Bethany Lussier, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Dr. Lussier received her initial medical training at the Stamford Hospital/ Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in Stamford, CT. 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 and where 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.

Medical School

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2009)

Residency

Columbia University/Stamford Hospital (2012), Internal Medicine

Fellowship

Boston University School of Medicine (2016), Pulmonary Diseases & Critical Care Medicine

Fellowship

UT Southwestern Medical Center (2017), Neurocritical Care

Featured Publications

Automated Pupillometry in Neurocritical Care: Research and Practice.

Lussier BL, Olson DM, Aiyagari V, Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 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 Am. J. Pathol. 2016 Dec 186 12 3236-3245

 Featured Books

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin: The Protein. In Alpha-1 Antitrypsin: Role in Health and Disease

Lussier BL, Wilson AA (2016). Springer Publishing Co.