Gregory H. Howell, MD

Gregory Howell, MD, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained pulmonologist with Saint Luke's Pulmonary Specialists. His practice includes inpatient and outpatient consultation in a variety diseases including but not limited to: Asthma, Emphysema/COPD, Interstitial Lung Disease/Pulmonary Fibrosis, Lung Cancer, and shortness of breath. In the inpatient setting he is available for consultation with regards to critical care management.

was born and raised in Kansas City, and completed medical school and post-graduate training at the University of Missouri at Kansas City. He served as Chief Resident of Internal Medicine prior to subspecialty training in Pulmonary and Critical Care. He has board certification in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine.

To help with academic interests, he obtained a Master's Degree in Public Health (M.P.H.) from the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He has made several presentations at the local, regional and national level on topics related to Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. His academic interests have lead to peer-reviewed publications as well as directorship of the Critical Care Medicine Fellowship at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. He is currently an Associate Professor of Medicine at that Institution.

Ternes, T.; Trump, M.; Rosado de Christenson, M.; Howell, G.; Stewart, J.. Spontaneous Middle Lobe Torsion. Radiology Case Reports 2013;8:3.
Patel DM, Vaidya OU, Howell GH, Hamarshi M. Multifaceted Checklist for Quality Improvement, Experience from an Open-model Single ICU. Presentation at The American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting, October 2014. 
Pluym, M, Howell GH. Management of Hemorrhage With Target –Specific Oral Anticoagulants. Hospital Practice 2014:42(3);75-83.
"Retrospective Analysis of the National Kidney Foundation Community Health Screening Clinical Data." Mentor: Ahmed Awad, MD- University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Saint Luke’s Hospital (2003)
Howell GH, Shriver RL. Hydropneumothorax Caused by Inadvertent Placement of a Dobhoff Tube. Hospital Physician 2005;41(11):39-41.
Howell GH, Yagan M, Herndon B. Lactate Dehydrogenase Isoenzymes as a Marker of Ventilator-Related Lung Injury. Chest 2005; 128(4)Suppl:227S.  Presented in abstract form at American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting October 2005.
Howell GH, Salzman G. Clinical Review: Use of Bronchodilators in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Hospital Physician 2006;42(10):27-34.
Howell GH, Yagan MB. Unusual Case of Diaphragmatic Rupture. Chest 2006;130(4)Suppl:347S. Case presented at American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) 2006 in “The Hole Truth” session in slide format.
Howell GH, Pyszczynski D. Diagnosis of Acute Pulmonary Embolism . Missouri Medicine 2007;104(3):246-9.
Howell GH, Lem VL, Ball JM. Remote ICU Care Correlates with Reduced Health System Mortality and Length of Stay Outcomes. Chest 2007;132(4)Suppl:443s. Presented in Abstract Form at American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting October 2007.  
Howell GH, Clark N, Salzman G, Bonham AJ. Effects of a Closed Intensive Care Unit Model on Patient Care Outcomes.  Chest 2008;134:109003S. Presented in Abstract Form at American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting October 2008.  
Howell GH, Salzman G, Singh R, Bonham AJ. Changing from an Open to a Closed Intensive Care Unit Model Improves Satisfaction of Non-physician Members of the Health Care Team. Chest 2008;134:111001S. Presented in Abstract Form at American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting October 2008
Howell GH, Ardilles T, Bonham AJ. Implementation of a Remote Intensive Care Unit Monitoring System Correlates with Improvements in Patient Outcomes. Chest 2008;134:58003S.  Presented as a Slide Presentation at American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting October 2008.
Howell G. Nonadherence to Medical Therapy in Asthma: Risk Factors, Barriers, and Strategies for Improving. Journal of Asthma 2008;45:723-9.
Howell GH, Salzman G. Danesh S, Mohr J. A retrospective review of Computed Tomagraphy Pulmonary Angiogram in the diagnosis of Acute Pulmonary Embolism. Presented as a Poster Presentation at the American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting October 2010