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.
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 Sep; 50(9):1509-1512.
PMID: 38801520
Invasive Mechanical Ventilation.
Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. Crit Care Clin. 2024 Apr; 40(2):255-273.
PMID: 38432695
Pharmacotherapy and pulmonary fibrosis risk after SARS-CoV-2 infection-response to Guangting Zeng and Yuchi Zhou.
Pharmacotherapy and pulmonary fibrosis risk after SARS-CoV-2 infection-response to Guangting Zeng and Yuchi Zhou. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2023 Oct; 26:100611.
PMID: 37829195
Identification of Clinically Significant Cytokine Signature Clusters in Patients With Septic Shock.
Identification of Clinically Significant Cytokine Signature Clusters in Patients With Septic Shock. Crit Care Med. 2023 12 01; 51(12):e253-e263.
PMID: 37678209
Pharmacotherapy and pulmonary fibrosis risk after SARS-CoV-2 infection: a prospective nationwide cohort study in the United States.
Pharmacotherapy and pulmonary fibrosis risk after SARS-CoV-2 infection: a prospective nationwide cohort study in the United States. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2023 Sep; 25:100566.
PMID: 37564420