Kevin M. Semelrath, MD
- Academic Title: Assistant Professor
- Primary Appointment: Emergency Medicine
- Additional Title: Assistant Professor
- Email: ksemelrath@som.umaryland.edu
Education and Training
BS in Biology, Stonehill College 2004
MD degree, Albany Medical College, 2008
Residency in Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2011
Biosketch
Dr. Semelrath has been with the University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine since 2019. Prior to joining the faculty, he served in the United States Air Force for 14 years. While in the service, he was stationed at Joint Base San Antonio, where is was core faculty for the DoD's largest combined EM residency program, and served as an interim APD there. He deployed twice as a Critical Care Air Transport Team physician in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, to both Afghanistan and Germany. He was stationed next at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, where he served as the EM Clerkship Director, as well as the Course Director for Operation Bushmaster- a live simulated field deployment for 4th year medical students that is known throughout the Department of Defense.
After leaving the service, he joined the UMSOM group where he works clinically at the Baltimore VA Medical Center. He serves as the GME site director for the rotating EM residents. He has developed a keen interest in LGBTQIA+ health and health disparities, especially as it relates to emergency department care, as well as resident wellness and education
Highlighted Publications
Sajak CM, Semelrath KM, Bontempo LJ, Windsor TA. 45-year-old Male with Bilateral Lower Extremity Wounds, Swelling, and Rash. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2023 Feb;7(1):1-6. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2022.11.58813. PMID: 36859322; PMCID: PMC9983348.
Varpio L, Bader Larsen K, Hamwey M, Semelrath K, Paradis E. Interprofessional education in the U.S. military: harnessing simulation for team readiness. J Interprof Care. 2021 Jan-Feb;35(1):55-63. doi: 10.1080/13561820.2020.1711718. Epub 2020 Feb 18. PMID: 32069123.
Lindberg BM, Fulleborn ST, Semelrath KM, Lee RC, Nguyen DR. Steps to Improving Sexual and Gender Diversity Curricula in Undergraduate Medical Education. Mil Med. 2019 Jan 1;184(1-2):e190-e194. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usy190. PMID: 30137522.
April MD, Fossum K, Hounshell C, Stolper K, Spear L, Semelrath K. A sinister cause of anterograde amnesia: painless aortic dissection. Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Jul;33(7):989.e5-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.12.052. Epub 2014 Dec 30. PMID: 25649752.
Awards and Affiliations
2021, 2022 Award for Outstanding Clinical Faculty at the Baltimore VA from the EM residency
2026 Outstanding Medical Student Preceptor at the Baltimore VA
Community Service
Dr. Semelrath serves on the Board of Directors for Whitman-Walker Health, the regions largest LGBTQIA+ focused FQHC, based in Washington, DC