Experienced in Lung Cancer

Dr. Brandon Nokes

Intensive Care Medicine
University Of California San Diego Jacobs Medical Center
9300 Campus Point Dr, 
La Jolla, CA 
Offers Telehealth

Experienced in Lung Cancer
University Of California San Diego Jacobs Medical Center
9300 Campus Point Dr, 
La Jolla, CA 
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Overview

Brandon Nokes is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in La Jolla, California. Dr. Nokes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lung Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Cerebral Hypoxia, Bronchiolitis Obliterans, Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia, and Stent Placement.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 48 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Lung Cancer.

Specialties
Intensive Care Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in AZ
Hospital Affiliations
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Managed Medicaid
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Medicaid
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UnitedHealthcare
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Wellcare
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Locations

University of California San Diego Jacobs Medical Center
9300 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037
Call: 858-232-0343
Other Locations
La Jolla-Pulmonary And Sleep Medicine
4520 Executive Dr Ste P2, San Diego, CA 92121
Call: 855-355-5864

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


48 Total Publications

Treatment Preferences For Comorbid Obesity and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (PRO-CON OSA) Survey: Patient and Provider Preferences for CPAP and/or Tirzepatide.
Treatment Preferences For Comorbid Obesity and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (PRO-CON OSA) Survey: Patient and Provider Preferences for CPAP and/or Tirzepatide.
Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
Published: November 19, 2025
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