Dale M. Needham,  M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine

Education:

B.A., University of Waterloo
M.D., McMaster University
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health

Residency:

University of Toronto

Fellowship:

University of Toronto

Certification:

Clinical Practice:

• Intensive care, particularly related to acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
• High frequency oscillation (HFO) ventilation
• Physical rehabilitation and mobilization in the intensive care unit (ICU)

Research Interests:

• Changing medical care in the ICU to improve patients’ quality of life, and physical and mental health during their recovery from critical illness after hospital discharge

• Improving methods of physical rehabilitation in the ICU setting to reduce muscle weakness and functional impairment

• Patient safety, quality of care and knowledge translation of evidence-based therapy in the ICU

Phone:

(410) 955-3467

Fax:

(410) 955-0036

Email:

dale.needham@jhmi.edu