Adjunct Professor and former Department Chair Brian Browne, MD, was recently honored by the Baltimore Scouting Association for his decades of service to the Baltimore Area Council Scouts.
In the 1990s, Dr. Browne worked with the Baltimore Area Council of Scouting America to conceive of the Health S...
Last month, Associate Professor Dan Gingold, MD, MPH, educated readers in Prevention about potential presentations of appendicitis. Alongside national medical experts in family medicine and colorectal surgery, Dr. Gingold encouraged readers to trust their instincts—and seek emergency medical guidanc...
On April 22, Assistant Professor Neeraja Murali, DO, MPH, alongside Chief Resident and Risk Management Fellow Lucy Martin, MD, led a Journal Court session for the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s medical students.
The session, held at the University of Maryland-Baltimore’s Francis King Ca...
Last month, the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) hosted its annual Scientific Assembly in Seattle.
At the conference—one of the largest national events focused on the specialty of Emergency Medicine—AAEM recognized the outstanding contributions of Department faculty, including
Assista...
Clinical Associate Professor Kyle Fischer, MD, MPH, was featured alongside colleagues from UMSOM’s R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in a recent WBALTV-11 segment on male support groups for Baltimore’s gun violence survivors.
The segment highlights the value of peer support, community, and personal...
This year, Department faculty were well-represented at the Maryland Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians’ 2026 Educational Conference and Annual Meeting.
Numerous faculty were recognized for their outstanding contributions to Emergency Medicine in the State of Maryland. Award rec...
Today on National Doctors’ Day, I’d like to take a moment and recognize the exemplary care, compassion, and skill our Faculty and Residents bring to our patients and our Emergency Departments every day.
When I consider all we do, I am reminded that practicing Emergency Medicine is both a science and...
On March 16, Associate Professor Kinjal Sethuraman, MD, MPH, was quoted in The New York Times' article on hyperbaric oxygen treatment and potential longevity impacts.
Dr. Sethuraman, who also serves as Medical Director for the University of Maryland Medical Center’s Center for Hyperbaric and Dive M...
On February 20, the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) recognized outgoing Department Chair Professor Brian Browne, MD, as a recipient of the School’s inaugural Luminary Award.
The Luminary Award is one of the highest honors given to UMSOM faculty members—recognizing faculty whose est...
In February, Professor Stephen Thom, MD, PhD, received the prestigious Tridente d’Oro (or Golden Trident) award from the International Academy of Underwater Sciences and Techniques. The Tridente d’Oro award honors pioneers in exploration, science, and technology. It is known as the “Nobel Prize” of ...