ACADEMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Dr. Charles Gerardo Promoted to Rank of Professor at Duke University
Dr. Julian Hertz is Awarded NIH Pilot Grant from Duke University’s Center for AIDS Research
Charles Gerardo, MD, has been promoted to the rank of professor at Duke University. Dr. Gerardo is considered the foremost expert in copperhead envenomation. He led the Duke Emergency Medicine Acute Care Research Team in conducting the trial that established the only available antivenom treatment for Charles Gerardo, MD this condition and is an author on the majority of peer reviewed primary literature on the topic. He is a much sought-after speaker on the topic nationally and internationally, in both lay and academic venues, and continues to actively conduct clinical, translational, and health services investigation to improve outcomes for patients globally. During his 16 years at Duke University, he has played an integral role in all of the signature academic programs within emergency medicine and has served as a mentor for dozens of trainees and faculty.
Julian Hertz, MD, from Duke Emergency Medicine and the Duke Global Health Institute was recently awarded an NIH pilot grant from the Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) at Duke. This one-year pilot grant will provide him with $60,000 to conduct a case-control study in northern Tanzania to assess the burden of Julian Hertz, MD prior myocardial infarction among persons living with HIV. The study will build off his prior work as an NIH Fogarty International Fellow studying misdiagnosis of myocardial infarction in Tanzania.
Dr. Ralph Riviello is Appointed Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Long School of Medicine Ralph Riviello, MD, MS has been appointed chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Long School of Medicine (LSOM), San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Riviello was previously the vice-chair of clinical operations for the Department of Emergency Medicine at Drexel University where he integrated three Ralph Riviello, MD, MS separate emergency medicine practice sites under the clinical responsibility of the department and expanded clinical trials research within the department, including several NIH-funded trials. Dr. Riviello also co-founded, and is the current medical director of, the Philadelphia Sexual Assault Response Center, where sexual assault victims can receive medical and forensic care by specially-trained clinicians. Dr. Riviello has successfully led initiatives to improve emergency department metrics and and advance the field of clinical forensic medicine.
Dr. Edwin Boudreaux and Tech Provider Q2i Receive NIH Grant to Develop New Digital Health Platform Edwin Boudreaux, PhD, a professor in the University of Massachusetts Department of Emergency Medicine, and Q2i, a provider of technology that helps improve care for individuals with opioid use disorder, have been awarded an NIH grant to develop and evaluate a digital health platform Edwin Boudreaux, PhD to increase engagement in medicationassisted treatment after an acute care visit. The intervention will incorporate a reward-based approach, referred to as contingency management, along with other innovative features that promote adherence to treatment.
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Dr. J. Jeremy Thomas to Chair the University of Louisville Department of EM Jarred Jeremy Thomas, MD, will assume the role of chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Louisville effecive January 24, 2020. Dr. Thomas is presently professor and executive vice chair in the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine Jarred Jeremy Thomas, MD (Birmingham, AL). In addition, he is the director of emergency services and the director of observation medicine for UAB Hospital, where he also serves as assistant chief medical officer of emergency services and sepsis.
Dr. Steven B. Bird is Promoted to Chief Experience Officer at UMass Steven B. Bird, MD, immediate-past president of SAEM has been promoted to Chief Experience Officer (CXO) of the UMassMemorial Healthcare System and the University of Massachusetts Medical School. In his new role, Dr. Bird is responsible for creating and coordinating all physician Steven B. Bird, MD wellness and engagement activities across the system and school. Dr. Bird previously held the position of vice-chair of education and residency program director for nearly nine years.
Dr. Limkakeng Receives NIH U24 Grant to Develop Duke Pain Early-Phase Clinical Research Center Alexander T. Limkakeng Jr., MD, MHS, vice chief of research for the Duke Division of Emergency Medicine, and Francis Keefe, PhD., professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Received a NIH U24 grant (U24 NS114416-01) for approximately $1 million over five years to Alexander T. Limkakeng Jr., MD, MHS develop a clinical center research network to conduct Phase 2 trials of non-addictive pain interventions. The clinical center, called the Duke Pain Early-Phase Clinical Research Center aims to enroll patients in trials in early 2020.