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 6/1/2026

Law AC, Bosch NA, Song Y, Tale AP, Nelson J, Wadhera RK, Barnato AE, Walkey AJ. Improved agreement between in-hospital and time-delimited mortality by including hospice discharges. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Jun 01; 23(6):998-1000. PMID: 41849433.

PubMed

Published on 5/6/2026

Shireen Kanamgode S, Cucchi E, Anders S, Fouayzi H, Hughes AL, Lin H, Bosch N, Walkey A. Validation and Early Application of the ProVent Score in a Contemporary ICU Cohort. J Intensive Care Med. 2026 May 06; 8850666261447248. PMID: 42089714.

PubMed

Published on 5/1/2026

Law AC, Bosch NA, Song Y, Tale AP, Nelson J, Wadhera RK, Barnato AE, Walkey AJ. Trends in discharge to hospice after critical illness among US Medicare beneficiaries, 2011-2023. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 May 01; 23(5):815-818. PMID: 41705500.

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Published on 4/1/2026

Bhuiya S, Teja B, Law AC, Gershengorn H, Iwashyna TJ, Vail E, Walkey AJ, Wunsch H, Bosch NA. Vasoactive regimens and outcomes in patients with septic shock: an observational cohort study. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Apr 01; 23(4):662-665. PMID: 41915563.

PubMed

Published on 4/1/2026

Segall RE, Lamontagne F, Vail EA, Wunsch H, Bosch NA, Walkey AJ, Pinto R, Gershengorn HB, Adhikari NKJ. Trends in Use of IV Vitamin C Among Patients With Sepsis: Erratum. Crit Care Med. 2026 Apr 01; 54(4):1048. PMID: 41944712.

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Published on 2/26/2026

Hill AD, Walkey A, Burry L, Juurlink DN, Bosch NA, Teja B, Stelfox HT, Gershengorn HB, Iwashyna TJ, Wunsch H. Use and dosing of ketamine infusions in mechanically ventilated patients: a population-based cohort study of ICUs in Alberta Canada. Br J Anaesth. 2026 May; 136(5):1675-1678. PMID: 41760541.

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Published on 2/1/2026

Li B, Gershengorn HB, Vail EA, Wunsch H, Walkey AJ, Law AC, Ko D, Ayalon N, Kearney CM, Bosch NA. Inotrope selection in mixed cardiogenic shock with sepsis: a comparative analysis between milrinone and dobutamine. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Feb 01; 23(2):252-260. PMID: 40960311.

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Published on 1/31/2026

Lee Y, Noh Y, Walkey A, Chon KH. A two-stage deep learning framework for predicting the onset of Atrial fibrillation using RR interval-based embeddings. Biocybern Biomed Eng. 2026; 46(1):176-187. PMID: 41878690.

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Published on 1/26/2026

Feeney ME, Canova AE, Law AC, Walkey AJ, Bosch NA. Guideline-Concordant Sedative and Analgesia Use in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Sustained Neuromuscular Blockade. Crit Care Explor. 2026 Feb 01; 8(2):e1370. PMID: 41586742.

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Published on 1/12/2026

Segall RE, Lamontagne F, Vail EA, Wunsch H, Bosch NA, Walkey AJ, Pinto R, Gershengorn HB, Adhikari NKJ. Trends in Use of IV Vitamin C Among Patients With Sepsis. Crit Care Med. 2026 Mar 01; 54(3):607-612. PMID: 41452227.

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