Paul M. Cusmano
DO
Lieutenant Commander, Navy
Department of Primary Appointment:
School of Medicine
Medicine
Location:
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
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Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), The College of New Jersey (2012)Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine (2016)
Biography
After graduating from The College of New Jersey with his B.S. in Biology, Dr. Cusmano attended Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine for undergraduate medical education. He graduated with his DO in 2016 and completed an Internal Medicine internship at Walter Reed from 2016 to 2017. Dr. Cusmano continued his training in Internal Medicine at Naval Medical Center San Diego (Balboa), before undergoing fellowship training in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine also at Balboa. Upon completion of fellowship training, he returned to Walter Reed for his first staff tour in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (2022). While concurrently serving as core faculty for the Pulmonary department, he has also taken on the additional role of Deputy Chief of Medicine for the Department of Medicine.Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications
Volume Resuscitation and Progression to Organ Failure in Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Infection in Adults (PMID: 34036274)
Pulmonary Barotrauma in a BUD/S Candidate Following Shallow Dives Using the MK 25 Rebreather (PMID: 35575801)