CV: Leroy W. Essig II MD

201 Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute
473 West 12th Avenue
Columbus , OH 43210
614-293-4925

1995-1999. M.D., summa cum laude, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
1991-1995. B.A., English. Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

2003-present. Fellow, Pulmonary, Critical Care, & Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
1999-2002. Resident, Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

2005-present. ATLS Instructor, Central Ohio Trauma System
2004-present. ACLS Instructor, The Ohio State University Medical Center
2004-present. Consultant physician, Columbus Medical Association Physicians Free Clinic
2003-present. Clinical Instructor/Fellow, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2003-present. Hospitalist/moonlighter, OSU Department of Internal Medicine
2002-2003. Chief Medical Resident, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
1999-2002. Clinical Instructor/Housestaff, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
1995-1997. BLS/HCP Instructor, The Ohio State University Medical Center
1993-1995. Director, Health Education, Princeton University and Rescue Training, Princeton, NJ

Iatrogenic pleural effusion. NEJM Images in Clinical Medicine, in preparation
Mycotic pulmonary artery aneurysm: a report of 3 cases and review of the literature. In preparation.
Obstructive sleep apnea: recognition and diagnosis. Submitted to CMAJ, 3/2005.
Respiratory Failure And Refractory Hypoxemia Due To Activated Charcoal Aspiration: Treatment With Bronchoscopic Surfactant Administration. Case Report accepted to Chest 2005.
Essig, LW. Sleep Apnea. In: The 5-Minute Neurology Consult (editors: Joanne Lynn, MD, Rae-Grant Alexander, MD, and Herbert Newton, MD). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004.
Chest X-ray tutorial. OSU Department of Internal Medicine, Web-based Residency Curriculum. 2004.

Venticute (rSP-C Surfactant) in Patients with Pneumonia or Aspiration of Gastric Contents Leading to Intubation, Mechanical Ventilation, and Severe Oxygenation Impairment
Altana, Inc. 1/04-7/06. A randomized, clinical trial investigating the effects of recombinant surfactant on patients with severe oxygen impairment secondary to pneumonia or aspiration of gastric contents. Role: Sub-Investigator
Historical and Physical Characteristics That Suggest Obstructive Sleep Apnea in
Goal: Cross-sectional study examining the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in a group of young athletes, and historical and physical characteristics that predict the presence of obstructive sleep apnea in this group.
Role: Co-Investigator
Linezolid vs. Vancomycin/Oxacillin/Dicloxacillin in the Treatment of Catheter-related Gram-Positive Bloodstream Infections
Pharmacia/Pfizer. Goal: Multicenter trial designed to compare the microbiological efficacy of linezolid to vancomycin/oxacillin/dicloxacillin in the empiric treatment of patients with gram-positive catheter-related bloodstream infections. Role: Sub-Investigator
Linezolid in the Treatment of Subjects with Nosocomial Pneumonia Proven to be due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Pfizer. Goal: multi-center trial comparing efficacy and safety of linezolid IV vs. vancomycin IV in patients with MRSA nosocomial pneumonia. Role: Sub-Investigator

Pleural Disease Update
9/14/05 VA Medical Center, Chillicothe, OH
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
8/2/05. Resident Didactic Session—OSU Dept. of Internal Medicine
Chest X-ray Interpretation
7/25/05. Intern Lecture Series, OSU Department of Internal Medicine
Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia
6/11/05. Chest Imaging for the Clinician and Radiologist 2005, ACCP/ Fleischner Society
COPD and Air Travel
3/5/05. Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Update 2005, The Ohio State University, Center for Continuing Medical Education
Chest X-ray Interpretation
7/12/04. Intern Lecture Series, OSU Department of Internal Medicine
Venous Thromboembolism and the Female Patient
5/2/03. Resident Didactic Session—OSU Dept. of OB/Gyn
CPC: 53 Year-old man with respiratory failure and lymphocytosis
2/13/03. Grand Rounds, OSU Department of Internal Medicine
Finding a Fellowship
10/11/02. ACP-ASIM Ohio Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting
To Sleep, Perchance to Dream
6/6/02. Grand Rounds, OSU Perspectives On Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Department of Internal Medicine

2007 Best Doctors in America®
2005. Robert J. Fass Outstanding Clinical Fellow Award, OSU Department of Internal Medicine
2004. Robert J. Fass Outstanding Clinical Fellow Award, OSU Department of Internal Medicine
2002. Robert Murnane Award, OSU Department of Internal Medicine
2001. Outstanding Housestaff Teaching Award, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
2000. John A. Prior Outstanding Intern Award, OSU Department of Internal Medicine
1999. American College of Physicians Award, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
1999. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Award, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
1999. Medical Staff Achievement Award, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
1998. J. Hutchinson Williams Scholar Award, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
1998. Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, The Ohio State University, Gamma Chapter (3rd year inductee), College of Medicine
1997. Association of Pathology Chairs Honor Society, The Ohio State University College of Medicine