James Nugent, MD, MPH

James Nugent, MD, MPH is an Instructor of Pediatrics 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, he 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. He is board-certified in pediatric nephrology and general pediatrics and practices pediatric nephrology at Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital and pediatric primary care at Fair Haven Community Health Center. His research is focused on improving the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of children with hypertension.