Dr. Scheunemann is an Associate Professor with dual training in geriatrics and pulmonary/critical care medicine. Her laboratory focuses on developing and testing stakeholder-driven interventions to improve care for vulnerable populations of critical illness survivors and their family caregivers. It uses implementation science methods to adapt successful interventions from other fields to the post-ICU context, focusing on transitional care, family support and training, and rehabilitation. The goal of this research is to optimize quality, affordability, and access to care for critical illness survivors and their family caregivers in under-served rural and urban communities.
Dr. Scheunemann attends in the Medical ICU and directs the Geriatric Consult Service at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. The Geriatric Consult Service focuses on addressing the 5M's of age-friendly care (Mobility, Mentation, Medications, Multicomplexity, and What Matters Most) for hospitalized older adults, especially those hospitalized after traumatic falls.
Dr. Scheunemann directs the Geriatrics Area of Concentration at the School of Medicine (like minoring in geriatrics for medical students). Her focus in clinical education is on delirium, ICU survivorship, and transitional care.
- BA, Chemistry, North Carolina State University, 2001
- BS, Applied Mathematics, Physics, North Carolina State University, 2001
- MD, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 2005
- MPH, Health Care and Prevention Concentration, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, 2011
- Residency, Internal Medicine, University of North Carolina, 2008
- Fellowship, Geriatric Medicine, University of North Carolina, 2011
- Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 2014
Education & Training
Scheunemann LP, Christensen JJ, Motter EM, Kim SP, Eisenhauer P, Gandhi N, Tomko H, Potter KM, Girard TD, Reynolds CF 3rd, Leland NE. Ableism After Critical Illness: A Qualitative Translation of Key Concepts to the Post-ICU Context. Crit Care Med. 2025 Apr 1;53(4):e829-e838. PMID: 39945580.
Moale AC, Motter EM, Eisenhauer P, Gandhi N, Kim SP, Girard TD, Reynolds CF 3rd, Leland NE, Chang JC, Scheunemann LP. Integrating Perspectives on Family Caregiving After Critical Illness: A Qualitative Content Analysis. Am J Crit Care. 2024 May 1;33(3):180-189. PMID: 38688852.
Eaton TL, Lincoln TE, Lewis A, Davis BC, Sevin CM, Valley TS, Donovan HS, Seaman J, Iwashyna TJ, Alexander S, Scheunemann LP. Palliative Care in Survivors of Critical Illness: A Qualitative Study of Post-Intensive Care Unit Program Clinicians. J Palliat Med. 2023 Dec;26(12):1644-1653. PMID: 37831930.
Scheunemann L, White JS, Prinjha S, Eaton TL, Hamm M, Girard TD, Reynolds C, Leland N, Skidmore ER. Barriers and facilitators to resuming meaningful daily activities among critical illness survivors in the UK: a qualitative content analysis. BMJ Open. 2022 Apr 26;12(4):e050592. PMID: 35473739.
Scheunemann LP, Leland NE, Perera S, Skidmore ER, Reynolds CF, Pandharipande PP, Jackson JC, Ely EW, Girard TD. Sex Disparities and Functional Outcomes after a Critical Illness. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 Apr 1;201(7):869-872. PMID: 31751152.
Scheunemann LP, White JS, Prinjha S, Hamm ME, Girard TD, Skidmore ER, Reynolds CF 3rd, Leland NE. Post-Intensive Care Unit Care. A Qualitative Analysis of Patient Priorities and Implications for Redesign. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020 Feb;17(2):221-228. PMID: 31726016.
Scheunemann LP, Girard TD. Advancing Telehealth-Based Screening for Postintensive Care Syndrome: A Coronavirus Disease 2019 Paradigm Shift. Crit Care Med. 2021 Sep 1;49(9):1569-1572. PMID:
34034297.
Scheunemann LP, Girard TD, Leland NE. Epidemiological Conceptual Models and Health Justice for Critically Ill Older Adults. Crit Care Med. 2021 Feb 1;49(2):375-379. PMID: 33438978.
Scheunemann LP, Ernecoff NC, Buddadhumaruk P, Carson SS, Hough CL, Curtis JR, Anderson WG, Steingrub J, Lo B, Matthay M, Arnold RM, White DB. Clinician-Family Communication About Patients' Values and Preferences in Intensive Care Units. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 May 1;179(5):676-684. PMID: 30933293.
Seaman JB, Arnold RM, Scheunemann LP, White DB. An Integrated Framework for Effective and Efficient Communication with Families in the Adult Intensive Care Unit. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 Jun;14(6):1015-1020. PMID: 28282227.
R01 HS029870, PIC-TRFS: A Randomized Trial of a Multicomponent Intervention for ICU Survivors and Caregivers, PI, 2024-2029
