ErikGarpestadMD
Pulmonology • Boston, MACritical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine
Associate Professor, Medicine, Tufts Medical Center
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Office
750 Washington St
Nemc Box 836
Boston, MA 02111Phone+1 617-636-5000
Summary
- Dr. Erik Garpestad, MD is a pulmonologist in Boston, Massachusetts. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts and New York. He is affiliated with Tufts Medical Center and is an Associate Professor at Tufts Medical Center.
Education & Training
Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1988 - 1992
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1987
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1988 - 2025
NY State Medical License 1987 - 2025- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2010-2013
- Fellow (FCCM) American College of Critical Care Medicine
Clinical Trials
- Effects Of Invasive And Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation On Sleep In The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Start of enrollment: 2006 Nov 01
- Preventing ICU Subsyndromal Delirium Conversion to Delirium With Haloperidol Start of enrollment: 2010 Sep 01
- Naloxegol to Prevent Lower Gastrointestinal Paralysis in Critically Ill Adults Administered Opioids Start of enrollment: 2017 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 342 citationsEfficacy and safety of quetiapine in critically ill patients with delirium: a prospective, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study.John W. Devlin, Russel J. Roberts, Jeffrey J Fong, Yoanna Skrobik, Richard R. Riker
Critical Care Medicine. 2010-02-01 - 39 citationsEfficacy and Safety of Early Dexmedetomidine During Noninvasive Ventilation for Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled...John W. Devlin, Nada S. Al-Qadheeb, Amy Chi, Russel J. Roberts, Imrana Qawi
Chest. 2014-06-01 - 239 citationsPulmonary Infiltrates, Eosinophilia, and Cardiomyopathy Following Corticosteroid Withdrawal in Patients With Asthma Receiving ZafirlukastMichael E. Wechsler, Erik Garpestad, Steven R. Flier, Olivier Kocher, David A. Weiland
JAMA. 1998-02-11
Press Mentions
Tufts Medical Center Receives “A” rating in Fall 2023 Leapfrog Hospital Safety GradeNovember 10th, 2023
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
