Noelle Boctor, M.D.
Associate Physician, Department of Internal Medicine
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Philosophy of Care
I believe that the most comprehensive type of medical care is one that caters to various facets of a patient’s world. I strive to provide my patients not only with high quality medical care but to ease their clinical experience through culturally sensitive and compassionate care. I value working with my patients to find more sustainable, personalized solutions for maintaining their well-being longterm.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Noelle Boctor is an internist who provides care for adult hospitalized patients. She has a passion for medical education and is interested in quality improvement regarding sepsis initiatives and end of life care. She strives to invest her multiculturalism and fluency in several languages to optimize her patients’ clinical experience.
Division
Hospital Medicine
Undergraduate School
B.S., UC Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA 2011
Medical School
M.D., Rush Medical College, Chicago IL 2017
Internship
Internal Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 2017-2018
Residency
Internal Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 2018-2020
Elected Senior Resident of the Year, Internal Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center, 2020
Elected Junior Resident of the Year, Internal Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center, 2019
Elected member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society, Rush Medical College, 2016
Physiological Science Departmental Honors, UCLA, 2011
Award for Outstanding Research in Physiological Science, UCLA, 2011
Recipient of the European Council of International Schools Award for International Understanding, American International School in Egypt, 2007
Pugashetti JV, Kitich A, Alqalyoobi S, Maynard-Paquette AC, Pritchard D, Graham J, Boctor N, Kulinich A, Lafond E, Foster E, Mendez C, Choudhry S, Chalaoui J, Morisset J, Kadoch M, Oldham JM. Derivation and Validation of a Diagnostic Prediction Tool for Interstitial Lung Disease. Chest. 2020 Aug;158(2):620-629. doi:10.1016/j.chest.2020.02.044. Epub 2020 Mar 14. PMID 32184110.
Graham J, Bauer Ventura I, Newton CA, Lee C, Boctor N, Pugashetti JV, Cutting C, Joerns E, Sandhu H, Chung JH, Garcia CK, Kadoch M, Noth I, Adegunsoye A, Strek ME, Oldham JM. Myositis-specific Antibodies Identify A Distinct Interstitial Pneumonia with Autoimmune Features Phenotype. Eur Respir J. 2020 Jul 16:2001205. doi:10.1183/13993003.01205-2020. Epub ahead of print. PMID:32675203.
Boctor N, Aronowitz P. Syphilis as Athlete's Foot: "The Great Imitator" Strikes Again. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Jan;35(1):350. doi:10.1007/s11606-019-05440-6. Epub 2019 Nov 8. PMID:31705478.
Alqalyoobi S, Boctor N, Sarkeshik AA, Hoerger J, Klimberg N, Bartolome BG, Stewart SL, Albertson TE. Therapeutic hypothermia and mortality in the intensive care unit: systematic review and meta-analysis. Crit Care Resusc. 2019 Dec;21(4):287-98. PMID:31778636.
Pritchard D, Adegunsoye A, Lafond E, Pugashetti JV, DiGeronimo R, Boctor N, Sarma N, Pan I, Strek M, Kadoch M, Chung JH, Oldham JM. Diagnostic test interpretation and referral delay in patients with interstitial lung disease. Respir Res. 2019 Nov 12;20(1):253. doi:10.1186/s12931-019-1228-2. PMID:31718645.
Pugashetti J, Graham J, Boctor N, Mendez C, Foster E, Juarez M, Harper R, Morrissey B, Kadoch M, Oldham JM. Weight loss as a predictor of mortality in patients with interstitial lung disease. Eur Respir J. 2018 Sep 16;52(3):1801289. doi:10.1183/13993003.01289-2018. PMID:30072505.
Boctor N, Nguyen D, Williams B. Pasteurella multocida cardiovascular implantable electronic device infection with recurrent bacteremia: a case report. Infect Dis Clin Prac. 2017 Nov;25(6):336-338.
Ghoniem G, Boctor N. Update on Urethral Bulking Agents for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence due to Intrinsic Sphincter Deficiency. J Urol and Res. 2014 Mar;1(2):1009.
Boctor N, John S, Philipson KD, Ottolia M. The Affinity of the Cardiac Na+-Ca2+ Exchanger to Regulatory Ca2+ is Decreased by Cytoplasmic Mg2+. Biophys J. 2012 May;102(3): 662a.