Gregory A. Schmidt, M.D.
Professor
Director of Critcial Care Programs

Dr. Schmidt’s interests are in the areas of mechanical ventilation of critically ill patients, analysis of ventilator waveforms of flow and pressure, and judging the adequacy of volume replacement in patients in shock. He is an investigator in the ARDS Network’s Fluid and Catheter Treatment Trial (FACTT). With his former colleagues Jesse Hall and Lawrence D. H. Wood, he edits Principles of Critical Care (McGraw-Hill), now in its 3rd edition. Clinical interests include severe acidosis, respiratory failure in patients with neuromuscular diseases, and diving medicine.

Honors, Awards, and Organizations

• Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
• American Thoracic Society
• Editorial Board, Chest
• Education Committee of the ATS
• Co-Director, ATS Clinical State of the Art Course
• Co-Director, ACCP Critical Care Board Review Course
• Ad Hoc Reviewer (1992 - present):
  • JAMA
  • Archives of Internal Medicine
  • Chest
  • Intensive Care Medicine
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Critical Care
  • American Journal of Kidney Disease

Medical School:
University of Chicago

Residency:
University of Chicago

Fellowship:
University of Chicago

Recent Publications

1. Gehlbach, B.K., Schmidt, G.A. Bench-to-bedside review: Treating acid-base abnormalities in the intensive care unit- the role of buffers. Critical Care 8:259-265, 2004.
2. Christie, J.D., Schmidt, G., Lanken, P.N. Acute respiratory distress syndrome. PIER 2004 (http://pier.acponline.org/physicians/review/d349/d349.html)
3. Hall, J.B., Schmidt, G.A. (Guest Editors). Acute respiratory distress syndrome. Sem Respir Crit Care Med 22:235-344, 2001.

Books and Chapters

1. Hall, J.B., Schmidt, G.A., Wood, L.D.H. (Eds). Principles of Critical Care, 3 rd Ed. McGraw-Hill, New York, 2005, pp1-1778.
2. Manthous, C.A., Schmidt, G.A., Hall, J.B. Liberation from mechanical ventilation. Ch 44. In: Principles of Critical Care, 3rd Ed. Hall, J.B., Schmidt, G.A., Wood, L.D.H., Eds. McGraw-Hill, 2005.
3. Schmidt, G.A. Management of the patient with cirrhosis. Ch 84 In: Principles of Critical Care, 3rd Ed. Hall, J.B., Schmidt, G.A., Wood, L.D.H., Eds. McGraw-Hill, 2005.