Our clinical and research faculty, fellows-in-training, and administrative staff are dedicated to outstanding patient care, innovative research, and excellence in pulmonary and critical care medicine. Our academic and research efforts are integrated with our clinical care responsibilities at The University of Vermont Medical Center and teaching at the Larner College of Medicine.
We conduct internationally renowned multi-disciplinary research in lung disease and critical illness, with programs in physiology, stem cell biology, immunology, cystic fibrosis, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary rehabilitation, obesity and lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, sequelae of COVID-19, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and critical illness. Our researchers have made seminal advances in the biology and treatment of lung disease, and many have leadership positions in the American Thoracic Society, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
Our faculty educators have leadership roles in the medical school curriculum, including running the respiratory section of the award-winning Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Renal Systems Foundations course. We train three fellows each year in a three-year Pulmonary and Critical Care training program. Our goal is to prepare our fellows to be outstanding physicians able to achieve success in a variety of career pathways.
In our clinics, we have dedicated programs in lung cancer, lung nodules, interstitial lung disease, severe asthma, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, interventional pulmonary needs, pleural disease, non-invasive ventilation, and COPD. In the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) and Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU), we constantly strive to provide high quality multi-disciplinary care; we have been at the forefront of implementing quality improvement initiatives to ensure that the most advanced care is provided to our patients.
Renee D. Stapleton, M.D. PhD
Professor of Medicine, LCOM and UVMH Network Division Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine