Department Blog

Ben Lawner, DO, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was interviewed as part of three episodes of the Collective “Live” podcast:

• “COVID-19 Update, CPR and Mechanical Ventilation in the COVID Patient” in June 2020.
• “COVID Updates, Double Sequential External Defibrillation for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation trial, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support 2019 updates, Intravenous vs Intraosseous Epinephrine” in July 2020.
• “Culture in Emergency Medical Services: What Is Your Clinical Mindset” in August 2020.

As part of the graduation ceremony for senior residents and fellows that took place on June 11, 2020, the following members of the Department of Emergency Medicine were honored with awards:

• Laura Pimentel, MD, CPME, Clinical Professor, received the inaugural Betty Tso Legacy Award for being a great mentor, an exceptional role model, and a leader in the department.
• Sarah Dubbs, MD, Assistant Professor; David Gatz, MD, Assistant Professor; Angela Smedley, MD, Assistant Professor; Mimi Lu, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor; and Gentry Wilkerson, MD, Assistant Professor, received faculty teaching awards, bestowed by the residents for showing exemplary commitment to education and teaching.
• Naillid Felipe, MD, MPH, Resident, received the Barry S. Gold, MD, Memorial Award, presented by the VA faculty to a resident who demonstrates the qualities admired in Dr. Gold: compassion in the delivery of medical care, a sustained quest for knowledge, and a commitment to excellence in providing medical care to veterans.
• Megan P. Donohue, MD, Resident, received the Shira Kansas, MD, Outstanding Professionalism Award, presented to a resident who carries on Shira’s model of enthusiasm and professionalism in the practice of emergency medicine.
• Cheyenne Falat, MD, Resident, received the Robert J. Doherty, MD, Exemplary Teaching Resident Award.

Michael McCurdy, MD, FAAEM, FCCM, Associate Professor, and Kami Hu, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, were sole authors of the chapter, “Vascular Emergencies,” which was published as part of the book Emergency Department Critical Care on June 20, 2020.

Dan Gingold, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, and David Marcozzi, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, were among the authors of the article, “Development of a Logic Model to Guide Implementation and Evaluation of a Mobile Integrated Health Transitional Care Program,” which was published in Population Health Management on June 23, 2020.

The Department of Emergency Medicine presented its seventh annual Critical Care Symposium as a livestream on June 24, 2020. More than 2,500 people from 70 countries registered to watch the conference. Mike Winters, MD, Professor, led the symposium, with Michael Bond, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, Associate Professor, and Doreen Lucadamo, CMP, HMCC, Conference Planning Specialist, facilitating. Two lecturers represented the department:

• Kami Hu, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor on “The Critical Care Literature 2020”
• WanTsu Wendy Chang, MD, Assistant Professor on “A Brain Too Good to Die: Critical Components of Cerebral Resuscitation”

Zachary Dezman, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was interviewed on the Louie b. Free Radio Show on 21WFMJ of Youngstown, Ohio, on June 24, 2020, discussing “Notes from the Field: High Prevalence of Fentanyl Detected by the Maryland Emergency Department Drug Surveillance System — Baltimore, Maryland, 2019,” an article he and Bradford Schwartz, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on May 28, 2020.

Dan Gingold, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was sole author of the article, “The Curtain Between US,” which was published in Journal of Emergency Medicine on June 11, 2020.

In his roles as COVID-19 Incident Commander, University of Maryland Medical System and member of the Maryland Coronavirus Response Team, appointed by Governor Larry Hogan, David Marcozzi, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was quoted in the Maryland Daily Record article, “Organizer of ‘Reopen Maryland’ Protests Says He Has COVID-19,” published June 26, 2020.

Taylor Miller, MD, Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, was first author of the article, “Critical Care Alert: Dexamethasone Treatment for ARDS [Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome],” which was published in EM Resident on May 7, 2020.

In his roles as COVID-19 Incident Commander, University of Maryland Medical System and member of the Maryland Coronavirus Response Team, appointed by Governor Larry Hogan, David Marcozzi, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was interviewed on WBAL NewsRadio on June 25, 2020, regarding his recent Baltimore Sun op-ed, “Governor’s COVID-19 Task Force Member: Don’t Let Reopenings Fool You and Stop Protecting Against the Spread.”