Elizabeth Schmidt, M.S.
Adjunct Instructor
Department of Physician Assistant Studies & Practice
Program: Physician Assistant
Email: elizabeth.schmidt@rutgers.edu
About
Elizabeth Schmidt attended Creighton University where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biology in 2007. She went on to receive her Masters of Science from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (now Rutgers) physician assistant program in 2010.
After graduation, Elizabeth started her career in HIV/Internal Medicine followed by a brief stint as a Hospitalist before settling into Immunocompromised Infectious Disease caring for cancer and solid organ transplant patients with infections. She continues to practice ID full time for the last 10 years.
She is currently working for Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ. Additionally, she is also an adjunct instructor with the Rutgers University Physician Assistant Program. She serves as a clinical advisor and clinical preceptor for the program.
Education
B.S., Creighton University, 2007
M.S., University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Professional Achievements
Nomination for RWJ APP Excellence Award, 2024
Research
Publications
| Title | Authors | Where and When | ||
Atypical Pathogens Presenting With Pulmonary Consolidations Detected by Cell-Free DNA Next-Generation Sequencing in Patients With Hematologic Malignancies |
Caldararo, M., ALgazaq, J. Schmidt, E. et al. |
Infectious Disease in Clinical Practice (2022). Vol 30 No 2 |
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Determinants of COVID-19 disease severity in patients with cancer |
Robilotti, E.V., Babady, N.E., Mead, P.A. et al. |
Nat Med (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0979-0 |
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Paradoxical immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome associated with disseminated tuberculosis infection in an unrelated donor cord blood transplant recipient. |
Lee, YJ, Bacchus M, Schmidt E, Chawla M, Barker JN, Papanicolaou GA. |
Transpl Infect Dis 2018; e12889 |
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