Dr. Halpern is a Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. He is also a member and fellow of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM), American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP) and American College of Physicians (FACP).
Dr. Halpern is an editorial board member of Critical Care Medicine, the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, and ICU Director. He has been involved in clinical research for many years and has written over 70 articles, editorials, and book chapters dealing with a myriad of critical care topics. These include the use and cost of critical care in the USA, ICU design, wireless connectivity in the ICU, intra-hospital transport, introduction of new technology in the ICU, point of care testing, computerized physician order entry, acute lung injury, use of novel agents in critical illnesses, postoperative hypertension, intraoperative cell salvage, hearing loss in the ICU, etc. He has also co-edited two issues of Critical Care Clinics (ICU Bedside Technology, Oct. 2000 and Intensive Care of the Cancer Patient, due out in Jan, 2010).
Dr. Halpern is currently a member of the Patient:Physician Task Force, Society of Critical Care Medicine and the Critical Care Leadership Network, Greater New York Hospital Association. In the past, he has served on many committees of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the American College of Chest physicians.