Paul T. Schumacker

Pediatric Cardiology

Northwestern University

About

Paul T. Schumacker works in Pediatric Cardiology affiliated with Northwestern University.

Paul T. Schumacker is the Patrick M. Magoon Distinguished Professor in Neonatal Research at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. He serves as a Professor of Pediatrics, Cell and Developmental Biology, and Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. His research examines mitochondrial mechanisms in oxygen sensing and their roles in cardiac and pulmonary diseases.

Research focus

Mitochondrial oxygen sensing in cardiomyocytesROS signaling in cardiac ischemia and reperfusionMetabolic regulation in neonatal heart developmentHypoxia-inducible factors in heart diseaseMitochondrial function in cardiac regeneration

Impact

292 pubs · 39,143 cites · h-index 95

Training

PhD in Physiology
Albany Medical College
1980
MEng in Biomedical Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
1976
BS in Biomedical Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
1974

Affiliations

Work Experience

Professor of Pediatrics, Cell and Developmental Biology, and Medicine

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine · 2005 - Present

Faculty Position

University of Chicago · 1983 - 2004

Fellow, Section of Respiratory Physiology

University of California San Diego · 1978 - 1983