Contributors

Editor

Eric F. Reichman, PhD, MD, FAAEM, FACEP
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine
Medical Director, Surgical and Clinical Skills Center
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston-Medical School
Attending Physician, Emergency Department
Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center
Attending Physician, Emergency Department
Lyndon Baines Johnson General Hospital
Houston, Texas

Contributors

Srikar Adhikari, MD, MS, RDMS [50, 130]
Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Arizona Medical Center
Tucson, Arizona

Hagop M. Afarian, MD [94, 129]
Assistant Clinical Professor of EM
UCSF School of Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
UCSF Fresno
Fresno, California

Irene E. Aga, MD [134]
Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics
Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
The University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas

Ikem Ajaelo, MD [137]
Staff Physician
Emergency Medicine
Essentia Health-Sandstone
Sandstone, Minnesota

Steven E. Aks, DO, FACMT, FACEP [61]
Director
The Toxikon Consortium and Division of Toxicology
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Rush University
Department of Emergency Medicine
Cook County Hospital
Chicago, Illinois

Piotr C. Aljindi, MD [10]
Attending Physician
Associate Program Director
Department of Anesthesiology
Cook County Hospital
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Gary An, MD [189]
Associate Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Sobia Ansari, MD, MPH [75]
Instructor
Emergency Department
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Leah W. Antoniewicz, MD [135]
Staff Physician
Obstetrics and Gynecologic Associates
Clear Lake Regional Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Bashar M. Attar, MD, PhD, FACP, FACG, AGAF, FASGE [62, 63]
System-wide Chair for Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Chairman, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Director, GI Fellowship Program
John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County
Professor of Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

John Bailitz, MD, FACEP, RDMS [187, 188]
Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
Cook County Hospital
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Kenny Banh, MD [42]
Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF
Emergency Medicine
University of California San Francisco Fresno
Fresno, California

Jamil D. Bayram, MD, MPH, EMDM, MEd [69, 162, 164]
Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Daniel Belmont, MD [47, 48]
Attending Physician
Department of Emergency Medicine
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital
Elmhurst, Illinois

Joseph Bledsoe, MD [21]
Surgery-Adjunct Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, Utah

Heather H. Bohn, DO [78]
Staff Physician
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Loma Linda University Med Center
Colton, California

David W. Boldt, MD, MS [8]
Assistant Clinical Professor
Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology
John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois
David Geffen School of Medicine
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Philip Bossart, MD [17]
Professor
Division of Emergency Medicine
University of Utah Medical School
Salt Lake City, Utah

Steven H. Bowman, MD, FACEP [101, 102, 103]
Program Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
Cook County Hospital
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Aaron Brown, MD [24]
Staff Physician
Department of Emergency Medicine
Texas Health Presbyterian
Flower Mound, Texas

Michael Bublewicz, MD [84]
Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas

David D. Caldarelli, MD [172]
Professor and Chairman Emeritus
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Danielle Campagne, MD, FACEP [113]
Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
UCSF-Fresno
Fresno, California

Angelique S. Kelly Campen, MD [82]
Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Emergency Medicine Center
Los Angeles, California

Rene Pineda Carizey, DO [158]
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Steven Charous, MD, FACS [173]
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, Illinois

George Chiampas, DO, FACEM [86, 171, 185]
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Team Physician Northwestern University
Medical Director Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Chicago, Illinois

Aaron D. Cohn, MD [156]
Glaucoma Specialists
Riddle Eye Associates
Riddle Memorial Hospital
Media, Pennsylvania

Jim Comes, MD [89]
Program Director
Health Sciences Clinical Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
UCSF School of Medicine
UCSF Fresno Emergency Medicine Program
Fresno, California

Joseph Cornett, MD [11]
Staff Physician
Emergency Department
Baptist Health System
San Antonio, Texas

Eileen F. Couture, DO [190]
Attending Physician
Department of Emergency Medicine
Cook County Hospital
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Cristal R. Cristia, MD [40]
Staff Physician
Department of Emergency Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Milton
Milton, Massachusetts

Elizabeth M. Datner, MD [65]
Vice Chair of Clinical Operations
Department of Emergency Medicine
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ajay Desai, MD [96]
Attending Physician
Emergency Medicine
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Shoma Desai, MD [9]
Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine
LAC + USC Medical Center
Los Angeles, California

Pratik Doshi, MD [53]
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine
Emergency Medicine and Division of Critical Care
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas

David K. Duong, MD, MS [195]
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Tamara Espinoza, MD [187]
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
The Emory Clinic
Atlanta, Georgia

Brian Euerle, MD, RDMS [4, 33, 77, 115]
Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Mark Fanning, RN [194]
Director of Nursing
Department of Emergency Medicine
Lyndon Baines Johnson General Hospital
Houston, Texas

Maggie Ferng, MD [64, 110]
Instructor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Zak Foy, MD [57]
Emergency Physician
Emergency Department
Memorial Mission Hospital
Asheville, North Carolina

Christopher Freeman, MD, FACEP [112, 127]
Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine
Assistant Medical Director University Emergency Department
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama

Michael Friedman, MD [171]
Professor and Chairman, Section of Sleep Surgery
Rush University Medical Center
Professor and Chairman, Section of Otolaryngology
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Medical Director
Chicago ENT an Advanced Center for Specialty Care
Chicago, Illinois

Steven Go, MD [147, 151]
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Missouri—Kansas City School of Medicine
Kansas City, Missouri

Thomas P. Graham, MD, FACEP [105, 125]
Professor of Medicine/Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine Center
UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California

Lisa Freeman Grossheim, MD, FACEP [52, 58, 92]
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston-Medical School
Houston, Texas

David D. Gummin, MD [61]
Medical Director
Poison Center
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Section Chief of Medical Toxicology
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Samuel J. Gutman, MD CCFP(EM) [97, 106]
Clinical Associate Professor
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia

Christopher J. Haines, DO, FAAP, FACEP [26]
Drexel University College of Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Director, Department of Emergency Medicine
Medical Director, Critical Care Transport Team
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Marilyn M. Hallock, MD, MS, FACEP [67, 183]
Assistant Professor
Emergency Department
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Renee C. Hamilton, MD [100]
Staff Physician
Emergency Department
Baptist Health System
San Antonio, Texas

Mark Hansen, MD [188]
Staff Physician
Emergency Department
Bon Secours-St. Francis Xavier Hospital
Charleston, South Carolina

Jaime Harper, MD [76]
Emergency Medicine Attending Physician
St Vincent Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana

Stanley Harper, MD [76]
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
St Vincent Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana

Ryan C. Headley, MD [64, 110]
General Surgeon
Suburban Surgical Associates
Berwyn, Illinois
Clinical Instructor of Surgery
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois

Tarlan Hedayati, MD, FACEP [12]
Assistant Professor
Assistant Program Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
Cook County (Stroger) Hospital
Chicago, Illinois

H. Gene Hern Jr., MD, MS [27]
Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF
Residency Director, Emergency Medicine
Alameda County-Highland
Oakland, California

Theltonia Howard, MD [19]
Staff Physician
South Fulton Medical Center
Wellstar Cobb Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia

Sam Hsu, MD, RDMS [4, 65, 143, 144]
Assistant Professor
Emergency Department
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Kellie D. Hughes, MD [175]
Attending Physician
Department of Emergency Medicine
Anderson Hospital
Maryville, Illinois

Pholaphat Charles Inboriboon, MD, MPH, FACEP [13]
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Missouri Kansas City
Truman Medical Center
Kansas City, Missouri

Eric Isaacs, MD [1]
Clinical Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
San Francisco General Hospital
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Nabil Issa, MBChB, FRCS, FACS [189]
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Sandeep Johar, DO, MS, FACEP [66]
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Hartford Hospital
UCONN School of Medicine
Hartford, Connecticut

Paul J. Jones, MD [167]
Acting Chairman and Assistant Professor
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Section Head, Pediatric Otolaryngology
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Kimberly T. Joseph, MD, FACS, FCCM [39]
Division Chair
Trauma ICU and Prevention
Department of Trauma
John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County
Chicago, Illinois

Ramasamy Kalimuthu, MD [76]
Director of Microsurgery Services
Clinical Professor of Plastic and Hand Surgery
Advocate Christ Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Elisabeth Kang, MD [36]
Staff Physician
Emergency Department
Baptist Health System
San Antonio, Texas

Hemal Kanzaria, MD [195]
Attending Physician
Emergency Medicine
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, California

Zach Kassutto, MD, FAAP [7, 88, 99, 152]
Director
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Capital Health, New Jersey
Associate Professor Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Drexel University College of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attending Physician
Department of Emergency Medicine
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Stephen M. Kelanic, MD, FACS [172]
Assistant Professor
Department of Otolaryngology and Bronchoesophagology
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Charlie C. Kilpatrick, MD [138]
Vice Chairman
Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine
Lubbock, Texas

Matt Kleinmaier, MD [74, 85]
Clinical Instructor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Mark P. Kling, MD, FAAEM, CSCS [83, 87]
Attending Physician
Department of Emergency Medicine
Cook County Hospital
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Umashankar Lakshmanadoss, MD, CCDS [66]
Cardiovascular Fellow
Division of Cardiology
Guthrie Clinic
Sayre, Pennsylvania

Todd M. Larabee, MD [31]
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, Colorado

John Larkin, MD [77]
Attending Physician
Emergency Medicine
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital System
Houston, Texas

David L. Levine, MD, FACEP [140]
Medical Director-Adult Emergency Services
Cook County Hospital (Stroger)
Assistant Professor Emergency Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Matthew R. Lewin, MD, PhD, FACEP, FCAS [78]
Director
Center for Exploration and Travel Health
California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco, California

Silvia Linares, MD [136]
Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston-Medical School
Attending Physician
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lyndon Baines General Hospital
Houston, Texas

M. Scott Linscott, MD [21]
Surgery-Adjunct Professor
Emergency Medicine
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, Utah

Jenny J. Lu, MD, MS [59, 60]
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Division of Medical Toxicology
Cook County Hospital (Stroger)
Chicago, Illinois

Raemma Paredes Luck, MD [104, 169]
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Temple University School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Michael Lutes, MD [14]
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Madison Emergency Physicians
Madison, Wisconsin

O. John Ma, MD [16, 55]
Professor and Chair
Department of Emergency Medicine
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon

Sanjeev Malik, MD [74, 85]
Assistant Professor
CAQ Sports Medicine
Assistant Medical Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois

Justin Mazzillo, MD [75]
Chief Resident
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas

James J. McCarthy, MD [51]
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Vice-Chair of Operations
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston-Medical School
Medical Director of Emergency Services
Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical center
Houston, Texas

Myles C. McClelland, MD, MPH [33]
Attending Physician
Methodist Hospital-Texas Medical Center
Attending Physician
Methodist West Houston Hospital
Houston, Texas

Jehangir Meer, MD, RDMS, FACEP, FRCPC [4, 36, 40, 126, 175]
Director of Emergency Ultrasound
Department of Emergency Medicine
Saint Agnes Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland

Amit Mehta, MD [191]
Resident
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Texas at Health Science Center at Houston-Medical School
Houston, Texas

Shekhar Menon, MD [187]
Staff Physician
NorthShore Medical Group
Emergency Medicine
Evanston, Illinois

Stephen Miller, MD [186]
Attending Physician
Emergency Medicine
Highland Hospital/Alameda County Medical Center
Oakland, California

Daniel S. Morrison, MD, RDMS, FACEP [98]
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Amanda Munk, MD [16, 55]
Staff Physician
Emergency Medicine Associates PC
Southwest Washington Medical Center
Vancouver, Washington

Antonio E. Muñiz, MD [56, 84, 128]
Attending Physician
Dallas Regional Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Arun Nagdev, MD [49]
Director of Emergency Ultrasound
Ultrasound Fellowship Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
Alameda County Medical Center
Highland General Hospital
Oakland, California

Isam F. Nasr, MD [6, 8, 10, 22]
Attending Physician
Department of Emergency Medicine
Cook County Hospital
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Ned F. Nasr, MD [6, 8, 10, 22]
Vice Chairman for Academic Affairs and Program Director
Chairman, Division of Neuroanesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management
John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
Chicago, Illinois

Mike Nelson, MD, MS [188]
Attending Physician Emergency Medicine
Medical Toxicology Fellow
Cook County Hospital (Stroger)
Chicago, Illinois

Ann P. Nguyen, MD [148]
Attending Physician
Emergency Trauma Department
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, New Jersey

Flavia Nobay, MD [54]
Program Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York

Amy Noland, MD [56]
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center at
Houston-Medical School
Houston, Texas

Nnaemeka G. Okafor, MD, MS [34]
Assistant Professor
Medical Director of Informatics
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston-Medical School
Houston, Texas

Francisco Orejuela, MD [132]
Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston-Medical School
Houston, Texas

Charles Orsay, MD [68, 70, 71, 72]
Chair
Department of Colorectal Surgery
Cook County Hospital
Professor of Surgery
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Lisa R. Palivos, MD [107, 108]
Attending Physician
Department of Emergency Medicine
Cook County Hospital
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Sharad Pandit, MBBS, DABP, FACEP [88]
Attending Physician
Emergency Department
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Adelaide, Australia

Olga Pawelek, MD [14, 15]
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston-Medical School
Houston, Texas

Natana Peres, MD [149]
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston-Medical School
Houston, Texas

Cheryl Person, MD [194]
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston-Medical School
Houston, Texas

Roland Petri, MD, MPH [23]
Attending Physician
Department of Emergency Medicine
Mayo Clinic Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona

Kevin Polglaze, DO [115]
Emergency Department Physician
Infinity Healthcare
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Candace Powell, MD [93]
Attending Physician
Emergency Department
Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
Houston, Texas

Gregory M. Press, MD, RDMS [3, 29]
Assistant Professor
Director of Emergency Ultrasound
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston-Medical School
Houston, Texas

Susan B. Promes, MD, FACEP [65, 131]
Professor and Vice Chair for Education
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Simon M. Pulfrey, MSc, MD, CCFP(EM) [32]
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia

Raed Rahman, DO [22]
Medical Director of Pain Management
Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Midwestern Regional Medical Center
Zion, Illinois

Amy Rasmussen, MD [29]
Staff Physician
Emergency Department
Doctors Medical Center of Modesto
Modesto, California

Eric F. Reichman, PhD, MD, FAAEM, FACEP [11, 15, 24, 25, 33, 36, 38, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 56, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 75, 77, 80, 81, 83, 90, 91, 93, 95, 100, 104, 112, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 126, 133, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 149, 157, 159, 160, 168, 170, 172, 175, 176, 178, 179, 192]
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine
Medical Director, Surgical and Clinical Skills Center
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston-Medical School
Houston-Medical School
Attending Physician, Emergency Department
Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center
Attending Physician, Emergency Department
Lyndon Baines Johnson General Hospital
Houston, Texas

Camaran E. Roberts, MD [133]
Staff Physician
Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
Houston, Texas

Rebecca R. Roberts, MD [161, 165, 166]
Director of Research
Department of Emergency Medicine
Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Richard Dean Robinson, MD [142, 143, 144, 145]
Chairman
Department of Emergency Medicine
John Peter Smith Health Network
Fort Worth, Texas

Leonardo Rodriguez, MD [12]
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Emergency Department
LAC + USC Medical Center
Los Angeles, California

Mark A. Rolain, MD [156]
Professor of Ophthalmology
Oakland University/William Beaumont Medical School
Director of Refractive Surgery and Clinical Instructor
Beaumont Eye Institute
Royal Oak, Michigan

Carlos J. Roldan, MD, FACEP, FAAEM [35, 111, 150, 157, 191]
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston-Medical School
Houston, Texas

Teresa M. Romano, MD [26]
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician
Emergency Medicine
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown, Pennsylvania

John S. Rose, MD, FACEP [2]
Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of California Health System
Sacramento, California

Daniel J. Ross, MD, DDS, FACEP [177, 180, 181, 182]
Attending Physician
Section of Emergency Medicine
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Dino P. Rumoro, DO, FACEP [154]
Assistant Professor and Clinical Chairman
Department of Emergency Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Christopher J. Russo, MD [7, 96]
Attending Physician
Division of Emergency Medicine
Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, Delaware

Dean Sagun, BA, EMT-I [194]
Medical Student (MS4)
Department of Emergency Medicine
The University of Texas at Houston Medical School
Houston, Texas

Joseph A. Salomone III, MD [28]
EMS Medical Director
Section Chief and Associate Professor
EMS Section
Department of Emergency Medicine
UMKC School of Medicine/Truman Medical Center
Kansas City, Missouri

Payman Sattar, MD, MS, FACC [30, 37]
Attending Physician
Department of Cardiology
Cook County Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Shari Schabowski, MD [153]
Attending Physician
Department of Emergency Medicine
Cook County Hospital
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Jeff Schaider, MD [184]
Chairman
Department of Emergency Medicine
Cook County Health and Hospital System
Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Michael A. Schindlbeck, MD, FACEP [114, 123]
Assistant Program Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
Cook County Hospital
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Jeffrey S. Schlab, MD [163]
Staff Physician
Emergency Department
Seton Medical Center
Austin, Texas

Erika D. Schroeder MD, MPH [21, 124]
Attending Physician
Department of Emergency Medicine
Providence Regional Medical Center
Everett, Washington

Ann I. Schutt-Ainé, MD [139]
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Michael B. Secter, MD [97, 106]
Resident Physician
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada

Nikesh Seth, MD [126]
Valley Pain Consultants
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center-Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona

Fred A. Severyn, MD, FACEP [18]
Associate Professor
Emergency Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, Colorado

Scott C. Sherman, MD, FAAEM [79]
Associate Residency Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
Cook County Hospital (Stroger)
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Swati Singh, MD [131]
Clinical Instructor
Emergency Medicine
UCSF
San Francisco, California

Craig Sisson, MD [49]
Assistant Professor/Clinical
Emergency Medicine
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas

Harold A. Sloas, DO, RDMS [91]
Assistant Clinical Professor of Adult and Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston-Medical School
Houston, Texas

Lauren M. Smith, MD [109]
Director, Observation Unit
Department of Emergency Medicine
Cook County Hospital
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Eric R. Snoey, MD [141, 186]
Vice Chair
Department of Emergency Medicine
Alameda County Medical Center, Oakland, California
Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, California

Steven J. Socransky, MD, FRCPC, DABEM [155]
Assistant Professor
Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Emergency Physician and Trauma Director
Health Sciences North
Sudbury, Ontario

Elizabeth Sowell, MD [38]
Assistant Medical Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
St. Luke's Hospital at The Vintage
Houston, Texas

Susan Stroud, MD [57]
Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery
Division of Emergency Medicine
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, Utah

Peter Taillac, MD [124]
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
Division of Emergency Medicine
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, Utah

Katrin Takenaka, MD, Med [19]
Associate Program Director
Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
The University of Texas at Health Science Center at Houston-Medical School
Houston, Texas

Audra E. Timmins, MD, MBA [139]
Assistant Professor
Medical Director of Women's Services
Texas Children's Hospital Pavilion for Women
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Dedra Tolson, MD [73]
Staff Physician
Department of Emergency Medicine
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington

Joseph E. Tonna, MD [78]
Emergency Medicine Resident
Stanford/Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency
Stanford University
Stanford, California

Serge G. Tyler, MD [6]
Chairman
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management
Division of Adult Anesthesia
John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
Chicago, Illinois

Atilla B. Üner, MD, MPH, FAAEM [193]
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine/Emergency Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Emergency Medicine Center
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, California

Sami H. Uwaydat, MD [162, 164]
Assistant Professor
Ophthalmology
Jones Eye Institute/UAMS
Little Rock, Arkansas

Michelle M. Verplanck, DO [156]
General Ophthalmologist
Kensington Ophthalmology
Brighton, Michigan

Gennadiy Voronov, MD [6]
Chairman
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management
John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
Chicago, Illinois

Michael Wallace, MD [17]
Emergency Medicine
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

David L. Walner, MD [174]
Associate Professor
Department of Otolaryngology
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
Pediatric Otolaryngology
Advocate Children's Hospital
Park Ridge, Illinois

Joseph Weber, MD [20]
EMS Medical Director
Chicago EMS System
Department of Emergency Medicine
Cook County Hospital
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Meghan Wilson, MD [171]
Otolaryngology Resident (PGY4)
Department of Otolaryngology
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, Louisiana

Steve Zahn, MD [86, 185]
Staff Physician
Emergency Department
Sherman Health
Elgin, Illinois

Wes Zeger, DO [5, 130]
Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
The Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Robert M. Zesut, DO, MPH [90]
Director of Physician Coding and Compliance
Emergency Medicine
Medical Center Emergency Physicians / Endeavor Medical Systems
Houston, Texas