Jamie McElrath Schwartz, MD
About Jamie McElrath Schwartz, MD
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - Jefferson Medical School, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Residency
Pediatrics - St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA (Chief Resident)
Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine - The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Fellowship
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine - The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Publications
Publications
2024
Schwartz JM, Ng DK,Roem J, Padmanabhan N, Romero D, Joe J, Campbell C, Sigal GB, Wohlstadter JN, Everett AD, Bembea MM. Higher levels of brain injury biomarker tau are associated with unfavorable outcomes in patients supported with ECMO following cardiac arrest. Resusc Plus. 2024;18. PMID 38549693
2023
Deutsch N, Yanofsky SD, Markowitz SD, Tackett S, Berenstain LK, Schwartz LI, Flick R, Heitmiller E, Fiadjoe J, Lee HH, Honkanen A, Malviya S, Lee JK, Schwartz JM. Evaluating the Women's Empowerment and Leadership Initiative: Supporting mentorship, career satisfaction, and well-being among pediatric anesthesiologists. Paediatr Anaesth. 2023;33:6-16.
2022
Bembea MM, Ng DK, Carroll M, Roem JL, Groopman J, Caprarola SD, McElrath Schwartz J, Felling RJ, Saloria CF, Ellis G, Graham D, Everett AD. Cyclohexanone Exposure in Children on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support. ASAIO J. 2022;68:419-25. (participated in study design, patient recruitment, data collection, and manuscript review)
Caprarola S, Ng D, Carrol M, Tekes A, Felling R, Salorio C, Almugati R, Schwartz J, Everett A, Bembea M. Pediatric ECMO: Unfavorable Outcomes are Associated with Inflammation and Endothelial Activation. Pediatr Res. 2022;92:549-56. (participated in patient recruitment, sample collection and manuscript editing)
2021
Margolis RD, Berenstain LK, Janosy N, Yanofsky S, Tackett S, McElrath Schwartz J, Lee JK, Deutsch N, Sinskey JL. Grow and Advance through Intentional Networking: A pilot program to foster connections within the Women’s Empowerment and Leadership Initiative in the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia. Paediatr Anaesth. 2021;31:944-952. . (participated in program development and manuscript review)
McElrath Schwartz J, Markowitz SD, Yanofsky SD, Tackett S, Berenstain LK, Schwartz LI, Flick R, Heitmiller E, Fiadjoe J, Lee HH, Honkanen A, Malviya S, Cladis FP, Lee JK, Deutsch N. Empowering Women as Leaders in Pediatric Anesthesiology: Methodology, Lessons and Early Outcomes of a National Initiative. Anesth Analg. 2021 Dec 1;133(6):1497-1509.
2020
Bembea MM, Felling RJ, Caprarola SD, Ng DK, Tekes A, Boyle K, Yiu A, Rizkalla N, Schwartz J, Everett AD, Salorio C. Neurologic outcomes in a two-center cohort of neonatal and pediatric patients supported on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. ASAIO J 2020;66:79-88. (participated in study design, patient recruitment, data collection, and manuscript review)
Taeb, M, Schwartz JM, Spaeder MC, Levin AB. Pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation tasks and hands-off time: a descriptive analysis using video review. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2020;21(9):e804-9.
2019
Deutsch N, Swink J, Matisoff AJ, Oliveri LJ, Cross RR, Waberski AT, Unegbu C, Cronin IF, Kanter JP, Schwartz JM. Anesthetic considerations for magnetic resonance imaging-guided right-heart catheterization in pediatric patients: A single institution experience. Paediatr Anaesth 2019;29:8-15.
Jones SE, Jooste EH, Gottlieb EA, Schwartz J, Goswami D, Gautam NK, Benkwitz C, Downey LA, Guzzetta NA, Zabala L, Latham GJ, Faraoni D, Navaratnam M, Wise-Faberowki L, McDaniel M, Spurrier E, Machovec KA. Preoperative laboratory studies for pediatric cardiac surgery patients: A multi-institutional perspective. Anesth Analg 2019;128:1051-54. (participated in clinical interest group, data collection, and manuscript review)
2018
Taeb M, Levin AB, Spaeder MC, Schwartz JM. Comparison of pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality in classic cardiopulmonary resuscitation and extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation events using video review. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2018;19:831-838.
2017
Yang CP, Hunt EA, Shilkofski N, Dudas R, Egbuta C, Schwartz JM. Can telemedicine improve adherence to resuscitation guidelines for critically ill children at community hospitals? A randomized controlled trial using high fidelity simulation. Pediatr Emerg Care 2017;33:474-9.
2014
Brunetti MA, Jennings JM, Easley RB, Bembea M, Brown A, Heitmiller E, Schwartz JM, Brady KM, Vricella LA, Everett AD. Glial fibrillary acidic protein in children with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass. Cardiol Young 2014;24:623-31. (participated in study design, data collection, and manuscript writing)
2013
Bembea MM, Schwartz JM, Shah N, Colantuoni E, Lehmann CU, Kickler T, Pronovost P, Srouse JJ. Anticoagulation monitoring during pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. ASAIO J 2013;59:63-8.
2012
Brown AT, Gillespie JV, Miquel-Verges F, Holmes K, Ravekes W, Spevak P, Brady K, Easley RB, Golden WC, McNamara L, Veltri MA, Lehmann CU, McMillan KN, Schwartz JM, Romer LH. Inhaled epoprostenol therapy for pulmonary hypertension: improves oxygenation index more consistently in neonates than in older children. Pulm Circ 2012;2:61-6. (participated in study design and manuscript writing)
2011
Bembea MM, Savage W, Strouse JJ, Schwartz JM, Graham E, Thompson CB, Everett A. Glial fibrillary acidic protein as a brain injury biomarker in children undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2011;12:572-9.
Berkow LC, Schwartz JM, Kan K, Corridore M, Heitmiller ES. Use of the Laryngeal Mask Airway-Aintree Intubating Catheter-fiberoptic bronchoscope technique for difficult intubation. J Clin Anesth 2011; 23:534-9.
2008
Schwartz JM, Nelson KL, Saliski M, Hunt EA, Pronovost PJ. The daily goals communication sheet: a simple and novel tool for improved communication and care. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2008;34:608-13, 561.
Heitmiller ES, Nelson KL, Hunt EA, Schwartz JM, Yaster M, Shaffner, DH. A survey of anesthesiologists' knowledge of American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support resuscitation guidelines. Resuscitation 2008;79:499-505.
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2020
Wadia R, Riggs RJ, Goswami D, McElrath Schwartz J, Bembea MM. Pediatric intensive care. In: Andropoulos DB, Gregory GA (eds). Gregory’s Pediatric Anesthesia. 6th edition. Wiley-Blackwell, 2020; 1041-84.
2019
Bembea MM, Schwartz JM, Best, D. Quality of care in extracorporeal life support. In: Brogan TB, Lequier L, Lorusso R, et. al. (eds). ECMO: Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Support in Critical Care. 5th edition. Ann Arbor: Extracorporeal Life Support Organization. 2019.
2018
McElrath Schwartz J, Nyhan S, Lester L. Single (including common) ventricle. In: Fleisher LA, Roizen MF (eds). Essence of Anesthesia Practice, 4th edition. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, Inc., 2018; 382-383.
2017
Alamanou E, Deutsch N, Kartha V, Schwartz JM. Anesthesia and sedation for pediatric heart disease. In: Ungerleider RM, Nelson K, Cooper DS, Meliones J, Jacobs J (eds). Critical Heart Disease in Infants and Children. 3rd edition. Elsevier, 2017; 213-31.
2016
McElrath Schwartz J, Lee, JK, Hamirick J, Hamrick JT, Hunt EA, Shaffner DH. Pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In: Davis PJ, Cladis FP (eds). Smith’s Anesthesia for Infants and Children. 9th edition. Philadelphia: Mosby-Year Book, Inc., 2016; 1236-81.
2014
Brown AB, Schwartz JM. Pharmacology. In: Jones MB, Klugman D, Fitzgerald RK, Kohr LM, Costello JM, Berger, JT, Bronicki R (eds). Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Handbook. Washington, DC; 2014.
Brunetti MA, McElrath Schwartz J. Cyanotic heart defects. In: Perretta J (ed). Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care: A Patient Case Method. Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Co, 2014; 279-305.
Peddy SB, Brunetti MA, McElrath Schwartz J. Perioperative critical care of the pediatric cardiac surgical patient. In: Johns Hopkins Manual of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2nd edition, Yuh DD, Vricella LA, Baumgartner W (eds). New York: McGraw Hill, 2014; 973-82.
2013
Brown AB, McElrath Schwartz J. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for the pediatric anesthesiologist. In: Lockman JL (ed). Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics, Book 4: Pharmacology for the Pediatric Anesthesia Provider. Kindle Edition. Naerthwyn Press, 2013; Chapter 6.
2011
Schwartz JM, Nyhan D. Single (including common) ventricle. In: Fleisher LA, Roizen MF (eds). Essence of Anesthesia Practice, 3rd edition. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, Inc., 2011; 341.
2010
McElrath Schwartz J, Heitmiller E, Hunt EA, Shaffner DH. Pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In: Davis PJ, Cladis FP, Motoyama EK (eds). Smith’s Anesthesia for Infants and Children, 8th edition. Philadelphia: Mosby-Year Book, Inc., 2010; 1200-49.
2007
McElrath Schwartz J, Heitmiller E. Anesthesia for strabismus surgery in children. In: Bready LL, Noorily SH, Dillman D (eds). Decision Making in Anesthesiology, 4th edition. Philadelphia: Mosby/Elsevier, 2007.