Hallie C Prescott, MD, MSc
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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About
Dr. Hallie Prescott is the Toews Family Legacy Professor of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at the University of Michigan; Professor in Internal Medicine; staff physician the Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Healthcare System; and Core Investigator at VA Center for Clinical Management Research. She completed pulmonary/critical care fellowship training in 2014 and currently attends in the Ann Arbor VA outpatient pulmonary clinic, the VA medical intensive care unit, and the Michigan Medicine Critical Care Medicine Unit. She has a master’s degree in healthcare research, with broad methodological expertise in quantitative, qualitative, and survey research methods. The primary focus of her research program has been on sepsis care and outcomes. She co-chairs the international Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines and leads the Michigan Hospital Medicine Safety Consortium’s Sepsis Initiative. Dr. Prescott’s research contributions have been recognized by awards from American Thoracic Society, American Society of Clinical Innovation, Australia/New Zealand Intensive Care Society.
Qualifications
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MSc, Healthcare ResearchUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
2013 - 2014
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MDThe Ohio State University, Columbus, United States
2003 - 2007
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BAMiddlebury College, Middlebury, VT, United States
1999 - 2003
Center Memberships
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Center MemberInstitute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
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Center MemberWeil Institute for Critical Care Research
Research Overview
Dr. Hallie Prescott's research focuses on the epidemiology, management, and outcomes of sepsis.
Recent Publications
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Antonelli M, Prescott HC. Intensive Care Med, 2026 Apr 27;Journal ArticleThe ultrasound of silence: author's reply.
DOI:10.1007/s00134-026-08444-z PMID: 42043557 -
Prescott HC, Gershengorn HB, Antonelli M. Intensive Care Med, 2026 Apr 27;Journal ArticleVasopressor weaning in septic shock: the missing piece in the 2026 guidelines; author's reply.
DOI:10.1007/s00134-026-08450-1 PMID: 42043558 -
Hibbert E, Leggett N, Kim D, De Silva S, Messiha R, Abbenbroek B, Campbell L, Deane A, Dye J, Eastwood G, Finfer S, Higgins A, Hodgson CL, Hutcheon E, Litton E, O'Dowd M, Pilcher D, Poole A, Prescott HC, Saxena M, Shekar K, Valentine K, Udy A, Haines KJ. Ann Am Thorac Soc, 2026 Apr 16;Journal ArticlePatient Reported Outcomes and Experience Measures in Clinical Trials of Critically Ill Adults with Sepsis: A Scoping Review.
DOI:10.1093/annalsats/aaoag102 PMID: 41992807 -
Byrd KM, Lagina MM, Lee KT, Thenappan A, Kruser JM, Iwashyna TJ, Prescott HC, Viglianti EM. Chest Critical Care, 2026 Mar 1; 4 (1):Journal ArticleThe Challenges of Prognosticating Persistent Critical Illness: A Qualitative Study
DOI:10.1016/j.chstcc.2025.100232 -
Prescott HC, Heath M, Walzl E, McLaughlin E, Horowitz J, Jayaprakash N, Flanders SA, Dantes RB, Posa PJ. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2026 Jan 23;Journal ArticleCDC's Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements are associated with improved management and outcomes of sepsis.
DOI:10.1093/ajrccm/aamaf113 PMID: 41738107 -
Hechtman RK, Garamani N, Anabtawi YR, Rivas AG, Antonowicz B, Barker AK, Garcia T, Mulcahy R, Posa PJ, Sjoding MW, Prescott HC. Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2026 Jan 1;Journal ArticleImpact of manual sepsis screening in hospitalized adult patients: A systematic review
DOI:10.1002/jhm.70284 -
Wiersinga WJ, Møller MH, de Waele JJ, Prescott HC. Critical Care, 2025 Dec 1; 29 (1):Journal ArticleOn the future of guidelines
DOI:10.1186/s13054-025-05731-x PMID: 41176597 -
Li N, Riazi K, Pan J, Thavorn K, Ziegler J, Rochwerg B, Quan H, Prescott HC, Dodek PM, Li B, Gervais A, Garland A. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental, 2025 Dec 1; 13 (1):Journal ArticleUnsupervised clustering for sepsis identification in large-scale patient data: a model development and validation study
DOI:10.1186/s40635-025-00744-w
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