James Taylor Herbert

Dr. Herbert is a full-time clinician with practice in critical care medicine and anesthesiology. His primary clinical sites are at Duke University Hospital in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit and Perioperative Services and at Duke Regional Hospital in the Critical Care Unit. In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Herbert has interests in clinical trials research in the areas of airway management, sepsis, and lung injury. Dr. Herbert is also a strong proponent of medical education and takes an active role in medical student, resident, and fellow education.

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology · 2021 - Present Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology

Recent Scholarly Works

Video versus direct laryngoscopy for tracheal intubation in trauma: A secondary analysis of the DEVICE trial.

Journal article J Trauma Acute Care Surg · August 1, 2026 BACKGROUND: Endotracheal intubation is the most common airway intervention in the deployed combat setting, including far-forward Role 1 battalion aid stations. Intubation in this setting is often performed by novice intubators, adding to the complexity of ... Full text Link to item Cite

Temperature Control After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Outcomes From the Discover In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Cohort.

Journal article Crit Care Med · June 1, 2026 OBJECTIVES: A temperature control strategy is strongly recommended for comatose in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) survivors. We aimed to investigate variation in adherence to this recommendation and associations with outcomes, which have not been comprehen ... Full text Link to item Cite

Blade Size and Outcomes With Standard-Geometry Video Laryngoscopy in Emergency Tracheal Intubations: Secondary Analysis of 2 Randomized Controlled Trials

Journal article Chest Critical Care · June 1, 2026 Background: Laryngoscope blade size may affect successful intubation on the first attempt, but evidence to inform the optimal blade size for standard-geometry curved video laryngoscopes (VLs) in critically ill adults is limited. Research Question: Does the ... Full text Cite

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Education

Duke University, School of Medicine · 2013 M.D.

Duke University · 2013 Ph.D.