Allan J. Walkey MD, MSc
Professor, Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine
Associate Professor, Health Law, Policy & Management
72 E. Concord Street | (617) 638-4860allan.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.
Websites
Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine Faculty
Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences (CIIS)
Education
Medicine, MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Epidemiology, MS, Boston University School of Public Health
Psychology, BA, Tufts University
Publications
Jain S, Priya A, Pekow P, Spitzer K, Walkey AJ, Opara I, Krumholz HM, Lindenauer PK. Racial Differences in 1-Year Mortality after Hospitalization for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the United States. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Apr; 21(4):585-594. PMID: 37943953.
Published on 3/22/2024Bosch NA, Law AC, Shi Z, Jafarzadeh SR, Walkey AJ. A novel measure to summarize blood transfusion practice during critical illness. Transfusion. 2024 Mar 22. PMID: 38515390.
Published on 3/19/2024Feeney ME, Law AC, Walkey AJ, Bosch NA. Variation in Use of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Critically Ill Patients Across the United States. Crit Care Med. 2024 Mar 19. PMID: 38501933.
Published on 3/7/2024Heybati K, Deng J, Bhandarkar A, Zhou F, Zamanian C, Arya N, Bydon M, Bauer PR, Gajic O, Walkey AJ, Yadav H. Outcomes of Acute Respiratory Failure in Patients With Cancer in the United States. Mayo Clin Proc. 2024 Apr; 99(4):578-592. PMID: 38456872.
Published on 3/4/2024Teja B, Bosch NA, Diep C, Pereira TV, Mauricio P, Sklar MC, Sankar A, Wijeysundera HC, Saskin R, Walkey A, Wijeysundera DN, Wunsch H. Complication Rates of Central Venous Catheters: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Mar 04. PMID: 38436976.
Published on 3/1/2024Bosch NA, Vail EA, Law AC, Homer-Bouthiette C, Walkey AJ, Moitra VK. Practice Patterns and Outcomes of Potassium Repletion Thresholds during Critical Illness. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Mar; 21(3):456-463. PMID: 38134433.
Published on 2/9/2024Kearney LE, Jansen E, Kathuria H, Steiling K, Jones KC, Walkey A, Cordella N. Efficacy of Digital Outreach Strategies for Collecting Smoking Data: Pragmatic Randomized Trial. JMIR Form Res. 2024 Feb 09; 8:e50465. PMID: 38335012.
Published on 1/25/2024Teja B, Berube M, Pereira TV, Law AC, Schanock C, Pang B, Wunsch H, Walkey AJ, Bosch NA. Effectiveness of Fludrocortisone Plus Hydrocortisone Versus Hydrocortisone Alone in Septic Shock: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Jan 25. PMID: 38271488.
Published on 1/19/2024Kearney CM, Sangani R, Shankar D, O'Connor GT, Law AC, Walkey AJ, Bosch NA. Comparative Effectiveness of Mepolizumab, Benralizumab and Dupilumab among Patients with Difficult-to-Control Asthma. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Jan 19. PMID: 38241013.
Published on 1/10/2024Ko D, Treu TM, Tarko L, Ho YL, Preis SR, Trinquart L, Gagnon DR, Monahan KM, Helm RH, Orkaby AR, Lubitz SA, Bosch NA, Walkey AJ, Cho K, Wilson PWF, Benjamin EJ. Incidence and prognostic significance of newly-diagnosed atrial fibrillation among older U.S. veterans hospitalized with COVID-19. Sci Rep. 2024 Jan 10; 14(1):952. PMID: 38200186.
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