Michelle S Harkins, MD

Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease

Biography

Harkins received a B.S degree in Biology (1988) from Texas A&M University. She received her MD degree (1992) from Southwestern University. Following her MD degree, she completed her internship in Delaware and then residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Maryland Medical Systems and a 3 year fellowship in Pulmonary/ Critical Care at University of New Mexico.

Personal Statement

My research interests initially involved clinical studies evaluating the mechanisms for asthma exacerbation and airway inflammation in severe asthmatics. I am co-director of the adult asthma clinic and continue to conduct clinical trials. Much of my clinical time is in the medical intensive care unit and I have an interest in Hantavirus research including longitudinal studies and patient outcomes and evaluating mechanisms of inflammation and further treatment options. With the COVID-19 pandemic, I have now focused on clinical trials for this disease. I also have an active role in Project Echo which is a telehealth program (initially in asthma, then Hantavirus and H1N1,Critical Care for the COVID-19 patient and now Post Covid PC Echo) that provides real time education and case discussions for the community providers.