Dr. Pothier is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C. He completed a residency in internal medicine at New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston and a pulmonary/critical care fellowship at UMASS Medical Center in Worcester. Dr. Pothier is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease Medicine, and Critical Care Medicine with the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians as well as a member of the American Thoracic Society, Massachusetts Medical Society, Massachusetts Thoracic Society, and Bristol District Medical Society.