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photo Nicole Luche, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Clinician-Researcher Fellow

Email: luchenm@upmc.edu
Contact
 
E-mail: luchenm@upmc.edu
Education and Training
Education
BA, Neuroscience & Behavior, German Studies, Vassar College, 2015
MD, Weill Cornell Medicine, 2020
Training
Internal Medicine Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2023
Research Interest
Dr. Luche’s current focus is in health disparities and the social determinants of health and how these are borne out in primary care with regard to chronic disease management and prevention. Ultimately, she is interested in how health policy on the local and national scale is and could be informed by these findings.
Clinical Interest
Dr. Luche is interested in general internal medicine, encompassing both primary care and prevention of chronic illnesses, as well as acute disease management in the hospital setting.
Educational Interest
Dr. Luche is interested in how close mentorship relationships foster career development and growth throughout medical training.
Publications
Selected Publications:
Luche, N., Francois, D. Clozapine-induced enuresis: An underrecognized and undertreated problem. Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders. 2020; 22(3): 19102530.
Gofshteyn, J., yeshokumar, A., Jette, N., Thakur, K., Luche, N., Yozawitz, E., Varnado, S., Klenofsky, B., Tuohy, M. C., Ankam, J., Torres, S., Hesdorffer, D., Nelson, A., Wolf, S., McGoldrick, P., Yan, H., Basma, N., Grinspan, J. Clinical and electrographic features of persistent seizures and status epilepticus associated with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis (anti-NMDARE). Epileptic Disord. 2020; 22(6): 739-751.
Torres, S. D., Kim, C. Y., Das, M., Ankam, J. V., Luche, N., Harmon, M., Schorr, E. M., Glassberg, B., Morse, S. S., Weiss, D., Gofshteyn, J. S., Yeshokumar, A. K., Thakur, K. T. Delays in diagnosis and treatment of bacterial meningitis in NYC: Retrospective cohort analysis. The Neurohospitalist. 2022; 12(2): 268-272.
Notable Achievements
Psi Chi Honor Society, 2014
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, 2015

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Geriatric Medicine
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