPR in Seriously Ill Patients. J Pain Symptom Manage 2022. 2022 Jun;63(6):e621-e632. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.03.009.
  5. Kamdar BB, Fine J, Pavini MT, Ardren SS, Burns S, Bates JHT, McGinnis RS, Pandian V, Lin BH, Needham DM, Stapleton RD. Phase I Pilot Safety and Feasibility of a Novel Restraint Device for Critically Ill Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation. J Intensive Care Soc 2024;25:24-29. doi: 10.1177/17511437231182503.