Overview
Currently, I am involved with the NHLBI ARDS Network in research involving acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The ARDS Network, composed of Duke and nine other centers, continues the study of mechanical ventilation strategies in patients with severe acute lung injury. Patients are randomized to usual care versus modes of ventilation designed to avoid over distension of the lung. Planning is underway for an additional NHLBI-sponsored randomized trial to examine the role of pulmonary artery catheterization in critically ill patients. Additionally I am involved in clinical trials looking at patients with sepsis, severe respiratory failure, and other common problems in an intensive care unit setting. These investigations concern decision-making, outcome prediction, and cost-effectiveness of care in the intensive care unit.
Key Words include:
1. ARDS
2. Bronchoscopy
3. Critical Care
4. Outcome Predictions
5. Sepsis
Key Words include:
1. ARDS
2. Bronchoscopy
3. Critical Care
4. Outcome Predictions
5. Sepsis
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Medicine
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1995 - Present
Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Accelerating health system innovation: principles and practices from the Duke Institute for Health Innovation.
Journal Article Patterns (N Y) · April 14, 2023 The Duke Institute for Health Innovation (DIHI) was launched in 2013. Frontline staff members submit proposals for innovation projects that align with strategic priorities set by organizational leadership. Funded projects receive operational and technical ... Full text Link to item CiteTraining the next generation of physician-executives: an innovative residency pathway in management and leadership.
Journal Article Acad Med · May 2011 The rapidly changing field of medicine demands that future physician-leaders excel not only in clinical medicine but also in the management of complex health care enterprises. However, many physicians have become leaders "by accident," and the active culti ... Full text Link to item CitePrognostic and pathogenetic value of combining clinical and biochemical indices in patients with acute lung injury.
Journal Article Chest · February 2010 BACKGROUND: No single clinical or biologic marker reliably predicts clinical outcomes in acute lung injury (ALI)/ARDS. We hypothesized that a combination of biologic and clinical markers would be superior to either biomarkers or clinical factors alone in p ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
1977
M.D.