Tanner Norris

Pulmonary & Critical Care fellow with a robust background in medical education. Experienced in curriculum design, simulation, small group teaching, and educational leadership at student and postgraduate levels. Anticipated to graduate June 2026.

• CHEST Difficult Airway Course. Chicago IL, 3/21/24-3/22/24
• CHEST Fellows Course. Boston, MA, 10/5/24
• ELSO Foundations Adult ECMO Training Course (online)
• SCCM/ELSO Adult ECMO Simulation Course. Chicago, IL. 3/20/26

• Chest Challenge 2024 Champion, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrtEtngMQj4&t=4997s
• Best Original Research Award Eastern Pulmonary Conference 2024, ICUlympics: A Multicenter Study of the Effect and Role of Gamification in Medical Education
• Top Case Report Award Chest 2024, Unmasking a Hidden Threat: A Case Report of Hematoma-Induced Right Coronary Artery Compression Leading to Acute Myocardial Infarction
• Resident Research Award Sky Ridge Medical Center 2022-2023
• Resident Teacher Award Sky Ridge Medical Center 2022-2023
• Second place poster at annual Rocky Mountain Healthcare Symposium 2022
• Second place poster at annual Colorado ACP Resident and Fellow Chapter Meeting 2022
• Achieved the rank of Eagle Scout
• Achieved black belt (1st Dan) in Ryukyu Kempo martial arts
• Excellent Teacher Award, Received for three subsequent semesters as a chemistry teaching assistant at the University of Illinois. This award was given to the top 20% of instructors as determined by semesterly student feedback surveys.

• COVID19 and Lung Cavitation: A Clue to Pathogenesis?, Norris, T.W., Purta, P., Snyder, B., Craig, V.J., Spilman, R.P., 2022, HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine
• Body Mass Index Impact on ICU Interventions and Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 Infection-A National Population-Based Study, Bonilla, Y., High, D., Acosta, J., Tabba, J., Shalmiyev, R., Norris, T., Folds, A., Martinez, A., Diaz, R., 2025, Pending acceptance at PLOS One Journal
• Gamification of Critical Care Medical Education: ICUlympics, Dasgupta, R., Norris, T., Acosta, J., Miret, R., Wahood, W., Ganthier, J., Anamika, N., Kuang, K., Cabrera, R., Lee, I., Zapata, D., Diaz, R., Kelly, W., Danckers, M., 2025, ATS Scholar, April 2024
• ICUlympics: A Multicenter Study of the Effect and Role of Gamification in Medical Education, Norris, T.W., Dasgupta, R., Cabrera, R., Rickeley, C., Zapata, D., Lee, M., Danckers, M., 2024, Drafting manuscript

• Controversies in Mechanical Ventilation, CHEST Annual Meeting 2025, 10/21/25, Chicago, IL, US, Invited Faculty Presenter
• An Adult Presentation of Bronchopulmonary Sequestration, Eastern Pulmonary Conference 2025, 2025, US, Norris, T.W., Jasczewski, P., Zapata, D.
• Unmasking a Hidden Threat: A Case Report of Hematoma-Induced Right Coronary Artery Compression Leading to Acute Myocardial Infarction, Chest 2024, 2024, US, Norris, T.W., Gil, Y., High, D., Diaz, R.
• ICUlympics: A Multicenter Study of the Effect and Role of Gamification in Medical Education, Eastern Pulmonary Conference 2024, 2024, US, Norris, T.W., Dasgupta, R., Cabrera, R., Rickeley, C., Zapata, D., Lee, M., Danckers, M.
• Blind Belief: A Case of Anton Syndrome, HCA/NSU research day 2023, 2023, US, Norris, T.W., Danckers, M.
• Granulicatella Adiacens: A Rare Pathogen, or Just Rarely Noticed?, ACP Colorado Chapter Annual Resident/Fellow Meeting, 05/01/22, Denver, CO, US, Norris, T.W., Murk, C., Spilman, R.P.
• An Unusual Case of Childhood-Onset Interstitial Lung Disease Persisting to Adulthood, ACP Colorado Chapter 2022 Meeting, 02/01/22, Denver, CO, US, Norris, T.W., Scherbak, D.
• Lynch Syndrome in Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma: An Important Association to Recognize, ACP Colorado Chapter 2021 Meeting, 02/01/21, Denver, CO, US, Norris, T.W., Scherbak, D.
• Removal of IVC Filters After Prolonged Implantation, 4th Annual Rocky Mountain Healthcare Symposium, 04/01/22, Denver, CO, US, Norris, T.W., Purta, P., Spilman, R.P.
• Adult IgA Vasculitis: An Important Entity to Recognize, Abstract Competition for 2021 ACP Colorado Resident/Fellow Meeting, 05/01/21, Denver, CO, US, Norris, T.W., Spilman, R.P.
• Conventional and Original Methods for Measuring Leg Length Discrepancy after Robot-Assisted Total Hip Arthroplasty, Orthopaedic Research Society 2017 Annual Meeting, 05/01/17, San Diego, CA, US, Solitro, G.F., Norris, T.W., Amirouche, F., Gonzales, M., Domb, B.
• A New Paradigm in 3D Musculoskeletal Modeling of Muscles and Fibers in Human Locomotion, University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Orthopedics department meeting, 2016, Chicago, IL, US, Norris, T.W., Solitro, G.F., Amirouche, F., Gonzales, M.
• The Effect of Button Placement on Patella Stress and Fatigue During Patella Resurfacing in TKA, University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Orthopedics department meeting, 2016, Chicago, IL, US, Norris, T.W., Solitro, G.F., Amirouche, F., Gonzales, M.

• HCA Aventura Medical Center, Fellow Researcher, 07/01/23, Currently leading an original research project on gamification in medical education. Currently leading an original retrospective cohort study on the use of prophylactic antifungals in gastrointestinal perforations., Aventura, FL, 33160, US
• Sky Ridge Medical Center, Resident Researcher, 07/01/20, 06/30/23, Led a retrospective cohort study assessing the utility of procalcitonin in guiding the antibiotic regimens in patients with pneumonia, sepsis, and ARDS. The manuscript was not accepted for publication but was presented., Lone Tree, CO, US
• University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Graduate Researcher, 01/01/18, 06/30/19, Performed data input on surveys from high schools in underserved urban and rural communities taken before and after a health careers and mentorship program., Chicago, IL, US
• University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Orthopedics/Mechanical Engineering, Graduate Researcher, 01/01/16, 06/30/18, Studied and compared several conventional methods of measuring leg-length discrepancy following THA and compared these to an original method devised by Dr Solitro. Resulted in 1 paper (unpublished) and 1 poster presented at the Orthopaedic Research Society 2017 Annual Meeting in San Diego. Studied the effect of patellar button size and placement on patellar stress following TKA. Resulted in 1 paper (unpublished) and 1 presentation at weekly department meeting. Edited a previously written paper and poster regarding the use of cadaveric cryosections and CT to create a 3D leg model for use in modeling gait and motion dynamics., Chicago, IL, US