Micah Prochaska, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine
  • Research and Scholarly Interests: Activity, Physical, Anemia, Fatigability, Fatigue, Hospitalized Adults, Red Blood Cell Transfusion, Research Networks and Infrastructure
  • Websites: Research Network Profile
  • Contact: prochask@uchicago.edu

Dr. Prochaska is a hospitalist clinician and health outcomes researcher, and is currently supported by a grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to study how red blood cell transfusion for hospitalized patients with anemia affects their fatigue, activity, and fatigability levels after they have been discharged from the hospital. Dr. Prochaska is also the Associate Director of the University of Chicago Hospitalist Project research infrastructure, and involved in the integration of the Chicago Area Patient Centered Outcomes Research Network (CAPriCORN) into clinical research at the University of Chicago. He is Director of the University of Chicago Translational Medicine Program (CTMP), and a Co-Director of the Cultivating Health & Aging Researchers by Integrating Science, Medicine, & Aging (CHARISMA) Program, both of which train undergraduate students in clinical and translational research. Dr. Prochaska is also an Assistant Director of the MacLean center for Clinical and Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago.

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO IL
MSc - Public Health Sciences
2016

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO IL
- Clinical Medical Ethics
2016

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO IL
- Research Fellowship
2016

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO IL
` - Internal Medicine Residency
2014

WRIGHT STATE BOONSHOFT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DAYTON OH
MD
2011

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO IL
BA - History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science and Medicine
2004

Improving Direct Admissions to Internal Medicine Services.
Improving Direct Admissions to Internal Medicine Services. J Patient Saf. 2024 Apr 01; 20(3):222-226.
PMID: 38345393

The Design and Early Results of a Structured Longitudinal Training Program for Undergraduate Students to Increase Diversity in Aging-Research.
The Design and Early Results of a Structured Longitudinal Training Program for Undergraduate Students to Increase Diversity in Aging-Research. Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2024 Feb 06; 914150241231183.
PMID: 38321715

Red Blood Cell Transfusion: 2023 AABB International Guidelines.
Red Blood Cell Transfusion: 2023 AABB International Guidelines. JAMA. 2023 11 21; 330(19):1892-1902.
PMID: 37824153

Breaking down barriers: Decoding archetypes in hospital medicine research.
Breaking down barriers: Decoding archetypes in hospital medicine research. J Hosp Med. 2023 11; 18(11):1048-1053.
PMID: 37751396

Current advances in 2022: A critical review of selected topics by the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB) Clinical Transfusion Medicine Committee.
Current advances in 2022: A critical review of selected topics by the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB) Clinical Transfusion Medicine Committee. Transfusion. 2023 Aug; 63(8):1590-1600.
PMID: 37403547

State of research in adult Hospital Medicine: Updated results of a national survey and longitudinal analysis of national data.
State of research in adult Hospital Medicine: Updated results of a national survey and longitudinal analysis of national data. J Hosp Med. 2023 06; 18(6):519-523.
PMID: 37020348

Changes in Patient Perceptions of the Provider Most Involved in Care During COVID-19 and Corresponding Effects on Patient Trust.
Changes in Patient Perceptions of the Provider Most Involved in Care During COVID-19 and Corresponding Effects on Patient Trust. J Patient Exp. 2023; 10:23743735231166501.
PMID: 37035096

When Guideline-Concordant Standardized Care Results in Healthcare Disparities.
When Guideline-Concordant Standardized Care Results in Healthcare Disparities. J Clin Ethics. 2023; 34(3):225-232.
PMID: 37831649

Longitudinal assessment of quality of life in indolent non-Hodgkin lymphomas managed with active surveillance.
Longitudinal assessment of quality of life in indolent non-Hodgkin lymphomas managed with active surveillance. Leuk Lymphoma. 2022 Dec; 63(14):3331-3339.
PMID: 36120910

Current advances in transfusion medicine 2021: A critical review of selected topics by the AABB Clinical Transfusion Medicine Committee.
Current advances in transfusion medicine 2021: A critical review of selected topics by the AABB Clinical Transfusion Medicine Committee. Transfusion. 2022 07; 62(7):1435-1445.
PMID: 35713186

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