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Michael L. Ault, MD, FCCP, FCCM

- Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Neurological Surgery
- Associate Chief, Section of Critical Care Medicine

- Medical Director, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, NMH
- Medical Director, Blood Gas Services, NMH
- Co-Medical Director, Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit, NMH
Training / Education

Undergraduate
University of Maryland

Medical
University of Maryland

Residency
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

Fellowship
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (Critical Care Medicine)

Committees

Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chair, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Committee
- Member, Medical Staff Quality Management Committee

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Member, Medical School Clerkship Directors Committee

Department of Anesthesiology
Member, Resident Recruitment Committee
Member, Operations Committee
Member, Equipment Committee

Professional and Scientific Service

American Board of Anesthesiology
-JUNIOR EDITOR
, ABA/ASA Joint Council on In-Training Examinations

American Heart Association
-INSTRUCTOR, Advanced Cardiac Life Support-Experienced Provider

American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists
-EDITOR, ASCCA Interchange, 2001-2008
-MEMBER, Board of Directors, 2006
-CO-CHAIR, Committee on Communications, 2006-2008

Chicago Society of Anesthesiologists
-PRESIDENT
, 2006-2009

Society of Critical Care Medicine
-CHAIR,
Subcommittee on Research and Education, Anesthesiology Section, 2002-2006
-SECRETARY/TREASURER, Anesthesiology Section, 2003-2004
-CHAIR-ELECT, Anesthesiology Section, 2004-2006
-CHAIR, Anesthesiology Section, 2006-2007 
-MEMBER,
Adult Multiprofessional Review Course, 2006-2008
-IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR,
Anesthesiology Section, 2007-2009

Editorial Service
-Reviewer, Abstract Submissions, Annual Congress Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2006, 2008
-Reviewer, Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2008-Present

Awards, Honors, & Recognitions

Awards
OUTSTANDING TEACHER, M4 Intensive Care Unit Required Clerkship,
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 2007, 2008

  
Scholarly Activity

Original Peer-Reviewed Publications

Naidech AM, Bassin SL, Garg RK, Ault ML, Bendok BR, Batjer HH, Watts, CM, Bleck TP. Cardiac Troponin I and Acute Lung Injury After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care 2009 Apr 30 [epub ahead of print].

Naidech AM, Bendok BR, Ault ML, Bleck TP. Monitoring with Somanetics INVOS  5100C after aneurysmal subarchnoid hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care 2008 Mar 22 [epub ahead of print].

Naidech AM, Drescher J, Ault ML, Shaibani A, Batjer HH, Alberts MJ. Higher hemoglobin is associated with less cerebral infarction, poor outcome, and death after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurosurgery 2006 Oct; 59(4):775-780.

Ault ML, Stock MC: Respiratory Monitoring. International Anesthesiology Clinics. 2004; 42(1): 97-112.

Chapters

Ault ML, Stock MC. Respiratory function in anesthesia. In: Barash P, Cullen B, Stoelting R, Cahalan M, Stock MC, eds.  Clinical Anesthesia. 6th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009.

Ault ML, Gould R. Pain control of the critically ill. In: Benzon HT, Raja SN, Molloy RE, Liu SS, Fishman SM, eds. Essentials of Pain Medicine and Regional Anesthesia. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Churchill Livingstone; 2005:271-276.

Original Non-Refereed Publications

Smith BL, Afifi S, Ault M, Morris LL. Benefits of a separate airway emergency response team. ICU Management 2006; 6:17-19.

Ault ML, Stock MC. Respiratory monitoring. In: Vender JS, Szokol JW, Murphy G, eds. Clinical Monitoring and Transesophageal Echocardiography Part I. International Anesthesiology Clinics 2004; 42(1):97-112.

Abstracts

Auyeung C, Afifi S, Rochlen L, Morris L, Ault M, Smith B. Impact of a separate emergency airway response team (EART) on institutional resuscitation. Poster session presented at: 37th Critical Care Congress; 2008; Honolulu, HI. Crit Care Med 2007; 35(12)(suppl):A105.

Bleck T, Naidech A, Ault M, Bendok B, Watts CM. Fever burden independently prolongs ICU and hospital length of stay. Poster session presented at: 60th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology; 2008 Apr 12-19; Chicago, IL.

Naidech AM, Ault ML, Bendok BR, Batjer HH, Watts CM, Bernstein R, Alberts MJ, Bleck TP. Fever is an acute neurotoxin after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Poster session presented at: 60th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology; 2008 Apr 12-19; Chicago, IL.

Rochlen LR, Afifi S, Ault M, Morris L, Naidech A. Separate airway emergency team improves survival rates at hospital discharge. Poster session presented at: 38th Critical Care Congress; 2009; Nashville, TN. Crit Care Med 2008; 36(12)(suppl):A570.

Balagani R, Ault ML, Comellas A, Siddall VJ, McGaghie WC, Wade L, Templin R, Corbridge T. Correlation between checklist scoring and global scoring of student performance during simulation of a critically ill patient. Poster session presented at: American College of Chest Physicians CHEST 2007; Chicago, IL. Chest 2007; 132(4)(suppl):549S.

Naidech AM, Ault ML, Bendok BR, Watts CM, Bleck TP. Fever is associated with increased ventilation after SAH. Poster session presented at: 37th Critical Care Congress; 2008; Honolulu, HI. Crit Care Med 2007; 35(12)(suppl):A210.

Last Updated:Wed Nov 04, 2009
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