Department Blog

Jon Mark Hirshon, MD, MPH, PhD, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was featured on the American College of Emergency Physicians Frontline podcast episode, “And Now It’s Time for a (Vaccine) Breakdown—EM [Emergency Medicine] and Public Health Collide,” published in April 2021.

Elizabeth Clayborne, MD, MA, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was featured on:

• “Coronavirus Pandemic: Millions of Americans Traveling Over Holiday Weekend Despite Delta Variant Concerns,” published by MSNBC Reports on July 3, 2021
• “Delta Variant Accounts for 93% of U.S. COVID Cases,” published by CBS News on August 4, 2021
• “Delta Variant: ‘This Is a Wake-Up Call for Everyone in the Country,’ Emergency Physician Says,” published by Yahoo Finance on August 5, 2021

Michael C. Bond, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was selected July 1, 2021, as a recipient of the 2021 American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) National Emergency Medicine Faculty Teaching Award, given to an outstanding educator who demonstrates superior clinical teaching and a commitment to excellence. Dr. Bond is the 11th faculty member of the Department of Emergency Medicine to receive an ACEP teaching award.

Mike Winters, MD, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was among the discussants in the twice-monthly podcast, Critical Care Perspectives in Emergency Medicine, episodes:

• “Mechanical Ventilation in the Patient with ARDS [Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome],” published June 10, 2021
• “The TTM2 [Targeted Hypothermia Versus Targeted Normothermia After Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest] Trial” published July 1, 2021

Jennifer E. Guyther, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was first author of “Big Tests in Little People,” published by Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America on June 8, 2021.

Elizabeth Clayborne, MD, MA, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was interviewed for “It’s Concerning Seeing Variants Popping Up All Over the World: Doctor,” published by Yahoo Finance on June 25, 2021.

David E. Marcozzi, MD, MHS-CL, MHS-CL, FACEP, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was interviewed for “National Day of Action: Getting More Americans Vaccinated Against COVID-19,” aired on WBAL TV 11 on June 4, 2021.

Afrah Abdul Wahid Ali, MBBS, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was confirmed as a selected Rising Star speaker in the American Academy of Emergency Medicine’s Speaker Development Group on January 18, 2021.

Amal Mattu, MD, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, received the “2021 Corey Slovis Excellence in Education Award” from “The Eagles” Coalition of National EMS Medical Directors on June 17, 2021, at the coalition’s 22nd Annual Conference in Hollywood, Florida.

The Department of Emergency Medicine presented its annual Critical Care Symposium, this year with the theme of Mastering ED Mechanical Ventilation, on June 16, 2021. Mike Winters, MD, Professor, directed the symposium and lectured on “The Crashing Ventilated Patient.” Michael C. Bond, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, Associate Professor, directed the symposium’s virtual and multimedia education and Caleb Chan, MD, Critical Care Fellow, moderated the Q&A session. Other speakers included Kami M. Hu, MD, Assistant Professor, lecturing on “Extubating in the ED,” and Mark E. Sutherland, MD, Assistant Professor, lecturing on “PRVC, APRV, SIMV – Oh My! Alternative Modes of MV.”