Overview
Dr. Checkley specializes in intensive care medicine. He is an expert in the diagnosis and management of acute respiratory failure and the acute respiratory distress syndrome. He also has extensive experience in the management of other life-threatening conditions commonly seen in the medical intensive care unit, including septic shock, acute gastrointestinal bleeding, acute liver failure, among other critical conditions. Dr. Checkley earned his M.D. from Northwestern University and received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. He completed his internal medicine residency training at Emory University and fellowship training in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. His research interests include International lung health, epidemiology, mechanical ventilation and acute lung injury. Dr. Checkley has been recognized by the National Institute of Health with the 2007 Post-doctoral National Research Service Award and the 2009 Pathway to Independence Career Award.
Dr. Checkley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asthma in Children. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma, and Cerebral Hypoxia.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 350 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Asthma in Children.
Insurance
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Locations
1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Office
Mark Jones is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Newark, Delaware. Dr. Jones is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asthma in Children. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma in Children, and Asthma.
Pulmonologists PC
Graduate of Harvard College, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University. Residency in Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women''s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Research Fellowship in Respiratory Biology, Harvard School of Public Health. Private Practice, Pulmonologists PC of Montgomery County, MD since 1988. Special interest in sleep medicine. Clinical Professor of Medicine, George Washington Univ. School of Medicine since 2005. President, DC Thoracic Society, Washington DC 2014-2015. Volunteer Physician, Mercy Health Clinic, Gaithersburg MD. Member, Board of Directors, Mercy Health Clnic, 2013-15. Faculty leader, Hait mobile health clinics, Project Medishares and G.W. International Medicine, 2012- . Videos 2016 Armstrong Award for Excellence in Quality and Safety - Steven Kariya, M.D., Suburban Hospital. Dr. Kariya is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asthma in Children. His top areas of expertise are Asthma in Children, Asthma, Lung Metastases, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)Dr. Checkley isDistinguished. Learn about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
- PneumoniaDr. Checkley isDistinguished. Learn about Pneumonia.
- Advanced
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- AsthmaDr. Checkley isAdvanced. Learn about Asthma.
- BronchitisDr. Checkley isAdvanced. Learn about Bronchitis.
- Cerebral HypoxiaDr. Checkley isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebral Hypoxia.
- Pulmonary TuberculosisDr. Checkley isAdvanced. Learn about Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
- Experienced
- Acute Interstitial PneumoniaDr. Checkley isExperienced. Learn about Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.
- Asthma in ChildrenDr. Checkley isExperienced. Learn about Asthma in Children.
- COVID-19Dr. Checkley isExperienced. Learn about COVID-19.
- Interstitial Lung DiseaseDr. Checkley isExperienced. Learn about Interstitial Lung Disease.
- Pulmonary HypertensionDr. Checkley isExperienced. Learn about Pulmonary Hypertension.
- Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive DiseaseDr. Checkley isExperienced. Learn about Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease.