William Checkley
Expertise in
7
conditions
Expertise in
7
conditions
1800 Orleans Street, 
Baltimore, MD 

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 highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. 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.

Graduate Institution
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School Of Public Health, International Health, PhD, 2002
Residency
Emory University School of Medicine, Internal Medicine, 2005
Specialties
Pulmonary Medicine
Intensive Care Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MD
Fellowships
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, 2008
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Spanish
Gender
Male

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Locations

The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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.


4 Clinical Trials

Household Air Pollution and Health: A Multi-country LPG Intervention Trial
ARrest RESpiraTory Failure From PNEUMONIA (ARREST PNEUMONIA)
Effectiveness of Low-Dose Theophylline for the Management of Biomass-Associated COPD
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