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Monique Anderson Starks

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Cardiology
Dept of Medicine, Box 3850, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Medicine · 2022 - Present Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine
Membership in the Duke Clinical Research Institute · 2013 - Present Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers

In the News


Published November 19, 2025
In a U.S. First, Drones Deliver AEDs in North Carolina County
Published February 6, 2023
A Promising AED Drone Delivery Network
Published August 31, 2017
Cardiac Arrests in Black Neighborhoods Less Likely to get CPR, Defibrillation

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Recent Publications


Location of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: An Updated Analysis of Epidemiology, Emergency Response, and Outcomes.

Journal Article Crit Care Med · May 1, 2026 OBJECTIVES: In the United States, in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) affects about 290,000 adults per year. This study provides an updated and expanded analysis of the epidemiology, resuscitative response, and outcomes following IHCA in various hospital loc ... Full text Link to item Cite

Barriers to bystander interventions in suspected opioid-associated out-of-hospital cardiac arrests: A multiple methods study of 9-1-1 calls.

Journal Article Resuscitation · October 2025 INTRODUCTION: Opioid-associated out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OA-OHCA) is a significant problem in the United States. Layperson interventions, including bystander CPR and naloxone may improve survival, but barriers may differ compared to other OHCA. Thi ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Developing and Testing Drone-Delivered AEDs for Cardiac Arrests In Rural America

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Heart Association · 2023 - 2027

CCC: The Regional Approaches to Cardiovascular Emergencies- Cardiac ARreSt (RACE-CARS) Cluster-Randomized Trial 1/2

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2027

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Education


Harvard Medical School · 2006 M.D.