
Nuala Jennings (Jennings) Meyer MD MS
Critical Care Medicine
William Maul Measey Professor of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine; Vice Chief for Research, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine Division; Director, Center for Translational Lung Biology
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Summary
- Dr. Nuala (Jennings) Meyer is the William Maul Measey Professor of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She completed her internal medicine residency, chief residency, and fellowship in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine at the University of Chicago Hospitals. Her areas of expertise include acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), sepsis, critical care medicine, and mechanical ventilation. Dr. Meyer has contributed to several publications in notable journals, focusing on sepsis, ARDS / acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, and immune dysregulation in critical illnesses.
Education & Training
University of ChicagoFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2003 - 2008
University of ChicagoChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2004
University of ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2003
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2008 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2000 - 2008
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Biological subphenotypes in severe acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome using rapid prospective classification (SPARC) in the U...D Clark Files, Michael A Matthay, Andrew G Chapple, Alejandro Botello Barragan, Linzee Mabrey
The Lancet. Respiratory Medicine. 2026-07-01 - Whole blood transcriptomics reveals sepsis mortality-associated changes in neutrophil degranulation.Heather M Giannini, Mengyuan Kan, Christopher V Cosgriff, Michael P Morley, Todd A Miano
American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 2026-07-01 - What Is Sepsis, Who Gets It, How, and Why? The Keys to Unlocking Precision Medicine in Sepsis.Elizabeth A Gay, Nuala J Meyer, Pratik Sinha
Critical Care Medicine. 2026-04-01
Journal Articles
- Immune Stimulation with Recombinant Human Granulocyte Colony–Stimulating Factor for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)—Beware of Blind SpotsNuala (Jennings) Meyer, MD, JAMA Internal Medicine
Press Mentions
Around 1.7 Million People Are Hospitalized with Sepsis Each YearJanuary 9th, 2025
Awards & Accolades: May 2021June 9th, 2021- How Do You Treat Coronavirus? Here Are Physicians’ Best StrategiesMarch 16th, 2021
Grant Support
- Phenotyping ARDS, Pneumonia, and Sepsis over time to elucidate shared and distinct trajectories ofillness and recoveryUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2023–2029
- Investigating Individual Susceptibility and Host Response in Acute Respiratory Distress SyndromeUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2022–2029
- TRAINING IN PULMONARY IMMUNOLOGYUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA1985–2026
- Genetic Variation In The Angpt-Tie Pathway And Risk For Acute Lung InjuryNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2012
- Role Of Growth Arrest And DNA Damage 45-Alpha In Acute Lung Injury PathogenesisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007
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