Areas of Expertise (11)
Advanced Practice Nursing
Bioethics
Community Health
Lung Transplantation
Nurse Practitioner Practice
Opioid Addiction & Recovery
Pharmacology
Pulmonary Diseases
Psychological Predictors of Health Outcomes
Social Determinants of Health
Transplantation
Biography
Dr. Jim Mendez teaches courses in Adult Health/Acute Care, Pharmacology and Clinical Ethics. He continues to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in the Advanced Lung Disease and Lung Transplantation Program of the Penn Transplant Institute at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center. He is an expert on pulmonary diseases, advanced practice nursing, and organ donation and transplantation.
Education (5)
Villanova University: PhD
University of Pennsylvania: MSN
Wilmington College: BS
Delaware County Community College: AAS
Swarthmore College: BA
Select Accomplishments (2)
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
April 2013
Wong Moss Outstanding Alumni Award
2001 Delaware County Community College
Links (1)
Affiliations (5)
- National League for Nursing
- ChesMont NP/PA Association
- Member, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
- Member, Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners
- Member, American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Select Academic Articles (6)
An Integrative Review: Early Mobilization of Patients With External Ventriculostomy Drains in the Neurological Intensive Care Unit
Journal of Neuroscience NursingMegan T Moyer, Janice L Hinkle, James D Mendez
2021
The Role of Perceived Social Support in the Transition to Life after Lung Transplantation
Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaJames D. Mendez
2015
Case study. A second chance. Commentary
The Hastings Center ReportNancy P. Blumenthal, James D. Mendez
2013
Venous Thromboembolic Disease after Lung Transplantation: Special Focus on Sirolimus
The Open Transplantation JournalRajiv Lingaraju, Nancy P. Blumenthal, Jim Mendez et. al.
2010
Impact of Pre-Transplant Recipient Obesity on Outcomes after Lung Transplantation
The Journal of the Heart and Lung AssociationDenus Hadjiliadis, Nancy P. Blumenthal, James D. Mendez et. al.
2009
Validation of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Formula in Estimating GFR in Lung Transplant Candidates
Journal of the Heart and Lung AssociationNadine Al-Naamani, Omar Maarouf, V.N. Ahya et. al.
2008
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