William Greenough
Geriatric Medicine
Academic Degrees
Departmental Address
5505 Hopkins Bayview Circle
Baltimore, MD 21224
Research and Professional Experience
Research Interest:
Dr. Greenough’s research interest focuses on diarrhea and oral rehydration therapy, malnutrition, and wound care in the elderly. He is currently piloting a study to evaluate the effect of recombinant human lactoferrin on the rate of infection with C. difficile in long-term care patients supported by enteral feeding requiring broad spectrum antibiotics. Dr. Greenough is also involved in the planning stages of a research trial for a new toxoid vaccine to prevent C. difficile disease, as well as a 3rd project which is a retrospective analysis of surveillance data for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on the Ventilator Rehab Unit of the Johns Hopkins Care Center.
Keywords
Diarrhea C. difficile, cholera, Oral Rehydration Therapy
Honors and Awards
King Faisal International Prize in Medicine 1984
UNICEF Maurice Pate Prize (ICDDR,B) 1984
BAFI – Outstanding Services Award for the cause of Bangladesh July 2007
Selected Publications
1. Leff B, , Burton L, Mader S, Naughton B, Burl J, Koehn D, Clark R, Greenough WB, Guido S, Steinwachs D, Burton J. Comparison of Stress Experienced by Family Members of Patients Treated in Hospital at Home with That of Those Receiving Traditional Acute Hospital Care. JAGS. 2008; 56:117-123
2. Franckowiak SC, Ling G, Greenough WB III, Wagner DA, Andersen RE. Prediction of Hydration Status using a Handheld, Portable Impedance Analyzer. Abstract: ACSM Conference May/June 2007.
3. Leng SX, Finucane T, Boult L, Zheng L, Greenough WB. Spontaneous Bone Extrusion in a Paraplegic Woman with Chronic Osteomyelitis of the Hip and Pressure Ulcers. Lancet. 2007 (in press).
