Jim Mendez, PhD

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Areas of Expertise (11)

Advanced Practice Nursing

Pulmonary Diseases

Community Health

Social Determinants of Health

Bioethics

Transplantation

Psychological Predictors of Health Outcomes

Pharmacology

Lung Transplantation

Opioid Addiction & Recovery

Nurse Practitioner Practice

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)

• ResearchGate Profile

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 (5)

The Role of Perceived Social Support in the Transition to Life after Lung Transplantation Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaF

James D. Mendez

2015

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Case Study. A Second Chance. Commentary The Hastings Center ReportF

Nancy P. Blumenthal, James D. Mendez

2013

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Venous Thromboembolic Disease after Lung Transplantation: Special Focus on Sirolimus The Open Transplantation JournalF

Rajiv 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 AssociationF

Denus Hadjiliadis, Nancy P. Blumenthal, James D. Mendez et. al.

2009

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Validation of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Formula in Estimating GFR in Lung Transplant Candidates Journal of the Heart and Lung AssociationF

Nadine Al-Naamani, Omar Maarouf, V.N. Ahya et. al.

2008

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