Dr. Evan Schmitz is an exceptional Locum Tenens Interventional Pulmonologist and Critical Care Specialist who has dedicated his career to managing critically ill patients with extraordinary expertise. He performs advanced interventional bronchoscopy procedures including EBUS with lung cancer staging and biopsy, endobronchial airway tumor debulking, hemoptysis control using argon plasma coagulation, cryotherapy, and laser treatments.
He developed and published a procedure for intrabronchial catheter treatment of bronchopleural fistulas in ventilated patients — showing his innovative and leadership mindset in medicine.
Dr. Evan Schmitz has helped establish ECMO programs and played a major role during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, managing numerous ECMO patients. He continues to provide advanced ECMO support along with the management of Impella CP, Impella 5.5, and LVAD devices.
He has vast procedure experience including percutaneous tracheostomies, chest tubes, intubations, central and arterial lines, and Swan-Ganz catheter placement.
One of his groundbreaking achievements is the invention of the AIROD®, a single-use telescopic intubation bougie designed to improve difficult airway intubations.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Evan Schmitz traveled across the country, tirelessly managing critical outbreaks and saving lives every day.
Dr. Evan Schmitz is also passionate about writing, having published numerous research studies, and he actively contributes to the medical community by editing manuscripts for scientific journals.
Video versus Direct Laryngoscopy for Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults. Review. Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care. 06/2023.
Essentials of airway management: the best tools and positioning for first-attempt intubation success. Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care. 04/2023.
MSSA Pericarditis in a patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematous Flare. Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care. 02/2022.
Alveolopleural Fistula in COVID-19 treated with Bronchoscopic Occlusion with a Swan-Ganz Catheter. Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care. 10/2021.
The Importance of Head Positioning During Endotracheal Intubation. Journal of EMS. EMSAirway. 07/2021.
Combating Morale Injury Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care. 05/2021.
Respiratory Failure Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of EMS. EMSAirway. 04/2021.
First-Attempt Endotracheal Intubation Success Rate Using A Telescoping Steel Bougie. Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care. 01/2021.
Emergency Intubation of a Critically Ill Patient with a Difficult Airway and Avoidance of Cricothyrotomy using the AIROD®. Journal of EMS. EMSAirway. 01/2021.
Decreasing COVID-19 patient Risk and Improving Operator Safety with AIROD® during Endotracheal Intubation. Journal of EMS. EMSAirway. 11/2020.
AIROD® Case Series: A New Bougie for Endotracheal Intubation. Journal of Emergency and Trauma Care. 05/2020.
Single-Use Telescopic Bougie: Case Series. Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care. 02/2020.
Severe Respiratory Distress Associated with Vaping: A Case Report. Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care. 09/2019.
A New Interventional Bronchoscopy Technique for the Treatment of Bronchopleural Fistula. Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care. 10/2017.
Brief Review: Delirium. Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care. 01/2014.
Medical Image of the Week: Cervical Fracture and Dislocation. Concurrent Neurogenic Shock, Symptomatic Bradycardia and Neurogenic Stunned Myocardium. Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care. 04/2014.
Ultrasound for Critical Care Physicians: Hypotension After an MVA. Neurogenic Stunned Myocardium. Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care. 03/2014.
Dismantling the Ontario Tobacco Quota Program: Foreign Demand Expansion, Smoking and Healthcare Costs. The International Journal of Health, Wellness and Society. 2014.
The U.S. Tobacco Buyout: A Partial and General Equilibrium Analysis. Southern Journal Of Applied Economics. 09/2013.
Guidelines for Starting Today’s Private Practice. Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care. 11/2012.
A 32 year old male with Idiopathic Hepatic Encephalopathy and Necrotic Lower Extremity. Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care. 11/2010.
Does Glucosamine and/or Chondroitin Reduce Pain; Improve Functional Status or Prognosis in Patients with Osteoarthritis? American Family Physician. 04/2006.
Pulmonary-renal syndrome conundrum: increase or decrease immunosuppression? American Thoracic Society 2011.
Alpha-1-antiprotease deficiency manifesting as panniculitis. Great cases - clinical, radiologic and pathologic correlations by master clinicians. American Thoracic Society 2010.
Babesiosis parasitemia treated with red blood cell exchange transfusion. American Thoracic Society 2010.
Constrictive pericarditis misdiagnosed as primary pulmonary hypertension. American Thoracic Society 2009.
Age-related macular degeneration. University of California at Santa Barbara. Professor Lincoln Johnson, PhD. 01/1997 – 10/1997.