Bethany Lussier, M.D.

Internal Medicine - Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Neuromuscular Pulmonary Disease
Neuromuscular Disorders

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Biography

Dr. Lussier received her initial medical training at the Stamford Hospital/ Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in Stamford, Connecticut. Upon completion of her residency, Dr. Lussier completed a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and received extensive research mentorship in the departments of Pulmonary Medicine and Pathology under Dr. Daniel Remick at Boston University investigating mucin hypersecretion in murine asthma models and cellular immune response to pneumonia after traumatic brain injury. She moved to Dallas to complete a fellowship in Neurocritical Care Medicine at UT Southwestern. Dr. Lussier is currently an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Neurology. She will focus on education in the medical and neurological intensive care units. Her special interests include respiratory complications of neuromuscular disease, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury.

Dr. Lussier spends her spare time with her family, traveling, rock climbing, and working towards her goal of running a 5K in all 50 states.

Education & Training

Fellowship - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2016-2017), Neurocritical Care
Fellowship - Boston University School of Medicine (2012-2016), Pulmonary Diseases & Critical Care Medicine
Residency - Columbia University/Stamford Hospital (2009-2012), Internal Medicine
Medical School - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2005-2009)

Honors & Awards

D Magazine Best Doctor 2021

Books & Publications

Books
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin: The Protein in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin: Role in Health and Disease
  Lussier BL, Wilson AA (2016), Springer Publishing Co.
Publications
- Catheterization Without Supination-A Series of 36 Prone Position Internal Jugular Vein Cannulations.
  Lussier BL, Pham DT, Ratti GA, Patel J, Mitchell BC, Chen C, Critical care explorations 2023 Jan 5 1 e0831
- Bundled Bispectral Index Monitoring and Sedation During Paralysis in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
  Abraham S, Lussier BL, AACN advanced critical care 2022 Sep 33 3 253-261
- Predictive value of quantitative pupillometry in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus undergoing temporary CSF diversion.
  Lussier BL, Erapuram M, White JA, Stutzman SE, Olson DM, Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology 2022 Jun
- Quantitative pupillometry and radiographic markers of intracranial midline shift: A pilot study.
  Kim ISY, Balogun OO, Prescott BR, Saglam H, Olson DM, Speir K, Stutzman SE, Schneider N, Aguilera V, Lussier BL, Smirnakis SM, Dupuis J, Mian A, Greer DM, Ong CJ, Frontiers in neurology 2022 13 1046548
- Distributions and Reference Ranges for Automated Pupillometer Values in Neurocritical Care Patients.
  Lussier BL, Stutzman SE, Atem F, Venkatachalam AM, Perera AC, Barnes A, Aiyagari V, Olson DM, The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses 2019 Dec 51 6 335-340
- Automated Pupillometry in Neurocritical Care: Research and Practice.
  Lussier BL, Olson DM, Aiyagari V, Current neurology and neuroscience reports 2019 Aug 19 10 71
- The Role of Substance P in Pulmonary Clearance of Bacteria in Comparative Injury Models.
  Hsieh T, Vaickus MH, Stein TD, Lussier BL, Kim J, Stepien DM, Duffy ER, Chiswick EL, Remick DG The American journal of pathology 2016 Dec 186 12 3236-3245

Clinical Focus

Neuromuscular Pulmonary Disease
Neuromuscular Disorders