Florian F Schmitzberger, MD, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr. PO Box 381
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106
[email protected]

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Florian F Schmitzberger, MD, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor
  • About
  • Qualifications
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
    • About

    Dr. Schmitzberger's primary research investigates resuscitation science, with a particular emphasis on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Dr. Schmitzberger also co-leads a Department of Defense-funded project aimed at developing clinical practice guidelines for the resuscitation of trauma patients. He has worked extensively in global health. In addition to his research, he serves as the Medical Director of the Special Operations Combat Medic Course at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, MI, and the Medical Director of the Paramedic Division of the Genesee County Sheriff's Department.

    Administrative Contact:
    Denise Wieck
    [email protected]

    Qualifications
    • Resuscitation Research Fellowship
      University of Michigan, American Heart Associtation, USA, 2024
    • Dr. med.
      Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, 2021
    • MD
      Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, 2018
    • M.S. (Bioinformatics)
      Stanford University, Stanford, 2009
    • B.S. (Biomedical Computation)
      Stanford University, Stanford, 2008
    Research Overview

    Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, trauma care, operational medicine, bioinformatics, refugee health.

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Influence of Cooling duration on Efficacy in Cardiac Arrest Patients (ICECAP): study protocol for a multicenter, randomized, adaptive allocation clinical trial to identify the optimal duration of induced hypothermia for neuroprotection in comatose, adult survivors of after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
      Meurer WJ, Schmitzberger FF, Yeatts S, Ramakrishnan V, Abella B, Aufderheide T, Barsan W, Benoit J, Berry S, Black J, Bozeman N, Broglio K, Brown J, Brown K, Carlozzi N, Caveney A, Cho S-M, Chung-Esaki H, Clevenger R, Conwit R, Cooper R, Crudo V, Daya M, Harney D, Hsu C, Johnson NJ, Khan I, Khosla S, Kline P, Kratz A, Kudenchuk P, Lewis RJ, Madiyal C, Meyer S, Mosier J, Mouammar M, Neth M, O'Neil B, Paxton J, Perez S, Perman S, Sozener C, Speers M, Spiteri A, Stevenson V, Sunthankar K, Tonna J, Youngquist S, Geocadin R, Silbergleit R, ICECAP trial investigators . Trials, 2024 Jul 23; 25 (1): 502 DOI:10.1186/s13063-024-08280-w
      PMID: 39044295
    • Journal Article
      Life Over Limb: Why Not Both? Revisiting Tourniquet Practices Based on Lessons Learned From the War in Ukraine.
      Patterson JL, Bryan RT, Turconi M, Leiner A, Plackett TP, Rhodes LL, Sciulli L, Donnelly S, Reynolds CW, Leanza J, Fisher AD, Kushnir T, Artemenko V, Ward KR, Holcomb JB, Schmitzberger FF. J Spec Oper Med, 2024 Mar 13; DOI:10.55460/V057-2PCH
      PMID: 38300880
    • Journal Article
      ECPR2: Expert Consensus on PeRcutaneous Cannulation for Extracorporeal CardioPulmonary Resuscitation.
      Schmitzberger FF, Haas NL, Coute RA, Bartos J, Hackmann A, Haft JW, Hsu CH, Hutin A, Lamhaut L, Marinaro J, Nagao K, Nakashima T, Neumar R, Pellegrino V, Shinar Z, Whitmore SP, Yannopoulos D, Peterson WJ. Resuscitation, 2022 Oct; 179: 214 - 220. DOI:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2022.07.003
      PMID: 35817270
    • Journal Article
      Detection of Hemodynamic Status Using an Analytic Based on an Electrocardiogram Lead Waveform.
      Schmitzberger FF, Hall AE, Hughes ME, Belle A, Benson B, Ward KR, Bassin BS. Crit Care Explor, 2022 May; 4 (5): e0693 DOI:10.1097/CCE.0000000000000693
      PMID: 35620767
    • Journal Article
      Development of low-dose photon-counting contrast-enhanced tomosynthesis with spectral imaging.
      Schmitzberger FF, Fallenberg EM, Lawaczeck R, Hemmendorff M, Moa E, Danielsson M, Bick U, Diekmann S, Pöllinger A, Engelken FJ, Diekmann F. Radiology, 2011 May; 259 (2): 558 - 564. DOI:10.1148/radiol.11101682
      PMID: 21330558
    • Journal Article
      Epidemiology of asylum seekers and refugees at the Mexico-US border: a cross-sectional analysis from the migrant settlement camp in Matamoros, Mexico.
      Reynolds CW, Cheung AW, Draugelis S, Bishop S, Mohareb AM, Almaguer EMM, López YB, Guerra LE, Rosenbloom R, Hua J, VanWinkle C, Vadlamudi P, Kotagal V, Schmitzberger F. BMC Public Health, 2024 Feb 16; 24 (1): 489 DOI:10.1186/s12889-024-17947-7
      PMID: 38365627
    • Preprint
      Influence of Cooling duration on Efficacy in Cardiac Arrest Patients (ICECAP): study protocol for a multicenter, randomized, adaptive allocation clinical trial to identify the optimal duration of induced hypothermia for neuroprotection in comatose, adult survivors of after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
      Meurer W, Schmitzberger F, Yeatts S, Ramakrishnan V, Abella B, Aufderheide T, Barsan W, Benoit J, Berry S, Black J, Bozeman N, Broglio K, Brown J, Brown K, Carlozzi N, Caveney A, Cho S-M, Chung-Esaki H, Clevenger R, Conwit R, Cooper R, Crudo V, Daya M, Harney D, Hsu C, Johnson NJ, Khan I, Khosla S, Kline P, Kratz A, Kudenchuk P, Lewis RJ, Madiyal C, Meyer S, Mosier J, Mouammar M, Neth M, O'Neil B, Paxton J, Perez S, Perman S, Sozener C, Speers M, Spiteri A, Stevenson V, Sunthankar K, Tonna J, Youngquist S, Geocadin R, Silbergleit R. 2024 Jun 21; DOI:10.21203/rs.3.rs-4033108/v1
      PMID: 38947064
    • Presentation
      Life over Limb: Tourniquet application and conversion
      Schmitzberger F. 2024 May 23;