Lena R. Carleton, MD

Education

University of Michigan, B.S., Evolutionary Anthropology; B.S. Spanish, 2014

Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, M.D., 2020

Training

University of Illinois - Chicago, Dual Residency Training in Emergency Medicine & Internal Medicine, 2025

Dr. Carleton received her medical degree from Florida International University Herbert Wertheim School of Medicine. She completed a combined residency in Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine at the University of Illinois - Chicago, where she served as Chief Resident in her final year. At the University of Maryland, she holds joint appointments in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine, and she works clinically in both the emergency department and the outpatient setting. Her academic interests include transitions of care, geriatrics, and social emergency medicine. 

Transitions of Care, Geriatrics, Social Emergency Medicine, Preventative Medicine, Medical Education

Carleton, L., Eilbert, W., Grant, R. (2023, October 11). Extensive subcutaneous emphysema treated with subcutaneous angiocatheters. Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 4(5). https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.13054

Carleton, L., Kreston, R. (2022, December 28). What To Expect When You're Not Expecting. International Journal of Academic Medicine, 8(4), 221–320. https://doi.org/10.4103/2455-5568.365559

Choudhry, S., Carleton, L., Eilbert, W. (2022, August 23). Man with chest pain. Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 3(4). https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12787