Welcome to the website of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Our urban location provides a fast-paced and challenging environment for learning and clinical practice. Coupled with state-of-the art technology and cutting-edge academic resources available to us as part of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, we offer comprehensive training in emergency medicine. Our educational responsibilities have our highest commitment. We are shaping the future of emergency medicine in the United States and abroad. |
Kami M. Hu, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Joe Martinez, MD, Associate Professor, and Mike Winters, MD, Professor, all from the Department of Emergency Medicine, are among the authors of “The Critical Care Literature 2018,” which was accepted on November 17 for publication in a future issue of the American Journal of Emergency Medicine. (continued)
George Willis, MD, and Semhar Tewelde, MD, both Assistant Professors from the Department of Emergency Medicine, were the authors of “The Approach to the Patient with Hematuria” (abstract available), which was published in Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America in November. (continued)
Ryan Spangler, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was one of two guest editors of the November issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, focused on genitourinary emergencies. (continued)
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A) is the second most common ambulatory surgery performed in the US. Children younger than 3 years, children... (continued)
Many patients are treated in the emergency room for non-fatal opioid overdose. However, it is unknown what proportion of these patient population... (continued)
Settings: multicenter, double-blind, phase 3 trial (apparently vitamin D worked in phase 2 trials). Patients: 1059 patients were... (continued)
Known effects and side effects of prescribed medicines may masquerade as cauda equina syndrome (CES) . Analgesic medicines used by patients with... (continued)
Adequate treatment of adrenal crisis (AC) is often delayed, even when a h/o adrenal insufficiency is known. most important predictor of AC is... (continued)
The Department of Emergency Medicine has a proud history of serving communities in the Baltimore metropolitan area. In addition to providing patient care at the University of Maryland Medical Center, our faculty staffs the emergency departments at five hospitals in downtown Baltimore. These sites provide outstanding clinical education opportunities for our residents and medical students. Collectively, our physicians oversee the care of approximately 182,000 patients per year. Patient volume at the University of Maryland Medical Center is approximately 55,000 per year.