James Leatherman, MD - Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care division of the Department of Medicine at the University of Minnesota

James Leatherman, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, U of M
Pulmonary and Critical Care Staff Physician, HCMC
Director of Medical Intensive Care and Director of
Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Training, HCMC

Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary
Medicine, Critical Care
Contact: jim.leatherman@co.hennepin.mn.us

Clinical Interests

Critical Care Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation
Pulmonary Medicine Including Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Interstitial Lung disease

Research Interests

Mechanical Ventilation in Asthma, Neuromuscular Complications in Intensive Care, Hemodynamic Monitoring in Intensive Care

Publications

Schlesinger PA, Leatherman JW. Rheumatology. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002; 166(9):1161-5 .

Marinelli WA, Leatherman JW. Neuromuscular disorders in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Clin 2002; 18(4):915-29.

Leatherman JW, McArthur C, Shapiro RS. Effect of prolongation of expiratory time on dynamic hyperinflation in mechanically ventilated patients with severe asthma. Crit Care Med 2004; 32(7):1542-5.

Qureshi AS, Shapiro RS, Leatherman JW. Use of bladder pressure to correct for the effect of expiratory muscle activity on central venous pressure. Intensive Care Med 2007; 33(11):1907-12.

Leatherman JW. Mechanical ventilation for severe asthma. Respir Care 2007; 52(11):1460-2.

Last updated 4/15/2008