Welcome to the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. We train tomorrow's leaders in emergency medicine to positively affect the lives of patients and to expand our specialty's contributions to patient care. Our department's emphasis on education is fundamental. Our 75 full-time, board-certified faculty members include some of the world’s most accomplished clinicians, teachers, researchers, and leaders in emergency medicine. Our faculty's interests are wide-ranging: emergency care, cardiopulmonary and brain resuscitation, clinical toxicology, prehospital care, emergency medical services, disaster preparedness and response, international medicine, use of ultrasound in the emergency department (ED), and the incorporation of simulation into medical education. I am personally committed to our faculty development program, urging faculty members to explore their academic interests by promoting collaborative efforts on interdepartmental projects and initiatives. The Department of Emergency Medicine has a proud history of serving communities in the Baltimore metropolitan area. Our faculty provides patient care at 4 hospital EDs in downtown Baltimore: University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), Baltimore VA Medical Center, UMMC Midtown Campus, and Mercy Medical Center. In addition, we have a community emergency medicine network at 9 hospitals statewide. These sites provide outstanding clinical education opportunities for our residents and medical students, with ED volumes of:
Our urban location provides a fast-paced and challenging environment for learning and clinical practice. Enriched with the 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. I welcome your interest in our department, and I invite you to explore our website to learn more about our dynamic clinical and educational programs. |
Clinical Assistant Professor Doug Sward, MD, coauthored “Tick-borne illnesses in emergency and wilderness medicine,” published in the Environmental and Wilderness Medicine issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. (continued)
Assistant Professor Cheyenne Falat, MD, is co-editor of the August 2024 issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America on Environmental and Wilderness Medicine and coauthor of the preface, “Entering the Extreme. (continued)
Professor Mak Moayedi, MD, Associate Professor Kinjal Sethuraman, MD, MPH, and Clinical Professor Mike Witting, MD, presented on “Pseudoephedrine prophylaxis does not prevent middle ear barotrauma in hyperbaric oxygen therapy” at the annual scientific meeting of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Society in New Orleans on June 14. (continued)
Predicting which blunt abdominal trauma patients have mesenteric or bowel wall injuries early in their ED course will decrease morbidity and mortality.... (continued)
This review reminds us that discharging emergency department patients with abnormal vital signs is a risk for the patient and the provider. The more abnormal... (continued)
This is the most common electrolyte abnormality in pediatric patients. Excessive free water is often the culprit and is usually thought of in the neonate... (continued)
Mycoplasma genitalium (M.genitalium, or Mgen) is a pathogen that is increasingly associated with cervicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, preterm labor,... (continued)
The incidence of opioid-overdose-related deaths has clearly increased in the past decade, with recent estimates of up to 17% of OHCA being opioid-related... (continued)
