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James Walter, MD is a Pulmonary and Critical Care physician and Medical Director of the Northwestern Lung Rescue Program. Dr. Walter attended Princeton University followed by medical school at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at the University of Michigan followed by fellowship training in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Dr. Walter’s clinical interests are in the care of adult patients with acute respiratory failure and shock including the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. His research is focused on the use of next generating sequencing techniques to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients with severe pneumonia. Dr. Walter has a strong interest in medical education and is involved in teaching and curricular development for both undergraduate and graduate medical education.
Training Experience
| 2013 | Residency, University of Michigan |
| 2017 | Fellowship, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine |
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Medicine, MD, University of Chicago
… → 2010
Research interests keywords
- Critical Care
- Critical Care Ultrasound
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Pneumonia
- Post-Graduate Medical Education
- Sepsis
- Undergraduate Medical Education
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Successful Clinical Response In Pneumonia Therapy (SCRIPT) Systems Biology Center
Wunderink, R. G. (PD/PI), Wunderink, R. G. (PD/PI), Abdala-Valencia, H. (Co-Investigator), Abdala-Valencia, H. (Co-Investigator), Budinger, G. S. (Co-Investigator), Budinger, G. S. (Co-Investigator), Etemadi, M. (Co-Investigator), Etemadi, M. (Co-Investigator), Hartmann, E. M. (Co-Investigator), Hartmann, E. M. (Co-Investigator), Hultquist, J. F. (Co-Investigator), Hultquist, J. F. (Co-Investigator), Lorenzo Redondo, R. (Co-Investigator), Lorenzo Redondo, R. (Co-Investigator), Luo, Y. (Co-Investigator), Luo, Y. (Co-Investigator), Misharin, A. (Co-Investigator), Misharin, A. (Co-Investigator), Morales-Nebreda, L. (Co-Investigator), Morales-Nebreda, L. (Co-Investigator), Ozer, E. A. (Co-Investigator), Ozer, E. A. (Co-Investigator), Pickens, C. I. (Co-Investigator), Pickens, C. I. (Co-Investigator), Qi, C. (Co-Investigator), Qi, C. (Co-Investigator), Scholtens, D. M. (Co-Investigator), Scholtens, D. M. (Co-Investigator), Singer, B. (Co-Investigator), Singer, B. (Co-Investigator), Stoeger, T. (Co-Investigator), Stoeger, T. (Co-Investigator), Swaminathan, S. (Co-Investigator), Swaminathan, S. (Co-Investigator), Walter, J. M. (Co-Investigator), Walter, J. M. (Co-Investigator), Wunderink, R. G. (Co-Investigator), Wunderink, R. G. (Co-Investigator), Amaral, L. A. N. (Other), Amaral, L. A. N. (Other), Budinger, G. S. (Other), Budinger, G. S. (Other), Hartmann, E. M. (Other), Hartmann, E. M. (Other), Hauser, A. R. (Other), Hauser, A. R. (Other), Misharin, A. (Other), Misharin, A. (Other), Ozer, E. A. (Other), Ozer, E. A. (Other), Pickens, C. I. (Other), Pickens, C. I. (Other), Qi, C. (Other), Qi, C. (Other), Singer, B. (Other), Singer, B. (Other), Starren, J. (Other), Stoeger, T. (Other), Walter, J. M. (Other), Walter, J. M. (Other), Wunderink, R. G. (Other) & Wunderink, R. G. (Other)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
1/1/23 → 12/31/27
Project: Research project
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Prot #HL-CA-5000: A Prospective, Multi-Center, Randomized, Controlled, Pivotal Trial to Validate the Safety and Efficacy of the Hemolung® Respiratory Assist System for COPD Patients Experiencing an Acute Exacerbation Requiring Ventilatory Support (VENT-AV
Walter, J. M. (PD/PI)
International HealthCare, LLC, ALung Technologies, Inc.
6/21/18 → 12/21/21
Project: Research project
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Transcriptomic and Metagenomic Profiling to identify patients with Severe Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Pneumonia at High Risk for Treatment Failure
Walter, J. M. (PD/PI)
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
1/1/18 → 12/31/18
Project: Research project
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An Observational Cohort Study of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Galactomannan and Aspergillus Culture Positivity in Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation
Gao, C. A., Markov, N. S., Pickens, C., Pawlowski, A., Kang, M., Walter, J. M., Singer, B. D. & Wunderink, R. G., Mar 1 2025, In: Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 12, 3, ofaf090.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of a Simulation-Based Mastery Learning Curriculum for Late Goals of Care Discussions
Walter, J. M., Smith, M. M., Einstein, N., Cohen, E. R., Wood, G. J. & Vermylen, J. H., Jul 2024, In: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 68, 1, p. e54-e61Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Distinctive evolution of alveolar T cell responses is associated with clinical outcomes in unvaccinated patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia
The NU SCRIPT Study Investigators, 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Nature Immunology. 25, 9, p. 1607-1622 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lessons Learned from Integrating Educational Technology into the Preclerkship Teaching of Pulmonary Medicine
Walter, J. M., Dueñas, A. N., Horne, J. P. & Brucker, J. B., Dec 2024, In: ATS Scholar. 5, 4, p. 518-530 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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The Critical Care Clerkship Takes a Road Less Traveled: Back to the Bedside
Rowe, T. J. & Walter, J. M., Dec 2024, In: ATS Scholar. 5, 4, p. 622-623 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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