Department Blog

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

• “The ED-AWARENESS Study” published on July 16, 2021
• “Pigtail Catheters for Traumatic Hemothorax?” published on August 5, 2021

Rachel Wiltjer, DO, Resident, and R. Gentry Wilkerson, MD, Associate Professor, both of the Department of Emergency Medicine, were sole authors of “Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Emergency Department,” which was published by Emergency Medicine Reports on August 1, 2021.

Quincy K. Tran, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine and Program in Trauma, was among the authors of “Workplace Violence in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” which was published by Public Health on July 8, 2021.

Amal Mattu, MD, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was second author of “Improving the ECG Diagnosis of the Elusive, Acute Coronary Occlusion in Patients With Ventricular Paced Rhythm,” which was published by Annals of Emergency Medicine on July 28, 2021.

“The Application of a Hospital Medical Surge Preparedness Index to Assess National Pandemic and Other Mass Casualty Readiness,” an article whose authors include David E. Marcozzi, MD, MHS-CL, MHS-CL, FACEP, Professor; Ricardo Pietrobon, MD, PhD, MBA, Adjunct Associate Professor; Nicole E. Baehr, MHA, PMP, former Population Health Project Supervisor; and Brian J. Browne, MD, Professor and Chair, all of the Department of Emergency Medicine, was featured on:

• “University of Maryland School of Medicine, Medical Center Joint Study Says U.S. Not Ready for Next Pandemic,” published by WJZ 13 on July 8, 2021
• “Preparing for the Next Pandemic,” published by Fox 45 News on July 23, 2021

Garrett Cavaliere, DO, Resident; Neeraja T. Murali, DO, Assistant Professor; Laura J. Bontempo, MD, MEd, Associate Professor; and Zachary D.W. Dezman, MD, MS, MS, Assistant Professor, all of the Department of Emergency Medicine, were sole authors of “19-Year-Old Woman With Intermittent Weakness,” which was published by Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine on July 27, 2021.

Garrett Cavaliere, DO, Resident; Reem Alfalasi, MBChB, 2021 residency graduate; Gregory N. Jasani, MD, 2021 residency graduate; and Benjamin J. Lawner, DO, MS, EMT-P, Associate Professor, all of the Department of Emergency Medicine, were among the authors of “Terrorist Attacks Against Healthcare Facilities: A Review,” which was published by Health Security on July 28, 2021.

Danya Khoujah, MBBS, Adjunct Assistant Professor, and Wan-Tsu Wendy Chang, MD, Associate Professor, both of the Department of Emergency Medicine, were sole discussants on the monthly podcast, ACEP Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, July 2020–June 2021 episodes.

Maite A. Huis in 't Veld, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was among the authors of “Electrocardiographic Diagnosis of Acute Coronary Occlusion Myocardial Infarction in Ventricular Paced Rhythm Using the Modified Sgarbossa Criteria,” which was published by Annals of Emergency Medicine on June 22, 2021.

Dylan Lescure, MD, Resident; Daniel Gingold, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor; and J. David Gatz, MD, Assistant Professor, all of the Department of Emergency Medicine, were among the authors of “Man With Pleuritic Chest Pain and Hemoptysis,” which was published by Annals of Emergency Medicine on August 1, 2021.