Cheyenne Falat, MD
- Academic Title: Assistant Professor
- Primary Appointment: Emergency Medicine
- Administrative Title: Associate Medical Director of Maryland Medical Center Adult Emergency Department (UMMC AED)
- Additional Title: Associate Medical Director, Adult Emergency Department, University of Maryland Medical Center. Medical Director, Access Center Physicians, University of Maryland Access Center.
- Email: cfalat@som.umaryland.edu
Biosketch
Dr. Cheyenne Falat, MD, FACEP, is a board-certified Emergency Physician, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and serves as Associate Medical Director of the Adult Emergency Department at the University of Maryland Medical Center and Medical Director of the University of Maryland Access Center Physicians. She also serves as the immediate past chair of ACEP's Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Section. Her clinical and academic interests focus on wilderness and environmental medicine, emergency department operations, patient safety & quality improvement, and complex resuscitation. She has received national recognition as an educator and leader in these areas, including being the recipient of the 2026 ACEP National Emergency Medicine Junior Faculty Teaching Award. Dr. Falat has authored and edited numerous peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and educational resources, including work on hypothermia, heat illness, rhabdomyolysis, pulmonary embolism, and emergency department flow innovation. Notable publications include the Environmental Emergencies Section of CorePendium and a recent Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America edition on Environmental and Wilderness Medicine. In her free time, Dr. Falat enjoys exploring the unknown, whether on foot or in skis.
Research/Clinical Keywords
Hypothermia, Heat Illness, Drowning, Pulmonary Embolism, Operations
Highlighted Publications
- Lowie BJ, Hicks C, Falat C, Hydorn SC, Windsor TA, Smedley A, Fu Y, Gatz JD. Overcoming Stagnant Flow: A Scoping Review of Vertical Movement in the Emergency Department. Acad Emerg Med. 2024 Mar; 31(3):256-262.
- Falat C. Environmental Hypothermia. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2024 Aug; 42(3):493-511.
- Hall N, Métrailler-Mermoud J, Rousson V, Conforti C, Dupasquier A, Carron PN, Grabherr S, Schrag B, Kirsch M, Falat C, Delay D, Frochaux V, Pasquier M. Use of the HOPE Score to Assess Survival Outcome of Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest Selected by ECLS Rewarming. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2025 Jul; 33(1):132.
- Gatz JD, Jones KM, Falat C. In Case You Missed It: Updates in the Evaluation and Management of Pulmonary Embolism in 2025. J Emerg Med. Epub 2026 Jun. Available at https://doi-org.proxy-hs.researchport.umd.edu/10.1016/j.jemermed.2026.05.040.
Awards and Affiliations
Winner of the 2026 ACEP National Emergency Medicine Junior Faculty Teaching Award.