Dr. Schmidt is Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine at the University of Iowa. He also serves as Associate Chief Medical Officer for Critical Care at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and Chairs the Critical Care Subcommittee.Dr. Schmidt’s teaching and clinical investigation interests include critical care ultrasonography and echocardiography, ventilator waveform interpretation; extracorporeal life support; septic shock, ICU-acquired weakness; and ICU delirium. He has garnered teaching awards at both the University of Chicago and the University of Iowa. Dr. Schmidt has chaired many symposia on a broad range of critical care topics; authored numerous original articles, textbook chapters, and textbooks; conducts clinical research in the ICU; serves on several editorial boards; and teaches critical care to students, residents, and fellows. With Drs. Jesse Hall and John Kress, he co-edits Principles of Critical Care, published by McGraw-Hill, one of the premier textbooks in the field and now in its 4th edition.