JohnKressMD

Pulmonology • Chicago, IL

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease

University of Chicago

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Office
5841 S Maryland Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone+1 888-824-0200

Fax+1 773-702-4754

Education & Training

University of ChicagoFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1996 - 1999
University of ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1997
University of ChicagoResidency, Anesthesiology, 1992 - 1995
Ascension Illinois/Saint Joseph (Chicago)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1992
Saint Louis University School of MedicineClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1991 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2011 - 2022
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Clinical Trials

Early Directed Physical Therapy in the Management of Mechanically Ventilated Patients in a Medical Intensive Care Unit Start of enrollment: 2005 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 2
The Application of Neck Ultrasound in the Assessment of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Tip Position Start of enrollment: 2004 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Delirium in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Start of enrollment: 2010 Jun 01
Completed
Dexmedetomidine Versus Propofol in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
Terminated
Phase 4
Comparison of Two Lidocaine Administration Techniques Start of enrollment: 2011 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 4
Use of Ultrasonography to Determine Fluid-responsiveness for Shock in a Population of Intensive Care Unit Patients Start of enrollment: 2010 Jun 01
Active, not recruiting
Non-Invasive Ventilation Via a Helmet Device for Patients Respiratory Failure Start of enrollment: 2012 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
The Effects of Vertical Position on Gas Exchange in Patients With Respiratory Failure Start of enrollment: 2012 Oct 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Early Mobilization in the ICU Start of enrollment: 2011 Jul 19
Completed
Not Applicable
Immune Resolution After Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 01
Active, not recruiting
Vasoactive Drugs in Intensive Care Unit Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
Recruiting
Phase 4
Vasopressor SAT Study Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 28
Active, not recruiting
Volume Support/Assist Control Mode Ventilation and Diaphragmatic Atrophy Start of enrollment: 2019 Mar 04
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Diaphragm Ultrasound Measurements With Variations in Modes of Ventilation Start of enrollment: 2020 Feb 05
Active, not recruiting
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

105 citations
Impact of ventilator adjustment and sedation-analgesia practices on severe asynchrony in patients ventilated in assist-control mode.
Gerald Chanques, John P. Kress, Anne S. Pohlman, Shruti B. Patel, Jason T. Poston
Critical Care Medicine. 2013-09-01
1840 citations
Daily interruption of sedative infusions in critically ill patients undergoing mechanical ventilation
John P. Kress, Anne S. Pohlman, Michael O'Connor, Jesse B. Hall
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2000-05-18
1260 citations
Efficacy and safety of a paired sedation and ventilator weaning protocol for mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care (Awakening and Breathing Controlled tri...
Timothy D. Girard, John P. Kress, Barry D. Fuchs, Jason W. W. Thomason, William D. Schweickert
Lancet. 2008-01-12

Journal Articles

Alternatives to Invasive Ventilation in the COVID-19 Pandemic
John Kress, MD, JAMA

Lectures

3rd Annual Critical Care for the Hospitalist Precourse
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois - 10/10/2012
Obesity: Implications for the Clinical Practice of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
2011 International Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA
Obesity: Implications for the Clinical Practice of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
American Thoracic Society, 2011 International Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA

Authored Content

Alternatives to Invasive Ventilation in the COVID-19 PandemicJune 2020
Alternatives to Invasive Ventilation in the COVID-19 PandemicJune 2020

Press Mentions

What Life Is like After Being Taken off a VentilatorApril 22nd, 2020
UChicago Medicine Uses Helmet-Based Ventilators for COVID-19 PatientsApril 13th, 2020
UChicago Medicine Doctors Using Helmets to Treat COVID-19 Patients Struggling to BreatheApril 10th, 2020
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