Jonathan Elmer, MD, MS, FAHA, FNCS, is an associate professor in the University of Pittsburgh Department of Emergency Medicine with secondary appointments in the Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Neurology. He is an emergency physician and neurointensivist at UPMC, attends on the University of Pittsburgh Post-Cardiac Arrest Service, and directs the UPMC Organ Donor Support Team (ODST).
Dr. Elmer is a physician-scientist working to improve survival and good functional recovery after resuscitation from sudden cardiac arrest. His research is focused on improving delivery of acute post-arrest care to improve patient outcomes. Specific domains of his work include elucidating the effect of neurocritical care and systems of care on patient outcomes; advancing the science of neurological prognostication and post-arrest risk stratification; and developing robust methods for analysis of continuous, correlated physiological and electroencephalographic (EEG) data. He has mentored numerous trainees in these domains ranging from undergraduates to early career faculty.
Dr. Elmer completed his undergraduate degree at Swarthmore College before earning his medical degree at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He completed his residency in emergency medicine at Harvard Medical School and fellowship in critical care and neurocritical care at the University of Pittsburgh before joining the faculty.
Areas of Interest
Acute brain injury, post-cardiac arrest care, neurological prognostication, longitudinal big data methods.
Affiliations
Department of Critical Care Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
Department of Neurology
Post-Cardiac Arrest Service
Board Certifications
Emergency Medicine - American Board of Emergency Medicine
Critical Care Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine
Neurocritical Care - United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties
Education & Training
Fellowship in Neurocritical Care - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Residency in Emergency Medicine - Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
MD - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
MS - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
BA - Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA
Research
