IHI Montana Foundation

Improving Patient Care Through Education & Research

Joseph Schmoker, MD

By

Cardiac Surgery

 

Education/Training:

  • Central College (B.A. 1983)
  • St. Louis University School of Medicine (M.D. 1987)
  • University of Vermont General Surgery Residency (1987-1990/1993-1995)
  • Research Fellow/Dept. of Surgery/U. of Vermont (1990-1991)
  • Graduate Program/Dept. of Cell & Molecular Biology/U. of Vermont (1991-1993)
  • Stanford Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency (1995-1998)
  • Professor of Surgery & Medicine, Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery, U. of Vermont (1998-2017)
  • Medical Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery, The International Heart Institute, Missoula, Montana (2017-present)

Medical Certifications:

  • American Association for Thoracic Surgery
  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons
  • The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery 

    Board Certifications:

    • American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Organizations:

Research Trials:

Primary Investigator

  • Early TAVR
Sub-Investigator

Publications:

  • Hypertonic fluid resuscitation improves cerebral oxygen delivery and reduces intracranial pressure after hemorrhagic shock.Schmoker, J. D., Zhuang, J., Shackford, S. R.
  • Heart transplantation complicated by a patent foramen ovale of the recipient atrial septum.Yun, K. L., Reichenspurner, H., Schmoker, J., Hu, B., Stinson, E. B.
  • Intravenous fluid tonicity: effect on intracranial pressure, cerebral blood flow, and cerebral oxygen delivery in focal brain injury.Shackford, S. R., Zhuang, J., Schmoker, J.
  • Constrictive pericarditis due to coccidiomycosis.Faul, J. L., Hoang, K., Schmoker, J., Vagelos, R. H., Berry, G. J.
  • Mycotic arch aneurysm and aortoesophageal fistula in a patient with melioidosis.Patel, M. A., Schmoker, J. D., Moses, P. L., Anees, R., D’Agostino, R.
  • The effect of lesion volume on cerebral vasomotor tone after focal brain injury and shock.Schmoker, J. D., Shackford, S. R., Zhuang, J.
  • Focal brain injury results in severe cerebral ischemia despite maintenance of cerebral perfusion pressure.Zhuang, J., Schmoker, J. D., Shackford, S. R., Pietropaoli, J. A.
  • Hemorrhagic hypotension after brain injury causes an early and sustained reduction in cerebral oxygen delivery despite normalization of systemic oxygen delivery.Schmoker, J. D., Zhuang, J., Shackford, S. R.
  • An analysis of the relationship between fluid and sodium administration and intracranial pressure after head injury.Schmoker, J. D., Shackford, S. R., Wald, S. L., Pietropaoli, J. A.
  • The deleterious effects of intraoperative hypotension on outcome in patients with severe head injuries.Pietropaoli, J. A., Rogers, F. B., Shackford, S. R., Wald, S. L., Schmoker, J. D., Zhuang, J.
  • Effect of lesion volume on cerebral hemodynamics after focal brain injury and shock.Schmoker, J. D., Zhuang, J., Shackford, S. R., Pietropaoli, J.
  • The association of leukocytes with secondary brain injury.Zhuang, J., Shackford, S. R., Schmoker, J. D., Anderson, M. L.
  • Brain edema formation after brain injury, shock, and resuscitation: effects of venous and arterial pressure.Trevisani, G. T., Shackford, S. R., Zhuang, J., Schmoker, J. D.
  • The effect of hypertonic resuscitation on pial arteriolar tone after brain injury and shock.Shackford, S. R., Schmoker, J. D., Zhuang, J.
  • The relationship of fluid balance and sodium administration to cerebral edema formation and intracranial pressure in a porcine model of brain injury.Ramming, S., Shackford, S. R., Zhuang, J., Schmoker, J. D.
  • Colloid infusion after brain injury: effect on intracranial pressure, cerebral blood flow, and oxygen delivery.Zhuang, J., Shackford, S. R., Schmoker, J. D., Pietropaoli, J. A.
  • Coronary Revascularization With Single Versus Bilateral Mammary Arteries: Is It Time to Change?DeSimone, J. P., Malenka, D. J., Weldner, P. W., Iribarne, A., Leavitt, B. J., McCullough, J. N., Quinn, R. D., Schmoker, J. D., Kramer, R. S., Baribeau, Y. R., Klemperer, J. D., Sardella, G. L., Olmstead, E. M., Ross, C. S., DiScipio, A. W.
  • Should Diabetes Be a Contraindication to Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery Grafting?Iribarne, A., Westbrook, B. M., Malenka, D. J., Schmoker, J. D., McCullough, J. N., Leavitt, B. J., Weldner, P. W., DeSimone, J. P., Kramer, R. S., Quinn, R. D., Olmstead, E. M., Klemperer, J. D., Sardella, G. L., Ross, C. S., DiScipio, A. W.
  • Does Use of Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery Grafting Reduce Long-Term Risk of Repeat Coronary Revascularization? A Multicenter Analysis.Iribarne, A., Schmoker, J. D., Malenka, D. J., Leavitt, B. J., McCullough, J. N., Weldner, P. W., DeSimone, J. P., Westbrook, B. M., Quinn, R. D., Klemperer, J. D., Sardella, G. L., Kramer, R. S., Olmstead, E. M., DiScipio, A. W.
  • 1-Year Results in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement With Failed Surgical Bioprostheses.Deeb, G. M., Chetcuti, S. J., Reardon, M. J., Patel, H. J., Grossman, P. M., Schreiber, T., Forrest, J. K., Bajwa, T. K., O’Hair, D. P., Petrossian, G., Robinson, N., Katz, S., Hartman, A. R., Dauerman, H. L., Schmoker, J. D., Khabbaz, K. R., Watson, D. R., Yakubov, S. J., Oh, J. K., Li, S., Kleiman, N. S., Adams, D. H., Popma, J. J.
  • Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest in a Patient with Cold-Induced Urticaria.Maddy, E. M., Schmoker, J. D., Tharp, W. G., Bender, S. P., Anderson, E. P., Martin, J. A.
  • Invited Commentary.Schmoker, J. D.
  • Multiple arterial grafting: The cost of an inconvenience.Schmoker, J. D.
  • Choosing from the menu.Schmoker, J. D.
  • Management strategies for acute coronary occlusion associated with CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve replacement.Chava, S., Terrien, E., Schmoker, J. D., Tischler, M., Dauerman, H. L.
  • Bioprosthetic valve durability: the proof is in the pudding.Schmoker, J. D.
  • Fraser B. Gurd (1883-1948).Schmoker, J. D.
  • Effect of preoperative pulmonary hypertension on outcomes in patients with severe aortic stenosis following surgical aortic valve replacement.Zlotnick, D. M., Ouellette, M. L., Malenka, D. J., DeSimone, J. P., Leavitt, B. J., Helm, R. E., Olmstead, E. M., Costa, S. P., DiScipio, A. W., Likosky, D. S., Schmoker, J. D., Quinn, R. D., Sisto, D., Klemperer, J. D., Sardella, G. L., Baribeau, Y. R., Frumiento, C., Brown, J. R., O’Rourke, D. J.
  • Long-term outcomes of endoscopic vein harvesting after coronary artery bypass grafting.Dacey, L. J., Braxton, J. H., Kramer, R. S., Schmoker, J. D., Charlesworth, D. C., Helm, R. E., Frumiento, C., Sardella, G. L., Clough, R. A., Jones, S. R., Malenka, D. J., Olmstead, E. M., Ross, C. S., O’Connor, G. T., Likosky, D. S.
  • Complete Cypher stent fracture and migration in the ostium of the right coronary artery.Bradley, J. T., Schmoker, J. D., Dauerman, H. L.
  • Matrix metalloproteinase and tissue inhibitor expression in atherosclerotic and nonatherosclerotic thoracic aortic aneurysms.Schmoker, J. D., McPartland, K. J., Fellinger, E. K., Boyum, J., Trombley, L., Ittleman, F. P., Terrien, C. M., Stanley, A. C., Howard, A.
  • Matrix metalloproteinase activity in thoracic aortic aneurysms associated with bicuspid and tricuspid aortic valves.Boyum, J., Fellinger, E. K., Schmoker, J. D., Trombley, L., McPartland, K. J., Ittleman, F. P., Howard, A. B.
  • Blood conservation strategies in Jehovah’s Witness patients undergoing complex aortic surgery: a report of three cases.Loubser, P. G., Stoltz, S. M., Schmoker, J. D., Bonifacio, F., Battle, R. W., Marcus, S., Krumholz, C. F., Moskowitz, D. M., Shander, A., Lemmer, J. H.

 

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