Christopher Ethan Cox

My work is conducted as a clinician, researcher, teacher, and administrator at Duke University.  Currently, I am a Professor of Medicine with Tenure and the Director of the Duke Program to Support People and Enhance Recovery (ProSPER).  My clinical work is based in ICUs at Duke University, though I am also a board-certified palliative medicine specialist.

My research focuses on understanding and improving the experience of critical illness and quality of care for patients, their families and loved ones, clinicians, and society in general.  To do this, my work addresses topics and methodologies including digital technologies, health services research, behavioral and psychological concerns, communication improvement, and decision making support—all in the context of critical care and palliative medicine.  I am very active in clinical trials as well.  Our group is exceedingly, sincerely grateful for having been continuously funded by NIH since 2009.  We cannot thank enough the patients, family members, and clinicians who have been included in our research over the years.

I am very active mentoring others.  Not only is this a true joy, but also how I keep learning from others.

Key interests:  Critical care, healthcare information technology, critical care echocardiography, mobile apps, AI