June 2014
We are very proud to announce the graduating Harbor-UCLA Class of 2014. Yet another stellar group of new physicians!
Nelly Amador, MD, PhD
Allen Bookatz, MD
Christina Chao, MD
Sharon Cu, MD
Matthew Davey, MD
Telia Deboyes, MD
Gary Green, MD
Tracy Harkensee, MD
Karen Keller, MD
Alex Linker, MD
Daniel Ostermayer, MD
Dipesh Patel, MD
Shadi Rafael, MD
Ekaterina Tzvetkova, MD
Daniel Wasserman, MD
Alonzo Woodfield, MD
Congratulations to all the graduating fellows:
Zahir Basrai
Melissa Clark, MD
Adedamola Ogunniyi, MD
Daniel Runde, MD
March 2014
We are very pleased to welcome the incoming Harbor-UCLA Class of 2018. They continue to make us proud each and every year !!!
Hemang Acharya, MD
Craig Allred, MD
D'Arthur, MD
Dwayne Corcoran, MD
Tom Fadial, MD
Mary Ann Gallup, MD
Michael Hwang, MD
Kaoru Itakura, MD
Ziyad Khesbak, MD
Bennett Lee, MD
Jung-Eun Lim, MD
Anthony Lucero, MD
Mark Paulsen, MD
Christopher Redgate, MD
Kristina Shigyo, MD
Daena Watcha, MD
We are very pleased to welcome the incoming and continuing Fellows to Harbor-UCLA this academic year.
Joelle Donofrio, DO
Andrea Fang, MD
Taylor McCormick, MD
Eleanor Oakley, MD
Dipesh Patel, MD
Joseph Ravera, MD
Brett Rosen, MD
Joshua Siembieda, MD
June 2013
Congratulations to all the graduating seniors:
Zahir Basrai, MD Chief Resident
Ariana Dillman, MD
Margaret Daniel, MD Chief Resident
Andrea Fang, MD
Patricia Fermin, MD
Jeffrey Flood, MD
Mohammed Hanif, MD
Devin Kato, MD
Anand Narayan, MD
Matthew Pavelka, MD
Joseph Ravera, MD Chief Resident
Joseph Rogers, MD
Cheyenne Wiseman, MD
Christine Yoon, MD
Congratulations to all the graduating fellows:
Nichole Bosson, MD
Mark Deaver, MD
Jaime Jordan, MD
Katherine Remick, MD
Shirley Tung, MD
April 2013
Congratulations to Drs. Christina Chao, Dipesh Patel and Alonzo Woodfield... next year's Chief Residents!
April 2013
Amy Douglass, MD is awarded the SAEM Outstanding Medical Student Award for excellence and promise in Emergency Medicine.
March 2013
We are very pleased to welcome the incoming Harbor-UCLA Class of 2017. They continue to make us proud each and every year !!!
Justin Arndt, MD
Joseph Carpenter, MD
Nicole D'Arcy, MD
Amy Douglass, MD
Tasha Fernando, MD
Andrew Gausepohl, MD
Anne Godbout, MD
Kurt Hansen, MD
Colin Hoff, MD
Yinjiang (Ann) Huang, MD
Valerie Huckaby, MD
Benjamin Isakson, MD
Meagan Mackey, MD
Babak Missaghi, MD
Kian Preston-Suni, MD
Jonathan Snyder, MD
We are very pleased to welcome the incoming Fellows to Harbor-UCLA this academic year.
Zahir Basrai
Andrea Fang, MD
Joseph Ravera, MD
Taylor McCormick, MD
Anand Narayan, MD
Eleanor Oakley, MD
November 2012
Dr. Carl Stevens is presented the 2012 Academic Medicine Excellence in Reviewing Award at the AAMC Meeting in San Francisco as one of the top 15exemplary reviewers in the nation.
October 2012
Dr. Clint Coil, is awarded the 2012 Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Patient Safety Conference Award of $5,000. This award will be used to fund a patient safety improvement project at Harbor - UCLA Medical Center.
October 2012
Drs. Shirley Tung and Marianne Gausche-Hill are awarded a $10,000 grant from the 2012 Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Patient Safety Conference for the best pilot project proposal - "Use of Pre-Printed Medication Sheets to Reduce Medication Errors in Pediatric Patients."
October 2012
Dr. Marianne Gausche- Hill is awarded the Steve Miller Award for Excellence in Education and Mentorship. This award recognizes an individual who has made educational contributions in all aspects of Pediatric Emergency Medicine that have made a significant impact on the manner in which PEM is taught at a regional, state, national or international level. The award is given for a series of contributions spanning several years, or an entire career.
September 2012
Forty years ago, the Emergency Medicine Foundation started down an unexplored path of research to help form the specialty of emergency medicine in the United States. Its success in blazing these uncharted territories and advancing emergency medicine is evident in the achievements of its past grantees. In this, our 40th anniversary, we will spotlight 12 trailblazing researchers who credit an EMF grant with jump starting their successful careers in emergency medicine research.
One of these 12 is our very own Roger J. Lewis, MD, PhD, FACEP. As you read these profiles, you can’t help but have a sense of pride in our specialty and in the men and women who have blazed trails to provide the optimal care to our patients.
September 2012
Forty years ago, the Emergency Medicine Foundation started down an unexplored path of research to help form the specialty of emergency medicine in the United States. Its success in blazing these uncharted territories and advancing emergency medicine is evident in the achievements of its past grantees. In this, our 40th anniversary, we will spotlight 12 trailblazing researchers who credit an EMF grant with jump starting their successful careers in emergency medicine research.
One of these 12 is our very own Amy Kaji, MD, PhD, MPH As you read these profiles, you can’t help but have a sense of pride in our specialty and in the men and women who have blazed trails to provide the optimal care to our patients.
July 2012
Dr. Ryan Pedigo is awarded the 2012 SAEM Medical Student Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award. This award is given to one senior medical student from each medical school who has demonstrated true excellence in the specialty of emergency medicine.
June 2012
Congratulations to all the graduating seniors:
Joshua Beck, MD, Chief Resident
Mark Deaver, MD
Stephanie Donald, MD, Chief Resident
Keith Errecart, MD
Andrew Fink, MD
Genevieve Hasek, MD
Tiffany Joe, MD
Adedamola Oguinniyi, MD
Unice Pae, MD
Daniel Poon, MD
Mark Russell, MD
Felipe Sanchez, MD
Christopher Scott, MD
Jordan Swartz, MD
Meghan Wood, MD, Chief Resident
Congratulations to all the graduating fellows:
Samuel Clarke, MD
Daniel Khodabakhsh, MD
Kate Remick, MD
Eric Schmitt. MD
Alisa Soto, MD
June 2012
Dr. Ravi Morchi is awarded the 2012 Best New Department Award from the American Society for Healthcare Publishing Editors for the column he writes, Diagnosis Deconstructed, for the publication Emergency Medicine News. The American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors is dedicated to enhancing the knowledge and skills of healthcare publication editors, and thereby expanding their value to, and contribution of, the publications they serve.
May 2012
Dr. Roger Lewis is appointed Co-Chair of the ACEP/SAEM Federal Funding Research Joint Task Force. This task force is working
to sport, promote and seek increased funding for emergency medicine research, with a particular emphasis on patient safety and quality.
April 2012
Congratulations to Drs. Zahir Basrai, Maggie Daniel and Joe Ravera next year's Chief Residents!
April 2012
Dr. Michael Smolnes is chosen to receive the annual Volunteer Clinical Faculty Member Award for the Harbor - UCLA Department of Emergency Medicine. His tireless dedication to the program, resident and medical student education and patient care is is appreciated by every member of the Department and very well deserved. Congratulations Mike!!!
March 2012
We are very pleased to welcome the incoming Harbor-UCLA Class of 2015. They continue to make us proud each and every year !!!
Thomas Blair, MD
Manuel Celedon, MD
Kaela Chiu, MD
Silas Chiu, MD
James Cunningham, MD
Jonathan Osgood, DO
Ryan Pedigo, MD
Tomasz Pietrus, MD
April Ramelli, MD
Charles Randazzo, MD
Alyssa Scott, MD
Manpreet Singh, MD
Rebecca Thilo, MD
Juliana Tolles, MD
Amy Yamamoto, MD
March 2012
Congratulations to both of our Education Fellows, Drs. Sam Clarke and Jamie Jordan who were both honored with awards at the CORD Academic Assembly in Atlanta, Georgia.
Sam Clarke, MD is recognized for the Best Poster Research Presentation, for his project entitled, "A 360 Degree Approach to Teaching Emergent Bedside Procedures".
Jamie Jordan, MD is recognized for the Best Oral Research Presentation, for her research entitled, "Asynchronous vs. Didactic Education - It's Too Early to Throw in the Towel on Tradition".
March 2012
Dr. Wendy Coates is awarded the CORD Academy for Scholarship in Education in Emergency Medicine's "Distinguished Educator Award" in the category of Educational Leadership. This award is extended to outstanding educators who have met rigorous standards of academic excellence within the last five years. It honors those that foster the value of the scholarship of teaching and learning, provide role modeling and support for other educators in emergency medicine programs and foster networking and collaboration among institutions of emergency medicine education providing a forum for the exchange of ideas about educational endeavors including
teaching, evaluation, curriculum design and implementation, faculty development, and educational research.
2012 - 2013
Dr. Robert Hockberger is appointed to the Board of Directors for the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. This three year term of service is an honor to Dr. Hockberger's track record of excellent service and leadership on SAEM committees and task forces to date.
October 2011
Dr. Amy Kaji is awarded by SAEM the Early Career Faculty Award from the Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine. This award honors early career female faculty who have significant promise for career achievements in emergency medicine in research, education, advocacy or administration as well as promoting the role of women in academic emergency medicine.
October 2011
Alyssa Scott, MD is awarded the ACEP Medical Student Professionalism and Service Award. This award recognizes students who excel in the compassionate care of patients, professional behavior, and service to the community and/or specialty of Emergency Medicine. Heidi Ashbaugh, MD and Christopher Scott, MD have shared in receiving this award as well in previous years.
Congratulation Alyssa!!!
October 2011
Dr. Wendy Coates is awarded the Lifetime Student Educator Award by the Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine Academy for the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine. This academy promotes the mission to advance education and research in emergency medicine and utilizes the expertise of the group to collaborate on educational initiatives, develop policy, perform research and to promote faculty development within SAEM and with other national organizations.
October 2011
Harbor - UCLA is awarded a Patient Safety Award from the annual Patient Safety Conference from the California Endowment Center in Los Angeles. This award recognizes outstanding effort and success in improving patient safety through hand hygiene compliance and comes with a $5000 award to foster further safety projects. This award comes from the tireless efforts of Dr. Clint Coil, Patient Safety Officer, Emergency Medicine Faculty member and class of 2006 graduate.
October 2011
Dr. Madonna Fernandez-Frackelton has accepted the position of Residency Training Program Director in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Harbor - UCLA. She has been a member of our faculty following the completion of her Residency in Emergency Medicine and Fellowship training in Education at Harbor - UCLA in 2000. She has served as the Associate Residency Training Program Director since 2008 and has exhibited true leadership and superb organizational skills. She has developed the vision and the structure for the transition of the training program from a PGY 1-3 program to a PGY 1-4 format.
Dr. David Burbulys who served as the Residency Training Program Director for the previous eight years will become the Associate Residency Training Program Director and focus on resident education, evaluation, counseling and remediation.
September 2011
Dr. Diane Birnbaumer, MD is appointed the Associate Editor for Academic Emergency Medicine's Peer-reviewed Lecture Series (PeRLs). These lecture series publications represent the state-of-the-art in emergency medicine education and are provided for residents, practicing physicians and medical students' didactic education.
August 2011
Dr. Marianne Gausche-Hill has accepted the position of Vice Chair and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Harbor - UCLA. She is a well recognized educator, researcher and leader in the field of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Her stewardship of this new division will make it a center of excellence in residency and fellowship training, research and patient care.
August 2011
Four of the incoming class of 2014 residents are awarded the 2011 SAEM Medical Student Excellence Award. This award is given to one senior medical student from each medical school who has demonstrated true excellence in the specialty of emergency medicine.
Congratulations to:
Allen Bookatz, MD
Karen Keller, MD
Alex Linker, MD
Alonzo Woodfield, MD
June 2011
Congratulations to all the graduating seniors:
Justion Anderson, MD
Joseph Dinglasan, MD
Nicholas Drakos, MD
Eric Ernster, MD
Sergio Hernandez, MD, Chief Resident
Daniel Houseman, MD, Chief Resident
Carol Lee, MD
Joshua Mechanic, MD
Melissa Middleton, MD
Jack Rankin, MD
Paul Rohdenburg, MD
Alisa Sato, MD
Shirley Tung, MD, Chief Resident
Nathan Wilkes, MD
Congratulations to all the graduating fellows:
Casey Buitenhuys, MD
Mason Bragg, MD
Tim Horeczko, MD
Ali Hussain, MD
Heemun Kwok, MD
Seth Oskie, MD
Anita Vishwanath, MD
June 2011
Dr. Ravi Morchi is honored with the Faculty Teaching Award from the Residents of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Harbor - UCLA Medical Center. This award was first presented in 2008 and recognizes the significant dedication and devotion to resident and medical student education by a faculty member.
June 2011
Dr. Marianne Gausche-Hill is awarded Honorable Mention as the Outstanding Speaker of the Year by the American College of Emergency Medicine for 2010 - 2011. This award honors the individuals who have attained the highest performance ratings by the attendees of the National Scientific Assembly.
April 2011
Congratulations to Drs. Joshua Beck, Stephanie Donald and Meghan Wood, next year's Chief Residents!
April 2011
Congratulations to Dr. Alex Berk, class of 2009 and former Chief Resident, who recently joined the faculty at the University of Florida HSC / Jacksonville. The graduating class awarded him the Outstanding Faculty Teacher of the Year Award.
March 2011
Dr. Dan Housemann, class of 2011 and Chief Resident, is honored during this year's EMS week as the Outstanding EMS Resident of the Year.
March 2011
Congratulations to the new Harbor-UCLA Committee of Interns and Residents Leadership Group for 2001-2012.
Margaret Daniel, MD (Emergency Medicine)
Michael Core, MD (Family Medicine)
Andrea Fang, MD (Emergency Medicine)
Leslie Klein, MD (Internal Medicine)
Heidi Ashbaugh, MD (Emergency Medicine)
Christine Yoon, MD (Emergency Medicine)
Jamila Neal, MD (Anesthesia)
Once again, Emergency Medicine takes a strong leadership role!!!
March 2011
We are very proud to welcome the incoming Harbor-UCLA Class of 2014. Yet another stellar group of new residents!
Nelly Amador, MD, PhD
Allen Bookatz, MD
Christina Chao, MD
Sharon Cu, MD
Matthew Davey, MD
Telia Deboyes, MD
Gary Green, MD
Tracy Harkensee, MD
Karen Keller, MD
Alex Linker, MD
Daniel Ostermayer, MD
Dipesh Patel, MD
Shadi Rafael, MD
Ekaterina Tzvetkova, MD
Daniel Wasserman, MD
Alonzo Woodfield, MD
February 2011
Dr. Tina Nguyen , class of 2011, presented her educational research project, "Assessment of Proficiency of FAST Ultrasound Among Medical Students" at the CORD Academic Assembly.
February 2011
Stephanie Donald, MD, class of 2012, is awarded the 2011 American Medical Association Foundation Leadership Award. She is one one of three residents and fellows in the country to receive this honor. The objective of the award is to encourage involvement in organized medicine and continue leadership development among the country's brightest and most energetic medical students, residents, early career physicians and established physicians.
She seeks to pursue a career in health policy and academic emergency medicine. Her interests are in access to health care for undeserved populations and medical education. As a medical student, she served as the community outreach coordinator for the Washington Park
Children’s Free Health Clinic, a safety net clinic serving the children of Chicago’s South
Side. Currently, she serves as a resident leader for the Harbor-UCLA chapter of the
Committee of Interns and Residents, advocating for improved health care for the patients of Los Angeles
County, and striving to improve work conditions for house-staff. She is also involved in reorganizing
Harbor-UCLA’s sepsis protocol to improve patient mortality.
November 2010
Congratulations to Dr. James Niemann and his research group at Harbor-UCLA for presenting 7 abstracts at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions National Conference.
Kaji AH, Hanif M, Niemann JT. Arterial hypotension in the post-resuscitation syndrome is not related to cardiac function and predicts in-hospital death for victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Presented at the AHA Annual Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL, November, 2010. Circulation 2010;122(Suppl): A35.
Kaji AH, Hanif M, Niemann JT. Troponin and ejection fraction after resuscitation from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest are not related to countershocks or epinephrine administration. Presentation at the AHA Annual Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL, November, 2010. Circulation 2010;122(Suppl): A34.
Kaji AH, Hanif M, Niemann JT. Chronic beta-blocker use is associated with a non-shockable rhythm in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and does not improve survival to hospital discharge. Presented at the AHA Annual Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL, November, 2010. Circulation 2010;122(Suppl): A218.
Youngquist ST, Shah AP, McClung CD, Thomas JL, Hanif M, Tzvetkova E, Rosborough P, Niemann JT. Does prearrest adrenergic integrity affect pressor response? A comparison of epinephrine and vasopressin in a spontaneous ventricular fibrillation swine model. Presented at the AHA Annual Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL, November, 2010. Circulation 2010;122(Suppl): A19.
Shah AP, Youngquist ST, McClung CD, Tzvetkova E, Hanif M, Rosborough JP, Niemann JT. Endothelin-1 levels predict response to exogenous epinephrine in a porcine ischemic ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest model. Presented at the AHA Annual Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL, November, 2010. Circulation 2010;122(Suppl): A69.
Youngquist ST, Rosborough JP, Niemann JT. Early hyperglycemia following resuscitation from cardiac arrest does not affect 72 hour neurologic outcome in the swine model. Presented at the AHA Annual Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL, November, 2010. Circulation 2010:122(Suppl): A176.
McClung CD, Peduto A, Youngquist ST, Hanif M, Tzvetkova E, Shah AP, Rosborough JP, Niemann JT. Ultrasound estimation of cardiac output in a swine model of cardiac arrest: implications for assessing post cardiac arrest syndrome. Presented at the AHA Annual Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL, November, 2010. Circulation 2010;122(Suppl): A18.
This was also Scott Youngquist's, class of 2008, second Young Investigator's Research Award from the American Heart Association.
Over the course of Dr. Niemann's career, he as presented 86 abstracts related to his cardiovascular research at the American Heart Association's National conferences.
September 2010
Dr. Marianne Gausche-Hill is nominated for the First Annual, South Bay Women of Distinction, Health Provider of the Year award. This effort is designed to recognize extraordinary women who work, live or attend school in the South Bay. Winners will be honored at the first "Women of Distinction" Gala. Dr. Gausche-Hill is the Director of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship and she was the first U.S. physician to to complete a sub-specialty training program in pediatric emergency medicine.
August 2010
Congratulations to James Niemann, MD for being elected as a representative to the Legislative Assembly for the Academic Senate at UCLA. Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD held the position for the prior term. Members of the Assembly approve all changes to the Senate Bylaws and Regulations, ratify slates for each of the Senate's Standing Committees as recommended by the Committee on Committees, review and approve annual reports of each of the Standing Committees, and consider campus-wide issues.
August 2010
The UCLA Academic Senate Committee on Teaching and the Office of Instructional Development celebrate the winner of the UCLA Distinguished Lecturer Award, Dr. Amy Kaji. This is a campus wide award that is given to individuals who are felt to be the best teachers at the University and its affiliates.
June 2010
Congratulations to Dr. Ross Donaldson, our Director of the Global Health Program & Fellowship, on receiving the 2010 Humanitarian Award from the California Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians. The CAL/ACEP Humanitarian Award was developed to recognize the contributions of CAL/ACEP members who have made significant contributions, outside of their primary jobs as emergency physicians.
June 2010
Congratulations to all the graduating seniors:
Kevin Andruss, MD
Brecken Armstrong, MD
Sarah Battistich, MD
Samuel Clarke, MD
Jason DeBonis, MD
Moses Graubard, MD
Jonie Hsiao, MD
Dan Khodabakhsh, MD
Ashley Laird, MD
Pranav Shetty, MD
Leroy Sims, MD
Freddy Sotelo, MD
Sean Swearingen, MD
Elga Tinger, MD
Congratulations to all the graduating fellows:
Chris Angemi, DO
Seth Brindis, MD
Patrick Shanovich, MD
Ben Squire, MD, MPH
Special thanks to Drs. Tina Nguyen and Melissa Middleton, PGY-2 for putting together a spectacular graduation night dinner. And a thank you to Dr. Jason DeBonis, PGY-3 for putting together a remarkable sideshow for the seniors.
June 2010
Congratulations to Dr. Ben Squire, class of 2008 and EMS and Research fellow, and Dr. Josh Tamayo-Sarver, Class of 2008 who have published the feature article, At-Risk Populations and the Critically Ill Rely Disproportionately on Ambulance Transport to Emergency Departments, for June 2010 in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
June 2010
Congratulations to Ben Squire, MD, MS, class of 2008, for completing his Masters Degree, EMS/Research Fellowship and being named the Medical Director for the Pasadena Fire Department!!!
June 2010
Dr. Amy Kaji is honored with the Faculty Teaching Award from the Residents of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Harbor - UCLA Medical Center. This award was first presented in 2008 and recognizes the significant dedication and devotion to resident and medical student education by a faculty member.
May 2010
Dr. Howard Bessen has been recommended for advancement to Clinical Professor of Medicine, Step 6, at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. This is the dean’s equivalent of a lifetime achievement award for sustained accomplishment in one's field.
April 2010
Dr. Roger Lewis has been chosen to receive the 2010 ACEP Award for Outstanding Contributions in Research. Fellow faculty member Dr. Jim Niemann received this reward in 1986. The award recognizes those who truly make a significant contribution to research in Emergency Medicine.
April 2010
Congratulations to Drs. Shirley Tung, Dan Houseman, and Sergio Hernandez, next year's Chief Residents!
April 2010
EM News features a sections called Harbor Pearls, started by Dr. Tim Jang. This link features an article written by Dr. Ravi Morchi.
March 2010
Two DEM faculty members are involved in the project outlined below. Ross Donaldson, MD is heading the International Medical Corps effort in Iraq and Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD helped to organize and teach the pediatric skills course in Florida that was broadcast to participants in the war zone.
"Doctors In S. Fla. Train Iraqi Surgeons Nova Southeastern Provides Life-Saving Training To Iraqi Doctors"
http://www.justnews.com/health/23013969/detail.html http://www.justnews.com/video/23013622/index.html
March 2010
Harbor-UCLA welcomes the Class of 2013, another stellar group!
Heidi Asbaugh, MD
Ariana Brechtel, MD
Margaret Daniel, MD
Andrea Fang, MD
Patricia Fermin, MD
Jeffrey Flood, MD
Mohammed Hanif, MD
Devin Kato, MD
Anand Narayan, MD
Matthew Pavelka, MD
Kate Pettigrew, MD
Joseph Ravera, MD
Joseph Rogers, MD
Cheyene Wiseman, MD
Christine Yoon, MD
January 2010
Dr Carl Stevens is awarded the Excellence in Reviewing Award for the journal Academic Medicine by the Association of American Medical Colleges. This award recognizes and praises the outstanding contribution of peer reviewers for the Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.
December 2009
Little Company of Mary (LCOM) in Torrance hosted our very first Simulation Lab day thanks to the hard work of Drs. Ravi Morchi, our MSE Director, Tom Kallay, Harbor PICU attending, and Sam Clarke, class of 2010 and next year's Medical Education Fellow, who put the conference together. It was a great success! A special thanks also to LCOM technician Johny DiBonaventura from the Sim lab.
October 2009
Drs. Timothy Jang and Ravi Morchi have been invited to create a series of monthly teaching cases for the Emergency Medicine Journal of the British Medical Journals. It will be entitled "Short Answer Question Case Series:". Current residents will take part in the publications which will highlight many of the interesting cases seen in our busy county Emergency Department.
October 2009
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and physicians trained by the U.S. based humanitarian aid organization, International Medical Corps (IMC), provided life-saving aid yesterday to individuals injured in the deadliest coordinated attack in Iraq since 2007. Their expedient and skilled response is a credit to Dr. Ross Donaldson who directs the training program there and also heads the development of a national emergency medical care system. See press release.
October 2009
Dr. Roger Lewis has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Election to the IOM is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. See press release.
October 2009
Dr. Chris Scott, class of 2012, PGY-1, was awarded the ACEP Medical Student Professionalism and Service Award which honors a medical student who intends to pursue a career in emergency medicine, and who has demonstrated outstanding patient care and involvement in medical organizations or the community. He was also last year's EMRA Medical Student Governing Council Chair.
October 2009
Dr. Amy Kaji received the 2009 ACEP National Faculty Teaching Award at this year's Scientific Assembly in Boston. The award recognizes superior teaching activities including didactic lectures, clinical instruction, the development of innovative educational programs, as well as the endorsement by faculty, residents, and students.
September 29th, 2009
L.A. County approves big expansion of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center from the L.A. Times
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, one of the county-run health network’s most heavily used facilities, is poised for a major expansion that planners hope will greatly relieve overcrowding. Los Angeles County Supervisors voted today to approve the final piece of a $333-million plan to expand the facility’s emergency department and renovate the surgical ward. The emergency room will grow from 25,000 square feet with 42 bays to 75,000 square feed with 80 bays, providing enhanced privacy. “Many of our patients are currently [treated] in five or six chairs in the hallway and in as many as 12 gurneys also in the hallway. Now, they will all have regulation-size rooms with the space and privacy to wait with their family while they are receiving care,” said Robert Hockberger, chair of the emergency department. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas said, “Although there is a lot of bad news going around these days, it’s important to note that this county is stepping up to its responsibility to restore the badly needed safety net.”
-- Garrett Therolf at the Los Angeles County Hall of Administration
August 2009
Dr. Ross Donaldson, Director of the Harbor-UCLA/IMC Global Health Fellowship, and Dr. Tim Horeczko, class of 2008 and 2nd year Pediatrics EM fellow, publish the 1st edition of the Tarascon Medical Translation Pocketbook. Dr. Donaldson served as chief editor. The book aids in medical translation for 18 different languages and is interested academically in the provision of medical care in crisis areas.
August 2009
Our hospital received two awards for Best Quality Improvement this year as part of the 23rd annual LA County Productivity and Quality Awards Program: one for the DEM Medical Screening Examination (MSE) Program and one for the Cardiovascular Open Access Rapid Evaluation (CORE) Program. In particular, we thank our former Adult ED Director -now current Associate Residency Program Director- Dr. Madonna Fernandez-Frackelton, our Process and Quality Improvement Director, Dr. Carl Stevens, our ED nurse manager, Ms. Lori Fields, MSN, RN and our dedicated Hospital Administrator, Ms. Julie Rees.
July 2009
Drs. Meghan Wood, Keith Errecart and Stephanie Donald, from class of 2012, PGY-1, were awarded the 2009 SAEM Medical Student Excellence Award, which honors outstanding senior medical students from each medical school in the United States.
July 2009
Dr. Tim Horeczko, class of 2008, 2nd year Pediatrics EM fellow, speaks at USC Grand Rounds on an Algorithmic Approach to Neonatal Resuscitation.
You can hear the recording on July's issue of EM:RAP.
June 2009
Dr. Howard Bessen is honored with the Faculty Teaching Award from the Residents of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Harbor - UCLA Medical Center. This award was first presented in 2008 and recognizes the significant dedication and devotion to resident and medical student education by a faculty member.
June 2009
Dr. Amy Kaji is awarded the 2009 ACEP National Faculty Teaching Award. The Academic Affairs Committee selects ten outstanding faculty to receive this award from across the country. We are extremely proud of and thankful for Dr. Kaji’s incredible dedication and countless contributions to our program. She will be recognized at the Fellow Convocation and Awards Ceremony at this year’s Scientific Assembly in Boston.
May 2009
Dr. Brecken Armstrong, class of 2010, is chosen as a spokesperson and patient advocate for a three-year campaign to reduce infections among cancer patients launched by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation, the CDC and Amgen. Dr. Armstrong originally joined our residency program in 2005. In 2007, she was diagnosed with cancer, but is currently in remission.
May 2009
Dr. Roger Lewis receives the Special Recognition Award at this year’s Annual Meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) for his work in co-chairing a joint ACEP-SAEM Task Force that has worked in multiple venues to increase the awareness of, and federal support for, emergency care research.
May 2009
Our chairman, Dr. Robert Hockberger, is elected to serve on the SAEM Board of Directors, Member-at-Large, for 2009-2010.
May 2009
Dr. Amy Kaji, Disaster Resource Center Director, class of 2002, is elected to serve as a member of the SAEM Nominating Committee.
May 2009
Dr. Carl Stevens is awarded David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Award for Excellence in Education. The award is established to recognize outstanding dedication, innovation, and sustained excellence in clinical and classroom teaching. Recipients have truly distinguished themselves as exceptional educators.
