Joseph A. Govert, MD
Department / Division
Medicine /
Medicine-Pulmonary
Address
DUMC 31012
Durham, NC 27710
Appointment Telephone
919-668-7630
Office Telephone
919-681-5919
Fax Telephone
919-681-2860
- MD, University of California–Irvine School of Medicine, 1989
- Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 1989-1992
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 1993-1996
Clinical Interests
Critical care medicine with focus on ICU outcomes, sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome; general pulmonary medicine
Research Interests
I am trying to focus my research efforts in two specific areas, the medical intensive care unit, and clinical lung cancer research. Within the intensive care unit I am specifically interested in clinical trials and outcome evaluation. My interest in lung cancer centers on the clinical and cost effectiveness of various diagnostic procedures.
In the intensive care unit I am specifically involved in clinical trials for the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). At the present time I am on the steering committee for the NIH ARDS clinical trial network. We are currently enrolling patients in clinical protocols studying the effects of ventilator strategies, as well as novel therapeutic agents in the outcome of ARDS. I am also interested in ICU outcome research including statistical modeling of ICU outcomes.
My interest in lung cancer research centers on evaluating the efficacy of diagnostic tests in the diagnosis of pulmonary malignancy. I have retrospectively and prospectively evaluated brochoscopic procedures, comparing the sensitivity and specificity of various techniques as well as their cost-effectiveness. I am also currently analyzing the clinical utility and cost-effectiveness of positron emission tomography in the diagnosis of lung cancer.
Key words: clinical trials, medical intensive care, lung cancer diagnostic testing
This faculty member has no reported relationships with industry.
