Lars-Kristofer Peterson MD HEC-C FAAEM FACEP
Lars-Kristofer Peterson
MD HEC-C FAAEM FACEP
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Critical Care Medicine; Emergency Medicine
Education and Training:
- Fellowship, Critical Care Medicine, University of Rochester (2015)
- Residency, Emergency Medicine, University of Rochester (2013)
- MD, Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (2010)
- BS, Molecular & Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, Summa Cum Laude (2005)
Employment:
- Clinical Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, University at Buffalo (2024-present)
- Assistant Professor, Medicine & Emergency Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (2017–2024)
- Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, University of Rochester (2015–2016)
Awards and Honors:
- Sergio L. Zanotti-Cavazzoni Faculty of the Year Award (2024)
- Critical Care Teaching Faculty of the Year (2023)
- Critical Care Physician/APP of the Quarter (2023)
- Presidential Citation (2022)
- Presidential Citation (2021)
- Fellow (2019)
- Fellow (2019)
- Dr. Sandra Schneider Award for Leadership in Emergency Medicine (2013)
- Phi Kappa Phi (2005)
- Phi Beta Kappa (2003)
- Flinn Scholar (2001)
Research Expertise:
- Critical Care Medicine & Emergency Medicine
Journal Articles:
- Andrea L, Berg KM, Johnson NJ, Mitchell OJL, Pearce AK, Green A, Elmer J, Huespe IA, Lanspa MJ, Davis GR, Peltan ID, Herman NS, Malhotra R, Bangar MD, Peterson LN, Wadud N, Mayfield H, Vaena M, Valdez P, Howard TE, Loewe MR, Faiver L, Tam J, Halablab SM, Kaviyarasu A, Baram M, Chan V, Crisci T, Rosal N, Ghamande SA, White HD, Anderson B, Dugar S, Mehkri O, Saleem T, Vine J, Lee JH, Norton DL, Gaillard JP, Wachs T, Herbert JT, Krishnamoorthy V, Wardi G, Long MT, Craigova L, DeMasi SC, Shipley K, Khan A, Schnittke N, Hubel K, Crowley CP, Hansen CK, Dodd KW, Choudhury S, March C, Martinez A, Reyes A, Joffe AM, Bui A, Denchev K, Bissell Turpin BD, Fowajuh R, Ward J, Khan A, Chang C, Richieri E, Mirofsky M, Sagardia J, Piezny D, Gira AR, Cunto E, Khan R, Al-Hakim T, Gong MN, Moskowitz A, . (2026) Temperature Control After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Outcomes From the Discover In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Cohort. Critical care medicine (Jun), 54(6): 1341-1353.
- Solomon D, Gaines D, Peterson LK. (2025) Levetiracetam pharmacokinetics in venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A case report. Perfusion (May), 40(4): 1041-1044.
- Acquisto NM, Mosier JM, Bittner EA, Patanwala AE, Hirsch KG, Hargwood P, Oropello JM, Bodkin RP, Groth CM, Kaucher KA, Slampak-Cindric AA, Manno EM, Mayer SA, Peterson LN, Fulmer J, Galton C, Bleck TP, Chase K, Heffner AC, Gunnerson KJ, Boling B, Murray MJ. (2023) Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guidelines for Rapid Sequence Intubation in the Critically Ill Adult Patient. Critical care medicine (Oct), 51(10): 1411-1430.
- Acquisto NM, Mosier JM, Bittner EA, Patanwala AE, Hirsch KG, Hargwood P, Oropello JM, Bodkin RP, Groth CM, Kaucher KA, Slampak-Cindric AA, Manno EM, Mayer SA, Peterson LN, Fulmer J, Galton C, Bleck TP, Chase K, Heffner AC, Gunnerson KJ, Boling B, Murray MJ. (2023) Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guidelines for Rapid Sequence Intubation in the Critically Ill Adult Patient: Executive Summary. Critical care medicine (Oct), 51(10): 1407-1410.
- Chandel A, Puri N, Damuth E, Potestio C, Peterson LN, Ledane J, Rackley CR, King CS, Conrad SA, Green A. (2023) Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19: Comparison of Outcomes to Non-COVID-19-Related Viral Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome From the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry. Critical care explorations (Feb), 5(2): e0861.
- Ben-Jacob TK, Peterson LN. (2022) Drastic changes in the practice of end-of-life care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of critical care (Feb), 67: 195-197.
- Peterson LN, Chase K. (2017) Pitfalls in the Treatment of Sepsis. Emergency medicine clinics of North America (Feb), 35(1): 185-198.
- Shah MN, Swanson PA, Nobay F, Peterson LK, Caprio TV, Karuza J. (2012) A novel internet-based geriatric education program for emergency medical services providers. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Sep), 60(9): 1749-54.
- Peterson LK, Fairbanks RJ, Hettinger AZ, Shah MN. (2009) Emergency medical service attitudes toward geriatric prehospital care and continuing medical education in geriatrics. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Mar), 57(3): 530-5.
- Sabbagh MN, Adler CH, Lahti TJ, Connor DJ, Vedders L, Peterson LK, Caviness JN, Shill HA, Sue LI, Ziabreva I, Perry E, Ballard CG, Aarsland D, Walker DG, Beach TG. (2009) Parkinson disease with dementia: comparing patients with and without Alzheimer pathology. Alzheimer disease and associated disorders (Jan), 23(3): 295-7.
- Marwan N. Sabbagh, MD; Flora Shah, BS; Richard T. Reid, PhD; Lucia Sue, BA; Donald J. Connor, PhD; Lars Kristofer N. Peterson, BS; Thomas G. Beach, MD, PhD. (2006) Pathologic and nicotinic receptor binding differences between mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer disease, and normal aging. Archives of Neurology (Dec), 63(12): 1771-1776.
- Ehrman-Dupre R, Kaigh C, Salzman M, Haroz R, Peterson LK, Schmidt R. (1900) Management of Xylazine Withdrawal in a Hospitalized Patient: A Case Report. Journal of addiction medicine (Jan), 16(5): 595-598.
Books and Book Chapters:
- Peterson LN. (2018) Chapter 17 - Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy. In: Adult Critical Care Medicine: A Clinical Casebook.
- Peterson LN. (2018) Chapter 2 - Alarms, Noise, and Delirium in the ICU. In: Current Concepts of Critical Care 2018 Edition. Society of Critical Care Medicine
Abstracts:
- Peterson LN, Kaufman D. (2015) Diagnosis of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return following central line placement. Critical Care Medicine, Society of Critical Care Medicine Congress. Phoenix, Arizona (Jan) A1644, (A1644) Poster
- Peterson LN, Wiegand T. (2011) Dexmedetomidine as effective adjunctive agent in the treatment of patient with severe alcohol and benzodiazepine withdrawal. North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology. Washington, DC, United States (Sep) Poster
- Peterson LN, Shah MN, Fairbanks RJ. (2008) Perspectives on continuing education in geriatric care for EMS providers. National Association of EMS Physicians. Phoenix, ArizonaUnited States (Jan) Poster
Professional Memberships:
- Neurocritical Care Society (2020–present)
- American Academy of Emergency Medicine (2019–present)
- Society of Critical Care Medicine (2012–present)
- American College of Emergency Medicine (2007–present)
Presentations:
- "Death by Neurologic Criteria: History, Controversy, and Updates" Grand Rounds - Inspira Health Network (2026)
- "Death by Neurologic Criteria: History, Controversy, and Updates" Inspira Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Didactics (2025)
- "Emergency Department Post-Intubation Care" Grand Rounds - Cooper University Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine (2025)
- "Shock 1: Undifferentiated Shock" University at Buffalo Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds (2025)
- "Identifying Occult Critical Illness" University at Buffalo Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds (2025)
- "Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation: Who, What, When, How" University at Buffalo Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds (2025)
- "Emergency Department Post-Intubation Care" Grand Rounds - University of Rochester Department of Emergency Medicine (2025)
- "Critical Care Board Review" Cooper Review: Neurocritical Care (2025)
- "Emergency Department Post-Intubation Care" University at Buffalo Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds (2025)
- "EM-CCM Back to Basics: Blood Pressure Management" University at Buffalo Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds (2024)
- "The Resuscitationist's Tools - Pressors" Grand Rounds University of Rochester Department of Emergency Medicine (2023)
- "Non-Invasive Ventilation – Who, When, and How" Society of Critical Care Medicine Congress 2020 (2020)
- "Alarms, noise, and delirium in the ICU" Society of Critical Care Medicine Congress 2018
Service Activities:
- ; Faculty Senate Library and Infermation Technology Committee Member - University at Buffalo (2026–present)
- Faculty facilitator for the Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences TeamSTEPPS course; TeamSTEPPS Facilitator (2025)
- Member of the AAEM ethics committee providing clinical ethics education to AAEM members as well as reviewing ethics concerns brought to the attention of AAEM leadership; Committee Member - American Academy of Emergency Medicine Ethics Committee (2024–present)
- Served on the committee which developed and put on the Current Concepts of Critical Care Medicine two day course at the Society of Critical Care Medicine Congress; Committee Member - Current Concepts of Critical Care Medicine (2019–2022)
- Served as a member of the committee who formulated and published the Society of Critical Care Medicine guidelines on rapid sequence intubation; Committee Member - Rapid Sequence Intubation Guideline (2019–2022)
- Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Specialty Fair 2024; Departmental Representative
- Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Specialty Fair 2025; Departmental Representative