WilliamFulkersonMD

Pulmonology • Durham, NC

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease

Professor of Medicine, Duke University

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Office
2100 Erwin Rd
Durham, NC 27705
Phone+1 919-620-4467

Education & Training

Duke University HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology, 1987 - 1988
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1981 - 1983
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1981
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 1977

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 1983 - 2025
TN State Medical License 1977 - 1983
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

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

Clinical Trials

Fluids and Catheters Treatment Trial (FACTT) - ARDS Clinical Research Network
Completed
Phase 3
Corticosteroids as Rescue Therapy for the Late Phase of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Start of enrollment: 1997 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

90 citations
Training the Next Generation of Physician–Executives: An Innovative Residency Pathway in Management and Leadership
D. Clay Ackerly, Devdutta Sangvai, Krishna Udayakumar, Bimal R. Shah, Noah S. Kalman
Academic Medicine. 2011-05-01
2 citations
Should an academic radiation oncologist be allowed to "opt out" of medicare?
Edward C. Halperin, William J. Fulkerson, Russel E. Kaufman, Paul R. Newman, Gary L. Stiles
Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2005-10-01
177 citations
Randomized, placebo-controlled trial of lisofylline for early treatment of acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome
Herbert P. Wiedemann, Alejandro C. Arroliga, John Komara, V. A. Denver, Carolyn H. Welsh
Critical Care Medicine. 2002-01-01

Press Mentions

Duke Health Expands Raleigh Hospital in Hopes of Creating More Nurturing Environment for Patients, FamiliesAugust 24th, 2021
Protesters in Downtown Raleigh Decry Vaccines for Healthcare Workers, Masks in SchoolsAugust 4th, 2021
Duke Institute for Health Innovation Announces 2021 Innovation AwardsMarch 24th, 2021
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