David Bennett Pearse, MD
Pulmonology
Critical Care Medicine
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About David Bennett Pearse
Professional Titles
- Pulmonary Director, Chronic Ventilator Unit, John Burton Pavilion, Johns Hopkins Bayview Med Center
- Chair, Department of Medicine Appointments and Promotions Committee, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Primary Academic Title
Professor Emeritus of Medicine
Background
Dr. Pearse is a subspecialist in pulmonary and critical care medicine. He is an expert in the diagnosis and management of all forms of critical illness requiring intensive care unit care including the multiple causes of acute respiratory failure as well as severe disorders of other organ systems including sepsis, gastrointestinal bleeding, toxic ingestions and acute liver or kidney failure. In the chronic ventilator unit, Dr. Pearse provides expertise in the diagnosis and ventilator liberation management of stable patients with chronic respiratory failure. Dr. Pearse has particular interest in the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary thromboembolism and community-acquired pneumonia.
Centers and Institutes
Research Interests
Acute lung injury, Pulmonary endothelial barrier function, Pulmonary thromboembolism
Research Summary
Dr. Pearse’s primary research interests have been on the pathophysiologic and molecular mechanisms behind the increased leakiness of lung blood vessels to water and protein that occurs when the lung is injured by variety of clinical insults. His work in this regard utilized animal and cell culture models of acute lung injuries such as transient interruptions of lung blood flow, severe pneumonia and malaria. Dr. Pearse has over 80 publications, reviews and book chapters, most of which focus on acute lung injury or pulmonary thromboembolism.
Locations
- 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, Critical Care Medicine, 1988Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Pulmonary Medicine, 1984Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency, Medicine, 1983UF Health Shands Hospital
Medical Education, Medicine, MD, 1980Board Certifications
Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1986Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1983Insurance
- 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)