Nikhil Jagan, MB,BS
Associate Professor
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Contact
School of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship
CUMC - Creighton University Medical Center - Suite 401, Creighton Education Bldg
Nikhil Jagan, MB,BS
Associate Professor
Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
Areas of Interest: Bronchoscopy, Lung Cancer Diagnoses, Cardiac Arrest Simulation Training, Quality Improvement, Critical Care Medicine
Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship: Creighton University, Omaha, NE
Residency: Creighton University, Omaha, NE
Medical School: Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India
Teaching Interests
- Sepsis and Outcomes
Department
Medicine
Position
Associate Professor
Publications
- The American journal of gastroenterology
Canto Eduardo A., S3506 A Case of Adrenal Insufficiency Post PaRTO Procedure
118:10S, p. S2299 - S2300 2023 - Chest
SINHA RAY ABHISEKH, HYPOTENSION FOLLOWING ENDOVASCULAR OCCLUSION OF GASTRO-RENAL SHUNT IN A CIRRHOTIC PATIENT WITH BLEEDING GASTRIC VARICES -- DO WE THINK OF ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY?
164:4, p. A1916 - A1917 2023 - Chest
SINHA RAY ABHISEKH, HYPERAMMONEMIA IN ABSENCE OF HEPATIC DYSFUNCTION: A DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE AND THERAPEUTIC DILEMMA
164:4, p. A2066 - A2067 2023 - Chest
Schutte BRYCE, A NOVEL THERAPY FOR TRICUSPID VALVE INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS
164:4, p. A608 2023 - Toth S., Respiratory Failure Due to 'Triple Overlap Syndrome' in a Young Woman With Obesity 2023
- Respiratory care
Jagan Nikhil, A Retrospective Analysis of the Effects of Time on Compliance and Driving Pressures in ARDS
68:1, p. 52 - 59 2023 - Jagan Nikhil, Uncovering Objective Improvements in Physical Activity Using Digital Actigraphy after Therapeutic Thoracentesis 2022
- Chest
Morrow Lee E., Prolonged Prehospital Time Is a Risk Factor for Pneumonia in Trauma (the PRE-TRIP Study)
161:1, p. 85 - 96 2022 - Chest
Rampon Garrett, Smartphone-Guided Self-prone Positioning vs Usual Care in Nonintubated Hospital Ward Patients With COVID-19 2022 - Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
Lentner Jacob, C-reactive protein levels associated with COVID-19 outcomes in the United States
121:12, p. 869 - 873 2021 - Annals of Intensive Care
Jagan Nikhil, Sympathetic stimulation increases serum lactate concentrations in patients admitted with sepsis
11:1 2021 - Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Garcia Michael A., Rationale and Design of the Awake Prone Position for Early Hypoxemia in COVID-19 Study Protocol A Clinical Trial
18:9, p. 1560 - 1566 2021 - Translational Lung Cancer Research
Song Nan, Radial endobronchial ultrasound-assisted transbronchial needle aspiration for pulmonary peripheral lesions in the segmental bronchi adjacent to the central airway
10:6, p. 2625 - 2632 2021 - Chest
Jagan Nikhil, Sepsis, the Administration of IV Fluids, and Respiratory Failure
159:4, p. 1437 - 1444 2021 - The Senior care pharmacist
Christensen Keith J, Pulmonary Manifestations of Rheumatoid Arthritis
36:2, p. 97 - 103 2021 - Critical Care Medicine
Rajendraprasad Sanu, COVID-19 Therapeutics: What Works?
49:1, p. 93 - 93 2021 - Critical Care Medicine
Ahmad Faran, Influence of Health Disparities on COVID-19 Critical Care Admissions
49:1, p. 101 - 101 2021 - Critical care explorations
Jagan Nikhil, The POSITIONED Study: Prone Positioning in Nonventilated Coronavirus Disease 2019 PatientsA Retrospective Analysis
2:10, p. e0229 - e0229 2020 - Critical Care Medicine
Jagan Nikhil, Sepsis and the Obesity Paradox
48:9, p. E776 - E782 2020 - Journal of Pharmacy Practice
Dull Stacey K., Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Following Pirfenidone Initiation
33:4, p. 548 - 552 2020 - Lentz Robert J., Response 2020
- Chest
Lentz Robert J., The Impact of Gravity vs Suction-driven Therapeutic Thoracentesis on Pressure-related Complications
157:3, p. 702 - 711 2020 - Case Reports in Pulmonology
Essa Amr, Review of Cases of E-Cigarette or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury (EVALI) and Brief Review of the Literature
2020 2020 - Chest
Morrow Lee, Sympathetic Stimulation Increases Serum Lactate Concentration in Patients Admitted with Sepsis: Implications for Resuscitation Strategies
156:4, p. A1690 - A1691 2019 - Critical care medicine
Gorantla Ram, 1181: ORGANIZING PNEUMONIA AND MASSIVE HEMOPTYSIS: RARE BUT POTENTIALLY FATAL
47:1 Suppl 1, p. 567 - 567 2019 - Journal of Thoracic Disease
Jagan Nikhil, Waste not, want not
11:8, p. 3270 - 3275 2019 - Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Wallen Tanner, A 75 year old male with recurrent unilateral pleural effusion and positive ANA
26, p. 301 - 303 2019 - Journal of Pharmacy Technology
Ajimura Chanelle M., Drug Interactions With Oral Inhaled Medications
34:6, p. 273 - 280 2018 - Chest
JAGAN NIKHIL, ACUTE PULMONARY EMBOLISM FOLLOWING TWO DOSES OF INTRAVENOUS CONJUGATED ESTROGEN
154:4, p. 832A - 832A 2018 - Chest
Jagan Nikhil, The Natural History and Clinical Relevance of Colonization With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
150:4, p. 147 - 147A 2016
Presentations
- Toth S, Plambeck R, Jagan N. Respiratory failure due to Triple Overlap Syndrome in a young woman with Obesity. Accepted at ATS 2023 2023
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation through the ages - 17th Annual Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Conference- Omaha, NE, October 2021 2021
- Sepsis- Family Medicine Residency program lecture series at Creighton University - Omaha, NE, September 2021 2021
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation through the ages Pulmonary and Critical care Grand rounds at Creighton University - Omaha, NE, September 2021 2021
- Society of Critical Care Medicine - Panelist on expert panel series for Critical Care for Non-ICU clinicians caring for critically ill COVID-19 patients, April 2021 2021
- Society of Critical Care Medicine - Micro Learning presentation for awake prone positioning in COVID 19, March 2021 2021
- Current and Evolving Standards in ARDS Pulmonary and Critical care Grand rounds at Creighton University - Omaha, NE, February 2021 2021
- - Winter is Here- Continuing Medical Education at CHI Health St. FrancisGrand Island, NE, November 2020 2020
- The Past, Present and the Future of the ICU - 16th Annual Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Conference- Omaha, NE, September 2020 2020
- Rib Fractures and the Lung: Trauma Grand Rounds at CHI Health St. Francis- Grand Island, NE, March 2020 2020
- Jagan N, Landeen C, Walters R, Moore D, Highley A, DePew Z. "Waste Not, Want Not": Diagnostic material found in the suction syringe. 2nd Annual AABIP. Denver, CO. 2019
- Jagan N, Krishnan M, Moore D, Plambeck R, Malesker M. "Thrombosis Secondary to Angiotensin II Infusion." ACCP Virtual Poster Symposium. 2019
- Addasi N, Jagan N, Nayfeh A, DePew Z, Moore D. "A Challenging Case of Disseminated Sarcoidosis." American Thoracic Society Annual Conference. Dallas, TX. 2019
- "Code Blue Training - A Multidisciplinary Approach." Creighton University School of Medicine QI Symposium. Omaha, NE. 2019
- "Airway Management: Is there a role for Direct Laryngoscopy?" 15th Annual Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Conference. Omaha, NE. 2019
- "CIWA: The Ultimate Guide." Intensive Care Unit, Creighton University, Bergan Campus. Omaha, NE. 2019
- "Organizing Pneumonia and Massive Hemoptysis: Rare But Potentially Fata." SCCM. San Diego, CA. 2019
- Jagan N, Morrow L, Walters R, Plambeck R, Moore D, Patel T, Malesker M. Sympathetic Stimulation increases Serum Lactate concentration in patients admitted with Sepsis: Implications for Resuscitation Strategies. Presented at CHEST 2019 2019
- Macaraeg J, Jagan N, Gupta V, Berim I. "Oxygen Transport in a Hospital Setting." Society of Critical Care Medicine Quality Summit. Atlanta, GA. 2018
- "Delirium and the ICU." Intensive Care Unit, Creighton University, Bergan Campus. Omaha, NE. 2018
- Krishnan M, Jagan N, Depew Z. "A Dilemma in the Etiology for Serositis." American Thoracic Society Annual Conference. San Diego, CA. 2018
- Berim I, Colanta A, Jagan N, Landeen C, King A. "Optimization of Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Needle Biopsies Using a 19G Needle: Go Bigger." American Thoracic Society Annual Conference. San Diego, CA. 2018
- Berim I, Landeen C, Jagan N, King A. "Blood Patch Impact on Pneumothorax Risk During Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy." American Thoracic Society Annual Conference. San Diego, CA. 2018
- Jagan N, Landeen C, Munir A, Plambeck R. "Total Pleural Nutrition - A Rare Complication of Central Line Placement." American Thoracic Society Annual Conference. San Diego, CA. 2018
- Nayfeh A, Addasi N, Jagan N, Macaraeg J, Berim I. "Rapidly Fatal Anti Synthetase Syndrome Presenting with Pneumonia." American Thoracic Society Annual Conference. San Diego, CA. 2018
- "Update on Sepsis." Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Forum. Omaha, NE. 2018
- "Lung Cancer: The Era of Targeted Therapy and Immunotherapy." Pulmonary and Critical Care Grand Rounds, Creighton University. Omaha, NE. 2018
- "Improving Resident Education in Critical Care Procedures, A Quality Improvement Project." Creighton University School of Medicine QI Symposium. Omaha, NE. 2018
- "Update on Sepsis." 14th Annual Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Conference. Omaha, NE. 2018
- "Nuts and Bolts of the Management of ARDS for Nursing and Respiratory Therapy." Intensive Care Unit, Creighton University, Bergan Campus, Omaha, NE. 2017
- Intraosseous placement simulation and training for Internal Medicine residents. Creighton University. Omaha, NE. 2017
- "Improving Enteral Nutrition Delivery in Critically Ill Patients, A Quality Improvement Project." Creighton University School of Medicine QI Symposium. Omaha, NE. 2017
- "Conventional and Unconventional Uses of Endobronchial Ultrasound." Pulmonary and Critical Care Grand Rounds, Creighton University. Omaha, NE. 2017
- "The Natural History and Clinical Relevance of Colonization with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)." CHEST. Los Angeles, CA. 2016
- "Bedside Ultrasound Enhancing Patient Care." Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, Creighton University. Omaha, NE. 2016
- Jagan N, Anathanarayanan M, Khanal N, Wichman T. "Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia with Progression to Diffuse Micronodules in an Individual with a History of Malignancy: What Are the Possibilities?" American Thoracic Society Annual Conference. San Francisco, CA. 2016
- "Surrogate Decision Making - A challenge in clinical medicine." Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, Creighton University. Omaha, NE. 2015
- Nawaz S, Haddad T, Vallabhajosyula S, Jagan N, Jagadesh S. "Capnocytophagia Sepsis: A rare disease." Society of General Internal Medicine. Toronto, CA. 2015
- Jagan N, Tella H, Brannan T. "Patient Education - A Case of NSAID Induced Acute Tubular Necrosis." Society of General Internal Medicine. San Diego, CA. 2014
Other
Travel Grant to ATS 2016
Awards
- Alfred Brody Collegiate Professorship Award 2022-2023
Creighton University's Alfred Brody College Professorship Award 2022-2023
Creighton University - Nomination: Common Spirit Health Physician Enterprise Vision Award
Nomination Common Spirit Health Physician Enterprise Vision Awards – Inspiration Category 2022
Common Spirit Health - George F.Haddix Grant recipient
George F.Haddix Grant recipient (June 1st 2020 to May 31st 2021) for the TIME TO MOVE Study
George F.Haddix Grant - Admiral State of Nebraska
Admiral State of Nebraska- Awarded by Gov Pete Ricketts on 6/2/2020
Gov Pete Ricketts - Outstanding Fellow Award
Exemplifying Academic Leadership in Resident Education
Creighton University Internal Medicine Residency Program - Alignment with the Mission of Creighton University Award
Code Blue Training - A Multidisciplinary Approach
GME Annual QI Symposium - Best Poster Award
Standardization of Post Code Debrief
GME Annual QI Symposium - Nomination Physician Excellence Award
Nomination Physician Excellence Award, CHI Health St. Francis Medical Center 2019 - 2020
CHI Health St. Francis Medical Center