Brent Jason Theiling | Scholars@Duke

Brent Jason Theiling
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Surgery 2021

Contact Information

Department of Surgery, Box 3096, Durham, NC 27710
Department of Surgery, Box 3096, Durham, NC 27710
jason.theiling@duke.edu

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Resident, Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University 2006 - 2009
- M.D., University of South Carolina, Columbia 2006
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Surgery 2012 - 2020
- Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Surgery, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Surgery 2012
Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke
- Vice Chief of Operations, Duke Emergency Medicine
  
  Medical Director, Duke University Hospital Emergency Department
  
  Assistant Medical Director, Duke Life Flight
  
  Emergency Medicine Liaison, Duke Trauma Center
  
  Core Faculty Duke Emergency Medicine Residency
  
  Physician Assistant Residency Medical Director, Division of Emergency Medicine,
Recognition
In the News
- APR 17, 2020
  
  Virus fear leads to fewer patients in ERs
Awards & Honors
Research
Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants
- Using Innovative Machine Learning Models to Augment ED Patient Flow by Predicting Disposition and Resource Utilization awarded by Duke Institute for Health Innovation 2019
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Fenn, Alexander, Connor Davis, Daniel M. Buckland, Neel Kapadia, Marshall Nichols, Michael Gao, William Knechtle, Suresh Balu, Mark Sendak, and B Jason Theiling. “Development and Validation of Machine Learning Models to Predict Admission From Emergency Department to Inpatient and Intensive Care Units.” Ann Emerg Med 78, no. 2 (August 2021): 290–302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.02.029.
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  - Benson, M., J. Eastman, D. Allen, K. Mumma, and B. J. Theiling. “Critical Care Transport of the Temporary Portable Ventricular Support Device.” Air Medical Journal, January 1, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amj.2021.08.010.
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  - Theiling, B Jason, Kendrick V. Kennedy, Alexander T. Limkakeng, Pratik Manandhar, Alaatin Erkanli, and Stephen R. Pitts. “A Method for Grouping Emergency Department Visits by Severity and Complexity.” West J Emerg Med 21, no. 5 (August 21, 2020): 1147–55. https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2020.6.44086.
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  - Schmutz, Kaitlyn, Gaea McGaig, and B Jason Theiling. “Hirschsprung's Disease: A Rare Adult Diagnosis.” Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med 4, no. 3 (August 2020): 480–81. https://doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.6.46492.
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  - Sendak, Mark P., William Ratliff, Dina Sarro, Elizabeth Alderton, Joseph Futoma, Michael Gao, Marshall Nichols, et al. “Real-World Integration of a Sepsis Deep Learning Technology Into Routine Clinical Care: Implementation Study.” Jmir Med Inform 8, no. 7 (July 15, 2020): e15182. https://doi.org/10.2196/15182.
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  - Hocker, Michael B., Charles J. Gerardo, B Jason Theiling, John Villani, Rebecca Donohoe, Hirsh Sandesara, and Alexander T. Limkakeng. “NHAMCS Validation of Emergency Severity Index as an Indicator of Emergency Department Resource Utilization.” West J Emerg Med 19, no. 5 (September 2018): 855–62. https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2018.7.37556.
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  - Broder, Joshua S., James W. Fox, Judy Milne, Brent Jason Theiling, and Ann White. “Heimlich valve orientation error leading to radiographic tension pneumothorax: analysis of an error and a call for education, device redesign and regulatory action.” Emerg Med J 33, no. 4 (April 2016): 260–67. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2015-204821.
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  - Meyers, H Pendell, Alexander T. Limkakeng, Elias J. Jaffa, Anjni Patel, B Jason Theiling, Salim R. Rezaie, Todd Stewart, Cassandra Zhuang, Vijaya K. Pera, and Stephen W. Smith. “Validation of the modified Sgarbossa criteria for acute coronary occlusion in the setting of left bundle branch block: A retrospective case-control study.” Am Heart J 170, no. 6 (December 2015): 1255–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2015.09.005.
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  - Theiling, Brent, and Merritt Van Pelt. “Common Marine Envenomations.” Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, 2008.
- Other Articles
  - Limkakeng, Alex, Joshua Seth Broder, and Brent Jason Theiling. “Chicken or egg? Risks of misattribution of cause-effect relationships in studies of association.” Acad Emerg Med, September 2013. https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.12199.
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- Conference Papers
  - Kennedy, K., B. J. Theiling, A. T. Limkakeng, P. Manandhar, A. Erkanlu, and S. Pitts. “217 A Method for Stratifying Emergency Department Visits by Severity and Complexity: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey Items.” In Annals of Emergency Medicine, 74:S85–86. Elsevier BV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.08.385.
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  - McGrath, A., S. M. Griffin, A. Erkanli, J. Theiling, A. Limkakeng, and J. B. Borawski. “59 Effect of High Sensitivity Troponin Implementation on Emergency Department Observation Unit Operations.” In Annals of Emergency Medicine, 74:S24–S24. Elsevier BV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.08.063.
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  - Theiling, B. J., R. Donohoe, C. Gerardo, A. Limkakeng, and N. Kapadia. “31 Impacting Emergency Department Left Without Being Seen Rates Through Physician Resourcing.” In Annals of Emergency Medicine, 74:S13–S13. Elsevier BV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.08.034.
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  - Theiling, B. J., R. Donohoe, M. Sendak, A. Bedoya, M. Gao, W. Ratliff, L. Denis, S. Balu, and C. O’Brein. “2 Sepsis Watch: A Successful Deployment of a Deep Learning Sepsis Detection and Treatment Platform.” In Annals of Emergency Medicine, 74:S1–2. Elsevier BV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.08.005.
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Teaching & Mentoring
Advising & Mentoring
- 2019 Duke University School of Medicine and Duke Institute for Health Innovation (DIHI), Faculty Research Mentor for Doctor of Medicine  3^rd year Research year
  
  2019               Duke University Pratt School of Engineering, Clinical Faculty Project Sponsor for First Year Design Seminar, 18 students
  
  2020               Duke University Pratt School of Engineering, Clinical Faculty Project Sponsor for First Year Design Advanced Seminar, 12 students
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Presentations & Appearances
Academic & Administrative Activities
- 2013–2014    Assistant Director Disaster Preparedness, Division of Emergency Medicine, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
  
  2013–2015    Assistant Medical Director for Quality and Safety, Duke University Emergency Department, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
  
  2013–2017    Co-director Clinic 2A Interdisciplinary Educational Clinic, School of Medicine, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
  
  2015–             Assistant Medical Director, Duke Life Flight, Duke University Hospital, Durham NC
  
  2015–             Duke Trauma Center Emergency Medicine Liaison, Emergency Services Clinical Service Unit, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
  
  2015–2016    Associate Medical Director, Duke University Emergency Department, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
  
  2015–             Duke University Emergency Steering Committee Physician Liaison, Duke University,Durham, NC
  
  2016–             Medical Director, Duke University Emergency Department, Duke University Hospital,Durham, NC
  
  2016–             Physician Assistant Residency Medical Director, Division of Emergency Medicine, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
  
  2020-              Vice Chief of Operations, Division of Emergency Medicine, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
Clinical Activities
- 2008-2009     Event Staff Physician, Citizens Bank Park (Baseball) and Lincoln Financial Field (Football) and Philadelphia Phillies and Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia, PA
  
  2009-2011     Attending Physician, Carolina Emergency Medicine, P.A. Greenville Health System, Greenville, SC
  
  2012-              Attending Physician, Duke Emergency Medicine Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
  
  2012-              Event Staff Physician, Cameron Indoor Stadium (Basketball) and Wallace Wade Stadium (Football) Duke University Blue Devil Athletics, Durham, NC

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

In the News

Awards & Honors

Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Other Articles

Conference Papers

Advising & Mentoring

Presentations & Appearances

Academic & Administrative Activities

Clinical Activities