Dr. Prochaska is a hospitalist clinician and health outcomes researcher, and is currently supported by a grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to study how red blood cell transfusion for hospitalized patients with anemia affects their fatigue, activity, and fatigability levels after they have been discharged from the hospital. Dr. Prochaska is also the Associate Director of the University of Chicago Hospitalist Project research infrastructure, and involved in the integration of the Chicago Area Patient Centered Outcomes Research Network (CAPriCORN) into clinical research at the University of Chicago. He is Director of the University of Chicago Translational Medicine Program (CTMP), and a Co-Director of the Cultivating Health & Aging Researchers by Integrating Science, Medicine, & Aging (CHARISMA) Program, both of which train undergraduate students in clinical and translational research. Dr. Prochaska is also an Assistant Director of the MacLean center for Clinical and Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO IL
MSc - Public Health Sciences
2016
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO IL
- Clinical Medical Ethics
2016
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO IL
- Research Fellowship
2016
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO IL
` - Internal Medicine Residency
2014
WRIGHT STATE BOONSHOFT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DAYTON OH
MD
2011
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO IL
BA - History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science and Medicine
2004
Transfusion Strategy Effect on Quality of Life in Patients With Myocardial Infarction and Anemia: A Secondary Analysis of the MINT Randomized Clinical Trial.
Transfusion Strategy Effect on Quality of Life in Patients With Myocardial Infarction and Anemia: A Secondary Analysis of the MINT Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Aug 01; 185(8):947-954.
PMID: 40459491
Research priorities for adult hospital medicine: A survey of US hospital medicine leaders.
Research priorities for adult hospital medicine: A survey of US hospital medicine leaders. J Hosp Med. 2025 Nov; 20(11):1206-1211.
PMID: 40254902
Red blood cell transfusion clinical decision support: A scoping review of guideline adherence and clinical impact.
Red blood cell transfusion clinical decision support: A scoping review of guideline adherence and clinical impact. Transfusion. 2025 Feb; 65(2):410-419.
PMID: 39828901
Missed opportunities: Lack of a diagnostic workup of anaemia results in a high prevalence of unidentified anaemia.
Missed opportunities: Lack of a diagnostic workup of anaemia results in a high prevalence of unidentified anaemia. Vox Sang. 2025 Feb; 120(2):163-169.
PMID: 39571615
Anemia Acuity Effect on Transfusion Strategies in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Secondary Analysis of the MINT Trial.
Anemia Acuity Effect on Transfusion Strategies in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Secondary Analysis of the MINT Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 11 04; 7(11):e2442361.
PMID: 39485351
The impending hepatology workforce shortage: Ethical considerations for closing the gap.
The impending hepatology workforce shortage: Ethical considerations for closing the gap. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). 2024 Jan-Jun; 23(1):e0197.
PMID: 38872772
Factors Associated with Medical Students' Attitudes About Cost-Conscious Care: A Mixed-Methods Multi-school Study.
Factors Associated with Medical Students' Attitudes About Cost-Conscious Care: A Mixed-Methods Multi-school Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Jan; 40(1):135-145.
PMID: 38710863
Artificial intelligence, ethics, and hospital medicine: Addressing challenges to ethical norms and patient-centered care.
Artificial intelligence, ethics, and hospital medicine: Addressing challenges to ethical norms and patient-centered care. J Hosp Med. 2024 Dec; 19(12):1194-1196.
PMID: 38650109
Improving Direct Admissions to Internal Medicine Services.
Improving Direct Admissions to Internal Medicine Services. J Patient Saf. 2024 04 01; 20(3):222-226.
PMID: 38345393
The Design and Early Results of a Structured Longitudinal Training Program for Undergraduate Students to Increase Diversity in Aging-Research.
The Design and Early Results of a Structured Longitudinal Training Program for Undergraduate Students to Increase Diversity in Aging-Research. Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2024 Dec; 99(4):460-475.
PMID: 38321715