CraigRayRackleyMD

Pulmonology • Durham, NC

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease

Physician

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Office
40 Duke Medicine Cir
Durham, NC 27710
Phone+1 919-668-7630

Fax+1 919-681-4637
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Education & Training

Duke University HospitalFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2009 - 2012
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2009
Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 2006

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2008 - Present
NC State Medical License 2009 - 2024
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Diagnosis and Epidemiology of Acute Respiratory Failure.
Chen, L., Rackley, C.> ;Critical Care Clinics. 2024 Apr 1
Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Liberation: Learning From Ventilator Liberation.
Elias H Pratt, Craig R Rackley> ;Chest. 2023 Nov 1
2 citations
Ability of the respiratory ECMO survival prediction (RESP) score to predict survival for patients with COVID-19 ARDS and non-COVID-19 ARDS: a single-center retrospecti...
Elias H Pratt, Samantha Morrison, Cynthia L Green, Craig R Rackley> ;Journal of Intensive Care. 2023 Sep 1
4 citations
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19: Comparison of Outcomes to Non-COVID-19-Related Viral Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome From the Extracorporeal Life...
Abhimanyu Chandel, Nitin Puri, Emily Damuth, Christopher Potestio, Lars-Kristofer N Peterson, Julia Ledane, Craig R Rackley, Christopher S King, Steven A Conrad, Adam ...> ;Critical Care Explorations. 2023 Feb 1
Finding the Value of the Specialized Weaning Center.
Craig R Rackley, Neil R MacIntyre> ;Respiratory Care. 2022 Mar 1
9 citations
Fifty Years of Mechanical Ventilation-1970s to 2020.
Neil R. MacIntyre, Craig R. Rackley, Felix Khusid> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2021 Apr 1
10 citations
Monitoring During Mechanical Ventilation
Craig R. Rackley> ;Respiratory Care. 2020 Jun 1
15 citations
129Xenon Gas Exchange Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Potential Prognostic Marker for Progression of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
L Rankine, Ziyi Wang, Jennifer M Wang, Mu He, H. Page McAdams, Joseph G. Mammarappallil, Craig R. Rackley, Bastiaan Driehuys, Robert M. Tighe> ;Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2020 Jan 1
10 citations
Interhospital ECMO Transport: Regional Focus
Desiree Bonadonna, Yaron D. Barac, David N. Ranney, Craig R. Rackley, Kevin Mumma, Jacob N. Schroder, Carmelo A. Milano, Mani A. Daneshmand> ;Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2019 Sep 1
22 citations
Low Tidal Volumes for Everyone
Craig R. Rackley, Neil R. MacIntyre> ;Chest. 2019 Oct 1
29 citations
A protocol for quantifying cardiogenic oscillations in dynamic 129Xe gas exchange spectroscopy: The effects of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
E. Bier, Scott H. Robertson, Geoffry M. Schrank, Craig R. Rackley, Joseph G. Mammarappallil, Sudarshan Rajagopal, H. Page McAdams, Bastiaan Driehuys> ;NMR in Biomedicine. 2019 Jan 1
1 citations
Airway pressure release ventilation: a step forward?
Neil R. MacIntyre, Michael A Gentile, John Davies, Stephen P. Bergin, Craig R. Rackley, Anne M. Mathews> ;Intensive Care Medicine. 2018 Feb 1
89 citations
Using hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI to quantify regional gas transfer in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Jennifer M Wang, Scott H. Robertson, Ziyi Wang, Mu He, Rohan S. Virgincar, Geoffry M. Schrank, Rose Marie Smigla, Thomas G. O'Riordan, John S. Sundy, Lukas Ebner, Crai...> ;Thorax. 2018 Jan 1
2 citations
Uncovering a third dissolved-phaseXe resonance in the human lung: Quantifying spectroscopic features in healthy subjects and patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Scott H Robertson, Rohan S Virgincar, Elianna A Bier, Mu He, Geoffrey M Schrank, Rose Marie Smigla, Craig Rackley, H Page McAdams, Bastiaan Driehuys> ;Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2017 Oct 1
65 citations
Quantitative analysis of hyperpolarized 129 Xe gas transfer MRI
Ziyi Wang, Scott H. Robertson, Jennifer M Wang, Mu He, Rohan S. Virgincar, Geoffry M. Schrank, E. Bier, Sudarshan Rajagopal, Yuh Chin Huang, Thomas G. O'Riordan, Craig...> ;Medical Physics. 2017 Jun 1
3 citations
Managing Respiratory Failure in Obstructive Lung Disease.
Stephen P. Bergin, Craig R. Rackley> ;Clinics in Chest Medicine. 2016 Dec 1
10 citations
Monitoring Oxygen Status
John G. Toffaletti, Craig R. Rackley> ;Advances in Clinical Chemistry. 2016 Jan 1
2 citations
ATS Core Curriculum 2015. Part I: Adult Pulmonary Medicine.
Gaetane C. Michaud, Colleen L. Channick, Chad R. Marion, Robert M. Tighe, James A. Town, Andrew M. Luks, Jeremy B. Richards, Sucharita Kher, Prerna Mota, Gina Hong, Na...> ;Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2015 Sep 15
86 citations
Single-breath clinical imaging of hyperpolarized (129)Xe in the airspaces, barrier, and red blood cells using an interleaved 3D radial 1-point Dixon acquisition.
S. Sivaram Kaushik, Scott H. Robertson, Matthew S. Freeman, Mu He, Kevin T. Kelly, Justus E. Roos, Craig R. Rackley, W. Michael Foster, H. Page McAdams, Bastiaan Driehuys> ;Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2016 Apr 1
70 citations
Measuring diffusion limitation with a perfusion-limited gas--hyperpolarized 129Xe gas-transfer spectroscopy in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
S. Sivaram Kaushik, Matthew S. Freeman, Suk W. Yoon, Maria Liljeroth, Jane V. Stiles, Justus E. Roos, W. Sivaram Michael Foster, Craig R. Rackley, H P McAdams, Bastiaa...> ;Journal of Applied Physiology. 2014 Sep 15
1044 citations
Type 2 alveolar cells are stem cells in adult lung
Christina E. Barkauskas, Michael J. Cronce, Craig R. Rackley, Emily Bowie, Douglas R. Keene, Barry R. Stripp, Scott H. Randell, Paul W. Noble, Brigid L.M. Hogan> ;The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2013 Jul 1
6 citations
Clinical evidence of early acute lung injury often precedes the diagnosis of ALI.
Craig R. Rackley, Joseph E. Levitt, Hanjing Zhuo, Michael A. Matthay, Carolyn S. Calfee> ;Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 2013 Jul 1
133 citations
Airway epithelial progenitors are region specific and show differential responses to bleomycin-induced lung injury.
Huaiyong Chen, Keitaro Matsumoto, Brian Brockway, Craig R. Rackley, Jiurong Liang, Joo-Hyeon Lee, Dianhua Jiang, Paul W. Noble, Scott H. Randell, Carla F. Kim, Barry R...> ;Stem Cells. 2012 Sep 1
164 citations
Building and maintaining the epithelium of the lung
Craig R. Rackley, Barry R. Stripp> ;The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2012 Aug 1
3 citations
Throw caution to the wind instruments.
Craig R. Rackley, Eric B. Meltzer> ;Chest. 2011 Mar 1
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Journal Articles

A Protocol for Quantifying Cardiogenic Oscillations in Dynamic 129Xe Gas Exchange Spectroscopy: The Effects of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Sudarshan Rajagopal, Craig Rackley, Joseph G Mammarappallil, H Page McAdams, NMR in Biomedicine

Press Mentions

Wake County Man Recovering After 4 Months in the Hospital with COVID-19November 19th, 2020
'This Is Nothing to Play with': Wake County Man Recovering After 4 Months in the Hospital with COVID-19November 18th, 2020
North Carolina Mom Finally Meets Newborn Son Two Months After Being Hospitalized for COVID-19May 22nd, 2020
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