Department Blog

Taylor Miller, MD, Resident , Department of Emergency Medicine, was invited to be the first Assistant Vice Chair of the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association Critical Care Committee. The 1-year appointment began April 15, 2021.

Mike Winters, MD, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was among the discussants in the twice-monthly podcast, Critical Care Perspectives in Emergency Medicine, episode “ECMO [Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation] for Cardiac Arrest and Massive PE [Pulmonary Embolism],” published March 29, 2021.

Quincy K. Tran, MD, PhD, FACEP, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, and Wan-Tsu W. Chang, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, were among the authors of “Triage of Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage to Comprehensive Versus Primary Stroke Centers,” which was published March 14, 2021, by Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases.

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

• NBC News Now March 15, 2021, commenting on ongoing COVID-19 vaccination efforts
• CNN March 28, 2021, commenting on results of a study finding that the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines protect pregnant and breastfeeding women and their newborns

Quincy K. Tran, MD, PhD, FACEP, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was invited on March 28, 2021 to serve as the Critical Care Section Editor for the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine in recognition of his previous dedicated service as a reviewer for the journal.

David E. Marcozzi, MD, MHS-CL, MHS-CL, FACEP, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was named Physician of the Year by the Maryland Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians on March 18, 2021. The award is given to an emergency physician “who consistently achieves high standards in the practice of emergency medicine” and is seen as a role model to their peers in that field of practice.

Gregory Jasani, MD, Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, was named Resident of the Year by the Maryland Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians on March 18, 2021. The award is given to a resident “who embodies a great spirit of altruism and whose combination of clinical promise, leadership, dedication, and commitment to emergency medicine patient-centered care separates them from others.”

Benjamin J. Lawner, DO, MS, EMT-P, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, lectured on “EMS [Emergency Medical Services] Trauma Management” at the Trauma Fundamentals Virtual Conference 2021 conducted by Emergency Medicine Reviews and Perspectives on April 14, 2021.

The Department of Emergency Medicine held its 6th annual Emergency Cardiology Symposium on March 24, 2021, with nearly 3,000 people from 86 countries registering to attend. Amal Mattu, MD, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, directed the symposium and Leen Alblaihed, MBBS, MHA, Adjunct Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, lectured on “COVID-Related Dysrhythmias.”

David E. Marcozzi, MD, MHS-CL, MHS-CL, FACEP, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was appointed to the senior leadership team as Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) for the University of Maryland Medical Center on March 15, 2021. Nicole Baehr, MHA, PMP, previously Population Health Project Supervisor, Department of Emergency Medicine, will join him as Manager of Operations within the CCO office.