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Joseph Levitt
Academic Appointments
- Instructor, Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care Med
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Chest Clinic 300 Pasteur Dr A283 MC 5351 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 725-7061 Fax (650) 498-6288
- Academic Offices
Administrative Contact Ashvinder Khanna Coordinator Div. Pulmonary and Critical Care Email Tel Work 650 723-6381Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Snapshot
Clinical Focus
- Critical Care
- Pulmonary Critical Care
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | Critical Care, American Board of Internal Medicine (2006) |
| Board Certification: | Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine (2005) |
| Fellowship: | Stanford University Medical Center, CA (2005) |
| Fellowship: | University of Chicago Hospitals, IL (2004) |
| Residency: | John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, IL (2002) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Scientific Focus
Research Interests
My research focuses on the physiolgogic and biomarker characteristics of early acute lung injury (ALI) prior to need for mechanical ventilation. While, to date no pharmacologic treatment has improved survival in ALI, following the paradigm of early goal directed therapy for severe sepsis, clinical benefit may derive from identifying patients and initiating treatment prior to the need for positive pressure ventilation (and therefore prior to meeting current study entry criteria).
Publications
- The pathogenetic and prognostic value of biologic markers in acute lung injury. J Intensive Care Med. 2009 May-Jun; (3): 151-67
- Identification of early acute lung injury at initial evaluation in an acute care setting prior to the onset of respiratory failure. Chest. 2009; (4): 936-43
- Diagnostic utility of B-type natriuretic peptide in critically ill patients with pulmonary edema: a prospective cohort study. Crit Care. 2008; (1): R3
- Randomized clinical trial of activated protein C for the treatment of acute lung injury. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008; (6): 618-23
- Daily sedative interruption in mechanically ventilated patients at risk for coronary artery disease. Crit Care Med. 2007; (2): 365-71
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