Department Blog

Posted 5/7/2020 by Deborah Stein

Against the Flow: Pulmonary Embolism

Aleta Hong, MD, Clinical Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was sole author of “Against the Flow: Pulmonary Embolism” (subscription required), which was published in the American College of Emergency Physician’s continuing medical education publication, Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, in March 2020.


Elizabeth Clayborne, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was the author of “I Am a Doctor Treating Coronavirus Patients - and Expecting a Baby” (full text available), a Baltimore Sun commentary published April 28, 2020.


Quincy Tran, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was among the authors of “Outcome Predictors for Severely Brain-Injured Patients Directly Admitted or Transferred From Emergency Departments to a Trauma Center” (full text available), which was published in World Journal of Emergency Medicine in April 2020.


Posted 5/5/2020 by Deborah Stein

Vitamin C for Septic Shock?

Mike Winters, MD, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was among the discussants in the “Vitamin C for Septic Shock?” episode of the twice-monthly podcast, Critical Care Perspectives in Emergency Medicine, published March 27, 2020. Full audio, along with a companion handout, is available to paid subscribers.


Posted 5/4/2020 by Deborah Stein

Bond Awarded MD ACEP Physician of the Year

Michael Bond, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was awarded Physician of the Year by the Maryland Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians on March 12, 2020.


Posted 5/1/2020 by Deborah Stein

Developing Clinical Decision Support Problem Maps

Michael Grasso, MD, PhD, FACP, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, hosted a meeting of the Clinical Decision Support Working Group on March 10, 2020. The meeting included a presentation by Andrea Pitkus, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM, a Clinical Terminology Domain Expert at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, giving a brief overview of the Problem Maps Consortium (PCM) Project, which is developing clinical decision support Problem Maps to alleviate the clinical burden of using electronic health records and reduce clinicians' cognitive load.


Jason Adler, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, lectured on “CMS Proposed Changes and Potential Impacts to Emergency Medicine” and took part in a panel discussion about the changing market forces in emergency medicine at the annual Emergency Medicine Reimbursement and Innovation Summit hosted by the Florida College of Emergency Physicians February 27–28, 2020, in Orlando.


Zachary Dezman, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was awarded a one-year, $30,000 grant from the University of Maryland, Baltimore Institute for Clinical and Translational Research’s Accelerated Translational Incubator Pilot Grant Program for his project, “Healthcare Utilization of Violence-Related Injury in the State of Maryland.”


Posted 4/28/2020 by Deborah Stein

Roc vs. Sux – The CURASMUR Trial

Ken Butler, DO, FACEP, FAAEM, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was featured in the February 18, 2020, episode, “Roc vs. Sux – The CURASMUR Trial” (full audio and companion handout with paid subscription) of the twice-monthly podcast, Critical Care Perspectives in Emergency Medicine. Mike Winters, MD, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was also among the discussants.


Joe Martinez, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was appointed Associate Dean for Medical Education and Student Experience for the University of Maryland School of Medicine on February 1, 2020.