Christopher Schott, MD, MS, RDMS, FACEP

  • Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine
  • Director, Ultrasonography, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System

    Education & Training

  • BS, Anthropology, SUNY University at Buffalo, 2004
  • MD, University of Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 2008
  • Residency, Emergency Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2011
  • Fellowship, Critical Care Medicine, UPMC, 2013
  • MS, Medical Education, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2013
Awards
Golden Apple Award, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2015 & 2016
Ake N. Grenvik, MD, PhD Adult Faculty of the Year, Department of Critical Care Medicine, 2017
Carl R. Fuhrman Clinical Educator of the Year for Clinical Elective, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2018 & 2023
Clinical Elective Teaching Award, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2019
University of Pittsburgh, Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators (ADME), 2021
Ten Influential Point-of-Care Ultrasound Papers: 2022 in Review, J Intensive Care Med, 2023
Kenneth E. Schuit Award for the Dean’s Master Educator, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2023
Representative Publications

Schott CK, Kode KK, Mader MJ. Teaching vs learning: Impact of deliberate practice and formative feedback on developing point of care ultrasound skills. J Clin Ultrasound. 2020; 48(8):437-442. doi:10.1002/jcu.228782020; Epub June 16, 2020. 

Schott CK, LoPresti CM, Boyd JS, Core M, Haro EK, Mader MJ, Pascual S, Finley EP, Lucas BP, Colon-Molero A, Restrepo MI, Pugh J, Soni NJ. Retention of Point-of-care Ultrasound Skills among Practicing Physicians: Findings of the VA National Point-of-care Ultrasound Training Program. Am J Med. 2020 Sep 12;. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.08.008. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32931765. 

Schott CK, Devore JA, Kelly MY, Mayr FB. Asynchronous training for ultrasound-guided peripheral IV placement among critical care nurses [published online ahead of print, 2022 Dec 6]. J Vasc Access. 2022;11297298221129675. doi:10.1177/11297298221129675 

Schott CK, Wetherbee E, Khosla R, Nathanson R, Williams JP, Mader MJ, Haro EK, Kellogg D, Rodriguez A, Proud KC, Boyd JS, Bales B, Sauthoff H, Basrai Z, Resop D, Lucas BP, Resterop MI, Soni NJ. Current Use, Training, and Barriers to Point-of-Care Ultrasound Use in Intensive Care Units in the Department of Veterans Affairs. CHEST Crit Care. 2023;1(2):100012. doi:10.1016/j.chstcc.2023.100012 

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Research Interests
  • Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) education for Critical Care and Emergency Medicine
  • Determining competency/proficiency in POCUS
  • Utilizing POCUS to guide resuscitation and treatment in acutely ill patients
  • Medical education (inclusive of students, residents, fellows, advanced practice providers and continuing medical education for attending physicians)