Jay Thetford
Assistant Clinical Professor, Medicine
School of Medicine
School of Medicine
B.A., UC Berkeley, 2013, Molecular & Cell Biology / Minor in Global Poverty & Practice
M.D., UC Riverside, 2018, Medicine
M.D., UC Riverside, 2018, Medicine
University of California, Irvine
101 The City Drive
Orange, CA 92868
101 The City Drive
Orange, CA 92868
Research Interests
Chronic Respiratory Failure, Non-invasive Ventilation in Neuromuscular Disease, Quality Improvement
Academic Distinctions
Chief Resident, UCLA-Olive View Internal Medicine Residency Program (2021-2022)
Chief Fellow, UCLA Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship Program (2023-2025)
Chief Fellow, UCLA Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship Program (2023-2025)
Awards and Honors
Outstanding Junior Resident (2020)
Outstanding Achievement in Resident Teaching (2021)
Graduation with Distinction in Medical Education (UCLA-Olive View) (2021)
Nominated as Fellow of the Year by UCLA Internal Medicine Residency Program (2023)
Nominated as Fellow of the Year by UCLA Internal Medicine Residency Program (2024)
Outstanding Achievement in Resident Teaching (2021)
Graduation with Distinction in Medical Education (UCLA-Olive View) (2021)
Nominated as Fellow of the Year by UCLA Internal Medicine Residency Program (2023)
Nominated as Fellow of the Year by UCLA Internal Medicine Residency Program (2024)
Short Biography
Dr. Thetford is a physician specialist in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Having trained at UC Riverside for medical school, UCLA-Olive View for residency, and UCLA for fellowship, Dr. Thetford is committed to delivering comprehensive and compassionate care to a diverse Southern California patient population. With deep family ties to the region, he values the strong sense of community that Orange County offers and is proud to serve with the UCI Health team. In addition to patient care, Dr. Thetford is passionate about managing chronic respiratory disease, complex sleep apnea, and medical education.
Publications
Thetford J, Kahn M, Wong J, Kim J, Su D, Chen A, Barot N, Melamed K. A Retrospective Cohort Study of Corticosteroid Use Among Intensive Care Unit Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019. Proceedings of UCLA Health. Volume 26 (2022). Published April 13, 2022.
Kahn MR, Watson RL, Thetford JT, Wong JI, Kamangar N. High Incidence of Barotrauma in Patients With Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019. J Intensive Care Med. 2021 Jun;36(6):646-654. doi:10.1177/0885066621989959. Epub 2021 Mar 15. PMID: 33722090.
Thetford J, Manwani P, Heinze E, Belani H. Gout of the Ordinary: A Case of Clavicular Gout in HIV. Proceedings of UCLA Health. Volume 24. Published online February 3, 2021.
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Last updated
10/21/2025
10/21/2025