Dr. Valley's research focuses on understanding and improving decision-making in the intensive care unit (ICU). His primary line of research seeks to identify the patients most likely to benefit from intensive care, allowing clinicians to safely triage patients between the ICU and the general ward. Ultimately, he hopes to identify ICU-based therapies that can be transferred to the general ward to improve hospital efficiency and reduce healthcare costs. Dr. Valley’s research interests also include ensuring all critically ill individuals receive the best possible care, regardless of where they are hospitalized.
Experience
2018–present
Assistant Professor, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan
2016–present
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
Continuous quality improvement in statistical code: avoiding errors and improving transparency, BMJ Quality & Safety
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
Changes in Self-Rated Health After Sepsis in Older Adults: A Retrospective Cohort Study, CHEST
2020
Navigating Discharges from Intensive Care Unit to Ward, Annals of the American Thoracic Society
2020
ICU beds: less is more? Yes, Intensive Care Medicine
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
2019
Intensive care use and mortality among patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction: retrospective cohort study., BMJ
2018
Hospital Variation in Renal Replacement Therapy for Sepsis in the United States, Critical Care Medicine
2018
The Search for the Optimal Intensive Care Unit Triage Model, Annals of the American Thoracic Society
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
2018
Preventing Avoidable Deaths from Pneumonia by Improving Use of Intensive Care