Jim Mendez, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing Villanova University
- Villanova PA
Jim Mendez, PhD, CRNP, ANP-BC is an expert in lung disease and transplantation, pharmacology and clinical ethics.
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Areas of Expertise
Biography
Education
Villanova University
PhD
University of Pennsylvania
MSN
Wilmington College
BS
Delaware County Community College
AAS
Swarthmore College
BA
Select Accomplishments
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
2013
Wong Moss Outstanding Alumni Award
2001
Delaware County Community College
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Affiliations
- 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 Media Appearances
‘Popcorn Lung’: Connecting the Dots to a Historically Difficult Diagnosis
Medscape online
2025-06-18
The most likely symptoms of “popcorn lung” are a persistent cough, plus or minus wheezing, and shortness of breath that worsens with physical exertion — none of which are particularly distinctive.
But there are additional symptoms that can complicate diagnosis.
According to Jim Mendez, PhD, CRNP, ANP-BC, clinical associate professor and adult primary care nurse practitioner in the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing at Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, the full spectrum of signs can also include fatigue and chest discomfort. Another troubling indication can be when wheezing is present and does not respond to standard asthma medications, Mendez said.
The Iron Lung: A Life-Saving Device with an Enduring Legacy
USA Today online
2025-01-18
The iron lung was a large, cylindrical unit (measuring up to six feet in length) that functioned as a respirator to help patients who couldn’t breathe on their own. Patients would lay down with their head resting outside the chamber, with the device enclosed around their body, per the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The iron lung used negative pressure ventilation (NPV), which “mimics natural breathing by creating negative pressure around the chest, causing the lungs to expand and pull in air,” explains Dr. Jim Mendez, a clinical associate professor of nursing at Villanova University.
Select Academic Articles
Clinical and System-Level Factors Driving Donor Lung Utilization Decisions: A Qualitative Study
Annals of the American Thoracic SocietyBrittany Koons, James D Mendez, Michaela R Anderson, Edward Cantu, Matthew Hartwig, Christian Merlo, Krishna Pandya, Emily Vail, Jonathan P. Singer, and Jason D Christie
2025
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
