Kathleen Akgün, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary)DownloadHi-Res Photo
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Member, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Working Group, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Internal Medicine, PCCSM Section
Associate Section Chief, VA Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, VA-Connecticut Healthcare System
Co-Director, Network of Dedicated Enrollment Sites (NODES) Program, VA-Connecticut, Research, VA-Connecticut Healthcare System
Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, VA CT Healthcare System, Department of Medicine, VA-Connecticut
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Member, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Working Group, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Internal Medicine, PCCSM Section
Associate Section Chief, VA Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, VA-Connecticut Healthcare System
Co-Director, Network of Dedicated Enrollment Sites (NODES) Program, VA-Connecticut, Research, VA-Connecticut Healthcare System
Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, VA CT Healthcare System, Department of Medicine, VA-Connecticut
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Member, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Working Group, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Internal Medicine, PCCSM Section
Associate Section Chief, VA Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, VA-Connecticut Healthcare System
Co-Director, Network of Dedicated Enrollment Sites (NODES) Program, VA-Connecticut, Research, VA-Connecticut Healthcare System
Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, VA CT Healthcare System, Department of Medicine, VA-Connecticut
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Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary)
Member, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Working Group, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Internal Medicine, PCCSM Section
Positions outside Yale
Associate Section Chief, VA Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, VA-Connecticut Healthcare System; Co-Director, Network of Dedicated Enrollment Sites (NODES) Program, VA-Connecticut, Research, VA-Connecticut Healthcare System; Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, VA CT Healthcare System, Department of Medicine, VA-Connecticut
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Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Associate Professor on TermPrimary
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Education & Training
- MS
- Yale Graduate School of Public Health, Chronic Diseases and Epidemiology (2014)
- MD
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (2001)
Research
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Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Aging; Critical Care; Epidemiology; HIV; Immunocompromised Host; Intensive Care Units; Medical Oncology; Palliative Medicine; Pulmonary Medicine; Terminal Care; Veterans
ORCID
0000-0003-2623-7463
Research at a Glance
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Research topics Kathleen Akgün is interested in exploring.
Lori Bastian, MD, MPH
Shelli Feder, PhD, APRN, FNP (BC), ACHPN, FAAN
Cynthia Brandt, MD, MPH
Erica A. Abel, PhD
Evelyn Hsieh, MD, PhD
Joseph King Jr, MD, MSCE, FAANS
48Publications
107Citations
Publications
2024
Adapting the Tools of Our Trade Shared Decision-Making Aids for Lung Cancer Screening in People With HIV
Bade B, Akgün K. Adapting the Tools of Our Trade Shared Decision-Making Aids for Lung Cancer Screening in People With HIV. CHEST Pulmonary 2024, 2: 100048. DOI: 10.1016/j.chpulm.2024.100048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of Serious Adverse Gastrointestinal Events with Potassium Binders in Hospitalized Patients: A National Study
Holleck J, Han L, Skanderson M, Bastian L, Gunderson C, Brandt C, Perkal M, Chang J, Akgün K. Risk of Serious Adverse Gastrointestinal Events with Potassium Binders in Hospitalized Patients: A National Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 1-7. PMID: 39103605, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08979-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsAdjusted odds ratiosSodium zirconium cyclosilicateU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare systemDepartment of Veterans Affairs healthcare systemVA Corporate Data WarehouseVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemCorporate Data WarehousePotassium bindersHospitalized patientsGI eventsHealthcare systemOdds ratioAdverse GI eventsSodium polystyrene sulfonateNational studyPotassium-binding drugsComparative riskAdverse gastrointestinal eventsGI adverse eventsTreatment of hyperkalemiaZirconium cyclosilicateGastrointestinal eventsPatiromerAdverse eventsClinician Insights into Effective Components, Delivery Characteristics, and Implementation Strategies of Ambulatory Palliative Care for People with Heart Failure: A Qualitative Analysis
Feder S, Iannone L, Lendvai D, Zhan Y, Akgün K, Ersek M, Luhrs C, Allen L, Bekelman D, Goldstein N, Kavalieratos D. Clinician Insights into Effective Components, Delivery Characteristics, and Implementation Strategies of Ambulatory Palliative Care for People with Heart Failure: A Qualitative Analysis. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2024 PMID: 39098653, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2024.07.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecialist palliative careVeterans Affairs Medical CenterCardiology cliniciansPalliative careImplementation strategiesDelivery characteristicsDiscussion of goals of careSpecialist palliative care cliniciansAmbulatory palliative careGoals of careGuideline-directed careQualitative descriptive studyAffairs Medical CenterSemi-structured interviewsCare deliveryAdvanced practiceLeadership supportVA systemReferral proceduresDescriptive studyAmbulatory settingClinicians insightCareHeart failureMedical CenterKeeping Race and Diversity Relevant in Medical Education.
Baugh A, Akgün K, Rusk A, Adelson V, Afolabi F, Crowder S, Ferreira J, Gurubhagavatula I, Lovinsky-Desir S, Lawrence K, Myers L, Niranjan S, Schotland H, Sheares B, Sullivan D, Wisnivesky J, Sweet S. Keeping Race and Diversity Relevant in Medical Education. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2024 PMID: 39078251, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202403-322ps.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricVariation in Uptake of Specialist Palliative Care Among People with Advanced Heart Failure Across VA Medical Centers
Zhan Y, Han L, Abel E, Akgun K, Redeker N, Feder S. Variation in Uptake of Specialist Palliative Care Among People with Advanced Heart Failure Across VA Medical Centers. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 67: e551-e552. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.02.339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecialist palliative careVA Medical CenterDepartment of Veterans AffairsPalliative careVeterans AffairsRandom intercept multilevel logistic regressionPalliative care deliveryDelivery characteristicsMedical CenterMultilevel logistic regressionCare deliveryICD-9/10 codesAdvanced heart failureRetrospective cohort studyHealth careModifiable factorsCareTeam staffingCohort studyHeart failureLogistic regressionImplementation effortsIdentified factorsICD-9/10Study findingsDo Pulmonary Function Measures Added to the Veterans Aging Index Improve All-cause Mortality Prediction?
Abdo M, Cheung K, Brandt C, Crothers K, Justice A, Akgun K. Do Pulmonary Function Measures Added to the Veterans Aging Index Improve All-cause Mortality Prediction? 2024, a1464-a1464. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_meetingabstracts.a1464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChaos and Confusion: Antipsychotic Use in the ICU Within the Veterans Healthcare System During the COVID Pandemic
Murphy I, Akgun K, Burk M, Jiang R, Bryan K, Morneau K, Sutherland A, Rightnour E, Rosen A, Zavala S, Franck A, Davids B, Lee J, Wong M, Providence S, Schmitt T, Exline T, Guilbeault T, Drumright K, Klenosky B, Pisani M, Witcher P. Chaos and Confusion: Antipsychotic Use in the ICU Within the Veterans Healthcare System During the COVID Pandemic. 2024, a2717-a2717. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_meetingabstracts.a2717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHow Much Is Too Much? An Assessment of Intensive Care Unit Sedative Use Across the Veterans Healthcare System During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Murphy I, Akgun K, Burk M, Jiang R, Bryan K, Sutherland A, Morneau K, Rightnour E, Providence S, Zavala S, Rosen A, Franck A, Wong M, Davids B, Lee J, Schmitt T, Exline T, Guilbeault T, Drumright K, Klenosky B, Pisani M, Witcher P. How Much Is Too Much? An Assessment of Intensive Care Unit Sedative Use Across the Veterans Healthcare System During the COVID-19 Pandemic. 2024, a5032-a5032. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_meetingabstracts.a5032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVariation in Specialist Palliative Care Reach and Associated Factors Among People With Advanced Heart Failure in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Feder S, Han L, Zhan Y, Abel E, Akgün K, Fried T, Ersek M, Redeker N. Variation in Specialist Palliative Care Reach and Associated Factors Among People With Advanced Heart Failure in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 68: 22-31.e1. PMID: 38561132, PMCID: PMC11168897, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.03.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsOutpatient specialist palliative careSpecialist palliative careVeterans Affairs Medical CenterPalliative careSpecialist palliative care consultationRandom intercept multilevel logistic regressionDepartment of Veterans AffairsMultilevel logistic regressionAffairs Medical CenterClinical practice guidelinesICD-9/10 codesAdvanced heart failureRetrospective cohort studyVeterans AffairsOutpatient palliativeOutpatient deliveryPractice guidelinesCohort studyLogistic regressionCardiology involvementDelivery characteristicsAssociated factorsMedical CenterIdentified factorsICD-9/10Postoperative Outcomes Associated with the Timing of Surgery After SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Leeds I, Park L, Akgun K, Weintrob A, Justice A, King J. Postoperative Outcomes Associated with the Timing of Surgery After SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Annals Of Surgery 2024, 280: 241-247. PMID: 38323413, PMCID: PMC11236522, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000006227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsIncreased 90-day mortalitySARS-CoV-2 infectionDays of infectionPostoperative outcomesSARS-CoV-2Increased post-operative mortalityPositive testRetrospective cohort of patientsUS Veterans Health Administration facilitiesVeterans Health Administration facilitiesPost-operative mortalityMultivariate modelTime of surgeryAdverse surgical outcomesCohort of patientsMultivariate logistic regression modelSurgical procedure groupsSARS-CoV-2 positive testDeferred surgeryPrimary endpointSurgery intervalSurgical outcomesSurgical cohortUninfected patientsASA 4
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
activity American Thoracic Society
Professional OrganizationsChairDetailsEthics and Conflict of Interest Committee2020 - Presenthonor Chair, ATS Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Committee
National AwardAmerican Thoracic SocietyDetails01/01/2020United Stateshonor Fellow (ATSF)
National AwardAmerican Thoracic SocietyDetails01/01/2020United States
Clinical Care
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Clinical Specialties
Hospice & Palliative Care; Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine; Pulmonary Critical Care
Board Certifications
Hospice & Palliative Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Latest Certification Date
- 2023
- Original Certification Date
- 2012
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine)
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Latest Certification Date
- 2018
- Original Certification Date
- 2008
Pulmonary Disease
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Latest Certification Date
- 2017
- Original Certification Date
- 2007
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- March 04, 2024
Dr. Kathleen Akgün on Yale Cancer Answers
- January 08, 2024
Use of Palliative Care for ICU Patients, Families
- August 02, 2023
Highlighting Gender-based Differences in Alcohol-associated Hepatitis
- March 21, 2023
Department of Internal Medicine Promotions and Reappointments
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