John W. Crommett, M.D.
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Critical Care Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Associate Professor, Critical Care Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1994 | University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, US, MD |
| 1990 | University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, US, BS in Microbiology |
Postgraduate Training
| 1998-2000 | Clinical Fellowship, Critical Care Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC |
| 1995-1997 | Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, Keesler Medical Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi |
| 1994-1995 | Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine, Keesler Medical Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2000 | Texas State Medical License |
| 2000 | Critical Care Medicine |
| 1997 | Internal Medicine |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Critical Care Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2008 - 2013
Assistant Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, 2003 - 2008
Assistant Professor, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, 2001 - 2003
Assistant Professor, Ben Taub General Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2000 - 2001
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Operations Medical Director, Code Blue Operations and MERIT, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2022 - Present
Subcommittee Vice Chair, CPR, Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2020 - 2021
Associate Medical Director, Intensive Care Unit, Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2020 - 2021
Medical Director, Code Blue Operations Program, Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2020 - 2021
Program Chair, RSS M&M Conference, Critical Care Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2015 - Present
Medical Director, Medical Emergency Rapid Intervention Team (MERIT), Critical Care Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2009 - Present
Associate Medical Director, Critical Care Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2008 - Present
Medical Director, Neurotrauma Intensive Care Unit, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, 2005 - 2008
Chief of Medical Residents, Internal Medicine, Keesler Medical Center, Keesler Air Force Base, MS, 1997 - 1998
Other Professional Positions
Major, Critical Care Medicine, United States Air Force, 1994 - 2003
Intramural Institutional Committee Activities
Medical Director, Code Blue Operations, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2023 - Present
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
Chair, CPR Subcommittee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - 2022
Vice-Chair, CPR Subcommittee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2018 - 2021
Member, Medical Practice Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2017 - 2021
Chair, Acute & Critical Care Services Subcommittee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2017 - 2020
Vice Chair, Acute & Critical Care Services Subcommittee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2015 - 2017
Member, UT Critical Care Fellowship Clinical Competence Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2012 - 2016
Member, Acute & Critical Care Services Subcommittee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2012 - 2015
Member, CPR Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2009 - 2021
Honors & Awards
| 2026 - Present | Cancer Prevention, MD ANDERSON CANCER |
| 2008 | Dean's Teaching Excellence Award, University of Texas Health Science Center |
| 2004 - 2005 | Physician of the Year Nomination, Memorial Hermann Hospital |
| 2003 | Hero Award, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center |
| 2003 | Outstanding Teaching Faculty, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center |
| 2001 | Joint Services Commendation Medal |
| 1999 | Air Force Achievement Medal |
| 1996 - 1997 | Outstanding Unit Citation |
| 1996 - 1997 | Resident Diagnostician of the Year |
| 1994 | Outstanding Medical Student for Internal Medicine, Veterans Administration |
| 1994 | James Akers Award |
| 1993 - 1994 | Outstanding Medical Student in Pediatrics |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2009. Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury. Conference. Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury. Houston, TX, US.
- 2007. Management of Intracranial Hypertension. Conference. Management of Intracranial Hypertension. Houston, TX, US.
- 2006. Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury. Conference. Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury. Houston, TX, US.
- 2006. Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury. Conference. Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury. Houston, TX, US.
- 2006. Management of Intracranial Hypertension. Conference. Management of Intracranial Hypertension. Houston, TX, US.
- 2005. Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury. Conference. Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury. Houston, TX, US.
- 2005. Management of Intracranial Hypertension. Conference. Management of Intracranial Hypertension. Houston, TX, US.
- 2004. Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury. Conference. Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury. Houston, TX, US.
- 2004. Management of Intracranial Hypertension. Conference. Management of Intracranial Hypertension. Houston, TX, US.
- 2003. Airway Pressure Release Ventilation. Conference. Airway Pressure Release Ventilation. Houston, TX, US.
Regional Presentations
- 2014. Outcomes After Cardiac Arrest. Conference. Outcomes After Cardiac Arrest. Dallas, TX, US.
- 2010. Advanced Modes of Mechanical Ventilation. Conference. Advanced Modes of Mechanical Ventilation, US.
- 2004. Management of ARDS/ALI. Conference. Management of ARDS/ALI, US.
- 2001. Field Management of Cardiac Emergencies. Conference. Field Management of Cardiac Emergencies. Washington, DC, US.
- 2001. Pressure-Controlled Mechanical Ventilation. Conference. Pressure-Controlled Mechanical Ventilation, US.
- 2000. Mechanisms and Management of Anaphylaxis. Conference. Mechanisms and Management of Anaphylaxis, US.
- 1999. Drowning and Near-Drowning. Conference. Drowning and Near-Drowning, US.
- 1999. Basic Science Review and Updates in the Management of the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Conference. Basic Science Review and Updates in the Management of the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, US.
- 1999. Recognition and Management of Lithium Toxicity. Conference. Recognition and Management of Lithium Toxicity, US.
- 1998. Transplant Pharmacology. Conference. Transplant Pharmacology, US.
- 1998. Critical Care Applications of Hyperbaric Medicine. Conference. Critical Care Applications of Hyperbaric Medicine, US.
- 1996. Infectious Diseases of the Middle East and Southwest Asia. Conference. Infectious Diseases of the Middle East and Southwest Asia, US.
National Presentations
- 2012. Neurological Emergencies. Conference. Strategic Practices of Critical Care Medicine. Houston, TX, US.
- 2010. Airway Pressure Release Ventilation. Conference. Strategic Practices of Critical Care Medicine Conference. Houston, TX, US.
Formal Peers
- 2012. Alveolar Recruitment. Invited. Houston, TX, US.
- 2002. Critical Care Air Transport. Invited. Colorado Springs, CO, US.
- 2001. Critical Care Air Transport: Current Issues. Invited, US.
- 2001. ARDS: Therapeutic Update. Invited. Houston, TX, US.
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2007 - 2008 |
| Title: | Effects of Erythropoietin on Cerebral Vascular Dysfunction and Anemia in Traumatic Brain Injury |
| Funding Source: | HSC |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | MS-07-0008 |
| Date: | 2006 - 2008 |
| Title: | North American Clinical Trials Network for the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury |
| Funding Source: | Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2005 - 2008 |
| Title: | Hypothermia in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury |
| Funding Source: | NABIS:HIIR |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Date: | 2005 - 2007 |
| Title: | Vasopressin Levels in Patients with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury and Neurologic Deficit |
| Funding Source: | UCRC |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | M01RR002558 |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Grippin, A, Marconi, C, Copling, S, Li, N, Braun, C, Rooney, M, Schrank, B, Gladish, G, Vaporciyan, AA, Johns, AC, Subbiah, IM, Aloia, TA, Wu, J, Wu, CC, Woodman, SE, Weinstein, JN, Tawbi, H, Shete, S, Scheet, PA, Ravi, V, Palaskas, NL, Nates, JL, Muthu, M, Musunuru, TN, McEnery, KW, Litton, J, John, TM, Jaffray, D, Hutcheson, KA, Gunther, J, Godoy, M, Futreal, A, French, KE, Draetta, G, Dabaja, BS, Crommett, JW, Cata, JP, Brock, K, Beird, H, Aaroe, AE, Lee, JJ, Sun, R, Sharma, P, Tran, HT, Zhang, J, Gibbons, DL, Wargo, J, Heymach, JV, Jiang, W, Lin, SH. SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint blockade. Nature 647(8089):488-497, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41125896.
- Reddy DR, Cuenca JA, Botdorf J, Muthu M, Hanmandlu A, Wegner R, Crommett J, Gutierrez C, Rathi N, Sajith B, Knafl M, Abbas HA, Woodman SE, Nates JL, Collaborators DT. Clinical Characteristics and Cause of Death Among Hospitalized Decedents With Cancer and COVID-19. Mayo Clin Proc 98(3):451-457, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36868753.
- Kim JW, Monlezun D, Park JK, Chauhan S, Balanescu D, Koutroumpakis E, Palaskas N, Kim P, Hassan S, Botz G, Crommett J, Reddy D, Cilingiroglu M, Marmagkiolis K, Iliescu C. Post-cardiac arrest PCI is underutilized among cancer patients: Machine learning augmented nationally representative case-control study of 30 million hospitalizations. Resuscitation 179:43-49, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35933056.
- Giza DE, Graham J, Donisan T, Balanescu DV, Crommett J, Botz G, Gutierrez C, Vidal M, Mejia R, Iliescu C. Impact of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation on Survival in Cancer Patients. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2(2):359-362, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Giza D, Mejia R, Crommett J, Botz G, Ewer M, Iliescu G, Radford M, Cavalier J, Rodgriguez M, Iliescu C. Impact of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation on the Survival of Patients with Cancer: DNR before or after cardiac arrest?. Journal of Clinical Oncology 36, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Grossman RG, Frankowski RF, Burau KD, Toups EG, Crommett JW, Johnson MM, Fehlings MG, Tator CH, Shaffrey CI, Harkema SJ, Hodes JE, Aarabi B, Rosner MK, Guest JD, Harrop JS. Incidence and severity of acute complications after spinal cord injury. J Neurosurg Spine 17(1 Suppl):119-128, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22985378.
- Hergenroeder G, Redell JB, Moore AN, Dubinsky WP, Funk RT, Crommett J, Clifton GL, Levine R, Valadka A, Dash PK. Identification of Serum Biomarkers in Brain Injured Adults: Potential for Predicting Elevated Intracranial Pressure. J Neurotrauma 25(2):79-93, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18260791.
- Holcomb JB, Dumire RD, Crommett JW, Stamateris CE, Fagert MA, Cleveland JA, Dorlac GR, Dorlac WC, Bonar JP, Hira K, Aoki N, Mattox KL. Evaluation of Trauma Team Performance Using an Advanced Human Patient Simulator for Resuscitation Training. J Trauma 52(6):1078-1086, 2002. e-Pub 2002. PMID: 12045633.
- Crommett J, McCabe D, Holcomb J. Training for Transport of Critically Ill Adult Mechanically Ventilated Patients. Respiratory Care Clinics of North America 105-118:105-118, 2002. e-Pub 2002.
- Ling GS, Riechers RG, Crommett J, et al. Diagnosis of Subdural and Intraparenchymal Intracranial Hemorrhage Using a Microwave-based Detector. Proceedings of SPIE 4037:212, 2000. e-Pub 2000.
Review Articles
- Powner DJ, Darby JM, Crommett JW, Levine RL. Therapeutic Hypertension: Principles and Methods. Neurosurg Rev 27(4):227-235, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 15316848.
- Powner DJ, Crommett JW. Advanced Assessment of Hemodynamic Parameters During Donor Care. Prog Transplant 3(4):249-255, 2003. e-Pub 2003. PMID: 14765716.
- Crommett JW, McCabe D, Holcomb JB. Training for the transport of mechanically ventilated patients. Respir Care Clin N Am 8(1):105-18, 2002. e-Pub 2002. PMID: 12184654.
Abstracts
- Crommett J, Young P, Nates J, et al. Mass of Luminal Secretion: Comparison between Pneux and PVC Tracheal Tubes. Critical Care Medicine, Supplement, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
- Nates JL, Rathi N, Haque S, Gaeta S, Pravinkumar E, Botz G, Chen K, Crommett J, Calabrese D, de Villalobos D, Malik I, Price K. ICU Triage Improves Patient Flow and Resource Utilization. Chest October 2011 140(4):Meeting Abstracts 357A, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
- Popa C, Blanchard JR, Crommett J, Ling G. Evaluation of Interleukin 1-Beta and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha in the Preoperative Patient. Critical Care Medicine 27(12 SUPPL):A146, 1999. e-Pub 1999.
Book Chapters
- Crommett JW. Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression. In: Oncologic Critical Care. Springer, 2026.
- Crommett JW. Rapid Response Teams (RRTs)0 in Critical Care. In: Oncologic Critical Care. Springer, Cham, 2026.
- Crommett, JW, Jones, D. Early Warning and Rapid Response Systems, 427-432, 2023.
- Crommett JW. Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression. In: Oncological Critical Care. Springer, Cham, 2019.
- Crommett J, Nates J. Oncological Emergencies. In: Comprehensive Critical Care: Adult. Society of Critical Care Medicine, 571-592, 2012.
- Botz G, Crommett J. Medical Errors - Recognition, Reporting, Managing Response, and Limiting Harm. In: Safety and Quality in Medical Transport Systems: Creating an Effective Culture. Ashgate Publishing Limited, 205-212, 2012.
- Crommett J, Bowyer M. Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria. In: Critical Care Secrets. 4, 235-238, 2007.
- Crommett J, Bowyer M. Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria. In: Critical Care Secrets. 3, 211-215, 2003.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified August 31, 2026