MD - 1981
Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA

Dr. deBoisblanc's research interests include ARDS and pulmonary hypertension. He is Principal Investigator of the Louisiana Critical Care Clinical Center which is one of 10 academic centers within the NIH sponsored ARDS clinical trials network (ARDSnet). He also collaborates with investigators in the Department of Physiology on basic science research projects. Dr. deBoisblanc has received numerous teaching awards. He is nationally recognized for his expertise in bedside critical care procedures. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Critical Care Medicine, and is recognized nationally as a member of the Best Doctors in America for his clinical excellence.

Internship: Flexible
Charity Hospital of Louisiana,
New Orleans, Louisiana, 1981-1982

Residency: Internal Medicine
Louisiana State University Affiliated Hospitals, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1982-1985

Fellowships:
Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine,
Louisiana State University Affiliated Hospitals, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1985-1988

Board Certifications: Internal Medicine; Pulmonary Diseases; Critical Care Medicine

Pulmonary hypertension
Acute lung injury
Sepsis
Bedside Critical Care Procedure

Bierre S, Kumari R, deBoisblanc BP, The endocrine system during sepsis, Am J Med Sci 328-247, 2004.

deBoisblanc BP, Pellett AA, Johnson RW, Champagne MS, McClarity E, Dhillon G, Levitzky MG, Estimation of pulmonary artery occlusion pressure by an artificial neural network, Crit Care Med 31(1)261-266, 2003.

deBoisblanc BP, Girod-Espinoza A, Welsh D, Taylor D, Hemodynamic monitoring in ALI/ARDS, Respir Care Clin 9:457-479, 2003.

Rizvi K, deBoisblanc BP, Truwit JD, Dhillon G, Arroliga A, Fuchs BD, Guntupalli KK, Hite D, Hayden D for the NIH/NIHBL ARDS Clinical Trials Network, Effect of airway pressure display on inter-observer agreement in the assessment of vascular pressures in patients with acute lung injury and ARDS, Crit Care Med (in press), .

Pellett A, deBoisbland BP, Welch, Low positive end-expiratory pressure does not exacerbate nebulized-acid lung injury in dogs, J Crit Care (in press), .