Dr. Bhakti K. Patel, is a physician-scientist and specialist in pulmonary and critical care. As a clinical trialist, she specializes in complex multidisciplinary interventions that improve outcomes in patients with respiratory failure. Her research aims to mitigate the complications of critical illness by challenging standard ICU practices to instead choose mobility over immobility, mental animation over sedation, and spontaneous versus controlled respiration. Her research career is built on this “less is more” approach to inform investigational trials that rely on collaborative team building, innovation, and program development. This approach has inspired her investigations of early mobilization in mechanically ventilated patients and helmet ventilation in ARDS. She also serves as the associate program director for the pulmonary critical care fellowship and physician-scientist development program.
Noninvasive respiratory support for adult patients with acute respiratory failure: an official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline.
Noninvasive respiratory support for adult patients with acute respiratory failure: an official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2026 Sep 01; 212(9):2135-2158.
PMID: 42371750
The ARDS, Pneumonia, and Sepsis Consortium: Rationale, Design, and Feasibility of a National Platform for Phenotyping Critical Illness Syndromes.
The ARDS, Pneumonia, and Sepsis Consortium: Rationale, Design, and Feasibility of a National Platform for Phenotyping Critical Illness Syndromes. Chest. 2026 Jul 13.
PMID: 42442528
Fecal butyrate and deoxycholic acid quantitation for rapid assessment of the gut microbiome.
Fecal butyrate and deoxycholic acid quantitation for rapid assessment of the gut microbiome. PLoS One. 2026; 21(1):e0337727.
PMID: 41511994
The intensive care medicine research agenda for the management of ICU acquired weakness: a multinational, interprofessional perspective.
The intensive care medicine research agenda for the management of ICU acquired weakness: a multinational, interprofessional perspective. Intensive Care Med. 2025 12; 51(12):2199-2212.
PMID: 41182389
Fecal metabolite profiling identifies critically ill patients with increased 30-day mortality.
Fecal metabolite profiling identifies critically ill patients with increased 30-day mortality. Sci Adv. 2025 Jun 06; 11(23):eadt1466.
PMID: 40465720
Enterobactin inhibits microbiota-dependent activation of AhR to promote bacterial sepsis in mice.
Enterobactin inhibits microbiota-dependent activation of AhR to promote bacterial sepsis in mice. Nat Microbiol. 2025 Feb; 10(2):388-404.
PMID: 39779878
Rapid identification of Fusarium species causing head blight in Canada using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.
Rapid identification of Fusarium species causing head blight in Canada using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Can J Microbiol. 2025 Jan 01; 71:1-12.
PMID: 40279673
Management of sedation during weaning from mechanical ventilation.
Management of sedation during weaning from mechanical ventilation. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2025 Feb 01; 31(1):78-85.
PMID: 39526693
Critical Care Exposure and Preparedness Among Internal Medicine Residents: Results from the American College of Physicians In-Training Exam Survey.
Critical Care Exposure and Preparedness Among Internal Medicine Residents: Results from the American College of Physicians In-Training Exam Survey. Am J Med. 2024 Dec; 137(12):1276-1281.
PMID: 39197721
Implementing diaphragm protection during invasive mechanical ventilation.
Implementing diaphragm protection during invasive mechanical ventilation. Intensive Care Med. 2024 09; 50(9):1509-1512.
PMID: 38801520