Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Resident, Emergency Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine 2009 - 2012
  • Transitional Internship, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth 2004 - 2005
  • M.D., Albany Medical College 2004
  • Research Associate, Northern Manhattan Stroke Study, The Neurological Institute of New York 1998 - 2000
  • M.P.H., Columbia University 1998
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Surgery 2012 - 2020
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Surgical Critical Care Initiative (SC2I): Civilian application of military decision support tools for critically injured patients. awarded by Henry M. Jackson Foundation 2021 - 2022
  • Infusions of BMS-986231 in Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure and Impaired Systolic Function awarded by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 2017 - 2020
  • SC2i awarded by Henry M. Jackson Foundation 2014 - 2020
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Navas, Angelo, Billy Guzman, Almujtaba Hassan, Joseph B. Borawski, Dean Harrison, Pratik Manandhar, Alaatin Erkanli, and Alexander T. Limkakeng. “Untapped Potential for Emergency Department Observation Unit Use: A National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) Study.” West J Emerg Med 23, no. 2 (January 18, 2022): 134–40. https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2021.8.52231.
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    • Darrabie, Marcus D., Jennifer Cheeseman, Alexander T. Limkakeng, Joseph Borawski, Bruce A. Sullenger, Eric A. Elster, Allan D. Kirk, and Jaewoo Lee. “Toll-like receptor activation as a biomarker in traumatically injured patients.” J Surg Res 231 (November 2018): 270–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2018.05.059.
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    • Ziegler, Cole E., David M. Painter, Joseph B. Borawski, Raymond J. Kim, Han W. Kim, and Alexander T. Limkakeng. “Unexpected Cardiac MRI Findings in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department for Possible Acute Coronary Syndrome.” Crit Pathw Cardiol 17, no. 3 (September 2018): 167–71. https://doi.org/10.1097/HPC.0000000000000148.
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    • Boyd, L Renee, J. Borawski, J. Lairet, and A. T. Limkakeng. “Critical Care Air Transport Team severe traumatic brain injury short-term outcomes during flight for Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom.” J R Army Med Corps 163, no. 5 (October 2017): 342–46. https://doi.org/10.1136/jramc-2016-000743.
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    • Borawski, Joseph B., Louis G. Graff, and Alexander T. Limkakeng. “Care of the Patient with Chest Pain in the Observation Unit.” Emerg Med Clin North Am 35, no. 3 (August 2017): 535–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emc.2017.03.003.
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    • Chavez, Jean, Amudan Srinivasan, Sora Ely, Weiying Drake, Debra Freeman, Joseph Borawski, Abhinav Chandra, and Alexander T. Limkakeng. “Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction risk score in an observation unit setting.” Crit Pathw Cardiol 12, no. 3 (September 2013): 137–40. https://doi.org/10.1097/HPC.0b013e3182998bc1.
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    • Hocker, Michael B., John J. Villani, Joseph B. Borawski, Christopher S. Evans, Scott M. Nelson, Charles J. Gerardo, and Alex T. Limkakeng. “Dental visits to a North Carolina emergency department: a painful problem.” N C Med J 73, no. 5 (September 2012): 346–51.
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    • Benson, R. T., B. Jacobs, B. Boden-Albala, R. C. Liu, J. B. Borawski, A. J. Rosengart, and R. L. Sacco. “Vitamin E intake: A primary preventive measure in stroke.” Neurology 52, no. 6 (April 1, 1999): A146–A146.
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  • Conference Papers

    • 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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    • Goldberg, D. F., J. B. Borawski, A. T. Limkakeng, A. H. Kaji, B. T. Ruderman, A. E. Fantegrossi, and M. Griffin. “136 Utilization of Bougie Adjunct Devices in the Emergency Department: A National Emergency Airway Registry Study.” In Annals of Emergency Medicine, 72:S57–S57. Elsevier BV, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.08.141.
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    • Ruderman, B. T., M. Mali, A. Kaji, J. B. Borawski, A. T. Limkakeng, R. Kilgo, D. F. Goldberg, and A. E. Fantegrossi. “99 A Comparison of Direct Versus Video Laryngoscopy for Difficult Airway Patients in the Emergency Department: A National Emergency Airway Registry Study.” In Annals of Emergency Medicine, 72:S42–43. Elsevier BV, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.08.104.
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    • Ziegler, C. E., D. M. Painter, J. B. Borawski, R. J. Kim, H. W. Kim, and A. T. Limkakeng. “105 Unexpected Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department for Potential Acute Coronary Syndrome.” In Annals of Emergency Medicine, 70:S42–S42. Elsevier BV, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.07.131.
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