James Nugent, MD, MPH

Dr. Nugent is a pediatric nephrologist and general pediatrician at Yale School of Medicine and an Investigator at Yale’s Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator. He completed his medical degree at Duke University School of Medicine and his residency training in Pediatrics at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Following residency, Dr. Nugent served as an active duty general pediatrician in the United States Air Force for four years. He then completed his fellowship training in Pediatric Nephrology at Yale School of Medicine.

Dr. Nugent’s research is focused on improving the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of children with hypertension at the intersection of primary care and pediatric nephrology. The objective of his current research is to develop and test implementation strategies to increase the guideline-recommended use of blood pressure monitoring outside the clinic. Dr. Nugent’s long-term goal is to use implementation science to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease across the lifespan.