David Kaminsky, M.D.

David Kaminsky, M.D.

Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Contact Information
E-mail: david.kaminsky@uvm.edu
Phone:
802/656-3523
Office Location:
Medicine-Pulmonary & Critical Care, Given D Bldg, Rm 213

Education

1991-1995: Fellowship in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO.

1987-1991: Internal Medicine Residency, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY.

1983-1987: M.D., University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA.

1979-1983: B.A., Yale University, New Haven, CT.

Research Interests

Pulmonary physiology, pulmonary function testing, lung mechanics in asthma, COPD.

Academic Appointments

2013-present: Professor of Medicine with Tenure
                       Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine
                       University of Vermont College of Medicine
                       Burlington VT

2009-present: Graduate Faculty
                       University of Vermont Graduate College
                       Burlington VT

2001-2013: Associate Professor of Medicine 
                   Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine 
                   University of Vermont College of Medicine
                   Burlington, VT

1995-2001: Assistant Professor of Medicine
                    Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine
                    University of Vermont College of Medicine
                    Burlington, VT

Research Grants

American Lung Association - Asthma Clinical Research Center
PI:  Charles G. Irvin, Ph.D.
Role on Project:  Co-Investigator
7/1/04-6/30/20

R01 HL130847, NIH/NHLBI
Non-Allergic Late-onset Asthma of Obesity:
Pathophysiology and Therapy
PI: Anne Dixon, MD
Role on project: Co-Investigator
3/15/16-2/28/21

US Department of Defense
Beta Blockers for the Prevention of Acute Exacerbations of COPD
PI: Mark Dransfield, MD
Role on project: Co-Investigator
10/1/19-9/30/20

United Therapeutics, Inc. 
Changes in the Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide (DLCO) in Response to Vasodilator Therapy in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
PI:  David Kaminsky, MD
5/1/13-Open

Awards and Honors

2019 - Elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society by University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Class of 2019, Burlington VT

2018 - Distinguished Clinician Award, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington VT

2015 - Distinguished Research Mentor Award, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT

2013 - E.L. Amidon Housestaff Teaching Award, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington VT

2011 - E.L. Amidon Housestaff Teaching Award, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington VT

2004 - Family Medicine Residency Program, Resident Appreciation Award, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington VT

2004 - E.L. Amidon Housestaff Teaching Award, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington VT

2002 - American Lung Association of Vermont: Senator Proctor Research Fund Award

2001 - E.L. Amidon Housestaff Teaching Award, Department of Medicine University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT

2000 - Whitaker Foundation Biomedical Engineering Research Grant

1997 - American Lung Association of Vermont: Senator Proctor Research Fund Award

1995 - Clinical Investigator Development Award (K08), National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

1995 - Parker B. Francis Fellowship Award, Francis Families Foundation

Publications

Haynes JM, Kaminsky DA, Stanojevic S, Ruppel GL.  Pulmonary function reference equations:  A brief history to explain all the confusion.  Respir Care 2020:Mar 10.

Dransfield MT, et al.  BLOCK COPD Trial Group.  Metoprolol for the Prevention of Acute Exacerbations of COPD.  N Engl J Med. 2019 Dec 12;381(24):2304-2314. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1908142. Epub 2019 Oct 20.  PMID:31633896.

Graham BL, Steenbruggen I, Miller MR, Barjaktarevic IZ, Cooper BG, Hall GL, Hallstrand TS, Kaminsky DA, McCarthy K, McCormack MC, Oropez CE, Rosenfeld M, Stanojevic S, Swanney MP, Thompson BR.  Standardization of Spirometry 2019 Update.  An Official American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society Technical Statement.  Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019; Oct 15; 200 (8):e70-e88.  PMID:  31613151

Kaminsky DA.  What Is a Significant Bronchodilator Response? Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019 Dec;16(12):1495-1497. doi:10.1513/AnnalsATS.201908-604ED. No abstract available. PMID:  31774318

King GG, Bates J, Berger KI, Calverley P, de Melo PL, Dellacà RL, Farré R, Hall GL, Ioan I, Irvin CG, Kaczka DW, Kaminsky DA, Kurosawa H, Lombardi E, Maksym GN, Marchal F, Oppenheimer BW, Simpson SJ, Thamrin C, van den Berge M, Oostveen E.  Technical Standards for Respiratory Oscillometry.  Eur Respir J. 2019 Nov 26. pii: 1900753. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00753-2019. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID:31772002

Kaminsky DA, Daphtary N, Estepar RSJ, Ashikaga A, Mikulic L, Klein J, Kinsey CM.  Ventilation heterogeneity and its association with nodule formation among participants in the National Lung Screening Trial – A preliminary investigation.  Acad Radiol 2019; Aug 27. PMID:  31471206.

Villalba N, Osborn ZT, Derickson PR, Manning CT, Herrington RR, Kaminsky DA, Freeman K. Diagnostic Performance of Carbon Monoxide Testing by Pulse Oximetry in the Emergency Department.  Resp Care 2019 Apr 30. PMID:  31040204.

Kaminsky DA, Chapman D, Holbrook JT, Henderson R, Sugar E, Mastronade J, Teague WG, Busk M, Sumino K, Dixon AE, Wise RA, Irvin CG.  Older Age and Obesity are Associated with Increased Airway Closure in Response to Methacholine in Patients with Asthma.  Respirology. 2019 Mar 5.  PMID:  30838750.

Kaminsky DA, Jarzembowski SC. Influence of Mouth Pressure on Measurement of Diffusing Capacity in the Clinical Pulmonary Function Laboratory. Respir Care. 2019 Feb 26. PMID:  30808724.

Peters U, Subramanian M, Chapman DG, Kaminsky DA, Irvin CG, Wise RA, Skloot GS, Bates JHT, Dixon AE. BMI but not central obesity predisposes to airway closure during bronchoconstriction.  Respirology. 2019 Jan 29. PMID: 30694011.

See the complete list of published work in MyBibliography:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1xEzqMkEkwvQ7/bibliography/public/