Assistant Professor Dr. Cheyenne Falat, MD, was recently quoted in the AARP’s Smart Guide to Hiking.
In the Guide, Dr. Falat recommends hiking as way for older adults to stay fit and enjoy nature. Given the potential impacts to cardiovascular and musculoskeletal health, Dr. Falat adds a caveat that readers should consult their primary care provider before beginning a new hiking regimen.
In addition to Dr. Falat, a group of professionals—including kinesiologists, physical therapists, nutrition coaches, yoga instructors, and nonprofit and local government leaders—provided guidance to AARP in the Guide.
With more than 26.5 million visitors monthly, AARP’s vast online audience allows Dr. Falat to impact public health in Baltimore and beyond.
This month, Professor Dr. Stephen Schenkel, MD, MPP, was named Deputy Editor for the Annals of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Schenkel began volunteering with the journal as a resident in 2002. Since then, he has served in progressively senior roles as a peer reviewer, research methodology editor, associate editor, and senior associate editor.
According to Dr. Donald Yealy, Editor in Chief of the Annals of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Schenkel’s “work on administrative, patient safety, and Artificial Intelligence-related manuscripts helps [the journal] attract and improve important content.”
In addition to his service to the Annals of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Schenkel also contributes to the peer-reviewed medical community as an Associate Editor for JAMA.
Cheyenne Falat, MD, Assistant Medical Director for the Adult Emergency Department at the University of Maryland Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the UM School of Medicine (SOM), is quoted in this Baltimore Banner story about the recent mass overdose in Baltimore’s Penn North neighborhood. Sarah Lee, MD, Emergency Medicine physician at the University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus and Instructor at the UM SOM, and Ben Lawner, DO, Medical Director of Maryland ExpressCare and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the UM SOM, are quoted in this Baltimore Banner story about the response to the overdose.
Dr. Ben Lawner, DO, MS co-authored “Care of the Agitated Patient Who Presents a Threat to Safe Transport in Critical Care Transport Medicine: A Consensus Statement” in the latest issue of Air Medical Journal. This manuscript highlights the critical need for a standardized approach to managing severely agitated patients in the Critical Care Transport Medicine environment who poses an immediate threat to safe transport. Addressing knowledge gaps, barriers to implementation, and research priorities is essential for advancing patient safety and transport crew well-being.
Gentry Wilkerson, MD, Emergency Medicine physician at the University of Maryland Medical Center and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the UM School of Medicine, is quoted in this Los Angeles Times story about a mysterious death related to a dental surgery. The death was due to a rare blood disorder called methemoglobinemia.
Dr. David Gatz, MD was recently interviewed on Fox45 News about how to protect yourself from heat illness during Preakness events. You can see his interview here.
Amal Mattu, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, and Vice Chair of Academic Affairs, UMSOM has been recognized with the designation of Distinguished University Professor. This title is the highest appointment bestowed upon a faculty member at UMB. It is a recognition not just of excellence, but also of impact and significant contribution to the nominee’s field, knowledge, profession, and/or practice. He will be celebrated and receive his Distinguished University Professor medals at UMB’s Faculty Convocation on Sept. 11. Congratulations to Dr. Mattu!
In the latest CCPEM podcast, Dr. Winters, MD, MBA and colleagues discuss the recent PRIM-ER trial, which evaluated a primary palliative care education intervention for ED providers (MDs, NPs, RNs). They concluded that a multicomponent primary palliative care intervention did not reduce hospital admissions, subsequent health care use, or short-term mortality for older ED patients with life-limiting illness. The podcast is now available at https://ccpem.blog/podcast/palliative-care-in-the-ed/.
The new episode of the Critical Care Perspectives in EM podcast features Professor and Vice Chair Mike Winters, MD, MBA and three EM specialists from academic medical centers in New Orleans, Philadelphia, and San Francisco discussing a recent publication in JAMA that evaluated a machine learning tool to determine the optimal timing of vasopressin initiation (as a second pressor) in patients with septic shock.
Associate Professors Laura J. Bontempo, MD, MEd, and Quincy Tran, MD, PhD, are among the authors of “Is antibiotic prophylaxis necessary for anterior epistaxis with packing? Insights from a large database,” published ahead of print March 19 in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine. The study analyzed 20 years of patient data from almost 100 large healthcare organizations and found "very little benefit of prophylactic antibiotics to most patients [who got nasal packing for epistaxis], while posing a potential risk to the overall population. Therefore, we recommend against the routine use of prophylactic antibiotics in clinical practice." The article will appear in the July 2025 issue of AJEM.