Biographical Sketch
James K. Stoller, MD, MS, (ODA), is Executive Director of Leadership Development and Head of Cleveland Clinic Respiratory Therapy; he is a member of the Staff in the Respiratory Institute and holds the Jean Wall Bennett Professorship in Emphysema Research at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. He is an Adjunct Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. From 2001 to 2005, he served as Associate Chief of Staff and served as Vice Chairman of Internal Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic through 2007. Dr. Stoller is a Diplomate in internal medicine, pulmonary disease, and critical care medicine of the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Dr. Stoller received a BA in biochemistry and English (magna cum laude) from Amherst College in Amherst, Mass., in 1975. He earned his medical degree from the Yale University School of Medicine in 1979 and completed his internship and residency in medicine at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston (1979-1982). After completing fellowships in pulmonary medicine at both Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and Yale University School of Medicine (1982-1985), he pursued a fellowship in critical care medicine/anesthesia at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, which he completed in 1986. Dr. Stoller also earned a Master's in Organizational Development and Analysis from the Weatherhead School of Management of Case Western Reserve University, in 2001.
Honors and Awards:
- Phi Beta Kappa, Amherst College, 1975
- Alpha Omega Alpha, Yale University School of Medicine, 1979
- Best Doctors in America, 1991
- Best Doctors in America, second edition, 1993
- Alpha Doc, Alpha-1 National Association Florida Chapter, 1994
- Respiratory Care, Radiometer America Literary Award for the Best Feature (co-author), (November 1993-October 1994), 1994
- Best Doctors in America, third edition, 1995
- American Respiratory Care Foundation, Respiratory Care Allen & Hansbury Literary Award for publication of an Open Forum Abstract (co-author), 1995
Specialty Interests
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, COPD, respiratory therapy, weaning from mechanical ventilation
Industry Relationships
Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists may collaborate
with the pharmaceutical or medical device industries
to help develop medical breakthroughs or provide
medical education about recent trends. The
collaborations are reviewed as part of the Cleveland
Clinic’s procedures. The Cleveland Clinic publicly
discloses payments to its physicians and scientists
for speaking and consulting of
$5,000 or more per year, and any equity, royalties,
and fiduciary relationships in companies with which
they collaborate. In publicly disclosing this
information, the Cleveland Clinic tries to provide
information as accurately as possible about its
doctors’ connections with industry and those of their
immediate family members. As of 7/30/2008, Dr.
Stoller has reported the financial relationships
with the companies listed below. Patients should feel
free to contact their doctor about any of the
relationships and how the relationships are overseen
by the Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about the
Cleveland Clinic’s policies on collaborations with
industry and innovation management, go to
our Integrity in Innovation page.
Consulting. Dr. Stoller receives fees of $5,000 or more per year as a paid consultant or speaker for the following companies:
Discovery Institute of Medical Education
