Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Emergency Medicine Resident, Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine 2014 - 2017
  • M.D., Wayne State University, School of Medicine 2014
  • M.S., Wayne State University, School of Medicine 2008
  • B.S., Michigan State University 2007
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Clinical Science Departments 2019 - 2020
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  Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

  • Duke University Health System Institutional Review Board Member (2019-present)
    
    Duke University School of Medicine Anti-Racism Taskforce; Health Professions Sub-committee (2020-present)
    
    Pregnancy Wellness Taskforce Team Lead, Division of Emergency Medicine (2019-present)
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  Academic Positions Outside Duke

  • Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine. 2017 - 2019
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Using community health centers to mitigate the impact of snakebite envenoming in remote areas: Development and formative evaluation of a novel multi-modal intervention in the Brazilian Amazon awarded by National Institutes of Health 2021 - 2023
  • Social Determinants of Health and COVID-19 Infection in North Carolina: A Geospatial and Qualitative Analysis awarded by Emergency Medicine Foundation 2020 - 2021
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Seidenfeld, Justine, Anna Tupetz, Cassandra Fiorino, Alexander Limkakeng, Lincoln Silva, Catherine Staton, Joao R. N. Vissoci, and John Purakal. “Experiences of COVID-19 infection in North Carolina: A qualitative analysis.” Plos One 17, no. 6 (2022): e0269338. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269338.
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    • Ward, Michael A., Hani I. Kuttab, Joseph D. Lykins V, Kristen Wroblewski, Michelle D. Hughes, Eric P. Keast, Jason A. Kopec, Erron M. Rourke, and John Purakal. “The Effect of Body Mass Index and Weight-Adjusted Fluid Dosing on Mortality in Sepsis.” J Intensive Care Med 37, no. 1 (January 2022): 83–91. https://doi.org/10.1177/0885066620973917.
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    • Rourke, Erron M., Hani I. Kuttab, Joseph D. Lykins, Michelle D. Hughes, Eric P. Keast, Jason A. Kopec, Kristen Wroblewski, John Purakal, and Michael A. Ward. “Fluid Resuscitation in Septic Patients With Comorbid Heart Failure.” Crit Care Med 49, no. 2 (February 1, 2021): e201–4. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000004730.
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    • Gregorowicz, Alex J., Patrick G. Costello, David A. Gajdosik, John Purakal, Natasha N. Pettit, Samantha Bastow, and Michael A. Ward. “Effect of IV Push Antibiotic Administration on Antibiotic Therapy Delays in Sepsis.” Crit Care Med, June 11, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000004430.
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    • Pope, Arthur J., Hani I. Kuttab, and John Purakal. “Young Male With Seizure and Hypoxia.” Ann Emerg Med 74, no. 5 (November 2019): e85–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.06.011.
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    • Kuttab, Hani I., Mark Chottiner, Asadolah Movahedan, Nadim M. Hafez, and John Purakal. “Young Woman With Unilateral Vision Loss.” Ann Emerg Med 73, no. 2 (February 2019): e13–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.08.442.
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    • Wilson, Suprat Saely, Gregory M. Kwiatkowski, Scott R. Millis, John D. Purakal, Arushi P. Mahajan, and Phillip D. Levy. “Use of nitroglycerin by bolus prevents intensive care unit admission in patients with acute hypertensive heart failure.” Am J Emerg Med 35, no. 1 (January 2017): 126–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2016.10.038.
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    • Levy, Phillip D., James J. Mahn, Joseph Miller, Alicia Shelby, Aaron Brody, Russell Davidson, Michael J. Burla, et al. “Blood pressure treatment and outcomes in hypertensive patients without acute target organ damage: a retrospective cohort.” Am J Emerg Med 33, no. 9 (September 2015): 1219–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2015.05.036.
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    • Wolf, Sarah, Ramanjit Kaur, William Patrick McKeown, Helen Chan, Allen Dang, Trevor Kuston, Waihin Leung, John Purakal, Brian J. O’Neil, and Phillip Levy. “Noise versus signal: the clinical implications of an increasingly sensitive troponin assay for patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome.” Crit Pathw Cardiol 13, no. 3 (September 2014): 89–95. https://doi.org/10.1097/HPC.0000000000000020.
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    • Purakal, J. D., J. Williams-Johnson, E. W. Williams, S. Pemba, J. Kambona, R. Welch, J. Flack, and P. Levy. “Differences and similarities in explanatory models of hypertension in the United States of america, Tanzania and Jamaica.” West Indian Med J 63, no. 3 (June 2014): 238–46. https://doi.org/10.7727/wimj.2013.302.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Gunn, A. H., N. Neptune, H. M. Cunningham, D. Conner, L. Adkins, S. D. Tait, L. Pung, D. M. Courtney, J. A. Kline, and J. D. Purakal. “Health Insurance and Duration of Symptoms Prior to Emergency Department Visit: An Analysis of 19,850 Patients With Suspected COVID-19.” In Annals of Emergency Medicine, 78:S21–S21, 2021.
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    • Purakal, J. D., J. Seidenfeld, A. Tupetz, J. Vissoci, L. Silva, A. Limkakeng, C. Fiorino, A. Phillips, and C. Staton. “COVID-19 Infection Experiences and Social Determinants of Health in North Carolina: A Qualitative Analysis.” In Annals of Emergency Medicine, 78:S15–S15, 2021.
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    • Purakal, J. D., L. Silva, A. Tupetz, J. Seidenfeld, A. Limkakeng, C. Staton, and J. Vissoci. “Social Determinants of Health and COVID-19 Infection in North Carolina: A Geospatial Analysis.” In Annals of Emergency Medicine, 78:S13–14, 2021.
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    • Purakal, J. D., S. Venkatesan, S. Natesan, C. A. Staton, A. Kozhumam, and J. R. Vissoci. “Prevalence and Predictors of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Among Emergency Physicians in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” In Annals of Emergency Medicine, 78:S17–19, 2021.
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    • Battaglia, M. R., P. Q. Moore, A. Dekker, and J. D. Purakal. “Use and Utility of Health-Related Social Needs Screening in an Urban Adult Emergency Department.” In Annals of Emergency Medicine, 76:S140–S140, 2020.
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• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Outreach & Engaged Scholarship

  • Bass Connections Team Leader. Help Desk: Scaling Volunteer Models that Address Patients' Social Needs. 2020 - 2021  2020 - 2021

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