Department Blog

Kinjal 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,” accepted for publication by Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology on October 6, 2020.

Amal Mattu, MD, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was invited to deliver the following presentations:

• “Modern Management of Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema,” “Cardiogenic Shock,” and “Pericarditis and Myocarditis” for University of California San Francisco/San Francisco General Hospital Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds on July 2, 2020
• “SubtleTs of Cardiac Ischemia” for University of KwaZulu-Natal Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds on July 17, 2020
• “Cardio-COVID” for Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Academy on July 28, 2020
• “Why We Miss Acute Coronary Syndrome” for Maimonides Medical Center Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds on July 29, 2020
• “High Risk Arrhythmias” and “Cardio-COVID” for George Washington University—India Emergency Medicine Master’s Degree Program’s Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds on August 6, 2020
• “Why We Miss Acute Coronary Syndrome” and “Wide-Complex Tachycardias: Myths and Pitfalls” for Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine-Florida Atlantic University Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds on August 18, 2020
• “Why We Miss Acute Coronary Syndrome” for University of North Carolina Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds on August 19, 2020
• “Cardiovascular Disorders, Parts I–IV: Valvular Heart Disease, Infective Endocarditis, Inflammatory Heart Disorders; Aortic Emergencies, Hypertension, Deep Venous Thrombosis, Peripheral Vascular Disease; Acute Coronary Syndrome, Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction; and Congestive Heart Failure, Dysrhythmias, Syncope,” “ECG Review for the Board Exam,” “Cardiac Arrest Update,” and “Emergencies in the Elderly Patient” for the Ohio Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians’ Emergency Medicine Review Course on August 20 and 21, 2020
• “Influenza, COVID-19, and Matters of the Heart” for the European Society of Cardiology Annual Congress’s Symposium on Influenza, COVID-19, and Cardiovascular Disease on August 28, 2020
• “Cardiovascular Manifestations of COVID-19” for the SCP Health Medical Leadership Conference on September 2, 2020
• “Cardiac Ischemia ECG Workshop: Subtle ECG Manifestations of Ischemia” and “Classic, Confusing, and Confounding Cases in Emergency Cardiology” for the EMS World Expo on September 14 and 16, 2020
• “High Risk Arrhythmias” for Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds on September 23, 2020
• “Electrocardiography of Syncope” (keynote speech) for the EmbattlED: 23rd Annual Symposium on October 1, 2020
• “Emergency Electrocardiography Workshop” and “Emergency Cardiology Literature Update” for the 3rd International Red Sea Emergency Medicine Conference on October 10 and 11, 2020
• “Top Cardiology Articles of 2020” and “Cardiology Panel Discussion” for the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians’ Scientific Assembly on October 13, 2020

Dr. Gentry Wilkerson, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, has partnered with Drs. Joel Chua and Shivakumar Narayanan as principal investigators of three clinical trials assessing Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody cocktail for the treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalized and ambulatory patients as well as for prophylaxis to prevent infection in people exposed to COVID. The studies were approved to enroll as of the beginning of October.

Preliminary data on the study of this drug in nonhospitalized patients was released September 29.

Jon Mark Hirshon, MD, MPH, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was interviewed for the “Treating Sickle Cell in the Emergency Department: What You Need to Know” episode of the ACEP [American College of Emergency Physicians] Frontline—Emergency Medicine podcast, published on September 21, 2020.

Amal Mattu, MD, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was a featured speaker or invited discussant with:

• Emergency Medicine: Reviews and Perspectives (EM:RAP) continuing medical education audio program on “Cardiology Corner: Hypertensive Emergencies” in July 2020, “Cardiology Corner: Pericarditis” in September 2020, and “Cardiology Corner: Clinical Decision Instruments (for Chest Pain)” in October 2020
• Eagles COVID-19 webinar on “Post-Recovery Cardiac Dysfunction Associated with COVID-19” on August 4, 2020
• iCubed monthly videocast on “Severe Chest Pain and the HEART Score” in October 2020

Afrah Abdul Wahid Ali, MBBS, Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was sole author of the post “What’s in a Name?” published on the ELAM [Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine] Blog on September 21, 2020.

Michael E. Winters, MD, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, delivered the following presentations:

• “Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Disorders,” “Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders,” “Musculoskeletal Disorders,” “Neurology and Neurotrauma,” and “Written Board Review Quick Pearls” for the American Academy of Emergency Medicine’s Written Board Review course in July 2020
• “Clinical Pearls from the Recent Literature,” “Current Concepts and Controversies in COVID-19,” “Identifying Chest Pain Emergencies in the Outpatient Setting,” and “Managing Dangerous Allergies and Anaphylaxis” for MCE Conferences’ Emergencies in Primary Care continuing medical education conference in August 2020
• “Cruising the Literature: Top Articles in Critical Care,” “Peri-Arrest Pearls for a New Decade,” and “Undifferentiated Shock...Making a Difference” for the American College of Emergency Physicians’ Annual Scientific Assembly in October 2020

Joe Martinez, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was named a Top Reviewer for 2019 by the Journal of Emergency Medicine on September 26, 2020.

David Marcozzi, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was interviewed and quoted in the following news items:

• A discussion of possible therapies for President Trump’s case of COVID-19 on Baltimore’s Fox 45 News October 2, 2020
• A story on the increase in coronavirus cases in the region since the end of September on DC’s WAMU 88.5 on October 12, 2020
• “Coronavirus Cases in DC and Maryland Have Been on the Rise Since Late September” on DCist October 12, 2020
• “Maryland Medical Experts Challenged by Public Skepticism of COVID-19 Vaccine” on Maryland Matters October 29, 2020
• “State Leaders Grapple With COVID-19 Vaccine Challenges, Even Before Vaccine Exists” on Baltimore’s WYPR 88.1 on October 29, 2020
• “State Roundup: Record Early Voting Continues; Leaders Grapple With Vaccine Distribution to a Skeptical Public” on MarylandReporter.com October 29, 2020
• “Maryland Hospitals Hope to Avoid Surge” in the Baltimore Sun on October 30, 2020
• “Maryland Once Again Renews State of Emergency During Pandemic” on DC’s WTOP 103.5 on October 30, 2020
• “As Third Wave of COVID-19 Hits U.S., Maryland Hospitals Prepare for Potential Spike in Patients” on Baltimore’s WYPR 88.1 on November 2, 2020

Jon Mark Hirshon, MD, MPH, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was awarded a $100,000 Research Supplement from the National Institutes of Health for his International Research Training Grant to study research ethics in Egypt in September 2020.