Carl B. Shanholtz, M.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit and Respiratory Care

Department: Division
Medicine: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Greenebaum Cancer Center: Hematology/Oncology
Greenebaum Cancer Center: Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BMT)

Special Interests: Acute Lung Injury; ARDS; Sepsis; Oncologic Critical care; Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BMT)

Medical Degree: Thomas Jefferson Medical College

Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center

Fellowship: Greenebaum Cancer Center, Oncology; Johns Hopkins Hospital, Critical Care Medicine

Certification: Internal Medicine; Critical Care Medicine; Medical Oncology

Biography:

Dr. Shanholtz has been involved in numerous multicenter clinical trials in critically ill medical patients with acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, and critically ill oncology patients.

He has collaborated with colleagues at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine on ventilatory strategies in acute lung injury (ARDSnet) and is collaborating with Surgical Critical Care in creating a multidisciplinary critical care research, education, and clinical service. Another interest has been in medical informatics and the development of computerized physician documentation for the School of Medicine.

Current Positions:

• Medical Director, University of Maryland Medical Center Medical Intensive Care Unit
• Medical Director, University of Maryland Medical System Respiratory Care Department

Current Research Interests:

• Acute Lung Injury
• Sepsis
• Medical Informatics in the Critical Care Setting

Education:

• M.D.- Jefferson Medical College (1983)
• House Staff Training: Internship, Internal Medicine, U.S. Naval Hospital, San Diego (1983-1984)
• House Staff Training: Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Maryland and Baltimore VA Medical Center (1988-1989)
• Fellowship: Medical Oncology, University of Maryland and Baltimore VA Medical Center (1989-1990, 1992-1993)
• Fellowship: Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (1990-1992)

Contact Information:
1-800-373-4111 (physicians only)
1-800-492-5538 (patients and general information)
1-410-328-8919 (news media only)