Alvaro Velasquez MD
Overview
Dr. Velasquez is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Emory University in the Division of Pulmonary, Sleep, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine. He obtained his medical degree from CES University, Colombia in 1987 where he later served as Instructor of the Department of Medicine until 1990. In 1996 he completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Saint Louis University and served as Chief Resident for an additional year. In 1997 he moved to Atlanta, GA where he completed his fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Emory University. He graduated in 2000 and moved to Alabama where he established a clinical practice for 5 years, returning to Atlanta in 2005 to join the Emory Facultys division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Velasquez has been the Section Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Emory University Hospital Midtown (EUHM) since 2011, and the Director of the Pulmonary Function Laboratory as of 2006. He also heads one of the Clinical Resource Centers of the Alpha One Foundation in the State of Georgia located at the Medical Office Tower in Emory University Hospital Midtown.
Dr. Velasquez teaches residents and pulmonary fellows during their rotation through the Medical Intensive Care Unit at EUHM, attends and teaches the house staff of the pulmonary consultation service and works with the second year medical students at the School of Medicine during their Pulmonary Module. He received the Golden Apple Teaching Award in 2007 and the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Teaching Award in 2008. Most recently, he received the Lindy Wolfenden Star Award in 2013 for his contributions to the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine.
Dr. Velasquez has a clinical interest in patients with COPD and in particular those with Alpha 1 anti-trypsin deficiency. He has been a member of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) since 1997. He joined the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) in 2016 and is currently a member of the Steering Committee of the Clinical Pulmonary Network.
Academic Appointment
- Assistant Professor Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Med., Emory University School of Medicine
Education
Degrees
- MD from CES University
- BA from School of Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Research
Focus
- My interest in the pulmonary area is in patients with COPD in particular those patients with Alpha 1 anti-trypsin deficiency. In the Critical Care area is in patients with deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism (prevention and predictors of poor outcome).
Publications
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Trends in ICU Mortality From Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Tale of Three Surges.
Crit Care Med Volume: 50 Page(s): 245 - 255
02/01/2022 Authors: Auld SC; Harrington KRV; Adelman MW; Robichaux CJ; Overton EC; Caridi-Scheible M; Coopersmith CM; Murphy DJ; Emory COVID-19 Quality and Clinical Research Collaborative -
Necrotizing Clostridium subterminale infection with an odontogenic origin.
IDCases Volume: 27 Page(s): e01416
01/01/2022 Authors: Grodzin CJ; Henderson EB; Velasquez A; Smith-Farmer S; Gebreyonas S -
Making Family-Centered Care for Adults in the ICU a Reality.
Front Psychiatry Volume: 13 Page(s): 837708
01/01/2022 Authors: Schwartz AC; Dunn SE; Simon HFM; Velasquez A; Garner D; Tran DQ; Kaslow NJ -
Encephalopathy and Encephalitis Associated with Cerebrospinal Fluid Cytokine Alterations and Coronavirus Disease, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2020.
Emerg Infect Dis Volume: 26 Page(s): 2016 - 2021
09/01/2020 Authors: Benameur K; Agarwal A; Auld SC; Butters MP; Webster AS; Ozturk T; Howell JC; Bassit LC; Velasquez A; Schinazi RF -
SPLASH BY A BELUGA WHALE: AN UNUSUAL CASE OF SALT WATER ASPIRATION SYNDROME
Volume: 156 Page(s): 1574A - 1574A
10/01/2019 Authors: Rabih F; Velasquez A -
Leukemoid Reaction in a Patient with Lemierre's Syndrome
Volume: 197
01/01/2018 Authors: Greer M; Baig F; Velasquez A -
Constrictive Bronchiolitis Presenting With A Miliary Pattern In A Patient With Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Volume: 195
01/01/2017 Authors: Neveu WA; Van Nostrand K; Velasquez A -
Pleural Involvement In Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia
Volume: 193
01/01/2016 Authors: Chen H; Velasquez A -
Current DVT Prophylaxis Guidelines with Unfractionated Heparin (UFH) and Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) Are Inadequate for MICU Patients by Anti-Xa Levels
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Volume: 179
01/01/2009 Authors: Velasquez A; Patel H; Shaz D; Perez RL; Leeper KV -
Glutathione replacement preserves the functional surfactant phospholipid pool size and decreases sepsis-mediated lung dysfunction in ethanol-fed rats.
Alcohol Clin Exp Res Volume: 26 Page(s): 1245 - 1251
08/01/2002 Authors: Velasquez A; Bechara RI; Lewis JF; Malloy J; McCaig L; Brown LAS; Guidot DM