David Northrop Hager, MD, PhD
Critical Care Medicine
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About David Northrop Hager
Professional Titles
- Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit
- Director, Medical Intermediate Care Unit
Primary Academic Title
Associate Professor of Medicine
Background
Dr. Hager is a specialist in Critical Care Medicine. He is an expert in the diagnosis and management of all forms of acute respiratory failure, including asthma, pneumonia, C.O.P.D., neuromuscular diseases, and the acute respiratory distress syndrome. He also has extensive experience in the management of other life-threatening conditions such as pulmonary embolism, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, shock from sepsis, hypovolemia, and heart disease, and metabolic emergencies such as diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar states.
Research Interests
Acute lung injury, Acute Patient Triage, Critical care medicine, High Frequency Ventilation, Ventilator-induced lung injury
Lab Website
David Hager Lab
- Research in the David Hager Lab focuses on critical care medicine. Recent studies includes an analysis of advances in the management of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and the development of a targeted real-time early warning score predicting septic shock. Other interests include ventilator-induced lung injury and high-frequency ventilation.
Research Summary
Dr. Hager’s primary research focus is Intermediate Care, a hospital level of care for patients not sick enough to require intensive care, but whose care needs exceed what can be provided on a general medical ward. Though highly prevalent, the benefit of intermediate care in terms of improved patient outcomes and reduced cost is unknown. Interpretation of the few published studies of intermediate care is limited by very sparse descriptions of how IMCUs are organized and staffed, and what services and monitoring are permitted. Dr. Hager has published the only detailed report of IMCU patient outcomes paired to an in-depth description of the IMCU’s staffing model, admission criteria, services, and monitoring ability. However, due to variation in regional needs, institutional missions, clinical expertise, and limitations of physical resources, it is assumed that there is significant heterogeneity in the delivery of intermediate care in the US. The optimization of this level of care is Dr. Hager’s primary independent research interest.
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
- phone: 410-550-0100
- fax: 410-550-0101
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-5000
- fax: 410-955-5001
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Pulmonary Medicine, 2007Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency, Medicine, 2002Weill Cornell Medical College
Medical Education, MD, 1999Board Certifications
Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2008Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2007Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)