Dr. Dushay's research interests include: Interstitial Lung Disorders, Advanced Airway Management, ARDS, and Mechanical Ventilation

Biography

Dr. Dushay came to the Brown faculty in 2003. He trained in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Boston's New England Deaconess Hospital where he remained on staff for 10 years. Before coming to Brown, he also was a staff physician at the UMASS-affiliated St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. His major research interests are interstitial lung diseases and airway management. His clinical responsibilities include attending in the Medical Intensive Care Unit, the Pulmonary Consult service, consulting in the Neurosurgical ICU, and outpatient practice. He is the Medical Director of Respiratory Therapy and is extensively involved in organ donation and transplantation activities on a local, regional, and national level.

Institutions

RIH

Awards

1997 -- Deaconess Hospital Department of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, Best Clinical Teacher, 1996-1997

1999 -- St. Vincent Hospital Department of Medicine, Worcester, Massachusetts, Outstanding Medical Educator Recognition

2000 -- St. Vincent Hospital Department of Medicine, Worcester, Massachusetts, Outstanding Medical Educator Recognition

2000 -- St. Vincent Hospital Department of Medicine, Worcester, Massachusetts, John J. McKeever, MD Medical Educator Award, 1999-2000

2001 -- St. Vincent Hospital Department of Medicine, Worcester, Massachusetts, Outstanding Medical Educator Recognition

2001 -- St. Vincent Hospital Department of Medicine, Worcester, Massachusetts, Chief's Award for Superb Teaching of Medical Residents

2001 -- St. Vincent Hospital Department of Medicine, Worcester, Massachusetts, John J. McKeever, MD Medical Educator Award, 2000-2001

2002 -- St. Vincent Hospital Department of Medicine, Worcester, Massachusetts, Outstanding Medical Educator Recognition

2002 -- St. Vincent Hospital Department of Medicine, Worcester, Massachusetts, Chief's Award for Superb Teaching of Medical Residents

2003 -- St. Vincent Hospital Department of Medicine, Worcester, Massachusetts, Outstanding Medical Educator Recognition

2003 -- St. Vincent Hospital Department of Medicine, Worcester, Massachusetts, Chief's Award for Superb Teaching of Medical Residents

2004 -- Brown University Division of Biology and Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, Dean's Teaching Excellence Award

2005 -- Brown Medical School Department of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, Chairman's Award for Outstanding Teaching

2005 -- Brown Medical School Department of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, 2005 Attending Teaching Award (awarded by Medical Housestaff)

2005 -- Brown Medical School Division of Pulmonary, Sleep and Critical Care Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, 2005 Teacher of the Year Award

2005 -- Brown University Division of Biology and Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, Dean's Teaching Excellence Award

2006 -- Brown University Division of Biology and Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, Dean's Teaching Excellence Award

2006 – New England Organ Bank Key Strategy Award "Advanced Practice"

2007 – Brown Unviersity Divison of Biology and Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, Dean's Teaching Excellence Award

2008 – Rhode Island Hospital/New England Organ Bank Donation Champion

2009 – Selected as Regional Castle Connolly Top Doctor

2009 – Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, Dean's Excellence in Teaching Award

Teaching Experience

Dr. Dushay directed the Pulmonary Physiology and Pathophysiology course at the Alpert Medical School for four years. He continues to participate as a lecturer and a small group leader.

Selected Publications

• LoCicero J, Costello P, Campos CT, Francalancia N, Dushay KM, Silvestri RC, Zibrak JD. Spiral CT with Multiplanar and Three-Dimensional Reconstructions Accurately Predicts Tracheobronchial Pathology. Ann Thorac Surg 1996; 62:811-17(1996)
• Rose RM, Kobzik L, Dushay K, Wolfthal S, Hondalus M, Metzger M, Stoudemire J, Brain JD, Garnick M, Donahue RE. The Effect of Aerosolized Recombinant Human Granulocyte Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor on Lung Leukocytes in Non-Human Primates. Am Rev Respir Dis 1992; 146:1279-86(1992)
• Dushay KM, Zibrak JD, Jensen WA. Myasthenia Gravis Presenting as Isolated Respiratory Failure.Chest 1990; 97(1):232-34Rose RM, Kobzik L, Filderman AE, Vermeulen MW, Dushay K, Donahue RE, Remington L. Characterization of Colony Stimulating Factor Activity in the Human Respiratory Tract: Comparison of Healthy Smokers and Non-smokers. Am Rev Respir Dis 1992; 145:394-99(1990)