Director Pulmonary/Critical Care Procedure Service, University of Chicago
Director Medical Intensive Care Unit, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Director Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship, University of Chicago
I direct the Medical ICU, Procedure Service and Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Program at the University of Chicago. My research program addresses outcomes in ICU patients. I have extensive experience studying sedation during mechanical ventilation and deconditioning in ICU survivors. My research has developed protocols to optimize sedation in ICU patients and improve functional outcomes in ICU survivors.
BS University of Notre Dame (Summa Cum Laude) 1987
MD St. Louis University School of Medicine 1991
Residency in Anesthesiology, University of Chicago 1995
Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Chicago 1996
Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Chicago 1999
INhaled Sedation versus Propofol in REspiratory failure in the Intensive Care Unit (INSPiRE-ICU1): protocol for a randomised, controlled trial.
INhaled Sedation versus Propofol in REspiratory failure in the Intensive Care Unit (INSPiRE-ICU1): protocol for a randomised, controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2024 Oct 26; 14(10):e086946.
PMID: 39461861
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
Enhancing Our Understanding of Breathing Mechanics in Nonintubated Patients with Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure.
Enhancing Our Understanding of Breathing Mechanics in Nonintubated Patients with Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 05 15; 207(10):1259-1260.
PMID: 36476173
Critical Care Pharmacist Attitudes and Perceptions of Neuromuscular Blocker Infusions in ARDS.
Critical Care Pharmacist Attitudes and Perceptions of Neuromuscular Blocker Infusions in ARDS. Ann Pharmacother. 2023 11; 57(11):1282-1290.
PMID: 36946587
Effect of early mobilisation on long-term cognitive impairment in critical illness in the USA: a randomised controlled trial.
Effect of early mobilisation on long-term cognitive impairment in critical illness in the USA: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2023 06; 11(6):563-572.
PMID: 36693400
Enhancing Our Understanding of Breathing Mechanics in Non-Intubated Patients with Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure.
Enhancing Our Understanding of Breathing Mechanics in Non-Intubated Patients with Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 Dec 07.
PMID: 36476173
Immunomodulatory fecal metabolites are associated with mortality in COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure.
Immunomodulatory fecal metabolites are associated with mortality in COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure. Nat Commun. 2022 11 03; 13(1):6615.
PMID: 36329015
Physicians' attitudes and perceptions of neuromuscular blocker infusions in ARDS.
Physicians' attitudes and perceptions of neuromuscular blocker infusions in ARDS. J Crit Care. 2022 12; 72:154165.
PMID: 36209698
Immediate Effect of Mechanical Ventilation Mode and Sedative Infusion on Measured Diaphragm Thickness.
Immediate Effect of Mechanical Ventilation Mode and Sedative Infusion on Measured Diaphragm Thickness. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 09; 19(9):1543-1550.
PMID: 35404772
Timing of early mobilization to optimize outcomes in mechanically ventilated ICU patients.
Timing of early mobilization to optimize outcomes in mechanically ventilated ICU patients. Intensive Care Med. 2022 10; 48(10):1305-1307.
PMID: 35925320
Senior Faculty Scholar in the Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence
University of Chicago
2014
Univ. of Chicago Internal Medicine Senior Resident Outstanding Teacher Award
University of Chicago
2004
Univ. of Chicago Internal Medicine Senior Resident Outstanding Teacher Award
University of Chicago
2003
Univ. of Chicago Internal Medicine Senior Resident Outstanding Teacher Award
University of Chicago
2002
Alpha Omega Alpha
University of Chicago
1997
Phi Beta Kappa
University of Notre Dame
1987