Woodrow Sams, MD
Emergency Medical Services Education Director for Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Medical Director of Emergency Management Operations and Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine
1500 E Medical Drive
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
[email protected]

Available to mentor
Woodrow Sams, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
  • About
  • Qualifications
  • Recent Publications
    • About

    Administrative Contact:
    Denise Wieck
    [email protected]

    Qualifications
    • Fellow
      Mayo Clinic, Aerospace Medicine, 2022
    • Fellow
      University of Cincinnati, Emergency Medical Services, 2021
    • Emergency Medicine Resident
      University of Michigan, Emergency Medicine, 2020
    • MD
      Oakland University, United States, 2016
    • BS
      San Diego Christian College, United States, 2011
    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Barriers to the Initiation of Telecommunicator-CPR during 9-1-1 Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Calls: A Qualitative Study.
      Missel AL, Dowker SR, Chiola M, Platt J, Tsutsui J, Kasten K, Swor R, Neumar RW, Hunt N, Herbert L, Sams W, Nallamothu BK, Shields T, Coulter-Thompson EI, Friedman CP. Prehosp Emerg Care, 2024 28 (1): 118 - 125. DOI:10.1080/10903127.2023.2183533
      PMID: 36857489
    • Journal Article
      LUCAS Device Use Associated with Prolonged Pauses during Application and Long Chest Compression Intervals.
      Morgan S, Gray JJ, Sams W, Uhl K, Gundrum M, McMullan J. Prehosp Emerg Care, 2024 28 (1): 114 - 117. DOI:10.1080/10903127.2023.2183294
      PMID: 36857205
    • Journal Article
      Not a Minute to Spare: Balancing Accuracy and Efficiency in Prehospital Stroke Management.
      Purington E, Sams W, Meurer WJ. Stroke, 2024 Jan; 55 (1): 110 - 112. DOI:10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.045410
      PMID: 38134267
    • Presentation
      How to Approach the Sick Adult
      Sams W. 2023 Jul 10;
    • Additional Scholarship
      Ketamine for Agitated Delirium in the Emergency Department
      Byrne B, Sams W. 2023 Jan 1;
    • Journal Article
      Ventilation rates measured by capnography during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitations and their association with return of spontaneous circulation.
      Benoit JL, Lakshmanan S, Farmer SJ, Sun Q, Gray JJ, Sams W, Tadesse DG, McMullan JT. Resuscitation, 2023 Jan; 182: 109662 DOI:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2022.11.028
      PMID: 36481240
    • Journal Article
      Assessment of telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation performance during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest using a standardized tool for audio review.
      Dowker SR, Smith G, O'Leary M, Missel AL, Trumpower B, Hunt N, Herbert L, Sams W, Kamdar N, Coulter-Thompson EI, Shields T, Swor R, Domeier R, Abir M, Friedman CP, Neumar RW, Nallamothu BK, Emergent Health Partners Collaborators . Resuscitation, 2022 Sep; 178: 102 - 108. DOI:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2022.04.015
      PMID: 35483496
    • Presentation
      Blades of Glory: HEMS Past, Present, and Future
      2022