Spotlight on new faculty – meet Kristina Bailey, M.D.









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Kristina Bailey, M.D.

Kristina Bailey, M.D., assistant professor in the pulmonary, critical care, sleeo and allergy section of the department of internal medicine, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

Name: Kristina Bailey, M.D.

Title: Assistant professor, pulmonary, critical care, sleep and allergy section

Duties: Inpatient pulmonary/critical care rounds, general pulmonary clinic

Research interests: Dr. Bailey studies how alcohol modulates the toll-like receptor 2 in the airway epithelium.

Degree: M.D., UNMC

Residencies and post doctoral training:

  • Primary care subinternship, UNMC, 1999-2000;
  • Internal medicine residency, UNMC, 2000-2003;
  • Pulmonary and critical care fellowship, UNMC, 2003-2006; and
  • Post doctoral research fellowship, UNMC, 2006-2008.

Clinic hours: Thursday afternoons

All UNMC departments are encouraged to send information on new faculty members to UNMC Today at today@unmc.edu. Using the above format, please include the person’s title, specialty, previous position(s), doctoral degree, residency, fellowships and memberships. Also include their clinic hours and a phone number for patients interested in making an appointment. Faculty photos are welcome.