Weather Alert

EARLY CLOSURE MARCH 4 - Due to the forecast for severe winter weather, Creighton's Omaha campus will close at 7 P.M. this evening. 

All in-person classes, clinics, and events, regardless of start time, are asked to end by 7 P.M. For those needing a shuttle, please visit my.creighton.edu for the most up-to-date maps and schedule. Shuttles will run until 8 P.M. this evening. We encourage you to be mindful of other closures or impacted services across the city as well. 

Employees, including those classified as responsible for “essential operations” should review Creighton's Weather and Emergency-Related Absence Policy and work with your immediate supervisor on expectations for job functions during this curtailment of campus operations. 

Please take proper winter weather precautions throughout the day and contact public safety at 402.280.2911 for any emergencies.

Adam D. Highley, MD

Associate Professor

Contact

adamhighley@creighton.edu
School of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship

Adam D. Highley, MD

Associate Professor

Board certified in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Disease

Areas of Interest: Critical care/cardiac arrest simulation training, COPD/asthma, lung cancer diagnosis
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
Residency: SSM Saint Mary’s Health Center, St. Louis, MO
Medical School: American University of Antigua College of Medicine

Department

Medicine

Position

Associate Professor

Articles

  • U.S. Pharmacist
    Highley Adam D., Cookman Craig, Morrow Lee E., Malesker Mark A., Severe asthma
    44, p. HS2 - HS7 2019

Publications

  • Chest
    Schutte BRYCE, Jackson IAN P, Highley ADAM D, GIANT CELL MYOCARDITIS-INDUCED CARDIOGENIC SHOCK
    166:4, p. A577 - A578 2024
  • Chest
    Jackson IAN P, Heppler MIRANDA, Highley ADAM D, BEZOLD-JARISCH REFLEX IN THE SETTING OF NEUROGENIC AND CARDIOGENIC SHOCK
    166:4, p. A2491 - A2492 2024
  • Chest
    Wittenberg ZACHARIAH L, Morrow LEE E, Malesker MARK A, Toth STEPHEN, Choi ARA, Dethlefsen MEGAN, Destache CHRIS, Chung JACQUELINE, Highley ADAM D, Kajihiro ERIN, A RETROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF THE SAFETY OF DEXMEDETOMIDINE IN NON-INTUBATED INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU) PATIENTS
    164:4, p. A1596 - A1597 2023
  • Chest
    Patterson CHRISTIAN, Geringer RAGE, Highley ADAM D, STAGE IV FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA INDUCED PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION WITH ACUTE ON CHRONIC HEART FAILURE EXACERBATIONt
    164:4, p. A6116 - A6117 2023
  • Chest
    Schutte BRYCE, Toth STEPHEN, Hall ALEXANDER, Highley ADAM D, PREDICTING SUCCESSFUL INTRAPLEURAL FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY IN EMPYEMA AND COMPLICATED EFFUSIONS: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS
    164:4, p. A3583 2023
  • Chest
    Jackson IAN P, Highley ADAM D, Varghese MARISA, Isern RAUL, INVASIVE ASPERGILLOSIS IN A PATIENT WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS-ASSOCIATED INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE
    164:4, p. A964 - A965 2023
  • Critical care medicine
    Macaraeg Jeffrey, Van Dyke Zachary, Lee Samuel, Malesker Mark, Destache Christopher, Highley Adam, 750: EVALUATION OF IV FENTANYL INFUSION DOSE IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
    51:1, p. 365 - 365 2023
  • Chest
    RAHMAN ANANI ABEDEL, Walters RYAN, Jackson IAN, Loranger AUSTIN, Alali YAMAN, Highley ADAM, COPD AND PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESSES: A STUDY OF EPEDMIOLOGY AND EFFECTS ON MORTALITY
    160:4, p. A1904 - A1904 2021
  • Chest
    Alghoula Faysal, Albagoush Sara, Buaisha Haitam, Walters Ryan, Highley Adam, Gbadamosi-Akindele Maryam, ANEMIA AS A PROGNOSTIC FACTOR IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK
    156:4, p. A1041 - A1041 2019
  • Critical care medicine
    Parekh Jai, Klug Michael, Macaraeg Jeffrey, Loranger Austin, Highley Adam, 1102: A RARE CASE OF RHINOVIRUS-ASSOCIATED ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME IN A 51-YEAR-OLD WOMAN
    47:1 Suppl 1, p. 528 - 528 2019
  • Journal of Thoracic Disease
    Jagan Nikhil, Landeen Carolina A., Moore Douglas R., Highley Adam D., Walters Ryan W., DePew Zachary S., Waste not, want not
    11:8, p. 3270 - 3275 2019
  • Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
    Berim Ilya G., Chaudry F., Saeed A. I., Awab A., Highley Adam D., Colanta A., Radial Probe Ultrasound-Guided Cryobiopsy
    24:2, p. 170 - 173 2017

Presentations

  • Asthma Updates, Everything You Need to Know about COPD, Lung Cancer Screening, Controversies of Respiratory Infections, Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism, Challenging Pulmonary Cases 2024
  • Asthma Updates, Everything You Need to Know about COPD, Lung Cancer Screening, Controversies of Respiratory Infections, Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism, Challenging Pulmonary Cases 2024
  • Asthma Updates, Everything You Need to Know about COPD, Lung Cancer Screening, Controversies of Respiratory Infections, Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism, Challenging Pulmonary Cases 2024
  • Asthma Updates, Everything You Need to Know about COPD, Lung Cancer Screening, Controversies of Respiratory Infections, Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism, Challenging Pulmonary Cases 2023
  • Asthma Updates, Everything You Need to Know about COPD, Lung Cancer Screening, Controversies of Respiratory Infections, Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism, Challenging Pulmonary Cases 2023
  • Updates in Pulmonary and Critical Care Literature 9/2023, Creighton University Pulmonary Critical Care Annual CME Conference 2023
  • Teplinsky E, Highley A Chylothorax Secondary to Spontaneous Thoracic Duct Leak- ATS 2023 2023
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation for the Respiratory Therapist - NSRC State CME Conference 5/2023 2023
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation - Internal Medicine Grand Rounds 4/2023 2023
  • Patient / Physician Communication - Creighton University Pulmonary, Critical Care Grand Rounds 1/2023 2023
  • Asthma Updates, Everything You Need to Know about COPD, Lung Cancer Screening, Controversies of Respiratory Infections, Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism, Challenging Pulmonary Cases 2023
  • Macaraeg J, Van Dyke Z, Lee S, Malesker M, Destache C, Highley A The Evaluation of IV Fentanyl Infusion Dose in the Intensive Care Unit - SCCM 2023 2023
  • Creighton University Pulmonary Critical Care Annual CME Conference - Updates in Pulmonary Critical Care Literature 10/2022 2022
  • 18th Annual Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine Conference 10/2022 2022
  • Asthma Updates, Everything You Need to Know about COPD, Lung Cancer Screening, Controversies of Respiratory Infections, Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism, Challenging Pulmonary Cases 2022
  • Asthma Updates, Everything You Need to Know about COPD, Lung Cancer Screening, Controversies of Respiratory Infections, Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism, Challenging Pulmonary Cases 2022
  • Asthma Updates, Everything You Need to Know about COPD, Lung Cancer Screening, Controversies of Respiratory Infections, Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism, Challenging Pulmonary Cases 2022
  • Asthma Updates, Everything You Need to Know about COPD, Lung Cancer Screening, Controversies of Respiratory Infections, Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism, Challenging Pulmonary Cases 2022
  • Asthma Updates, Everything You Need to Know about COPD, Lung Cancer Screening, Controversies of Respiratory Infections, Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism, Challenging Pulmonary Cases - 11/2021 Medical Education CME Conferences 2021
  • Creighton University Pulmonary Critical Care Annual CME Conference - Updates in Pulmonary Critical Care Literature 10/2021 2021
  • Feedback in 2021 - Creighton University Pulmonary, Critical Care Grand Rounds 9/2021 2021
  • CHI-Fundamentals of Critical Care Support 2021
  • Veterans Affairs Educational Activities - Fundamentals of Critical Care Support 06/2021 Minneapolis, MN 2021
  • CHI-Pulmonary Function Testing for the Primary Care Physician 3/10/2021 2021
  • Anani A, Highley A. COPD and Psychiatric Illness - Poster Presentation, CHEST 2021 2021
  • Imposter Syndrome - Creighton University Pulmonary, Critical Care Grand Rounds 10/12/2020 2020
  • Medical Management of the Patient with COVID-19 - Creighton University COVID-19 Course 5/2020 2020
  • Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome MCC Respiratory Therapy Program Lecture 10/16/2019 2019
  • Emotional Intelligence in Medicine Creighton University Pulmonary, Critical Care Grand Rounds 9/9/2019 2019
  • Randhawa, S., Griffin, E., Dhingra, M., Hiatt, M., Alberts, J., Noble, V., Highley, A. Portopulmonary Hypertension: A Case Report With Management Considerations. American Thoracic Society International Conference, Dallas, TX. 2019
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ECMO NSRC State Conference 5/2/2019 2019
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ECMO CHI Cardiovascular Conference 5/2/2019 2019
  • In Case You Missed It! 2018-2019 Updates in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Creighton University Pulmonary CME Conference 4/11/2019 2019
  • Sleep Apnea Creighton University Family Medicine CME Conference 4/6/2019 2019
  • Spirometry Interpretation- Creighton University Family Medicine CME Conference 4/6/2019 2019
  • Parekh J, Macaraeg J, Klug M, Loranger A, Highley A. A Rare Case of Rhinovirus Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in a 51-Year-Old Womano SCCM Conference - San Diego, CA - February 2019 2019
  • The Feedback Model - Applying Effective Feedback in Educationo Creighton University Pulmonary, Critical Care Grand Rounds - 8/2/2018 2018
  • Creighton University Pulmonary Critical Care Annual CME Conference - In Case You Missed It! 2019-2020 Updates in Pulmonary and Critical Care 0020

Industry/Corporation

  • Sub Investigator - GSK COPD CTT116855: A phase III, 52 week, randomized, double-blind, 3-arm parallel group study, comparing the efficacy, safety and tolerability of the fixed dose triple combination FF/UMEC/VI with the fixed dose dual combinations of FF/VI and UMEC/VI, al administered once-daily in the morning via a dry powder inhaler in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  • Sub Investigator - Insmed MAC: A Randomized, Open-Label, Multicenter Study of Liposomal Amikacin for Inhalation (LAI) in Adult Patients with Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Lung Infections caused by Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) that are refractory to treatment

  • Sub Investigator - Janssen: Medically Ill Patient Assessment of Rivaroxaban Versus Placebo IN Reducing Post-Discharge Venous Thrombo-Embolism Risk (MARINER)

  • Sub Investigator: CXA-NP-11-04: A Prospecteive, Randomized, Double Blind, Multicenter, Phase III Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Ceftolozane/Tazobactam Compared with Meropenem in Adult Patients with Ventilated Nosocomial Pneumonia.

  • Sub Investigator AstraZeneca: Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group, Phase IV Study to Evaluate the Effect of Aclidinuim Bromide on Long-Term Cardiovascular Safety and COPD Exacerbations in Patients with Moderate to Very Severe COPD (ASCENT COPD)

  • Sub Investigator - AstraZeneca: A Randomized, Double-blind, double dummy, chronic dosing (56 week) Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group, Multicentre, Phase III Study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 3 doses of Benralizumab in patients with moderate to very severe chronic
    obstructive pulmonary disease with a history of COPD exacerbations

Awards

  • Alpha Omega Alpha Member
    Alpha Omega Alpha
  • Internal Medicine Teaching Award
    Internal Medicine Teaching Award (Divisional) - 2020
    Division
  • Internal Medicine Teaching Award
    Internal Medicine Teaching Award (Divisional) – 2019
    Division