Dr. Michael Lauria

Biography

Dr. Lauria is an emergency physician, intensivist, and prehospital/retrieval specialist. He cares for patients in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit at the University of Washington Medical Center and the Emergency Department at Harborview Medical Center. Dr. Lauria works clinically with the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Team and is an active member of the ECMO Transport Program. In addition, he serves as the Associate Medical Director of Airlift Northwest, overseeing patient care in a prehospital setting as a flight physician. He is also a Captain in the United States Air Force Reserve, assigned to the 624th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, part of a Critical Care Air Transport Team stationed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. His role involves providing care for critically injured service members in need of aeromedical evacuation worldwide. Dr. Lauria's mission is to improve the care of critically ill patients across the spectrum of the medical system, from initial contact in the prehospital environment to care in the emergency department and intensive care unit. His clinical focus includes mechanical circulatory support, cardiogenic shock, and acute respiratory failure. He has academic interests in Human Factors Engineering and system design related to resuscitation and emergency care. Dr. Lauria is passionate about education in prehospital, emergency, and critical care, serving as the co-director and producer of MDCast, a podcast for critical care transport professionals, and has a blog where he consults for emergency service organizations and speaks on improving clinical performance in stressful situations.

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