Department Blog

George C. Willis, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was second author of “Evaluation and Management of the Critically Ill Adult With Diabetic Ketoacidosis,” published by Journal of Emergency Medicine on August 4, 2020.

R. Gentry Wilkerson, MD, Associate Professor, and Maite A. Huis in 't Veld, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, were among the authors of:

• “European Society of Cardiology 0-hour/1-hour High-sensitivity Troponin Algorithm Performance in a United States Cohort” and “One and Done? Performance of a Single, Low High-sensitivity Troponin in a Multisite United States Cohort,” both published by Academic Emergency Medicine in July 2020.
• “Evaluation of European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 0/1-hour Algorithm in the Diagnosis of 90-day Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events: A Multicenter United States Cohort Study,” published by European Heart Journal on November 25, 2020.

Stephen R. Thom, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was:

• among the authors of “The Role of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment for COVID-19: A Review,” published by Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology on July 22, 2020.
• second author of “Effects of Adjunctive Therapeutic Hypothermia Combined With Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Acute Severe Carbon Monoxide Poisoning,” published by Critical Care Medicine in August 2020.

Kinjal N. Sethuraman, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was second author of “Association Between Level of Care and Colonization With Resistant Gram-negative Bacteria Among Nursing-home Residents,” published by Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology on March 22, 2021.

Sarah K. Sommerkamp, MD, Assistant Professor, and Zachary D.W. Dezman, MD, MS, MS, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, were among the authors of “Comparison of 4 Tests’ Utility for Predicting Need for Emergency Department Care in Patients With Alcohol-related Complaints,” published by American Journal of Emergency Medicine on January 29, 2021.

Amal Mattu, MD, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was among the authors of “The Relationship of Large City Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrests and the Prevalence of COVID-19,” published by EClinicalMedicine on April 7, 2021.

Zachary D.W. Dezman, MD, MS, MS, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was first author of “20-year Mortality After Discharge in a Cohort of 1,099 Former Trauma Inpatients With and Without Substance Use Disorders,” published by Injury on October 10, 2020.

Wan-Tsu W. Chang, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was among the authors of “Factors Associated With Tracheostomy Decannulation in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury,” published by Brain Injury on July 2, 2020.

Elizabeth Clayborne, MD, MA, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was interviewed for “Doctor on J&J Vaccine: ‘You Have a Much Higher Risk of Getting a Blood Clot if You Smoke,’ ” published by Yahoo Finance on April 19, 2021.

Rachel Wiltjer, DO, Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, was a winner of the Council of Residency Directors’ 2021 Clinical Pathologic Case Competition Semifinals on April 12, 2021. Reed Macy, MD, Resident, and Sam Yarmis, MD, Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, were runners-up.