Allan J. Walkey, MD, MSc

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Walkey investigates epidemiology and clinical outcomes of complications that occur in patients who are critically ill. Using clinical and administrative data, Dr. Walkey focuses on interations between organ systems during critical illness and seeks to find effective health care provider practice patterns that are associated with better patient outcomes. His research interests include sepsis, acute lung injury, and atrial fibrillation that occurs during critical illness.

Publications

  • Published 8/28/2025

    Erfle BA, Steel TL, Law AC, Kaufman DA, Hills-Dunlap K, Afshar M, Walkey AJ, Austad KE, Drainoni ML, Bosch NA. Pharmacological Interventions for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Among Hospitalized Adults: A Multicenter Cohort Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Aug 28. PMID: 40877712.

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  • Published 8/14/2025

    Jimenez JV, Zhang L, Lin Z, Ferrante LE, Falvey JR, Walkey AJ, Krumholz HM, Jain S. Association between Hospital Safety-Net Status and Delivery of Rehabilitation to Older Adults with Acute Respiratory Failure. Chest. 2025 Aug 14. PMID: 40818773.

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  • Published 7/17/2025

    Burrowes SA, Jones KC, Williams CJ, Neri CM, Klings ES, Bellamy SL, Walkey AJ, Drainoni ML, Cohen RT. Supportive noninvasive ventilation for acute chest syndrome prevention in hospitalized children with sickle cell disease: Determinants of implementation. J Hosp Med. 2025 Jul 17. PMID: 40677003.

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  • Published 7/14/2025

    Bosch NA, Law AC, Roubinian NH, Reza Jafarzadeh S, Walkey AJ. Variation in effectiveness of blood transfusion by hospital day: A multicenter retrospective study. J Hosp Med. 2025 Jul 14. PMID: 40659365.

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  • Published 7/1/2025

    Tripathi S, McGarvey J, Montgomery V, Gharpure VP, Kashyap R, Walkey A, Bansal V, Boman K, Kumar VK, Kissoon N. Prevalence of Sepsis as Defined by Phoenix Sepsis Definition Among Children With COVID-19. Hosp Pediatr. 2025 Jul 01; 15(7):554-562. PMID: 40545259.

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Other Positions

  • Associate Professor, Health Law, Policy & Management
    Boston University School of Public Health
  • Investigator
    Framingham Heart Study
  • Member, Pulmonary Center
    Boston University
  • Co-Director, Evans Center for Implementation & Improvement Sciences
    Boston University
  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
    Boston University

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Education

  • University of Massachusetts Medical School, MD
  • Boston University School of Public Health, MS
  • Tufts University, BA

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