Nicholas Andreas Kolaitis MD MAS
Critical Care Medicine, Lung Transplantation Medicine, Pulmonary Vascular Medicine
Assistant Clinical Professor
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400 Parnassus AveUCSF Box 0359San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone+1 415-353-2961
Fax+1 415-353-2568
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Summary
- Nicholas Kolaitis specializes in pulmonary and critical care medicine, with a focus on lung transplantation and pulmonary hypertension. He is one of the attending physicians on the inpatient lung transplantation service, where he cares for patients with advanced lung disease before and after lung transplantation. His outpatient clinical time is split between three clinics (1) the lung transplantation clinic, where he sees patients with advanced lung disease before and after transplantation, (2) the pulmonary hypertension clinic, where he sees patients with pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary emboli, and (3) the general pulmonary clinic, where he supervises the excellent care provided by fellows in the UCSF Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Program.
Clinical Expertise
- General pulmonology, Lung transplantation, Pulmonary hypertension, Pulmonary critical care
Education & Training
University of California, San FranciscoMAS, 2018 - 2020
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2015 - 2018- University of California San Francisco School of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2016 - 2017
University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 2012- UCLABS, Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Highest Departmental Honors, 2003 - 2007
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2014 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal MedicinePulmonary Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Jeffrey Golden Outstanding Clinical Fellow Award UCSF Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship, 2018
- Western Medical Research Conference Oral Presentation Award WMRC, 2018
- Western AFMR Scholar Award American Federation for Medical Research, 2018
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Persistent and progressive acute lung allograft dysfunction is linked to cell compositional and transcriptional changes in small airways.Elsa Brunet-Ratnasingham, Shivaram Yellamilli, Ruyin Guo, Rashmi Prava Mohanty, Allen Duong
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2025-04-16 - Approach to Lung Transplantation in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Delphi Consensus on Behalf of the Transplant Task Force of the Pulmonary Vascular Research Insti...Nicholas A Kolaitis, Hayley Barnes, Deborah J Levine, Howard Castillo, Selim M Arcasoy
Pulmonary Circulation. 2025-04-01 - 8 citationsMacrophage and CD8 T cell discordance are associated with acute lung allograft dysfunction progression.Daniel R Calabrese, Christina A Ekstrand, Shivaram Yellamilli, Jonathan P Singer, Steven R Hays
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2024-07-01
Press Mentions
The AMA Does Not Speak for UsDecember 9th, 2016
Committees
- Member, American Thoracic Society - Council of Chapter Representatives 2020 - Present
- Member, Pulmonary Hypertension Association - PHAR Liaison Committee 2020 - Present
- Chair, California Thoracic Society Career - Development Committee 2018 - Present
Research History
- Clinical research at UCSFNicholas Kolaitis' research focuses on ways to improve health-related quality of life for patients with advanced lung disease.2015 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- International Society for Heart and Lung TransplantationMember
- Pulmonary Hypertension AssociationMember
- California Thoracic SocietyMember
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