Department Blog

Gregory Jasani, MD, Resident; Garrett Cavaliere, DO, Resident; Reem Alfalasi, MBChB, Resident; and Benjamin J. Lawner, DO, MS, EMT-P, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, were among the authors of “Terrorist Attacks Against Vaccinators: A Review,” accepted May 20, 2021, for publication by Health Security.

Aki Honasoge, MD, Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, discussed a clinical case of agitation and tachycardia with refusal of care on the May 6, 2021, episode of the EMCast podcast.

John Harringa, MD, Resident; Zachary Wynne, MD, Resident; Aki Honasoge, MD, Resident; and Sam Yarmis, MD, Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, were sole authors of “Early Vasopressor Use in Septic Shock: What Do We Know?” published by Common Sense in January/February 2021.

J. David Gatz, MD, Assistant Professor; Daniel Gingold, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor; Daniel L. Lemkin, MD, Assistant Professor; and R. Gentry Wilkerson, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, were sole authors of “Association of Resident Shift Length With Procedural Complications,” published by the Journal of Emergency Medicine on May 15, 2021. Deborah M. Stein, ELS, Technical Writer/Editor, Department of Emergency Medicine, edited the manuscript.

Jes Downing, MD, Resident; Stephanie Cardona, DO, Resident; Reem Alfalasi, MBChB, Resident; Bradford E. Schwartz, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor; and Quincy K. Tran, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, were among the authors of “Predictors of Intubation in COVID-19 Patients Undergoing Awake Proning in the Emergency Department,” published by the American Journal of Emergency Medicine on June 9, 2021. Deborah M. Stein, ELS, Technical Writer/Editor, Department of Emergency Medicine, edited the manuscript.

Jes Downing, MD, Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, was:

• sole author of “Theatrical Illness: Tuberculosis and HIV as Presented by ‘La Boheme’ and ‘Rent,’ ” published by the Swarthmore Undergraduate History Journal on July 9, 2020.
• among the authors of “Evaluation of Risk Factors for Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Philadelphia’s Shelter-Bound, Homeless Population: Data from a Student-Run Hepatitis C Virus Screening Initiative,” published by Population Health Management on November 26, 2020.

Elizabeth Clayborne, MD, MA, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was interviewed for:

• “This ER Doc and Mom of 2 Wants You to Know She Is Not Superwoman,” published by Everyday Health on April 30, 2021.
• “One Year Later: Pregnant Doctors Fighting COVID in the ER,” aired by CNN on May 9, 2021 as a Mother’s Day special follow-up story to one originally aired May 5, 2020.
• “The Takeaways from the ‘CDC Referring to Masking Is That, Really, If You’re Vaccinated, You’re Safe’: Doctor,” published by Yahoo Finance on May 17, 2021.

Garrett Cavaliere, DO, Resident, and Gregory Jasani, MD, Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, were sole authors of “Op-Ed: Los Angeles EMS Is Making the Right Call,” published by MedPage Today on January 24, 2021.

Garrett Cavaliere, DO, Resident; Reem Alfalasi, MBChB, Resident; Gregory Jasani, MD, Resident; and Benjamin J. Lawner, DO, MS, EMT-P, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, were among the authors of “Terrorist Attacks against Healthcare Facilities: A Review,” accepted May 20, 2021, for publication by Health Security.

Stephanie Cardona, DO, Resident; Naillid Felipe, MD, MPH, Resident; Kyle R. Fischer, MD, MPH, Clinical Assistant Professor; and Bradford E. Schwartz, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, were among the authors of “Vaccination Disparity: Quantifying Racial Inequity in COVID-19 Vaccine Administration in Maryland,” published June 17, 2021, by the Journal of Urban Health.