NicholasSWardMD

Pulmonology • Providence, RI

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease

Associate Professor, Medicine, Brown University Program in Medicine

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Office
593 Eddy St
Apc 7
Providence, RI 02903
Phone+1 401-444-3565

Fax+1 401-444-5493
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Summary

Dr. Nicholas Ward, MD is a pulmonologist in Providence, Rhode Island. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Rhode Island and Connecticut. He is affiliated with Rhode Island Hospital and is an Associate Professor at Brown University Program in Medicine.

Education & Training

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1996 - 1999
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1996
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

RI State Medical License 1999 - 2024
CT State Medical License 1998 - 1999
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FCCM) American College of Critical Care Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Can We Determine Optimal Dosing of Doctors in the ICU?
Ankita Agarwal, Nicholas S Ward> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2022 Dec 1
Prevalence and Perceptions of Bundled Informed Consent in United States Academic Medical ICUs: A National Survey.
Asha Anandaiah, Nicholas S. Ward> ;Chest. 2021 Jan 1
1 citations
Plasmablastic Lymphoma Associated with Adjacent Mature Plasma Cell Population Exhibiting Opposite Light Chain Restriction.
Karina Furlan, Ira Miller, Brett Mahon, Fernando A. Ocampo Gonzalez, Nicholas S. Ward> ;Case Reports in Pathology. 2020 Dec 28
15 citations
Biomarkers of Immunosuppression.
Abinav K. Misra, Mitchell M. Levy, Nicholas S. Ward> ;Critical Care Clinics. 2020 Jan 1
1 citations
Emerging Ethical Challenges in Critical Care for the 21st Century: A Case-Based Discussion.
Jisoo Lee, Nicholas S. Ward> ;Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2019 Oct 1
17 citations
Ethics of Outbreaks Position Statement. Part 1: Therapies, Treatment Limitations, and Duty to Treat.
Thomas J Papadimos, Evadne G Marcolini, Mehrnaz Hadian, George E. Hardart, Nicholas S. Ward, Mitchell M. Levy, Stanislaw P Stawicki, Judy E. Davidson> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2018 Nov 1
26 citations
Ethics of Outbreaks Position Statement. Part 2: Family-Centered Care.
Thomas J Papadimos, Evadne G Marcolini, Mehrnaz Hadian, George E. Hardart, Nicholas S. Ward, Mitchell M. Levy, Stanislaw P Stawicki, Judy E. Davidson> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2018 Nov 1
Does Doctor Know Best? Cultural competence is patient-centered care.
Kira Neel, Laura A Dean, Nicole A. Negbenebor, Bonnie B. O'Connor, Nicholas S. Ward> ;Rhode Island Medical Journal. 2017 Oct 2
5 citations
Enterovirus D68 Infection in an Adult.
Nicholas S. Ward, Brenna L. Hughes, Leonard A. Mermel> ;American Journal of Critical Care. 2016 Mar 1
14 citations
Critical Care Beds and Resource Utilization: Current Trends and Controversies.
Nicholas S. Ward, David H. Chong> ;Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2015 Nov 23
26 citations
Provider to Patient Ratios for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in Critical Care Units
Ruth M. Kleinpell, Nicholas S. Ward, Lynn A. Kelso, Fred P. Mollenkopf, Douglas Houghton> ;American Journal of Critical Care. 2015 May 1
7 citations
Intensivist-to-patient ratios in ICUs: is there a number?
Nicholas S. Ward, Michael D. Howell> ;Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology. 2015 Apr 1
14 citations
Training internists to meet critical care needs in the United States: A consensus statement from the critical care societies collaborative (CCSC)
Stephen M. Pastores, Greg S. Martin, Michael H. Baumann, J. Randall Curtis, J. Christopher Farmer, Henry E. Fessler, Rakesh Gupta, Nicholas S. Hill, Robert C. Hyzy, Vl...> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2014 Jan 1
The functional neuroimaging correlates of psychogenic versus organic dystonia.
Schrag AE, Mehta AR, Bhatia KP, Brown RJ, Frackowiak RSJ, Trimble MR, Ward NS, Rowe JB> ;Brain. 2013-03-01
80 citations
Intensivist/patient ratios in closed ICUs: a statement from the Society of Critical Care Medicine Taskforce on ICU Staffing.
Nicholas S. Ward, Bekele Afessa, Ruth M. Kleinpell, Samuel A. Tisherman, Michael D. Ries, Michael D. Howell, Neil A. Halpern, Jeremy M. Kahn> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2013 Feb 1
Prior experience is key for confidence in surrogate end-of-life decisions.
Laura Evans, Nicholas S. Ward> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2012 Aug 1
4 citations
A rose is a rose is a rose
Jonathan E. Sevransky, Nicholas S. Ward, R. Phillip Dellinger> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2012 Jun 1
48 citations
Perceived effects of attending physician workload in academic medical intensive care units: a national survey of training program directors.
Nicholas S. Ward, Richard Read, Bekele Afessa, Jeremy M. Kahn> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2012 Feb 1
59 citations
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education resident duty hour new standards: history, changes, and impact on staffing of intensive care units.
Stephen M. Pastores, Michael O'Connor, Ruth M. Kleinpell, Lena M. Napolitano, Nicholas S. Ward, Heatherlee Bailey, Fred P. Mollenkopf, Craig M. Coopersmith> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2011 Nov 1
33 citations
Web-based resources for critical care education.
Ruth M. Kleinpell, E. Wesley Ely, Ged Williams, Antonios Liolios, Nicholas S. Ward, Samuel A. Tisherman> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2011 Mar 1
21 citations
Implementing a Collaborative Protocol in a Sepsis Intervention Program: Lessons Learned
Brian Casserly, Michael Baram, Patricia Walsh, Andrew Sucov, Nicholas S. Ward, Mitchell M. Levy> ;Lung. 2011 Feb 1
17 citations
Using serial severity scores to predict death in ICU patients: a validation study and review of the literature.
Eric J. Gartman, Brian Casserly, Douglas Martin, Nicholas S. Ward> ;Current Opinion in Critical Care. 2009 Dec 1
254 citations
The Compensatory Anti-inflammatory Response Syndrome (CARS) in Critically Ill Patients
Nicholas S. Ward, Brian Casserly, Alfred Ayala> ;Clinics in Chest Medicine. 2008 Dec 1
40 citations
Clinical concise review: Mechanical ventilation of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Nicholas S. Ward, Kevin M Dushay> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2008 May 1
59 citations
Perceptions of cost constraints, resource limitations, and rationing in United States intensive care units: results of a national survey.
Nicholas S. Ward, Joan M. Teno, J. Randall Curtis, Gordon D. Rubenfeld, Mitchell M. Levy> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2008 Feb 1
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Professional Memberships

American College of Critical Care Medicine - SCCM
Fellow

Hospital Affiliations

Rhode Island HospitalProvidence, Rhode Island