
Ronald Kurt Poropatich MD FACP, FCCP, FATA, FAIMBE
Critical Care Medicine
Professor of Medicine; Director, Center for Military Medicine Research, University of Pittsburgh
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450 Technology Drive, room 410Bridgeside Point IIPittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone+1 412-624-5293
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Summary
- Dr. Ronald Poropatich is the Director of the Center for Military Medicine Research, Health Sciences and Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Poropatich is also Professor of Sports Medicine & Nutrition in the Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh, School of Health and Rehabilitation Science and an affiliated faculty member of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. He is an experienced Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine physician who served 30 years on active duty in the US Army retiring in 2012 at the rank of Colonel with extended assignments at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD (formerly the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, WRAMC, Washington, DC), from 1985 to 2012. He received his medical degree from Drexel University in 1985. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the WRAMC as well as his fellowships in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.
Education & Training
- National Capital ConsortiumFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1991 - 1992
- National Capital ConsortiumFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1989 - 1991
- National Capital ConsortiumResidency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1988
- Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 2018 - 2026
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Association Between Finger Plethysmographic Features and Impedance-Based Thoracic Fluid Content Measurement in a Lower Body Negative Pressure Model of Hemorrhagic Shock.Nina Lane, David D Salcido, Chase W Zikmund, Leonard S Weiss, Francis X Guyette
Military Medicine. 2025-04-23 - Associations Between Heart Rate Variability and Need for Lifesaving Intervention in a Large Helicopter EMS Service.Dylan A Defilippi, David D Salcido, Chase Zikmund, Leonard S Weiss, Aaron C Weidman
Shock. 2025-04-04 - 1 citationsWhy is the rectal route for NSAIDS favorable for preventing post-ERCP pancreatitis?Gayathri Swaminathan, Yu-Chu Lin, Jianbo Ni, Asna Khalid, Cheng-Yu Tsai
Pancreatology. 2025-02-04
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- Fellow
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