Anna K Barker, MD, PhD

 Anna K. Barker
Clinical Instructor in Internal Medicine
Research Fellow, Internal Medicine, Medical School
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Anna K Barker, MD, PhD
Anna K. Barker
Clinical Instructor
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    • Qualifications
    • MD
      University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, United States
      2012 - 2019
    • PhD
      University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, United States
      2014 - 2017
    • BA
      Cornell University, Ithaca, United States
      2006 - 2010

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation

    Recent Publications

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    • Journal Article
      Eligibility for Early Mobilization in Mechanically Ventilated Adults: A Multicenter Study.
      Patel BK, Chhikara K, Jain S, Wolfe K, Hochberg CH, Barker AK, Ingraham NE, Lyons PG, Park-Egan B, Gao CA, Liao WT, Rojas JC, Buell KG, Chaudhari V, Ortiz AC, Sarma A, Willmore A, Bhavani S, Tippananapalya Ramesh N, Parker WF. Ann Am Thorac Soc, 2026 Oct 20; DOI:10.1093/annalsats/aaoag326
      PMID: 42899407
    • Journal Article
      Implementation of an Electronic Health Record Initiative to Reduce Deep Sedation in a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
      ADIE SK, KETCHAM SW, ZIMMERMAN C, WALKER E, HECHTMAN RK, SJODING MW, BARKER AK. Journal of Cardiac Failure - Intersections, 2026 May 24; 2 (5): 454 - 462. DOI:10.1016/j.yjcafi.2026.04.011
    • Presentation
      Hidden in Plain Sight: Leveraging Existing Health Data to Improve Mechanical Ventilation
      Barker A. 2026 Aug 31;
    • Journal Article
      Prone Positioning in a North American Cohort of Hypoxemic Patients on Mechanical Ventilation
      Barker AK, Nishimura A, Nuppnau M, Buell KG, Lyons PG, Liao WT, Park-Egan B, Schmid BE, Ingraham NE, Chaudhari V, Gao CA, Ortiz AC, Weissman GE, Chhikara K, Rojas JC, Amaral ACKB, Parker WF, Iwashyna TJ, Hager DN, Sjoding MW, Hochberg CH. Critical Care Medicine, 2026 Jul 1; 54 (7): 1597 - 1609. DOI:10.1097/CCM.0000000000007148
      PMID: 42171428
    • Journal Article
      A17-01 A Location Agnostic EHR Definition of Critical Illness Using the Common Longitudinal ICU Data Format (CLIF)
      Ingraham NE, Chhikara K, Therese D, Guleria S, Liao Z, Chaudhari V, Rojas JC, Buell KG, Masteri H, Mesfin NM, Eddington C, Hochberg CH, Goldfarb S, Lyons PG, Park-Egan B, Barker AK, Gao CA, Liao W-T, Bhavani S, Ramesh NT, Ortiz AC, Weissman GE, Schmid B, Vyas A, Amaral A, Yip T, Sarma A, Willmore A, Parker WF, Consortium C. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2026 May 20; 212 (Supplement_1): aamag162.3140 DOI:10.1093/ajrccm/aamag162.3140
    • Journal Article
      A17-05 Comparing Cross-Site Validation, Transfer Learning, and Independent Training for ICU Mortality Prediction: A U.S. Multicenter Study
      Rojas JC, Chhikara K, Masteri H, Ortiz AC, Weissman GE, Lyons PG, Park-Egan B, Gao CA, Liao W-T, Ingraham NE, Barker AK, Bhavani S, Ramesh N, Hochberg CH, Parker WF, Buell KG, Consortium C, Chaudhari V. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2026 May 20; 212 (Supplement_1): aamag162.3141 DOI:10.1093/ajrccm/aamag162.3141
    • Journal Article
      A26-05 Differential Severity Classification and Prognostic Performance of PaO2/FIO2 Versus Spo2/fIO2 Ratios in Adults With Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
      Hochberg CH, Goldfarb S, Barker AK, Bhavani S, Buell KG, Chaudhari V, Chhikara K, Dua R, Park-Egan B, Gao CA, Liao W-T, Lyons PG, Mesfin NM, Nuppnau M, Ortiz AC, Parker WF, Ramesh N, Rojas JC, Shappell CN, Hager DN, Fawzy A, Ingraham NE, Consortium C. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2026 May 20; 212 (Supplement_1): aamag162.022 DOI:10.1093/ajrccm/aamag162.022
    • Journal Article
      A96-06 Diurnal and Institutional Variation in Sedation and Extubation in Mechanical Ventilation: A Multicenter Study of Six Hospital Systems
      Liao Z, Guleria S, Chhikara K, Therese D, Wan-Ting L, Gao CA, Tippananapalya Ramesh N, Bhavani S, Ingraham NE, Lyons PG, Park-Egan B, Jain S, Masteri H, Chaudhari V, Rojas JC, Buell KG, Barker AK, Ortiz AC, Wolfe KS, Parker WF, Connell KA, Patel BK. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2026 May 20; 212 (Supplement_1): aamag162.4658 DOI:10.1093/ajrccm/aamag162.4658

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