Welcome to the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. We train tomorrow's leaders in emergency medicine to positively affect the lives of patients and to expand our specialty's contributions to patient care. Our department's emphasis on education is fundamental. Our 75 full-time, board-certified faculty members include some of the world’s most accomplished clinicians, teachers, researchers, and leaders in emergency medicine. Our faculty's interests are wide-ranging: emergency care, cardiopulmonary and brain resuscitation, clinical toxicology, prehospital care, emergency medical services, disaster preparedness and response, international medicine, use of ultrasound in the emergency department (ED), and the incorporation of simulation into medical education. I am personally committed to our faculty development program, urging faculty members to explore their academic interests by promoting collaborative efforts on interdepartmental projects and initiatives. The Department of Emergency Medicine has a proud history of serving communities in the Baltimore metropolitan area. Our faculty provides patient care at 4 hospital EDs in downtown Baltimore: University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), Baltimore VA Medical Center, UMMC Midtown Campus, and Mercy Medical Center. In addition, we have a community emergency medicine network at 9 hospitals statewide. These sites provide outstanding clinical education opportunities for our residents and medical students, with ED volumes of:
Our urban location provides a fast-paced and challenging environment for learning and clinical practice. Enriched with the state-of-the art technology and cutting-edge academic resources available to us as part of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, we offer comprehensive training in emergency medicine. Our educational responsibilities have our highest commitment. We are shaping the future of emergency medicine in the United States and abroad. I welcome your interest in our department, and I invite you to explore our website to learn more about our dynamic clinical and educational programs. |
Assistant Professor Alexis Salerno, MD, is the senior author of “Tele-Ultrasound in the Wilderness: A Tutorial Experience for Medical Students" published in the March issue of Wilderness Environmental Medicine (2025 Mar;36(1):97-103. (continued)
“Inflammatory responses to acute carbon monoxide poisoning and the role of plasma gelsolin” was published February 7 in Science Advances, the weekly journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. (continued)
Associate Professor Quincy K. Tran, MD, PhD, and Assistant Professor Jessica V. Downing, MD, are among the authors of two recent publications. (continued)
A 2023 retrospective cohort study comparing amiodarone to lidocaine for in-hospital cardiac arrests (IHCA) with refractory VT/VF found that use of lidocaine... (continued)
The Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction (JHR) is a non-specific set of symptoms (fever, malaise, worsened rash, hemodynamic instability, leukocytosis) seen after... (continued)
Patients who took OTC analgesics were cleared at 50% recovery two days faster, and at 90% recovery seven days faster than those who took no medication.... (continued)
The American Society of Anesthesia score was an independent predictor of 90-day mortality as well as low functional status at one year in 720 patients presenting to a single center with moderate to severe brain injury. When used in conjunction with other prognosticating tools such as the Trauma and Injury Severity Score, it increased the prognostic value of these scales.... (continued)
Anticoagulation is the mainstay of treatment of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, irrespective of whether associated venous hemorrhage is present. Anticoagulant... (continued)
