# Robert Arntfield

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Canadian physician

Robert Arntfield Citizenship Canada Education Queen's University, B.S. Western University, M.D. Occupations Physician CEO Medical career Profession Professor of Medicine Director of Critical Care Ultrasound Program & Fellowship Institutions Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Western University Sub-specialties Intensivist Cardiorespiratory Physiology Resuscitation

**Robert Arntfield** is a Canadian [intensivist](/source/Intensivist), [medical educator](/source/Medical_education), researcher, and entrepreneur. His specialty is in cardiorespiratory physiology, resuscitation, and the use of [artificial intelligence in healthcare](/source/Artificial_intelligence_in_healthcare). He is a Professor of Medicine and Director of Critical Care Ultrasound Program & Fellowship at Western University's [Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry](/source/Schulich_School_of_Medicine_%26_Dentistry), and is the Medical Director of the Critical Care Trauma Centre at [London Health Sciences Centre](/source/London_Health_Sciences_Centre).[1] He is also the founder of the [medical technology](/source/Health_technology) company Deep Breathe.[2]

## Education

Arntfield received an undergraduate degree in [computer science](/source/Computer_science) and [biochemistry](/source/Biochemistry) from Queen's University in 2000. He received his [Doctor of Medicine](/source/Doctor_of_Medicine) degree from Western University in 2004.[3] He has been board-certified in [emergency medicine](/source/Emergency_medicine) and [critical care medicine](/source/Intensive_care_medicine).

Following the completion of his medical degree, Arntfield completed an ultrasound [fellowship](/source/Fellowship_(medicine)) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in [New York City](/source/New_York_City).[4]

Arntfield is a Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer and holds a diplomate in adult [echocardiography](/source/Fellowship_(medicine)) with the National Board of Echocardiography.[4]

## Career

Arntfield is a Professor of Medicine and the Director of Critical Care Ultrasound Program & Fellowship at Western University, located in [London, Ontario](/source/London%2C_Ontario). He is also the Medical Director of the Critical Care Trauma Centre at [London Health Sciences Centre](/source/London_Health_Sciences_Centre).[1]

In May 2020, Arntfield began work with a research team at [Lawson Health Research Institute](/source/Lawson_Health_Research_Institute) to investigate how artificial intelligence systems can be used to diagnose [COVID-19](/source/COVID-19) through patterns in lung scans.[5] During the project, a study involved the real-time validation of a lung ultrasound learning model in intensive care units, demonstrating high accuracy in identifying [B-line](/source/Medical_ultrasound#Lung_ultrasound_basics) patterns in critically ill patients. This system also demonstrated high accuracy and surpassed physicians in detecting COVID-19 in lung ultrasounds.[6] This system became the first product for his medical technology company, Deep Breathe, which he founded in 2021.[7]

Arntfield is the founder and CEO of the medical technology company Deep Breathe. He founded Deep Breathe on the premise of democratizing [medical ultrasound](/source/Medical_ultrasound) through increased use of point-of-care diagnostics and artificial intelligence automation.[7] The company provides artificial intelligence software to automate the interpretation of [medical images](/source/Medical_imaging).[7] The intended use is in conjunction with handheld, [point-of-care](/source/Point-of-care_testing) lung ultrasound technology which the company purports can enable healthcare providers to diagnose various lung conditions with speed, accuracy, and objectivity.[8] Currently, the software utilizes Deep Breathe's archive of lung ultrasound images, which is the largest in the world and spans over a decade of clinical research.[7]

## Publications

Arntfield co-authored the textbook *Point of Care Ultrasound*. The book has received the [British Medical Association](/source/British_Medical_Association)'s President's Choice Award and was Highly Commended in Internal Medicine in 2015.[9] His research has been published by the [American College of Chest Physicians](/source/American_College_of_Chest_Physicians), [*Emergency Medical Clinics of North America*](/source/Emergency_Medicine_Clinics_of_North_America), and the [*Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography*](/source/Emergency_Medicine_Clinics_of_North_America).[10]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Rob_Arntfield_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Rob_Arntfield_1-1) ["Rob Arntfield"](https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/criticalcare/people/bio/www.schulich.uwo.ca/criticalcare/people/bio/Arntfield,%20Rob.html). *www.schulich.uwo.ca*. Retrieved 2023-12-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Western prof develops AI-powered bedside lung ultrasound"](https://news.westernu.ca/2023/03/western-prof-develops-ai-powered-bedside-lung-ultrasound/). *Western News*. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-12-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Robert Arntfield, MD - Founder and Chief Executive at Deep Breathe"](https://theorg.com/org/deep-breathe/org-chart/robert-arntfield-md). *THE ORG*. Retrieved 2023-12-07.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_4-1) ["Faculty"](https://westernsono.ca/about-3/faculty/). *Western Sono*. 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2023-12-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["London, Ont. researchers examining use of A.I. to diagnose COVID-19 through lung ultrasounds | Globalnews.ca"](https://globalnews.ca/news/6964876/london-ont-researchers-ai-coronavirus/). *980 CFPL*. Retrieved 2023-12-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Arntfield, Robert; VanBerlo, Blake; Alaifan, Thamer; Phelps, Nathan; White, Matthew; Chaudhary, Rushil; Ho, Jordan; Wu, Derek (2021-03-01). ["Development of a convolutional neural network to differentiate among the etiology of similar appearing pathological B lines on lung ultrasound: a deep learning study"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7939003). *BMJ Open*. **11** (3) e045120. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045120](https://doi.org/10.1136%2Fbmjopen-2020-045120). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [2044-6055](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/2044-6055). [PMC](/source/PMC_(identifier)) [7939003](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7939003). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [33674378](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33674378).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_7-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:1_7-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:1_7-3) De Bono, Norman (2023-03-09). ["London doctor aims to bring AI technology to diagnosing lung woes"](https://lfpress.com/business/local-business/london-doctor-on-mission-to-bring-ai-technology-to-diagnosing-lung-conditions). *The London Free Press*. Retrieved 2023-12-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Bieman, Jennifer (2021-03-22). ["London-schooled AI is flawless at detecting COVID in lung ultrasounds"](https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/london-schooled-artificial-intelligence-is-flawless-at-detecting-covid-in-lung-ultrasounds-bests-trained-physicians). *The London Free Press*. Retrieved 2023-12-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Pierre Kory, MD | St. George's University"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210720021147/https://www.sgu.edu/graduate-profiles/pierre-kory-md/). 2021-07-20. Archived from [the original](https://www.sgu.edu/graduate-profiles/pierre-kory-md/) on 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2023-12-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["robert arntfield \[au\] - Search Results - PubMed"](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=robert+arntfield+%5Bau%5D). *PubMed*. Retrieved 2023-12-07.

## External links

- [www.schulich.uwo.ca/criticalcare/people/bio/Arntfield,%20Rob.html](https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/criticalcare/people/bio/Arntfield,%20Rob.html)

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