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UCSF Department of Emergency Medicine Newsletter
August 2016 - Issue #60
ACHIEVEMENTS
Dr. Jeffrey Tabas, Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, was
appointed to the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) CME
Task Force which selects the ABEM LLSA articles. His role will be to
review and grade the recommended articles. Dr. Tabas was also
appointed DEM director of faculty development. His role will be to
encourage and support development and success of junior, mid-level, and
senior faculty through mentoring and recognition.
FACULTY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Dr. Mary Mercer gave a national lecture (online) for all the EMS fellowships on a platform
called "EMS Medicine Live" that allows us to have lectures/shared best practices across all of
the different fellowships. Her lecture was titled "Medical Direction for Mass Gatherings."
Dr. Starr Knight, Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine,
was the liaison between the Department of Emergency Medicine and the
UCSF-SFGH Family and Community Residency Program supporting a
summer mentorship program for high school students in the Mission
District in partnership with John O'Connell High School, FACES for the
Future, and various other community partners. With a focus on healthcare
careers exposure, several of our faculty and residents had the wonderful
opportunity to mentor high school students from under-represented
backgrounds with an interest in the medical field. Dr. Knight was an
invited lecturer for the student's lecture series on July 26, 2016 and also
guided the students on a tour and orientation to the ZSFG ED. Faculty
involved in clinical shadowing experiences included Drs. Lauren Chalwell, Chris Colwell,
Kayla Enriquez, Renee Hsia, Eric Isaacs, Alan Gelb, Heather Mahoney, David Malmud,
Jill Mongelluzzo, Rob Rodriguez, and David Thompson. Residents included Drs. Sergio
Alvarez, Rosny Daniel, and Remy Bizimungu.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Dr. Aaron Harries, Assistant Clinical Professor ofEmergency Medicine, was an invited speaker at the 7th WorldCongress of Mountain & Wilderness Medicine in Telluride,Colorado. He gave a lecture entitled "Traumatic Brain Injury:Where there is no neurosurgeon" on August 4, 2016 and wasa co-instructor for a workshop entitled "Wilderness MedicineImprovisation" on August 2, 2016. He is pictured here teachinga small group during the workshop.
Dr. Robert Rodriguez, Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, presented grand roundson August 9 at UC San Diego--Selective Chest Imaging in Blunt Trauma.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Dr. Mary Mercer, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, was interviewed for a story
that appeared on Healthline on "How to Render First Aid during a Mass Shooting."
Dr. Renee Hsia, Professor of Emergency Medicine, received media attention from The New
York Times, The Guardian and Science Daily for her article published in PLoS One (see
below) about racial-ethnic disparities in opioid prescriptions .
NEW FELLOWS
Bryan Cooper, MD, joined the department as a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow on July
1. Dr. Cooper completed medical school from the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of
Medicine and residency in Pediatrics from UCSF. He will be working clinically at UCSF Benioff
Children's Hospital Oakland and Mission Bay. In his spare time he enjoys backpacking,
outdoor activities and has an interest in film/film history.
Kevin Davey, MD, joined the department as our Global Health Fellow on July 1. Dr. Davey
completed his Emergency Medicine residency program at St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital
Center in New York and he received his MD from OHSU. He will be working with the World
Health Organization and also clinically at ZSFG.
Kavita Gandhi, MD, PhD, joined the department as Ultrasound Fellow on August 1. Dr.
Gandhi completed her Emergency Medicine residency program at OHSU and she received
her MD and PhD in Molecular Epidemiology from the University of Maryland. She will be
working clinically at Parnassus and ZSFG.
Dr. Bryan Cooper-Sood Dr. Kevin Davey Dr. Kavita Ghandi
Melody Glenn, MD, joined the department as our ACGME EMS & Disaster Medicine Fellow
on July 1. Dr. Glenn completed her Emergency Medicine residency program at Maricopa
Medical Center and she received her MD from USC. She will be working clinically at ZSFG
and the VA. She will also be working with San Francisco EMS, SFDPH, SFFD, and Alameda
County EMS.
Kai Li, MD, joined the department as our ACGME Toxicology Fellow on July 1. Dr. Li
graduated from our own UCSF-SFGH Emergency Medicine residency program and she
received her MD from UC Davis. She will be working clinically at ZSFG and the VA.
Juan Carlos Montoy, MD, PhD, joined the department as our first Clinical Research Fellow
on July 1. Dr. Montoy graduated from our own UCSF-SFGH Emergency Medicine residency
program and he received his MD from Stanford and his PhD in Economics from UC Berkeley.
He will be working clinically at ZSFG.
Dr. Melody GlennDr. Kai Li Dr. Juan Carlos Montoy
Katharine Osborn, MD, joined the department as a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow on
July 1. Dr. Osborn completed her Pediatric residency program at UCSF and received her MD
from the University of Utah. She will be working clinically at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Oakland and Mission Bay. She enjoys all things outdoors - running, biking, hiking, camping,
skiing and watercolor painting. She plays soccer and tennis.
Ashkon Shaahinfar, MD, joined the department as a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow
on July 1. Dr. Shaahinfar completed medical school at UCSF and residency in Pediatrics from
Mass General Hospital for Children. He will be working clinically at UCSF Benioff Children's
Hospital Oakland and Mission Bay.His interests include cooking, camping/hiking, indoor rock
climbing and sailing.
Tatyana (Tanya) Vayngortin, MD, joined the department as a Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Fellow on July 1. Dr. Vayngortin completed medical school at St Louis University School of
Medicine and a residency in Pediatrics from Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. She will be
working clinically at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland and Mission Bay. In her spare
time she enjoys traveling/hiking, dance/yoga and spending time with friends and family.
Dr. Katharine Osborn Dr. Ashkon Shaahinfar Dr. Tanya Vayngortin
PUBLICATIONS
Brady WJ, Tabas J, Mattu A. Young male with weakness and dizziness. Annals of
Emergency Medicine. 2016 Jul; 68(1):92-106.
Chen EH, Kanzaria HK, Itakura K, Booker-Vaughns J, Yadav K, Kane BG. The Role of
Education in the Implementation of Shared Decision Making in Emergency Medicine: A
Research Agenda. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2016 Jul 21.
Eisenberg MA, Green-Hopkins I, Werner H, Nagler J. Comparison between direct and
video-assisted laryngoscopy for intubations in a pediatric emergency department.
Academic Emergency Medicine. 2016 Aug; 23(8):870-77.
Glenn M, Taira BR, Joshi N. Book review, When Breath Becomes Air by Dr. Paul
Kalanithi. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2016 Aug; 68(2):252-253.
Hsia RY, Dai M, Wei R, Sabbagh S, Mann NC. Geographic Discordance Between Patient
Residence and Incident Location in Emergency Medical Services Responses. Annals of
Emergency Medicine. 2016; PMID 27497673.
Rokos IC, Sporer K, Savino PB, Mercer MP, Shontz S, Sabbagh S, Hsia RY. A Novel
Tool to Quantify the Degree and Duration of STEMI Regionalization across California.
Critical Pathways in Cardiology. 2016;15(3):103-105.
Singhal A, Tien Y, Hsia RY. Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Opioid Prescriptions at
Emergency Department Visits for Conditions Commonly Associated with Prescription
Drug Abuse. PLoS One. 2016;11(8): e0159224.
Strehlow MC, Newberry JA, Bills CB, Min HE, Evensen AE, Leeman L, Pirrotta EA, Rao
GV, Mahadevan SV. Characteristics and outcomes of women using emergency medical
services for third-trimester pregnancy-related problems in India: a prospective
observational study. BMJ Open. 2016; 6:e011459.
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