
Girish Nair MD M.S.
Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease
Professor/Director ILD Program
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740 N Limestone StLexington, KY 40508
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Summary
- Girish Nair, MD, is a pulmonologist based in Lexington, KY, with subspecialties in Critical Care Medicine and Pleural Disease. He completed his medical education at University of Kerala Medical College in 2003, an internal medicine residency at Corewell Health East Beaumont, and a fellowship in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine. Dr. Nair holds an MS in Clinical Research and Biostatistics from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Currently, he serves as a professor at the University of Kentucky, with prior roles at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital and NYU Winthrop Hospital. His clinical expertise includes pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, and interstitial lung disease. He has contributed to multiple publications, particularly focusing on pulmonary conditions and imaging techniques. Dr. Nair has received several CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 and Stage 2 Certifications.
Education & Training
University of Michigan School of Public HealthMS, Clinical Research and Biostatistics, 2017 - 2019
NYU Grossman Long Island School of MedicineFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2010 - 2013
Corewell Health East Beaumont (Royal Oak)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
University of Kerala Medical CollegeClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
KY State Medical License 2025 - 2027
MI State Medical License 2007 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2013 - 2016
PA State Medical License 2013 - 2014
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification workflowEHR, Workflow.com, LLC, 2013, 2015-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013, 2015-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Office Practicum, Connexin Software, Inc., 2013, 2015-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Predicting ventilation from single breathing phase non-contrast CT using Swin Transformers.Yi-Kuan Liu, Hsu-Ting Kuo, Alaa Melek, Richard Castillo, Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy
Medical Physics. 2026-04-01 - Clinical validation of perfusion imaging with pulmonary function test data using Voronoi-based discretization.Jorge Cisneros, Caleb J Herrera, Yi-Kuan Liu, Lisa V Du, Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy
Physics in Medicine and Biology. 2026-03-03 - Distinct Metabolic Signatures Linked to High-Resolution Computed Tomography Radiographic Phenotypes in Stable and Progressive Fibrotic Lung Disease.Girish B Nair, Faizan Faizee, Zachary Smith, Sayf Al-Katib, Nadia Ashrafi
Metabolites. 2026-01-19
Press Mentions
Screening and Diagnosis of Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Chronic Lung Disease (PH-CLD): A Consensus Statement from the Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute's Innovative Drug Development Initiative-Group 3 Pulmonary HypertensionDecember 10th, 2024
Development and Validation of the Hospital Medicine Safety Sepsis Initiative Mortality ModelNovember 22nd, 2024
COVA Trial: Success for Sarconeos in Hospitalized COVID-19 PatientsJune 2nd, 2023
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