Michael A. Pritchett DO, MPH

Dr. Michael Pritchett is an advanced bronchoscopist who is board certified in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida. He then attended medical school at Nova Southeastern University where he simultaneously received his medical degree and a master's degree in public health. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, FL, and then his fellowship in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, MA.

Since completing the fellowship, he has been in private practice with the Pinehurst Medical Clinic in Pinehurst, NC for over 10 years. He holds privileges at FirstHealth of the Carolinas, a 4-hospital system in central North Carolina. He serves as the Director of Thoracic Oncology and also the Director of the Chest Center of the Carolinas, a multidisciplinary thoracic oncology clinic. He has previously served as the Medical Director of Critical Care at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital (40-ICU beds). He is active in multiple clinical trials as a principal investigator in advanced bronchoscopy, thoracic oncology, molecular pathology, COPD, asthma, and pulmonary arterial hypertension. He has been an author/co-author of multiple studies in these areas.