Michael J. Connor, MD
Dr. Michael Connor Jr., MD, is a critical care and kidney specialist who cares for seriously ill patients with complex medical needs. He has advanced expertise in acute kidney injury, dialysis for critically ill patients, fluid management, and treatments that support the heart, lungs, and kidneys during life-threatening illness.
Dr. Connor earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia and completed combined training in internal medicine and pediatrics at Brown University. He then completed advanced fellowship training in both nephrology and critical care medicine at Cleveland Clinic.
Dr. Connor is an internationally recognized expert in caring for patients who develop sudden kidney problems during critical illness. His expertise includes continuous dialysis, ECMO and other advanced therapies that temporarily support the body while a patient recovers.
In addition to caring for patients, Dr. Connor is a Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and is active in research and medical education focused on improving care for critically ill patients.
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
- Residency: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Fellowships
Cleveland Clinic
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Emergency Care: 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Outpatient Care: Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Visiting hours are from 8 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. daily
Publications
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, acute kidney injury, fluid balance, and continuous renal replacement therapy: Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) and Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) joint consensus conference.
Gist KM, Selewski DT, Kashani KB, Akcan-Arikan A, Annich G, Antonini MV, Askenazi D, Awdishu L, Bridges BC, Connor MJ, Forni LG, Fuhrman DY, Goldstein SL, Gorga SM, Guru PK, Kaddourah A, Lepage-Farrell A, McMullan DM, Mehta RL, Menon S, Mottes T, Müeller T, Ostermann M, Paden ML, Rintoul NE, Reis T, Ronco C, See E, Singh G, Bagshaw SM, MacLaren G
Intensive care medicine. 2026;52(6):1175-1195.
PMID: 42113209 - Erratum: Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Equations Overestimate Renal Function Compared With Measured Glomerular Filtration Rate Using 24-Hour Urine Creatinine Clearance.
Lahiji R, Morton EA, Ramacciotti LS, Nicaise EH, Marthi S, Schmeusser BN, Abdollahzadeh A, Palmateer GS, Vashi K, Goyal S, Liu Y, Midenberg E, Patil D, Harvey RD, Connor MJ, Hajiha M, Ogan K, Bilen MA, Master VA
JCO oncology practice. 2026;22(10):e8.
PMID: 41505671 - Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Equations Overestimate Renal Function Compared With Measured Glomerular Filtration Rate Using 24-Hour Urine Creatinine Clearance.
Lahiji R, Morton EA, Storino Ramacciotti L, Nicaise EH, Marthi S, Schmeusser BN, Abdollahzadeh A, Palmateer GS, Vashi K, Goyal S, Liu Y, Midenberg E, Patil D, Harvey RD, Connor MJ, Hajiha M, Ogan K, Bilen MA, Master VA
JCO oncology practice. 2026;22(10):1812-1819.
PMID: 41401405 - Kidney & extracorporeal support interactions: a narrative review.
Connor MJ, Ostermann M
Current opinion in critical care. 2025;31(6):660-667.
PMID: 41165281 - Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Cannulation by Intensivists and Surgeons: A Single-Center Retrospective Noninferiority Analysis of Complications and Outcomes From 2018 to 2023.
Dave SB, Chan JL, Maberry DR, Boorman DW, Caridi-Scheible ME, Leiendecker ER, Creel-Bulos C, Connor MJ, Javidfar J, Daneshmand MA, Jabaley CS
Critical care medicine. 2025;53(11):e2233-e2245.
PMID: 40838780 - Proceedings of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Academy (2023-2024): Managing De-Escalation of Acute Renal Replacement Therapy and Optimizing Drug Dosing during Renal Replacement Therapy Transitions.
Beaubien-Souligny W, Thompson Bastin M, Teixeira JP, Cerda J, Connor MJ, Dijanic Zeidman A, Garimella PS, Juncos L, Lopez-Ruiz A, Mehta R, Reis T, Rizo-Topete L, Silver SA, Da Silva JR, Speer R, Vijayan A, Wells C, Wille K, Yessayan L, Tolwani A, Neyra JA
Kidney360. 2025;6(10):1798-1809.
PMID: 40779331 - Physiologic Solutions are Superior to Normal Saline in Critically Ill Patients: PRO.
Juncos LA, Connor MJ
Kidney360. 2025;6(8):1270-1272.
PMID: 40111425 - Proceedings of the 2022 UAB CRRT Academy: Non-Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring to Guide Fluid Removal with CRRT and Proliferation of Extracorporeal Blood Purification Devices.
Teixeira JP, Zeidman A, Beaubien-Souligny W, Cerdá J, Connor MJ, Eggleston K, Juncos LA, da Silva JR, Wells C, Yessayan L, Barker AB, McConville W, Speer R, Wille KM, Neyra JA, Tolwani A
Blood purification. 2023;52(11-12):857-879.
PMID: 37742622 - Fluid Management for Critically Ill Patients with Acute Kidney Injury Receiving Kidney Replacement Therapy: An International Survey.
Ledoux-Hutchinson L, Wald R, Malbrain MLNG, Carrier FM, Bagshaw SM, Bellomo R, Adhikari NKJ, Gallagher M, Silver SA, Bouchard J, Connor MJ, Clark EG, Côté JM, Neyra JA, Denault A, Beaubien-Souligny W
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 2023;18(6):705-715.
PMID: 36975194 - Race-free renal function estimation equations and potential impact on Black patients: Implications for cancer clinical trial enrollment.
Schmeusser BN, Palacios AR, Midenberg ER, Nabavizadeh R, Patil DH, Harvey RD, Bryksin J, Connor MJ, Ogan K, Bilen MA, Master VA
Cancer. 2023;129(6):920-924.
PMID: 36606692
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