Professor and Vice Chair Dr. Amal Mattu, MD, was recently selected as a 2025 Pass and Susel Fellow of the Academy of Educational Excellence. University of Maryland alumni, Dr. Carolyn Pass and Dr. Richard Susel, established the Academy and designed it to recognize faculty members who demonstrate exc...
In its September issue, Air Medical Journal published an original research article titled “Stroke Management in Critical Care Transport Medicine: A Consensus Statement.” Associate Professor Dr. Benjamin Lawner, DO, MS, EMT-P, conceptualized the study and served as senior author for the publication. ...
In July, Associate Professor Dr. Dan Gingold, MD, MPH, was one of three physicians quoted in “5 Appendicitis Symptoms Doctors Say You Should Never Ignore,” an online article published by Prevention.
Dr. Gingold and his colleagues quoted in the article cautioned readers of warning signs for appendici...
Professor and Interim Department Chair Dr. Mike Winters, MBA, MD, along with Emergency Medicine (EM) specialists in Los Angeles, New Orleans, and Philadelphia, recently released the newest episode of the Critical Care Perspectives in EM podcast.
The episode explores the peer-reviewed study, “Conse...
Assistant Professor Dr. Cheyenne Falat, MD, recently provided summer safety advice to two local Baltimore media outlets.
In WJZ News, Baltimore's local CBS affiliate, Dr. Falat cautioned audiences of the dangers of heat-related illness. Dr. Falat's recommendations include seeking cooler environment...
Assistant Professor Dr. Cheyenne Falat, MD, was recently quoted in the AARP’s Smart Guide to Hiking.
In the Guide, Dr. Falat recommends hiking as way for older adults to stay fit and enjoy nature. Given the potential impacts to cardiovascular and musculoskeletal health, Dr. Falat adds a caveat that...
This month, Professor Dr. Stephen Schenkel, MD, MPP, was named Deputy Editor for the Annals of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Schenkel began volunteering with the journal as a resident in 2002. Since then, he has served in progressively senior roles as a peer reviewer, research methodology editor, associat...
Cheyenne Falat, MD, Assistant Medical Director for the Adult Emergency Department at the University of Maryland Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the UM School of Medicine (SOM), is quoted in this Baltimore Banner story about the recent mass overdose in Baltimore’s Penn...
Dr. Ben Lawner, DO, MS co-authored “Care of the Agitated Patient Who Presents a Threat to Safe Transport in Critical Care Transport Medicine: A Consensus Statement” in the latest issue of Air Medical Journal. This manuscript highlights the critical need for a standardized approach to managing severe...
Gentry Wilkerson, MD, Emergency Medicine physician at the University of Maryland Medical Center and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the UM School of Medicine, is quoted in this Los Angeles Times story about a mysterious death related to a dental surgery. The death was due to a rare blo...