Thomas Valley

Experience

• 2026–present
  Associate Professor, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado
• 2023–2025
  Associate Professor, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan
• 2018–2023
  Assistant Professor, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan
• 2016–2018
  Clinical Lecturer, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan
• 2013–2016
  Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan

Education

• 2016 
  University of Michigan, MSc
• 2009 
  University of Miami, MD
• 2005 
  Emory University, BA

Publications

• 2020
  ICU beds: less is more? Yes, Intensive Care Medicine
• 2020
  Navigating Discharges from Intensive Care Unit to Ward, Annals of the American Thoracic Society
• 2020
  Changes in Self-Rated Health After Sepsis in Older Adults: A Retrospective Cohort Study, CHEST
• 2020
  Emotional Experiences and Coping Strategies of Family Members of Critically Ill Patients, CHEST
• 2020
  Changes to Visitation Policies and Communication Practices in Michigan ICUs during the COVID-19 Pandemic, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
• 2020
  Continuous quality improvement in statistical code: avoiding errors and improving transparency, BMJ Quality & Safety
• 2019
  Intensive care use and mortality among patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction: retrospective cohort study., BMJ
• 2019
  Prior Vaccination and Effectiveness of Communication Strategies Used to Describe Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infectious Diseases
• 2019
  Estimating ICU Benefit: A Randomized Study of Physicians, Critical Care Medicine
• 2018
  The Search for the Optimal Intensive Care Unit Triage Model, Annals of the American Thoracic Society
• 2018
  Hospital Variation in Renal Replacement Therapy for Sepsis in the United States, Critical Care Medicine
• 2017
  Intensive Care Unit Admission and Survival among Older Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Heart Failure, or Myocardial Infarction, Annals of the American Thoracic Society
• 2016
  Disruptive technology: can electronic portals promote communication in the ICU, Annals of the American Thoracic Society
• 2016
  Intensive care use and quality of care for patients with myocardial infarction and heart failure, Chest
• 2016
  Association between non-invasive ventilation and mortality among older patients with pneumonia, Critical Care Medicine
• 2015
  Association of intensive care unit admission with mortality among older patients with pneumonia, JAMA
• 2015
  The epidemiology of sepsis: questioning our understanding of the role of race, Critical Care

Grants and Contracts

• 2024
  Harnessing Active Relationships within VA ICUs to Engage Surrogates and Care Teams (HARVEST)

  Role:

  Principal Investigator

  Funding Source:

  U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

• 2021
  Promoting Equity via Change in Practice for Respiratory Failure (PRECIPICE)

  Role:

  Principal Investigator

  Funding Source:

  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

• 2020
  Rapid Understanding of Best Practices in Rural Intensive Care (RUBRIC)

  Role:

  Principal Investigator

  Funding Source:

  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

• 2018
  Preventing Avoidable Deaths from Pneumonia by Improving Use of Intensive Care

  Role:

  Principal Investigator

  Funding Source:

  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Professional Memberships

• American College of Physicians
• American Medical Association
• American Thoracic Society
• American College of Chest Physicians

Honours

Fellow of the American Thoracic Society