Over his more than 25-year career in medicine, Dr. Jim Murtagh has demonstrated considerable expertise in a number of fields. Specializing in pulmonary, critical care, sleep, and internal medicine, Dr. Jim Murtagh currently treats patients through the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

An honors graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School, Dr. Jim Murtagh earned his MD in the spring of 1982. Upon graduating from the University of Michigan, Dr. Jim Murtagh began work as a medical intern at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas. Demonstrating impressive skill as a young doctor, Dr. Jim Murtagh remained at Parkland Memorial for his residency in internal medicine.

After the completion of his residency, Dr. Jim Murtagh returned to the University of Michigan for a clinical fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine. Dr. Jim Murtagh next accepted a position as a Research Fellow in the Laboratory of Cellular Metabolism at the National Institute of Health-affiliated National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

Professionally, Dr. Jim Murtagh maintains affiliations with a number of prominent medical organizations, including the American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the American Federation of Clinical Research. In 1993, Dr. Jim Murtagh was designated one of six “eminent scientists” elected to the advisory board of the Boehringer-Mannheim Corporation (now known as Roche Diagnostics Corporation).

Dr. Jim Murtagh currently holds certification in both internal medicine and pulmonary medicine through the American Board of Internal Medicine and is licensed to practice in Georgia and Texas. Dr. Jim Murtagh is also board-eligible in sleep medicine.

In addition to his distinguished medical career, Dr. Jim Murtagh serves as an editor for the publication “Medical Tuesday.” As an editor, Dr. Jim Murtagh specializes in reviewing books, films, and television shows, in addition to contributing other topically relevant news.