DouglasFWillsonMD

Pediatrics • Richmond, VA

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

John Mickell Professor or Pediatric Critical Care

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Office
1008 East Clay Street
Department Of Pediatrics-Critical Care
Richmond, VA 23298
Phone+1 804-828-4529

Fax+1 804-828-0645
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Education & Training

University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Anesthesiology, 1981 - 1983
University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Pediatrics, 1978 - 1981
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1977

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 1983 - 2022
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Clinical Trials

Calfactant for Direct Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2008 May 01
Terminated
Phase 3
Decreasing Antibiotic Use in Infants With Suspected Ventilator-associated Infection Start of enrollment: 2017 Mar 20
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

5 citations
Computer clinical decision support that automates personalized clinical care: a challenging but needed healthcare delivery strategy.
Alan H Morris, Christopher Horvat, Brian Stagg, David W Grainger, Michael Lanspa, James Orme, Terry P Clemmer, Lindell K Weaver, Frank O Thomas, Colin K Grissom, Ellie...> ;Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2022 Dec 13
3 citations
Respiratory Dysfunction Criteria in Critically Ill Children: The PODIUM Consensus Conference.
Nadir Yehya, Robinder G Khemani, Simon Erickson, Lincoln S Smith, Courtney M Rowan, Philippe Jouvet, Doug F Willson, Ira M Cheifetz, Shan Ward, Neal J Thomas> ;Pediatrics. 2022 Jan 1
2 citations
Airway microbiome dynamics and relationship to ventilator-associated infection in intubated pediatric patients.
Keiko M. Tarquinio, Todd Karsies, Steven L. Shein, Andrew Beardsley, Robinder G. Khemani, Adam Schwarz, Lincoln S. Smith, Heidi R. Flori, Oliver Karam, Quy Cao, Zainab...> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2021 Nov 23
Evaluation of antibiotic treatment decisions in pediatric intensive care units in Saudi Arabia: A national survey.
Yasser M. Kazzaz, Musaed Alharbi, Kim C. Noël, Caroline Quach, Douglas F. Willson, Elaine Gilfoyle, James Dayre McNally, Shauna O'Donnell, Jesse Papenburg, Jacques Lac...> ;Journal of Infection and Public Health. 2021 Aug 20
5 citations
Compliance With an Antibiotic Guideline for Suspected Ventilator-Associated Infection: The Ventilator-Associated INfection (VAIN2) Study.
Todd Karsies, Keiko M. Tarquinio, Steven L. Shein, Andrew Beardsley, Elizabeth Prentice, Oliver Karam, Patricia Fontela, Melissa Moore-Clingenpeel, Douglas F. Willson> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2021 May 10
18 citations
Enabling a learning healthcare system with automated computer protocols that produce replicable and personalized clinician actions.
Alan H. Morris, Brian C. Stagg, Michael J. Lanspa, James F. Orme, Terry P. Clemmer, Lindell K. Weaver, Frank Thomas, Colin K. Grissom, Ellie Hirshberg, Thomas D. East,...> ;Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2021 Jun 12
8 citations
International Survey on Determinants of Antibiotic Duration and Discontinuation in Pediatric Critically Ill Patients.
Kim C. Noël, Jesse Papenburg, Jacques Lacroix, Caroline Quach, Shauna O'Donnell, Milagros Gonzales, Douglas F. Willson, Elaine Gilfoyle, James Dayre McNally, Steven Re...> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2020 Sep 1
All in Your Mind? New-Onset Dysphagia in a Previously Healthy Adolescent Child.
Jake Sequeira, Douglas Willson, Mark Marinello> ;Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care. 2020 Jun 1
Erratum: All in Your Mind? New-Onset Dysphagia in a Previously Healthy Adolescent Child.
Jake Sequeira, Douglas Willson, Mark Marinello> ;Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care. 2020 Jun 1
9 citations
Development of Persistent Respiratory Morbidity in Previously Healthy Children After Acute Respiratory Failure.
Garrett Keim, Nadir Yehya, Debbie Spear, Mark W. Hall, Laura Loftis, Jeffrey A. Alten, Jennifer McArthur, Pallavi P Patwari, Robert J. Freishtat, Douglas F Willson, Jo...> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2020 Aug 1
6 citations
Development of an Antibiotic Guideline for Children With Suspected Ventilator-Associated Infections.
Steven L. Shein, Oliver Karam, Andrew Beardsley, Todd Karsies, Elizabeth Prentice, Keiko M. Tarquinio, Douglas F. Willson> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2019 Aug 1
5 citations
Why Bother? The New Paradigm of Pediatric "Ventilator-Associated Condition".
Douglas F. Willson> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2019 Jul 1
16 citations
Estimating the probability of abusive head trauma after abuse evaluation.
Kent P. Hymel, Ming Wang, Vernon M. Chinchilli, Wouter A. Karst, Douglas F. Willson, Mark S. Dias, Bruce E. Herman, Christopher L. Carroll, Suzanne B Haney, Reena Isaac> ;Child Abuse & Neglect. 2019 Feb 1
11 citations
Pediatric Ventilator-Associated Events: Analysis of the Pediatric Ventilator-Associated Infection Data.
Douglas F. Willson, Mark W. Hall, Andrew Beardsley, Michelle Hoot, Aileen Kirby, Spencer Hays, Simon Erickson, Edward J. Truemper, Robinder G. Khemani> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2018 Dec 1
Paediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome incidence and epidemiology (PARDIE): an international, observational study.
Khemani, R. G.,Smith, L.,Lopez-Fernandez, Y. M.,Kwok, J.,Morzov, R.,Klein, M. J.,Yehya, N.,Willson, D.,Kneyber, MCJ.,Lillie, J.,Fernandez, A.,Newth, CJL.,Jouvet, P.,Th...> ;Lancet Respir Med. 2018 Oct 27
Good Sounding: The Use of Ultrasound to Assess Diaphragmatic Atrophy.
Douglas F. Willson> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2018 May 1
7 citations
Interaction Between 2 Nutraceutical Treatments and Host Immune Status in the Pediatric Critical Illness Stress-Induced Immune Suppression Comparative Effectiveness Trial.
Joseph A. Carcillo, J. Michael Dean, Richard Holubkov, John T. Berger, Kathleen L. Meert, Kanwaljeet J. S. Anand, Jerry J. Zimmerman, Christopher J. L. Newth, Rick Har...> ;JPEN. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2017 Nov 1
5 citations
Cognitive Development One Year After Infantile Critical Pertussis.
John T Berger, Michele E Villalobos, Amy E Clark, Richard Holubkov, Murray M Pollack, Robert A Berg, Joseph A Carcillo, Heidi Dalton, Rick Harrison, Kathleen L Meert, ...> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2018 Feb 1
47 citations
Evaluation of IFITM3 rs12252 Association With Severe Pediatric Influenza Infection.
Adrienne G. Randolph, Wai-Ki Yip, E.K. Allen, Carrie M. Rosenberger, Anna A. Agan, Stephanie A. Ash, Yu Zhang, Tushar Bhangale, David Finkelstein, Natalie Z. Cvijanovi...> ;The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2017 Jul 1
15 citations
Determinants of Antibiotic Tailoring in Pediatric Intensive Care: A National Survey.
Patricia S. Fontela, Caroline Quach, Mohammad Ehsanul Karim, Douglas F. Willson, Elaine Gilfoyle, James Dayre McNally, Milagros Gonzales, Jesse Papenburg, Steven Reyno...> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2017 Sep 1
16 citations
The intensive care medicine clinical research agenda in paediatrics
Mark J. Peters, Andrew C. Argent, Marino Festa, Stéphane Leteurtre, Jefferson Pedro Piva, Ann Thompson, Douglas F. Willson, Pierre Tissières, Marisa Tucci, Jacques Lac...> ;Intensive Care Medicine. 2017 Mar 17
22 citations
Did Reduced Alveolar Delivery of Surfactant Contribute to Negative Results in Adults with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
James B. Grotberg, Marcel Filoche, Douglas F. Willson, Krishnan Raghavendran, Robert H. Notter> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2017 Feb 15
22 citations
Pediatric Ventilator-Associated Infections: The Ventilator-Associated INfection Study.
Douglas F. Willson, Michelle Hoot, Robinder G. Khemani, Christopher Carrol, Aileen Kirby, Adam Schwarz, Rainer Gedeit, Sholeen Nett, Simon Erickson, Heidi R. Flori, Sp...> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2017 Jan 1
12 citations
Performance of the PEdiatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction-2 score in critically ill children requiring plasma transfusions
Oliver Karam, Pierre Demaret, Alain Duhamel, Alison Shefler, Philip C. Spinella, Simon J. Stanworth, Marisa Tucci, Stéphane Leteurtre, Warwick Butt, Carmel Delzoppo, K...> ;Annals of Intensive Care. 2016 Dec 1
28 citations
Impact of Weight Extremes on Clinical Outcomes in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Shan L. Ward, Virginia Gildengorin, Stacey L. Valentine, Anil Sapru, Martha A. Q. Curley, Neal J. Thomas, Douglas F. Willson, Heidi R. Flori> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2016 Nov 1
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Hospital Affiliations

University of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville, Virginia
Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCURichmond, Virginia
VCU Medical CenterRichmond, Virginia
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical CenterMechanicsville, Virginia