Timothy J. Ellender, MD

Dr. Timothy Ellender is  an associate professor of clinical emergency medicine and has been a faculty member at IU since 2008. Tim is a Louisiana native and graduate of the University of Louisiana, Lafayette who completed his medical training at LSUHSC in New Orleans in 2003. He and his wife Kyla moved to the Hoosier state shortly thereafter so that he could pursue further training in emergency medicine. Tim served as a chief resident and completed his EM training in 2006. He stayed in Indy to start and complete a two year fellowship in crtical care medicine, one of the first multi-disciplinary educational opportunities of its type in the US.  He has recieved awards for resident teaching, IUEM Residency Impact awards for his work with the critical care educational program and with resident research, and several Outstanding Teaching Faculty of the year awards from the Transitional Residency Program.

Tim completed his board certification in 2008,  joined the Department of Emergency Medicine as one of our faculty where he splits time in the ED and in the Trauma-Surgical ICU, and has taken a position as co-director of the Critical Care Fellowship Track. His academic interests include septic shock research (ProCESS), critical care educational development, and the study of the ED-ICU transition/interface.  He serves on both the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Emergency Medicine Commitees where he is active in furthering EM interests and professional development.  When he is away from work, Tim enjoys outdoor activities such as biking,hiking, and exploring the midwest with his family.

Ellender TJ, JC Skinner. The use of vasopressors and inotropes in the emergency medical treatment of shock.  Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2008; 26:759-86.

Supplement contributions in The ProCESS Investigators. A Randomized Trial of Protocol-Based Care for Early Septic Shock. N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1683-1693.

Hunter BR, Ellender TJ. Targeted temperature management in emergency medicine: current perspectives. Open Access Emerg Med. 2015; 7: 69-77.

Turner JS, Ellender TJ, Okonkwo ER, Stepsis TM, Stevens AC, Sembroski EG, Eddy CS, Perkins AJ, Cooper DD. Cross-Over Study of Novice Intubators Performing Endotracheal Intubation in Upright vs Supine Position. Intern Emerg Med. 2016; 4:14.

Turner JS, Ellender TJ, Okonkwo ER, Stepsis TM, Stevens AC, Sembroski EG, Eddy CS, Perkins AJ, Cooper DD. Feasibility of Upright Patient Positioning and Intubation Success Rates at Two Academic Emergency Departments. AM J Emerg Med. 2017; 2:5.

The Unstable Patient with Pulmonary Embolism.(2011) In Winters ME, DeBlieux PM, eds. Emergency Department Resuscitation of the Critically Ill.New York, NY: ACEP

Shock and Vasoactive Medication Review.(2012) In Swaminathan A. Critical Care Handbook. New York, NY: EMRA

Upper GI Bleeding. (2015) In Greenwood J. PressorDex (2^nd Edition).  Irving, TX: EMRA

Resuscitation of the Morbidly Obese Patient.(2015) In Winters ME, DeBlieux PM, eds. Emergency Department Resuscitation of the Critically Ill, Second Edition .New York, NY: ACEP

Intracranial Hemorrhage . (2015) In Farcy DA, Chiu WC, Marshall JP, Osborn TM, eds. Critical Care Emergency Medicine, Second Edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill

Brain Death . (2015) In Farcy DA, Chiu WC, Marshall JP, Osborn TM, eds. Critical Care Emergency Medicine, Second Edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill

Venous Thromboembolic Disease. (2015) In Shiber, JP, eds. Emergency Critical Care. New York, NY: Springer