Emily Sturgill MD

Biography

Lt Col Emily L. Sturgill is the Anesthesiology Flight Commander and Deputy Squadron Commander, 99th Surgical Operations Squadron, 99th Medical Group, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. She leads the preadmissions clinic, perioperative surgical services, and the pain management clinic for over 4.1K surgeries annually supporting the medical group’s 141-million-dollar mission. Lt Col Sturgill directs sixty-four personnel, accomplishing patient care for five operating rooms, two cesarean suites, and fourteen surgical specialties, enabling services supporting 238,000 Department of Defense and Veterans Administration eligible beneficiaries in addition to 12,300 active-duty members. She leads Air Combat Command’s sole pain management clinic providing 1,200 clinic visits and 1,400 procedures yearly.

Lt Col Sturgill entered the Air Force through the University of Wisconsin Reserve Officer Training Corps Program in May of 2007. She attended medical school at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Sturgill completed residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and is a board-certified Anesthesiologist.

Lt Col Sturgill has deployed in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.

EDUCATION
2003 Cadet, Air Force ROTC Detachment 925, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2007 Bachelor of Science in Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
2011 Medical Doctor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Wis
2015 Anesthesiology Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh Pa
2019 Defense Health Agency’s Female Physician’s Leadership Course, DHA Headquarters, Washington DC
2019 Basic Leadership Airman Skills Training Course, Wright Patterson AFB Ohio
2021 Flight Leadership Course, Nellis AFB Nev
2022 Air War College, Arizona State University, Tucson
2022 Battlefield Acupuncture Certification, Nellis AFB Nev
2023 Leadership Development Course for Squadron Command, Air University, Maxwell AFB Ala

ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2021 – Present, Anesthesiologist/Flight Commander, 99th Medical Group, Nellis AFB Nev
2. August 2015 – June 2021, Anesthesiologist/Medical Director, 88th Medical Group, Wright Patterson AFB Ohio
DEPLOYMENTS
1. October 2016 – May 2017, Anesthesiologist, Bagram AB, Afghanistan

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Board Certified Anesthesiologist – American Board of Anesthesiology (2016 – Present)
American College of Surgeons – Advanced Trauma and Life Support Instructor (2019 – Present)
American Board of Anesthesiology: National Examiner (2023 – Present)

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 20, 2007
Captain May 20, 2011
Major May 20, 2017
Lieutenant Colonel August 1, 2022

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

2012 Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Conference 2013. Sturgill EL, Tanaka KA, Bader SO. Reversal of warfarin anticoagulation with 3-factor prothrombin complex concentrate and warfarin anticoagulation - An in vitro thromboelastometry study.

2015 Best Clinical Resident, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Anesthesiology

True Learn Anesthesiology, LLC. 32 original publications for the board preparation question bank. 2015.

Boonshoft School of Medicine Anesthesia Faculty Advisor. 2018 - 2021.

American College of Surgeon's Advanced Trauma and Life Support Instructor. 2019 - Present.

Co-chair/Creator Facebook Air Force Anesthesiologists. 2020 - Present.

Battlefield Acupuncture Certification. 2022

Representative Bibliography

Tanaka KA, Bader SO, Sturgill EL. Diagnosis of Perioperative Coagulopathy - Plasma versus Whole Blood Testing. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2013; 27 (4S): S9-S15.

Vallejo M, Sturgill E, Natbony L, Golfeiz C. Postpartum Peroneal Nerve Injury following Caesarean Delivery. British Journal of Anesthesia. Published 06/05/2013.

Sturgill EL, Wittwer RL. Novel Treatment Using Intravenous Dantrolene Sodium for Postoperative Exacerbated Spasticity in Multiple Sclerosis: A Case Report. A&A Practice. 2018 Jul 1; 11(1): 25-27.

DeMasters D, Sturgill E, Bartholomew A. Is axillary botulinum toxin efficient in controlling secondary Raynaud’s phenomenon? A case report. Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders. Published 29 Jul 21.

Sturgill E, Malamet, S, McCarron J, McLaughlin, C. Excessive Dynamic Airway Collapse with Induction of Anesthesia. Anesthesiology 2022. 137:340 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004308

Sturgill EL, Campbell N. Muscle Relaxants, Reversal Agents, & Neurophysiology. Chapter 13: Sikka PK, Beaman ST, Street JA. Basic Clinical Anesthesia. New York, NY: Springer; 2015: 151-158.

Hall A. Maj USAF et al. Frostbite and Immersion Foot Care. CPG ID:59. Joint Trauma System Clinical Practice Guideline. Published 26 Jan 2017.