Department Blog - June 2025

Posted 6/13/2025 by Melisa Hayes

Dr. Wilkerson Quoted in Los Angeles Times Story

Gentry Wilkerson, MD, Emergency Medicine physician at the University of Maryland Medical Center and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the UM School of Medicine, is quoted in this Los Angeles Times story about a mysterious death related to a dental surgery.  The death was due to a rare blood disorder called methemoglobinemia.


Dr. David Gatz, MD was recently interviewed on Fox45 News about how to protect yourself from heat illness during Preakness events.  You can see his interview here.