EDUCATION:
• Doctor of Medicine Degree; George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, (2003)
• Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Bioengineering; Dissertation: Humoral Mechanisms of Cellular Activation in Ischemic Shock; University of California, San Diego (1998)
• Master of Science Degree in Bioengineering, emphasis on Microcirculation, Numerical Analysis; University of California, San Diego (1994)
• Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, emphasis on Control Systems; University of California, Santa Barbara (1991)
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering; University of California, Santa Barbara (1987)
• Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music, Piano; University of California, Santa Barbara (1987)
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
• “Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)” Veteran’s Affairs Training Center (2017)
• “Transesophageal Echocardiography course”, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2015)
• “Writing as if your academic life depended on it” course; UCSD Clinical and Translational Research Institute (CITRI) (2013)
• Clinical Research Certification; National Center of Leadership in Academic Medicine (NCLAM), University of California, San Diego (2012)
• Clinical Research Certification; Clinical Research Enhancement through Supplemental Training (CREST), University of California, San Diego (2011)
EXPERIENCE:
06/2020–present University of California, San Diego
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Professor Clinical Series X
09/2017–present Veterans Administration San Diego Health Care System
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Director of Surgical Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Staff Physician
07/2014–05/2020 University of California, San Diego/VASD Health Care System
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Associate Professor Clinical Series X
09/2008–06/2014 University of California, San Diego/VASD Health Care System
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
07/2014–present University of California, San Diego
Department of Bioengineering
Affiliate Professor
08/2007 – 08/2008 Massachusetts General Hospital
Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care
Clinical Fellow
07/2004 – 06/2007 University of California, San Diego
Department of Anesthesiology
Resident Physician
07/2003 - 07/2004 Harbor Medical Center/University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Surgery
Resident Physician (Intern)
07/2003–present University of California, San Diego
Department of Bioengineering
Academic Researcher
Awards:
Star Research Achievement Award – Society of Critical Care Medicine (2019)
Young Investigator Award – Microcirculatory Society (2010)
Glew Award for Research, George Washington University (2000)
Walter Freeman Award (for best paper based on original investigation) (2003)
NIH Young Scientist Training Grant (1992)
UCSB Music Affiliates Scholarship (1987)
US Borax Corporate Scholarship (1982)
Research Support (Ongoing)
1R01AG083015-01 07/01/2023-06/30/2028
Kistler, Schmid-Schönbein (Co-PIs)
Attenuation of Multiorgan Dysfunction after Shock in the Aged
1R01GM142110-01A1 12/01/2021-11/31/2025
Endothelial Glycocalyx Shedding in Septic Injury