Ryan Schmoll, MD

Academy Anesthesia is a single-physician practice built around the work itself: showing up prepared, communicating clearly with surgeons and facility staff, and caring for each patient individually.

The model is simple. Good anesthesia is perioperative medicine — a physician accountable for the whole patient from before the case begins through to a safe recovery, not just the hours in the operating room. I provide that care directly, under both independent 1099 contracts and multi-state locum coverage, and work to set the surgeon, the facility, and the patient's own physicians up for a good outcome.

Beyond clinical coverage, I build software — including max-local.app, a point-of-care maximum-dose reference for local anesthetics, and findsquad.app, a tool for coordinating organized search efforts. Both are available online and in app stores.

I trained in anesthesiology after a decade of active duty military service. The path was non-traditional — United States Air Force Academy, ten years as an Air Force officer in nuclear missile operations and satellite communications, with combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, then medical school at the University of Arizona, an internal medicine internship, and anesthesiology residency.

That background shapes how I work. Preparation is non-negotiable, communication is direct, and the work happens on time. The "Academy" in Academy Anesthesia refers to the United States Air Force Academy, where the standards I still hold myself to were set.

I work with a small number of recruiters and staffing firms on a selective basis. The information below is intended to save us both time. If a position aligns with the criteria below, please reach out directly with specifics — facility, dates, and rate.

For facility administrators, surgical directors, recruiters, and credentialing offices — email is the fastest path to a response. CV and credentialing packet available on request.