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David Kaczka, MD, Anesthesiology, Iowa City, IA

DavidKaczkaMDPhD, FASA, ATSF

Anesthesiology • Iowa City, IA

Critical Care Medicine, Obstetrical Anesthesiology

Gilbert E. Kinyon Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Anesthesia, University of Iowa

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  • Office

    200 Hawkins Dr
    Dept of Anesthesiology
    Iowa City, IA 52242
    Phone+1 319-356-3868
    Fax+1 319-356-1120

Summary

  • Dr. David W. Kaczka received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in biomedical engineering from Boston University College of Engineering in 1990, 1993, and 2000, respectively, and the M.D. degree from the Boston University School of Medicine in 2000. He completed his residency in anesthesiology at Johns Hopkins University in 2004, and clinical fellowship in obstetric anesthesiology in 2005. He has held previous faculty appointments with Johns Hopkins University and Harvard Medical School. In 2014 he became a Lunsford Fellow in Critical Care Medicine at the University of Iowa, where he is currently the Gilbert E. Kinyon Professor of Anesthesia, Biomedical Engineering, and Radiology. He has also served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Medical Corps of the United States Air Force Reserve. Dr. Kaczka specializes in critical care medicine and obstetrical anesthesiology. His current research interests include computational modeling of respiratory mechanics and gas exchange, design and function of mechanical ventilators, patient monitoring, and image processing.

Education & Training

  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
    University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology), 2014 - 2015
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Obstetric Anesthesiology, 2004 - 2005
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Anesthesiology, 2001 - 2004
  • St Vincent Hospital
    St Vincent HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2001
  • Boston University College of Engineering
    Boston University College of EngineeringPh.D., Biomedical Engineering, 1993 - 2000
  • Boston University School of Medicine
    Boston University School of MedicineClass of 2000
  • Boston University College of Engineering
    Boston University College of EngineeringM.S., Biomedical Engineering, 1990 - 1993
  • Boston University College of Engineering
    Boston University College of EngineeringB.S., Biomedical Engineering, summa cum laude, 1987 - 1990

Certifications & Licensure

  • IA State Medical License
    IA State Medical License 2014 - 2025
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine
  • National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Anesthesiology
  • National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Critical Care Medicine
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • National Defense Service Medal United States Air Force, 2015
  • Armed Forces Reserve Medal United States Air Force, 2015
  • John Caffet Award for Best Science Research Paper Society of Pediatric Radiology, 2012
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Designing Protective Mechanical Ventilation for the Injured Lung: Opportunities for the Engineer  
    Kaczka DW, Nieman GF, Journal of Engineering and Science in Medical Diagnostics and Therapy, 3/20/2019

Books/Book Chapters

  • Biomedical Engineering of Pancreatic, Pulmonary, and Renal Systems, and Applications to Medicine 
    Chapter: Physiologic and Medical Assessments of Respiratory Mechanics and Ventilation 
    Page 359 - 414Kaczka DW, Herrmann J, Hawley MLEditors: Dhanjoo Ghista.Elsevier Inc.2023
  • Image Analysis for Moving Organ, Breast, and Thoracic Images 
    Chapter: Transfer Learning for Segmentation of Injured Lungs Using Coarse-to-Fine Convolutional Neural Networks 
    Page 191 - 201Gerard SE, Herrmann J, Kaczka DW, Reinhardt JMEditors: D. Stoyanov, Z. Taylor, B. Kainz, G. Maicas R.R. Beichel et al..Springer2018
  • The Physiological Measurement Handbook 
    Chapter: Measurements in Pulmonology 
    Page 419 - 452Bates JHT, Kaczka DW, Prisk, GKEditors: John G. Webster.CRC Press, Boca Raton, FLEdition 1,2014
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Effect of PEEP Setting With Minimal Driving Pressure on the Distribution of Voxel-level Lung Strain and Aeration Measured With Dynamic Computed Tomography (CT) in Larg...
    Zeng C, Lagier D, Zhu M, Rashid A, Winkler T, Grogg K, Gerard SE, Kaczka DW, Reinhardt JM, Vidal Melo M, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2023;207:A6061, Washington, DC, 5/23/2023
  • Regional Ventilation-perfusion in Non-smoking Adults Using DECT and Image Registration
    Gerard SE, Motahari A, Atha J, Comellas AP, Kaczka DW, Nagpal P, Hoffman EA, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2023;207:A2303, Washington, DC, 5/21/2023
  • Nonlinear Time-Dependent Model Of Recruitment And Derecruitment In Canine Lung Injury
    Amini R, Amin S, Kaczka DW, Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2012;185:A2047, San Francisco, California, 5/2012
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Lectures

  • Ventilating the Injured Lung: Insights from Quantitative CT imaging 
    The 2023 International Workshop on Pulmonary Imaging, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA - 2/23/2023
  • Optimizing Ventilation in the Heterogeneous Lung: An Engineering Perspective 
    American Thoracic Society, Dallas, Texas - 5/21/2019
  • Engineering Approaches to Optimizing Ventilation in the Injured Lung 
    The Johns Hopkins University, Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland - 1/3/2019
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Press Mentions

  • Researchers may have found a safe way to connect multiple people to one ventilator
    Researchers may have found a safe way to connect multiple people to one ventilatorMay 6th, 2020
  • ‘Swimming with the Sharks’ is a big success
    ‘Swimming with the Sharks’ is a big successMay 6th, 2020
  • Kids Matter - Big Innovations for Little Patients
    Kids Matter - Big Innovations for Little PatientsMay 6th, 2020
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Grant Support

  • Preclinical Evaluation of Multifrequency Oscillatory Ventilation in a Large-Animal Model of Acute Respiratory FailureU.S. Department of Defense2020–Present
  • Device for Multi-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation in Adult Patients with the Acute Respiratory Distress SyndromeNational Institutes of Health2018–Present
  • Optimizing Ventilation Distribution and Gas Exchange in Combat-Related Lung Injury Using Multi-Frequency OscillationU.S. Department of Defense2016–2018
  • Optimizing Mechanical Ventilation In Acute Lung InjuryNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2011
  • Optimizing Mechanical Ventilation In Acute Lung InjuryNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2008–2009
  • Noninvasive Determination of Mechanical Heterogeneity in a Canine Model of Acute Lung InjuryFoundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER)2004–2007

Committees

  • Member, Respiratory Structure and Function Program Committee, American Thoracic Society 2016 - Present
  • Member, Committee on Respiratory Care, American Society of Anesthesiologists 2016 - Present
  • Member, Abstract Review Subcommittee on Respiration, American Society of Anesthesiologists 2016 - 2020
  • Member, Critical Care Subcommittee, University of Iowa 2014 - 2015

Research History

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Boston University College of EngineeringBiomedical Engineering2011 - 2014
  • Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical SchoolAnæsthesia2010 - 2014
  • Assistant Professor, The Johns Hopkins UniversityAnesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine and Biomedical Engineering2004 - 2009

Professional Memberships

Industry Relationships

  • Chief Medical Officer, OscillaVent, Inc.2023 - Present
  • President & CEO, OscillaVent, Inc.2016 - 2023

External Links

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