James R. Myers, MD
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Contact Info
- (401) 435-5533
- 450 Veterans Memorial Parkway
- East Providence, RI 02914
Hospitals
- Rhode Island Hospital
Miriam Hospital
Education
- Northwestern University
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Residencies
- Presbyterian University of Pennsylvania
Miriam Hospital
Board Certifications
- Diplomate ABIM Internal Medicine
Diplomate ABIM Pulmonary Medicine
Fellowships
- Pulmonary, Brown University
Visiting Fellow Brompton Hospital, London, England
Clinical Expertise
- Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Medicine
Biography
Dr Jim Myers has been a member of Coastal since its inception. He is a pulmonary specialist and internist in East Providence, and is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Brown University. He is a graduate of Northwestern University, and received his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin. He did an internship at Presbyterian-University of Pennsylvania, and completed residency and Pulmonary fellowship at Brown University. He also was a visiting fellow at Brompton Hospital in London. He was chosen "Physician of the Year" at Miriam Hospital in 2006, and has also been a frequent "Top Doc" in Rhode Island Monthly. He is a past president of the medical staff at Miriam Hospital.
Dr Myers has a strong professional interest in asthma as well as lung cancer. He also helped found the Brown-Kenya project in Eldoret, Kenya, and has been participating in that project since 1998.