David A. Kaminsky, MD is Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at University of Vermont College of Medicine.  He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University, and medical degree from University of Massachusetts Medical School.  He completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City, and fellowship training in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver.

Dr. Kaminsky joined the faculty of University of Vermont College of Medicine in 1995 and continues to work as a clinician, researcher and educator.  Dr. Kaminsky is an attending physician on both the inpatient and outpatient services at the University of Vermont (UVM) Medical Center and is the Clinical Director of the Pulmonary Function Lab.  He is a past Chair of the Proficiency Standards for Pulmonary Function Laboratories Committee of the American Thoracic Society, and is a member of the pulmonary function exam writing committee of the National Board for Respiratory Care.  Dr. Kaminsky is also a site principal investigator with the Airways Clinical Research Centers network of the American Lung Association.  Dr. Kaminsky’s areas of research interest include pulmonary physiology, lung mechanics, asthma and COPD.   His work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the American Lung Association, the Whittaker Foundation, local university and hospital grants, and other agencies.  Along with authoring over 130 original papers, reviews and medical book chapters, Dr. Kaminsky is the editor of The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations: Respiratory System, 2nd Edition, and co-editor of Pulmonary Function Testing: Principles and Practice.