Skyler Lentz
Associate Professor
Division Chief, Division of Resuscitation Sciences
- M.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- B.S., Biology, Chemistry (Summa Cum Laude)
- Residency, Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
- Chief Resident, Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
- Fellowship, Critical Care Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Department of Emergency Medicine
Department of Medicine (secondary appointment)
Areas of expertise
critical care and emergency medicine education; mechanical ventilation; shock management; non-invasive ventilation; airway management; critical care procedures and ultrasound; post-ICU outcomes.
BIO
Skyler Lentz, MD is an Associate Professor and Division Chief of Resuscitation Science in the Department of Emergency Medicine. He is an emergency physician and critical care physician who works clinically in the surgical, cardiovascular and medical intensive care units and the emergency department. He enjoys medical education, mentorship, and explaining and understanding the complex physiology of critical illness.
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- 2020 Member, Teaching Academy, Larner College of Medicine
- 2023 UVM Larner College of Medicine Alpha Omega Alpha Faculty Award
Bio
Skyler Lentz, MD is an Associate Professor and Division Chief of Resuscitation Science in the Department of Emergency Medicine. He is an emergency physician and critical care physician who works clinically in the surgical, cardiovascular and medical intensive care units and the emergency department. He enjoys medical education, mentorship, and explaining and understanding the complex physiology of critical illness.
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- 2020 Member, Teaching Academy, Larner College of Medicine
- 2023 UVM Larner College of Medicine Alpha Omega Alpha Faculty Award
Select Publications
- Long B, Liang SY, Lentz S. High flow nasal cannula for adult acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in the ED setting: A narrative review. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2021;49:352-359. PMID: 34246166 doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2021.06.074.
- Morrissette K, Lentz S, McNamara M, Herrington R, Barton J, Baker W. Critical Care Anywhere: A Novel Emergency Critical Care Consult Service in a Rural Health Network. NEJM Catal Innov Care Deliv 2023;4(10). DOI: 10.1056/CAT.23.0154. Published online Sept 20, 2023.
- Condella A, Lentz S, Upchurch C, Badulak J, Long B, Gottlieb M. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO): A narrative review for the emergency clinician. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Oct;96:6-14. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2025.06.007. Epub 2025 Jun 4. PMID: 40505195.
- Lentz S, Serigano O, Tharp WG. Identifying Optimal Positive End-Expiratory Pressure by Body Mass Index Does Not Account for Natural Physiologic Variability in Pleural Pressure. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2025 Nov 12:101684. doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2025.101684. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41238176.
- Krulewitz N, Lamberson M, Walsh R, Clark Z, Lentz S, Reardon L. Echocardiography is Superior to AHA Guidelines Location in Identifying the Left Ventricle for Chest Compressions. Resuscitation Plus. Volume 28 (2026). In Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2026.101250.