Allan J. Walkey MD, MSc

Professor, Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor, Health Law, Policy & Management

72 E. Concord Street | (617) 638-4860
allan.walkey@bmc.org
alwalkey@bu.edu

Sections

Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine

Centers

Evans Center for Implementation & Improvement Sciences

Pulmonary Center

Framingham Heart Study

Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research

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.

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Education

Medicine, MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Epidemiology, MS, Boston University School of Public Health

Psychology, BA, Tufts University

Publications

Published on 3/4/2025

Zhang J, Hobbs BD, Silverman EK, Sparrow D, Ortega VE, Xu H, Zhang C, Dupuis J, Walkey AJ, O'Connor GT, Cho MH, Moll M. Polygenic Risk Score Added to Conventional Case Finding to Identify Undiagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. JAMA. 2025 Mar 04; 333(9):784-792. PMID: 39841442.

PubMed

Published on 2/3/2025

Silver SR, Jones KC, Kim EM, Khaw-Marchetta S, Thornton S, Kremer K, Walkey A, Drainoni ML, Fantasia KL. Disparities in Diabetes Distress and Nutrition Management Among Black and Hispanic Adults: A Mixed Methods Exploration of Social Determinants. Sci Diabetes Self Manag Care. 2025 Feb; 51(1):24-35. PMID: 39901603.

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Published on 12/18/2024

Silver SR, Jones KC, Hook K, Crable EL, George ER, Serwint JR, Austad K, Walkey A, Drainoni ML. Defining the transition from new to normal: a qualitative investigation of the clinical change process. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Dec 18; 24(1):1592. PMID: 39695655.

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Published on 11/15/2024

Wunsch H, Bosch NA, Law AC, Vail EA, Hua M, Shen BH, Lindenauer PK, Juurlink DN, Walkey AJ, Gershengorn HB. Evaluation of Etomidate Use and Association with Mortality Compared with Ketamine among Critically Ill Patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Nov 15; 210(10):1243-1251. PMID: 39173173.

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Published on 11/9/2024

Sangani R, Bosch NA, Govender P, Scarpato B, Walkey AJ, Newman J, Law AC, Gillmeyer KR, Shankar DA. Sarcoidosis Treatment Patterns in the United States: 2016-2022. Chest. 2024 Nov 09. PMID: 39522595.

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Published on 11/5/2024

Sibley S, Atzema C, Balik M, Bedford J, Conen D, Garside T, Johnston B, Kanji S, Landry C, McIntyre W, Maslove DM, Muscedere J, Ostermann M, Scheuemeyer F, Seeley A, Sivilotti M, Tsang J, Wang MK, Welters I, Walkey A, Cuthbertson B. Research priorities for the study of atrial fibrillation during acute and critical illness: recommendations from the Symposium on Atrial Fibrillation in Acute and Critical Care. BMC Proc. 2024 Nov 05; 18(Suppl 22):23. PMID: 39497129.

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Published on 9/15/2024

Myers LC, Quint JK, Hawkins NM, Putcha N, Hamilton A, Lindenauer P, Wells JM, Witt LJ, Shah SP, Lee T, Nguyen H, Gainer C, Walkey A, Mannino DM, Bhatt SP, Barr RG, Mularski R, Dransfield M, Khan SS, Gershon AS, Divo M, Press VG. A Research Agenda to Improve Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Cardiovascular Disease: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Sep 15; 210(6):715-729. PMID: 39133888.

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Published on 8/1/2024

Jain S, Long JB, Rao V, Law AC, Walkey AJ, Prsic E, Lindenauer PK, Krumholz HM, Gross CP. Trends in use of intensive care during hospitalizations at the end-of-life among older adults with advanced cancer. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Dec; 72(12):3840-3848. PMID: 39090970.

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Published on 7/5/2024

Lee MM, Zuo Y, Steiling K, Mizgerd JP, Kalesan B, Walkey AJ. Clinical risk factors and blood protein biomarkers of 10-year pneumonia risk. PLoS One. 2024; 19(7):e0296139. PMID: 38968193.

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Published on 7/1/2024

Myers LC, Bosch NA, Soltesz L, Daly KA, Campbell CI, Schwager E, Salvati E, Stevens JP, Wunsch H, Rucci JM, Jafarzadeh SR, Liu VX, Walkey AJ. Opioid Administration Practice Patterns in Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure Who Undergo Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. Crit Care Explor. 2024 Jul 01; 6(7):e1123. PMID: 39018285.

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