Ann Weinacker
Academic Appointments
- Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Chest Clinic 300 Pasteur Dr A283 MC 5351 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 725-7061 Fax (650) 725-5489
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 723-6381Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Critical Care Medicine
- Pulmonary Disease
- Pulmonology (Lung) and Critical Care
Administrative Appointments
- Chief of Staff, Stanford Hospital and Clinics (2011 - 2014)
- Vice Chief of Staff, Stanford Hospital and Clinics (2010 - 2011)
- Associate Director, Intensive Care Unit, Stanford University Medical Center (1999 - present)
- Continuing Quality Improvement in the ICU Committee, Stanford University School of Medicine (2003 - present)
- Chair, Emergency Medical Response Team Committee, Stanford University Medical Center (2007 - 2011)
- Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs, Department of Medicine, Stanford University (2007 - 2008)
Honors and Awards
- Denise O'Leary Award for Clinical Excellence, Stanford Hospital and Clinics Board of Directors (2008)
- Honor Medical Society, Alpha Omega Alpha (2006)
- Excellence in Teaching, Stanford University School of Medicine (2004)
- Chief Residents' Teaching Award, Stanford School of Medicine (2003)
- Leadership Development in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, American College of Chest Physicians (1999)
- Victor Benator Award for Best Teaching Resident, University of South Alabama (1989)
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (1993) |
| Board Certification: | Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine (1992) |
| Fellowship: | UCSF Medical Center CA (1994) |
| Board Certification: | Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (1989) |
| Medical Education: | University of South Alabama Medical Center AL (1986) |
| M.D.: | University of South Alabama, Medicine (1986) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Dr. Weinacker's research interests center around ICU outcomes. Her specific interests include venous thromboembolism, acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, and the use of echocardiography in the ICU. In addition to ongoing research in each of these areas, Dr. Weinacker has taught a course with Dr. David Liang (cardiology) on the use of portable echocardiography to evaluate hemodynamic instability in critically ill patients.
Publications
- Clinical risk factors for primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013; (5): 527-34
- Latent class analysis identifies distinct phenotypes of primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation. Chest. 2013
- Still a man's world, but why? Crit Care. 2013; (1): 113
- A panel of lung injury biomarkers enhances the definition of primary graft dysfunction (PGD) after lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012; (9): 942-9
- Elevated plasma angiopoietin-2 levels and primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation. PLoS One. 2012; (12): e51932
- High prevalence of corrected QT interval prolongation in acutely ill patients is associated with mortality: results of the QT in Practice (QTIP) Study. Crit Care Med. 2012; (2): 394-9
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