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Michele Sumler

  • Department of Anesthesiology
    Associate Professor
  • michele.l.sumler@emory.edu
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Overview

Dr. Michele L. Sumler is the Vice Chair of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and the Director of Simulation for the Department of Anesthesiology. Her clinical expertise is in the anesthetic management of patients undergoing cardiac and thoracic surgery and her research interests include medical ethics, diversity, and simulation education outcomes.

Academic Appointment

  • Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Emory University School of Medicine
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • MA Bioethics from Emory University
  • MD from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, MCV Campus
  • BA from University of Virginia

Research

Publications

  • A Call for Diversity: Underrepresented Minorities and Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Professional Development.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth Volume: 39 Page(s): 576 - 583
    03/01/2025 Authors: Sumler ML; Capdeville M; Ngai J; Biney B; Oakes D
  • In Response.
    Anesth Analg Volume: 138 Page(s): e47 - e48
    06/01/2024 Authors: Sumler ML; Abatzis VT; Littlewood KE; Park CS
  • "A Change of Heart".
    Anesth Analg Volume: 137 Page(s): 805
    10/01/2023 Authors: Sumler ML
  • Exploring Fraught Boundaries and Landscapes of Practice.
    Anesth Analg Volume: 137 Page(s): 548 - 550
    09/01/2023 Authors: Abatzis VT; Park CS; Sumler ML; Littlewood KE
  • A Call for Diversity: Women, Professional Development, and Work Experience in Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth Volume: 37 Page(s): 870 - 880
    06/01/2023 Authors: Ngai J; Capdeville M; Sumler M; Oakes D
  • A Call for Diversity: Women and Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship Education.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth Volume: 36 Page(s): 66 - 75
    01/01/2022 Authors: Ngai J; Capdeville M; Sumler M; Oakes D
  • A Call for Diversity: Underrepresented Minorities and Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship Education.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth Volume: 36 Page(s): 58 - 65
    01/01/2022 Authors: Sumler ML; Capdeville M; Ngai J; Cormican D; Oakes D
  • In Situ Simulation Enables Operating Room Agility in the COVID-19 Pandemic.
    Ann Surg Volume: 272 Page(s): e148 - e150
    08/01/2020 Authors: Muret-Wagstaff SL; Collins JS; Mashman DL; Patel SG; Pettorini K; Rosen SA; Shaffer VO; Sumler ML; Sweeney JF; Sharma J
  • In Situ Simulation Enables Operating Room Agility in the COVID-19 Pandemic.
    Ann Surg
    05/20/2020 Authors: Muret-Wagstaff SL; Collins JS; Mashman DL; Patel SG; Pettorini K; Rosen SA; Shaffer VO; Sumler ML; Sweeney JF; Sharma J
  • Echocardiographic Assessment of Ventricular Septal Defects.
    A A Pract Volume: 14 Page(s): 31 - 34
    01/01/2020 Authors: Richter EW; Sniecinski RM; Sumler ML
  • Overriding advance directives: A 20-year legal and ethical overview.
    J Healthc Risk Manag Volume: 39 Page(s): 11 - 18
    10/01/2019 Authors: Banja J; Sumler M
  • 4-Valve Heart Disease and Right Heart Failure.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth Volume: 32 Page(s): 838 - 845
    04/01/2018 Authors: Hollon M; Glas K; Sumler M
  • Preanesthetic evaluation of the patient with end-stage heart failure.
    Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol Volume: 31 Page(s): 179 - 188
    06/01/2017 Authors: Sumler M; Vadlamudi R
  • User Acceptance of Augmented Reality for Non Technical Skills Training in the OR
    Volume: 124 Page(s): 1133 - 1137
    05/01/2017 Authors: Mashman DL; Sumler M; Robertson SL; Levy L; Tamasi S; Gandy M; Hill L
  • Designing AR systems to explore point-of- view, bias, and trans-cultural conflict
    Page(s): 166 - 171
    01/01/2016 Authors: Gandy M; Levy L; Robertson S; Johnson J; Wilson J; Lemieux T; Tamasi S; Mashman D; Sumler M; Hill LL
  • Anesthetic management of the patient with dilated cardiomyopathy undergoing pulmonary resection surgery: a case-based discussion.
    Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth Volume: 17 Page(s): 9 - 27
    03/01/2013 Authors: Sumler ML; Andritsos MJ; Blank RS
  • Exchange of a tandem heart to a HeartMate II left ventricular assist device complicated by an intracardiac thrombus.
    Echocardiography Volume: 29 Page(s): E22 - E23
    01/01/2012 Authors: Kennedy JL; Mery CM; Sumler M; Ailawadi G; Kern JA; Groves DS
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