Department Blog - August 2021

Joseph P. Martinez, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was featured in the:

• “Unexpected Killers in Primary Care” segment of the Primary Care RAP podcast’s “Hidden Killers” episode in March 2021
• “CorePendium Spotlight: Acute Mesenteric Ischemia” segment of the EM:RAP podcast’s May 2021 episode

Lauren S. Rosenblatt, MD, Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was featured on the EMCast podcast’s March 2021 episode, which covered various updates from the American Heart Association.

Neeraja T. Murali, DO, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was featured on the EMCast podcast segments:

• “Coffee and Caffeine” in February 2021
• “STI Treatment Update” in April 2021

Darlene Y. Robinson, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was second author of “Patient Satisfaction With Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment via Telemedicine: Brief Literature Review and Development of a New Assessment,” which was published by Frontiers in Public Health on January 21, 2021.

R. Gentry Wilkerson, MD, Associate Professor, and Mike Winters, MD, Professor, both of the Department of Emergency Medicine, were among the authors of “Clinical Practice Statement: What Is the Emergency Department Management of Patients with Angioedema Secondary to an ACE-Inhibitor?” published by Journal of Emergency Medicine on May 15, 2021.

Jon Mark Hirshon, MD, MPH, PhD, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was featured on the American College of Emergency Physicians Frontline podcast episode, “And Now It’s Time for a (Vaccine) Breakdown—EM [Emergency Medicine] and Public Health Collide,” published in April 2021.

Elizabeth Clayborne, MD, MA, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was featured on:

• “Coronavirus Pandemic: Millions of Americans Traveling Over Holiday Weekend Despite Delta Variant Concerns,” published by MSNBC Reports on July 3, 2021
• “Delta Variant Accounts for 93% of U.S. COVID Cases,” published by CBS News on August 4, 2021
• “Delta Variant: ‘This Is a Wake-Up Call for Everyone in the Country,’ Emergency Physician Says,” published by Yahoo Finance on August 5, 2021

Michael C. Bond, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was selected July 1, 2021, as a recipient of the 2021 American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) National Emergency Medicine Faculty Teaching Award, given to an outstanding educator who demonstrates superior clinical teaching and a commitment to excellence. Dr. Bond is the 11th faculty member of the Department of Emergency Medicine to receive an ACEP teaching award.

Mike Winters, MD, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was among the discussants in the twice-monthly podcast, Critical Care Perspectives in Emergency Medicine, episodes:

• “Mechanical Ventilation in the Patient with ARDS [Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome],” published June 10, 2021
• “The TTM2 [Targeted Hypothermia Versus Targeted Normothermia After Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest] Trial” published July 1, 2021

Jennifer E. Guyther, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was first author of “Big Tests in Little People,” published by Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America on June 8, 2021.

Elizabeth Clayborne, MD, MA, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was interviewed for “It’s Concerning Seeing Variants Popping Up All Over the World: Doctor,” published by Yahoo Finance on June 25, 2021.

David E. Marcozzi, MD, MHS-CL, MHS-CL, FACEP, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was interviewed for “National Day of Action: Getting More Americans Vaccinated Against COVID-19,” aired on WBAL TV 11 on June 4, 2021.

Afrah Abdul Wahid Ali, MBBS, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was confirmed as a selected Rising Star speaker in the American Academy of Emergency Medicine’s Speaker Development Group on January 18, 2021.

Amal Mattu, MD, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, received the “2021 Corey Slovis Excellence in Education Award” from “The Eagles” Coalition of National EMS Medical Directors on June 17, 2021, at the coalition’s 22nd Annual Conference in Hollywood, Florida.

The Department of Emergency Medicine presented its annual Critical Care Symposium, this year with the theme of Mastering ED Mechanical Ventilation, on June 16, 2021. Mike Winters, MD, Professor, directed the symposium and lectured on “The Crashing Ventilated Patient.” Michael C. Bond, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, Associate Professor, directed the symposium’s virtual and multimedia education and Caleb Chan, MD, Critical Care Fellow, moderated the Q&A session. Other speakers included Kami M. Hu, MD, Assistant Professor, lecturing on “Extubating in the ED,” and Mark E. Sutherland, MD, Assistant Professor, lecturing on “PRVC, APRV, SIMV – Oh My! Alternative Modes of MV.”

Faculty of the Department of Emergency Medicine made the following contributions of their time and effort to planning the American Academy of Emergency Medicine’s 27th Annual Scientific Assembly, held June 20–24, 2021, in St. Louis, Missouri, and online:

• Laura J. Bontempo, MD, MEd, Associate Professor, cochaired the Scientific Assembly Subcommittee, which is responsible for planning the Annual Scientific Assembly. Within that subcommittee, Siamak Moayedi, MD, Assistant Professor, chaired the Small Group Clinic Workgroup, planning, selecting, moderating, and evaluating speakers and instructors.
• Alexis Salerno, MD, Assistant Professor, served as Secretary at the meeting of the Academy’s Emergency Ultrasound Section.
• Roger M. Stone, MD, MS, FACEP, FAAEM, Clinical Assistant Professor, provided legacy perspective and information and future planning input as past Chair of the Academy’s former Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Committee and outgoing inaugural Councilor for the newly established EMS Section.