
FACULTY
Amelia Muhs
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Medicine - Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine
- amuhs@lsuhsc.edu
- Medicine
Academic Office:
LSUHSC School of Medicine
2021 Perdido St. 5th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70112
Bio
Amelia Muhs, MD - Dr. Muhs is a board-certified Pulmonary and Critical Care physician.
She completed her medical degree at LSUHSC New Orleans, followed by Internal Medicine
residency and Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship at Vanderbilt University. As
a member of the Pragmatic Critical Care Research Group, she participates in clinical
trials related to airway management in the ICU.
Additionally, Dr. Muhs participates in the training of students, residents, and fellows
in the medical intensive care unit, inpatient pulmonary services, and general pulmonary
clinic.
Education
Undergraduate:
2011-2015 - B.S. Anthropology and Human Biology
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Medical:
2015-2019 - M.D.
LSUHSC School of Medicine New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
Residency:
2019-2022 - Internal Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Fellowship:
2022-2025 - Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Affiliated Hospitals & Clinics
University Medical Center, Ochsner Kenner Medical Center, Ochsner Baptist Medical Center
Publications
Muhs, A. et al. Virulence Inhibitors from Brazilian Peppertree Block Quorum Sensing
and Abate Dermonecrosis in Skin Infection Models. Nature Scientific Reports. 2017;
7: 1-15.
Gibbs KW, Semler MW, Driver BE, Seitz KP, Stempek SB, Taylor C, Resnick-Ault D, White
HD, Gandotra S, Doerschug KC, Mohamed A, Prekker ME, Khan A, Gaillard JP, Andrea L,
Aggarwal NR, Brainard JC, Barnett LH, Halliday SJ, Blinder V, Dagan A, Whitson MR,
Schauer SG, Walker JE Jr, Barker AB, Palakshappa JA, Muhs A, Wozniak JM, Kramer PJ,
Withers C, Ghamande SA, Russell DW, Schwartz A, Moskowitz A, Hansen SJ, Allada G,
Goranson JK, Fein DG, Sottile PD, Kelly N, Alwood SM, Long MT, Malhotra R, Shapiro
NI, Page DB, Long BJ, Thomas CB, Trent SA, Janz DR, Rice TW, Self WH, Bebarta VS,
Lloyd BD, Rhoads J, Womack K, Imhoff B, Ginde AA, Casey JD; PREOXI Investigators and
the Pragmatic Critical Care Research Group. Noninvasive Ventilation for Preoxygenation
during Emergency Intubation. N Engl J Med. 2024 Jun 20;390(23):2165-2177. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2313680.
DeMasi SC, Self WH, Aggarawal NR, April MD, Andrea L, Barnes CR, Brainard J, Blinder
V, Dagan A, Driver B, Doerschug KC, Douglas I, Exline M, Fein DG, Gaillard JP, Gandotra
S, Gibbs KW, Ginde AA, Halliday SJ, Han JH, Herbert T, High K, Hughes CG, Khan A,
Latimer AJ, Maiga AW, Mitchell SH, Muhs AL, Mohamed A, Moskowitz A, Page DB, Palakshappa
JA, Prekker ME, Qian ET, Resnick-Ault D, Rice TW, Russel DW, Schauer SG, Seitz KP,
Shapiro NI, Smith LM, Sottile P, Stempek S, Trent SA, Vonderhaar DJ, Walker JE, Wang
L, Whitson MR, Casey JD, Semler MW; Pragmatic Critical Care Research Group (2025).
Association Between Neuromuscular Blocking Agents and Outcomes of Emergency Tracheal
Intubation: A Secondary Analysis of Randomized Trials. Annals of emergency medicine, 85(1),
6–13.
DeMasi SC, Clark AT, Muhs AL, Han JH, Shipley K, McKinney JJ, Wang L, Rice TW, Moskowitz
A, Prekker ME, Johnson NJ, Self WH, Casey JD, Semler MW, Seitz KP; Pragmatic Critical
Care Research Group (2025). Oxygen Saturation Targets and Neurologic Outcomes Following
Cardiac Arrest: A Secondary Analysis of the Pragmatic Investigation of Optimal Oxygen
Targets Trial. Chest, S0012-3692(25)00553-7. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2025.04.027.
Seitz KP, Lloyd BD, Wang L, Shotwell MD, Qian ET, Muhs AL, Richardson RK, Rooks JC,
Hennings-Williams V, Sandoval CE, Richardson WD, Morgan TL, Thompson AN, Hastings
PG, Ring TP, Stollings JL, Talbot EM, Krasinski DJ, DeCoursey BR, Marvi TK, DeMasi
SC, Gibbs KW, Self WH, Mixon AS, Rice TW, Semler MW, Casey JD; Pragmatic Critical
Care Research Group (2025). Effect of Ventilator Mode on Ventilator-Free Days in Critically
Ill Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Chest, S0012-3692(25)00417-9. Advance online
publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2025.03.024.
Muhs AL, Seitz KP, Qian ET, Imhoff B, Wang L, Prekker ME, Driver BE, Trent SA, Resnick-Ault
D, Schauer SG, Ginde AA, Russell DW, Gandotra S, Page DB, Gaillard JP, Smith LM, Latimer
AJ, Mitchell SH, Johnson NJ, Ghamande SA, … Pragmatic Critical Care Research Group
(2025). Video vs Direct Laryngoscopy for Tracheal Intubation After Cardiac Arrest:
A Secondary Analysis of the Direct vs Video Laryngoscope Trial. Chest, 167(5), 1408–1415.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2024.12.031.
DeMasi SC, Imhoff B, Lewis AA, Seitz KP, Driver BE, Gibbs KW, Ginde AA, Trent SA,
Russell DW, Muhs AL, Prekker ME, Gaillard JP, Resnick-Ault D, Stewart LJ, Whitson
MR, Van Schaik GWW, Robinson AE, Palakshappa JA, Aggarwal NR, Brainard JC, … RSI investigators
and the Pragmatic Critical Care Research Group (2025). Protocol and Statistical Analysis
Plan for the Randomized Trial of Sedative Choice for Intubation (RSI). medRxiv : the
preprint server for health sciences, 2025.01.18.25320768.