Center for Global Health | Faculty

picture of William Checkley William Checkley

Instructor
Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, School of Medicine (Primary Appointment)

Academic Degrees

MD, Northwestern University, 2003; PhD, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2002

School/Organization
Bloomberg School of Public Health

Department / Division
International Health
Global Disease Epidemiology and Control

Departmental Address
W5009 Suite B

Email: wcheckle@jhsph.edu
Phone: 443-287-8741
Fax: 410-955-0036

Research and Professional Experience

My research interests include the Epidemiology of obstructive lung diseases in children and adults; studies of lung function and physiology; studies of the interactions between nutrition and infection; and, Critical Care Epidemiology, specifically studies of Acute Lung Injury.

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Honors and Awards

1998 Pre-doctoral National Research Service Award, National Institutes of Health.
1998 First Place in Applied Research, Annual Delta Omega Honors Society Scientific Competition, The Johns Hopkins University
1999 Best poster presentation in Epidemiology, VIII Congress of Public Health, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico.
2001 First Place in Applied Research and Grand Prize, Annual Delta Omega Honors Society Scientific Competition, The Johns Hopkins University.
2002 Delta Omega Honors Society, Alpha Chapter, The Johns Hopkins University.
2007 Post-doctoral National Research Service Award, National Institutes of Health.
2007 ATS fellow career development award.
2009 Clinician Scientist Award, The Johns Hopkins University.
2009 Pathway to Independence Career Award, National Institutes of Health.

Research Projects
Addressing geographical variation the progression of non-communicable diseases in Peru
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Prevalence of asthma and underlying risk factors in two Peruvian cities
Asthma was previously considered to be uncommon in Latin America; however, recent studies in different Latin American cities have identified that its prevalence currently ranges between 18% and 27%. These estimates are very high when compared with those reported in other developing countries and...

Selected Publications

15 selected publications:
1. Checkley W, West KP Jr, Wise RA, Baldwin MR, Wu L, LeClerq SC, Christian P, Katz J, Tielsch JM, Khatry S, Sommer A. Maternal Vitamin A Supplementation and Lung Function in Offspring. N Eng J Med 2010; 362:1784-94.
2. Dasenbrook EC, Checkley W, Merlo CA, Konstan MW, Lechtzin N, Boyle MP. Association Between Respiratory Tract Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Survival in Cystic Fibrosis. J Am Med Assoc 2010; 303: 2386-92.
3. Checkley W, Brower R, Muñoz A; for the ARDS Network. Inference for mutually exclusive competing events through a mixture of generalized gamma distributions. Epidemiology 2010; 21: 557-65.
4. Lee G, Cama V, Gilman RH, Cabrera L, Saito M, Checkley W; CONTENT investigators. Comparison of two types of epidemiological surveys aimed at collecting daily clinical symptoms in community-based longitudinal studies. Ann Epidemiol 2010;20:151-8.
5. Baldwin MR, Checkley W, Wise RA, Khatry S, LeClerq SC, West KP Jr. A disinfection and calibration method that maximizes the stability of pneumotachometer tubes for the portable flow-measuring SpiroPro® spirometer used in a remote field study setting. Resp Care 2010;55:443-52.
6. Checkley W, Guzman-Cottrill J, Epstein L, Innocentini N, Patz J, Shulman S. Short-term weather variability in Chicago and hospitalizations for Kawasaki disease. Epidemiology 2009; 20:194-201.
7. Kelley CF, Checkley W, Mannino DM, Franco-Paredes C, Del Rio C, Holguin F. Trends in Hospitalizations for AIDS-Associated Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in the United States (1986-2005). Chest 2009; 136: 190-7.
8. Checkley W, Brower RG, Korpak A, Thompson BT. Effects of a clinical trial on mechanical ventilation practices in patients with acute lung injury. Am J Resp Crit Care Med 2008; 177:1215-22.
9. Checkley W, Gilman RH, Black RE, Epstein LD, Cabrera L, Sterling CR, Moulton LH. Effects of water and sanitation on childhood health in a poor Peruvian peri-urban community. Lancet 2004; 363:112-118.
10. Checkley W, Epstein LD, Gilman RH, Cabrera L, Black RE. Effects of acute diarrhea on linear growth in Peruvian children. Am J Epidemiol 2003; 157:166-175.
11. Checkley W, Gilman RH, Black RE, Lescano AG, Cabrera L, Taylor DN, Moulton LH. Effects of nutritional status on diarrhea in Peruvian children. J Pediatr 2002; 140:210-218.
12. Checkley W, Epstein LD, Gilman RH, Figueroa D, Cama RI, Patz J, Black RE. Effects of El Niño phenomenon and ambient temperature on hospital admissions for diarrheal diseases in Peruvian children. Lancet 2000; 355: 442-450.
13. Checkley W, Epstein LD, Gilman RH, Black RE, Cabrera L, Sterling CR. Effects of Cryptosporidium parvum on growth in Peruvian children: Growth faltering and subsequent catch-up growth. Am J Epidemiol 1998; 148: 497-506.
14. Checkley W, Gilman RH, Epstein LD, Suarez MA, Diaz FJ, Cabrera L, Black RE, Sterling CR. Asymptomatic and symptomatic cryptosporidiosis: Their acute effect on weight gain. Am J Epidemiol 1997;145:156-63.
15. Madico G, Gilman RH, Checkley W, Cabrera L, Kohlstadt I, Kacena K, Diaz J, Black RE. Community infection ratio as an indicator for tuberculosis control. Lancet 1995; 345: 416-419.