Department Blog - September 2021

Mak Moayedi, MD, Associate Professor, and Mercedes Torres, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, both of the Department of Emergency Medicine, were:


Jon Hurst, MD, Resident, and R. Gentry Wilkerson, MD, Associate Professor, both of the Department of Emergency Medicine, coauthored “Impact of an Infusion Center on the Utilization of Hospital Based Care by Patients With Sickle Cell Disease,” published by Blood November 5, 2020.


Posted 9/28/2021 by Deborah Stein

Point-of-Care Teleultrasound: A Systematic Review

Alexis Salerno, MD, Assistant Professor, and Michael T. McCurdy, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, both of the Department of Emergency Medicine, were among the authors of “Point-of-Care Teleultrasound: A Systematic Review,” published by Telemedicine Journal and E-Health November 1, 2020.


Leen Alblaihed, MBBS, MHA, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was:


Wan-Tsu Wendy Chang, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was among the authors of:


Bradford E. Schwartz, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was:


Posted 9/24/2021 by Deborah Stein

Career Considerations in Critical Care Transport

Benjamin J. Lawner, DO, MS, EMT-P, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, presented on career considerations in critical care transport to the University of Pittsburgh’s Student Emergency Medical Services group in October 2020.


Posted 9/23/2021 by Deborah Stein

Moayedi Publications September 2020 to April 2021

Mak Moayedi, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was:


Posted 9/22/2021 by Deborah Stein

Bradydysrhythmias Chapter in EM:RAP's CorePendium

Leen Alblaihed, MBBS, MHA, Assistant Professor and Semhar Z. Tewelde, MD, Assistant Professor, both of the Department of Emergency Medicine, coauthored the “Bradydysrhythmias” chapter in Emergency Medicine Reviews and Perspectives’ CorePendium online textbook, updated September 14, 2020.


Jennifer E. Guyther, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, coauthored the chapter “The Hard Truth of Constipation—Do Not Miss the Potentially Serious Causes” in Avoiding Common Errors in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, published by Wolters Kluwer August 24, 2020.


Rachel Wiltjer, DO, Resident, and Jennifer E. Guyther, MD, Assistant Professor, both of the Department of Emergency Medicine, coauthored the chapter “Just a Taste: Be Aware of Bad Tasting Medicines That Kids May Refuse to Take” in Avoiding Common Errors in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, published by Wolters Kluwer August 24, 2020.


Amal Mattu, MD, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was featured on:

  • EM:RAP’s “Cardiology Corner” discussing:
  • “Lessons Learned as an Expert Witness” on ERcast in August 2020
  • Eagles Webinars on COVID-19:
    • “Post-Recovery Cardiac Dysfunction Associated With COVID-19” on August 4, 2020
    • “ECG Findings of STEMI vs. Acute Pericarditis” on September 29, 2020
    • “AHA Guidelines Update 2020” on November 3, 2020
    • “Hyperkalemia Mimicking STEMI” on December 1, 2020
    • “Post-COVID-19: Return to Sports, Return to Duty” on January 5, 2021
    • “Ventricular Fibrillation Storm in COVID-19” on January 26, 2021
    • “Electrocardiography of COVID-19” on February 16, 2021
    • “Electrical Storm” on March 9, 2021
    • “Return to Play for Athletes After COVID-19” on March 16, 2021
    • “VTach Mimics Part I: Really Wide Complex Tachycardias” on June 1, 2021
  • Did I Do the Right Thing? An ER Doctor on Ethics of the Pandemic” on On Point December 15, 2020
  • Acute Heart Failure” on TheCase.Report January 3, 2021

Leen Alblaihed, MBBS, MHA, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was featured on:

  • “Managing Hypertension and Patients With Acute Stroke” on EMCast July 2, 2020
  • REBEL Core Cast discussing “Pyomyositis” on June 30, 2021, and “Hemophilia” on July 28, 2021

Posted 9/17/2021 by Deborah Stein

“ECG Abnormalities” in Atlas of Emergency Medicine

Maite A. Huis in 't Veld, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, and Amal Mattu, MD, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, both of the Department of Emergency Medicine, were among the authors of the “ECG Abnormalities” chapter in The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5th edition, published by McGraw Hill in 2021.


Brian J. Browne, MD, Professor, and Laura J. Bontempo, MD, MEd, Associate Professor, both of the Department of Emergency Medicine, coauthored the “Cutaneous Emergencies” chapter in Preparing for the Written Board Exam in Emergency Medicine, 10th edition, published by the Ohio Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians in 2021.


Posted 9/15/2021 by Deborah Stein

Mattu Publications 2020 Through Early 2021

Amal Mattu, MD, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was:


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


Posted 9/13/2021 by Deborah Stein

Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Emergency Department

Rachel Wiltjer, DO, Resident, and R. Gentry Wilkerson, MD, Associate Professor, both of the Department of Emergency Medicine, were sole authors of “Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Emergency Department,” which was published by Emergency Medicine Reports on August 1, 2021.


Quincy K. Tran, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine and Program in Trauma, was among the authors of “Workplace Violence in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” which was published by Public Health on July 8, 2021.


Amal Mattu, MD, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was second author of “Improving the ECG Diagnosis of the Elusive, Acute Coronary Occlusion in Patients With Ventricular Paced Rhythm,” which was published by Annals of Emergency Medicine on July 28, 2021.


The Application of a Hospital Medical Surge Preparedness Index to Assess National Pandemic and Other Mass Casualty Readiness,” an article whose authors include David E. Marcozzi, MD, MHS-CL, MHS-CL, FACEP, Professor; Ricardo Pietrobon, MD, PhD, MBA, Adjunct Associate Professor; Nicole E. Baehr, MHA, PMP, former Population Health Project Supervisor; and Brian J. Browne, MD, Professor and Chair, all of the Department of Emergency Medicine, was featured on:


Posted 9/9/2021 by Deborah Stein

19-Year-Old Woman With Intermittent Weakness

Garrett Cavaliere, DO, Resident; Neeraja T. Murali, DO, Assistant Professor; Laura J. Bontempo, MD, MEd, Associate Professor; and Zachary D.W. Dezman, MD, MS, MS, Assistant Professor, all of the Department of Emergency Medicine, were sole authors of “19-Year-Old Woman With Intermittent Weakness,” which was published by Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine on July 27, 2021.


Garrett Cavaliere, DO, Resident; Reem Alfalasi, MBChB, 2021 residency graduate; Gregory N. Jasani, MD, 2021 residency graduate; and Benjamin J. Lawner, DO, MS, EMT-P, Associate Professor, all of the Department of Emergency Medicine, were among the authors of “Terrorist Attacks Against Healthcare Facilities: A Review,” which was published by Health Security on July 28, 2021.


Danya Khoujah, MBBS, Adjunct Assistant Professor, and Wan-Tsu Wendy Chang, MD, Associate Professor, both of the Department of Emergency Medicine, were sole discussants on the monthly podcast, ACEP Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, July 2020–June 2021 episodes.


Maite A. Huis in 't Veld, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was among the authors of “Electrocardiographic Diagnosis of Acute Coronary Occlusion Myocardial Infarction in Ventricular Paced Rhythm Using the Modified Sgarbossa Criteria,” which was published by Annals of Emergency Medicine on June 22, 2021.


Posted 9/5/2021 by Deborah Stein

Man With Pleuritic Chest Pain and Hemoptysis

Dylan Lescure, MD, Resident; Daniel Gingold, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor; and J. David Gatz, MD, Assistant Professor, all of the Department of Emergency Medicine, were among the authors of “Man With Pleuritic Chest Pain and Hemoptysis,” which was published by Annals of Emergency Medicine on August 1, 2021.


Benoit Stryckman, MA, Research Associate and Health Economist; Diane Kuhn, MD, PhD, Assistant Instructor; Daniel Gingold, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor; Kyle R. Fischer, MD, MPH, Clinical Assistant Professor; J. David Gatz, MD, Assistant Professor; Stephen M. Schenkel, MD, MPP, Associate Professor; and Brian J. Browne, MD, Professor and Chair, all of the Department of Emergency Medicine, were sole authors of “Balancing Efficiency and Access: Hospital Global Budget Systems Require Reform to Discourage Emergency Department Boarding,” which was accepted on May 13, 2021 for publication by Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. Deborah M. Stein, ELS, Technical Writer/Editor, Department of Emergency Medicine, edited the manuscript.


David E. Marcozzi, MD, MHS-CL, MHS-CL, FACEP, Professor; Ricardo Pietrobon, MD, PhD, MBA, Adjunct Associate Professor; Nicole E. Baehr, MHA, PMP, former Population Health Project Supervisor; and Brian J. Browne, MD, Professor and Chair, all of the Department of Emergency Medicine, were among the authors of “The Application of a Hospital Medical Surge Preparedness Index to Assess National Pandemic and Other Mass Casualty Readiness,” which was published by Journal of Healthcare Management on June 18, 2021. Deborah M. Stein, ELS, Technical Writer/Editor, Department of Emergency Medicine, edited the manuscript.


Kevin J. Flanagan, DO, Assistant Professor; Zachary D.W. Dezman, MD, MS, MS, Assistant Professor; Karl Dachroeden, MD, Resident; and Laura J. Bontempo, MD, MEd, Associate Professor, all of the Department of Emergency Medicine, were authors of “73-Year-Old Female With Syncope and Subsequent Motor Vehicle Crash,” which was accepted on April 1, 2021 for publication by Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine.