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Office
3551 Roger Brooke Drive
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234Phone+1 210-542-7783
Education & Training
- University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2004 - 2007
- Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 2004
- University of VirginiaB.A., Biology, 1994 - 1998
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2011 - Present
- TX State Medical License 2007 - 2025
- DC State Medical License 2009 - 2013
- NC State Medical License 2004 - 2007
- American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Faculty Teaching Award University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, 2014
- Best Staff Oral Presentation, Government Services Symposium Research Forum 2012
- Faculty Mentoring Award, Department of Emergency Medicine Georgetown University and Washington Hospital Center, 2011
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Clinical Trials
- Loop Drainage Versus Incision and Drainage for Abscesses Start of enrollment: 2019 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citationsEmergency Department Crowding After Coronavirus Disease 2019: Time to Change the Hospital Paradigm.Gillian R Schmitz, Peter Viccellio, Eugene Litvak
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2023-12-01 - 3 citationsThe Emergency Medicine Match: Is the Sky Falling or Is This Just Growing Pains?Gillian R Schmitz, Zachary J Jarou
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2023-11-01 - 4 citationsChanges in Emergency Department Volumes at the Largest U.S. Military Hospital During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Adrianna Long, Meghan Fillinger, Michael D. April, Ian L Hudson, Wesley E. Trueblood
Military Medicine. 2021-08-19
Journal Articles
- Primary versus secondary closure of cutaneous abscesses in the emergency department: a RCTSinger A, Taira B, Chale, S, Bhat, R, Kennedy, D, Schmitz, G, Acad Emerg Med, 1/1/2013
- The Treatment of Cutaneous Abscesses: Comparison of Emergency Medicine Practice Providers' Practice PatternsSchmitz G, Goodwin T, Singer A, West J Emerg Med, 1/1/2013
- Practice patterns and management strategies for purulent skin and soft-tissue infections in an urban academic EDMay L., Harter K.,Schmitz G, Am J Emerg Med, 1/1/2012
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Primary versus secondary closure of cutaneous abscesses in the emergency department: a RCT.Singer A, Taira B, Chale, S, Bhat, R, Kennedy, D, Schmitz, G, Annual Government Services Chapter Meeting, 1/1/2012
- Primary versus secondary closure of cutaneous abscesses in the emergency department: a RCT.Singer A, Taira B, Chale, S, Bhat, R, Kennedy, D, Schmitz, G, Society of Academic Emergency Medicine National Meeting, 1/1/2012
- Clinical and Epidemiologic Characteristics as Predictors of Treatment Failures in Uncomplicated Skin Abscesses within Seven Days after Incision and Drainage.Schmitz GR, Olderog C, International Conference on Antimicrobial Research, Valladolid, Spain, 1/1/2010
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Lectures
- Risk Management: What Every Physician Should KnowUniversity of North Carolina - 1/16/2014
- HIV: Common but Critical Chief Complaints in the Emergency Department1/11/2014
- HIV: Common but Critical Chief Complaints in the Emergency Department.San Antonio Military Medical Center - 1/8/2014
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Other
- Emergency Medicine Reviews and PerspectivesSchmitz GR, EM RAP
1/1/2010 - Mock Deposition Webinar.Schmitz GR and Henry G, American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Website
1/1/2009 - Top 10 Documentation Errors Webinar.Schmitz GR and Henry G, American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Website
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Authored Content
- Projecting the Future of Emergency Physician WorkforceJuly 2021
Press Mentions
- Recognize the Signs of Suicide RiskSeptember 8th, 2022
- Recognize the Signs of Suicide RiskSeptember 7th, 2022
- Emergency Physicians Watching Closely for Monkeypox CasesJuly 26th, 2022
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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