David Murphy MD, PhD
Overview
Dr. Murphy is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Emory University in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. He is a physician, researcher, and expert in healthcare quality and patient safety.
After completing his undergraduate education at Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Murphy obtained his medical degree from New Jersey Medical School in 2002. He trained in Internal Medicine at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School from 2002-2005 and subsequently served as Chief Resident and Instructor of Medicine for an additional year. In 2011, Dr. Murphy completed his fellowship training at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. While at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Murphy also received his doctor of philosophy in Clinical Investigation from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health with a focus on quality and patient safety.
In 2011, Dr. Murphy was recruited to join the Emory University faculty. Active clinically, Dr. Murphy sees patients and supervises students, residents, and fellows at multiple sites within the Emory system. He has served in a number of leadership positions at Emory including Director of Quality for the Emory Critical Care Center, Director of Research for the Emory Healthcare Office of Quality, and Director of Critical Care Quality at Grady Memorial Hospital. He currently serves as the Patient Safety Officer for Emory Healthcare.
Dr. Murphys research focuses on advancing healthcare quality and patient safety by improving the translation of evidence into practice. Applying a range of clinical research and health services research methodologies, he is developing approaches to evaluate healthcare delivery, to assess barriers to best practices, and to improve healthcare delivery across organizations. His primary research areas include: healthcare associated conditions, transfusion medicine, sepsis, and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
Academic Appointment
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University
- Senior Physician, Emory University School of Medicine
Education
Degrees
- Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Investigation from Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
- MD from UMDNJ – New Jersey Medical School
- BA from Johns Hopkins University
Research
Focus
- My research focuses on advancing healthcare quality and patient safety by improving the translation of evidence into practice. Applying a range of clinical research and health services research methodologies, I am developing approaches to evaluate healthcare quality, assess barriers to evidence based practices, and foster the translation of evidence into practice across organizations.
Publications
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Developing, Implementing, Evaluating Electronic Apparent Cause Analysis Across a Health Care System.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf Volume: 50 Page(s): 724 - 736
10/01/2024 Authors: Oster CA; Woods E; Mumma J; Murphy DJ -
The Precision Resuscitation With Crystalloids in Sepsis (PRECISE) Trial: A Trial Protocol.
JAMA Netw Open Volume: 7 Page(s): e2434197
09/03/2024 Authors: Bhavani SV; Holder A; Miltz D; Kamaleswaran R; Khan S; Easley K; Murphy DJ; Franks N; Wright DW; Kraft C -
A common data model for the standardization of intensive care unit medication features.
JAMIA Open Volume: 7 Page(s): ooae033
07/01/2024 Authors: Sikora A; Keats K; Murphy DJ; Devlin JW; Smith SE; Murray B; Buckley MS; Rowe S; Coppiano L; Kamaleswaran R -
Unsupervised machine learning analysis to identify patterns of ICU medication use for fluid overload prediction.
medRxiv
03/22/2024 Authors: Keats K; Deng S; Chen X; Zhang T; Devlin JW; Murphy DJ; Smith SE; Murray B; Kamaleswaran R; Sikora A -
A Combined Assessment Tool of Teamwork, Communication, and Workload in Hospital Procedural Units.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf Volume: 50 Page(s): 219 - 227
03/01/2024 Authors: Weaver BW; Murphy DJ -
Machine learning vs. traditional regression analysis for fluid overload prediction in the ICU.
Sci Rep Volume: 13 Page(s): 19654
11/10/2023 Authors: Sikora A; Zhang T; Murphy DJ; Smith SE; Murray B; Kamaleswaran R; Chen X; Buckley MS; Rowe S; Devlin JW -
Evaluation of medication regimen complexity as a predictor for mortality.
Sci Rep Volume: 13 Page(s): 10784
07/04/2023 Authors: Sikora A; Devlin JW; Yu M; Zhang T; Chen X; Smith SE; Murray B; Buckley MS; Rowe S; Murphy DJ -
Pharmacophenotype identification of intensive care unit medications using unsupervised cluster analysis of the ICURx common data model.
Crit Care Volume: 27 Page(s): 167
05/02/2023 Authors: Sikora A; Rafiei A; Rad MG; Keats K; Smith SE; Devlin JW; Murphy DJ; Murray B; Kamaleswaran R; MRC-ICU Investigator Team -
Meeting the Needs of ICU Survivors: A Gap Requiring Systems Thinking and Shared Vision.
Crit Care Med Volume: 51 Page(s): 319 - 335
02/01/2023 Authors: Murphy DJ; Weaver BW; Elizabeth Sexton M -
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults: Case Finding Through Systematic Review of Electronic Medical Records.
Clin Infect Dis Volume: 75 Page(s): 1903 - 1911
11/30/2022 Authors: Melgar M; Haston J; DeCuir J; Cheng Q; Arnold KE; Meng L; Murphy DJ; Overton E; Hollberg J; Tobin-D'Angelo M