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Index of Spotlights

Letter from the Chair

Welcome to the Department of Emergency Medicine at UC Irvine.

Meet the Associate Ultrasound Fellowship Director: Dr. Edmund Hsu

Meet the New Director of Ultrasound: Dr. Edmund Hsu and His Vision for Seeing Within

Meet the Associate Ultrasound Fellowship Director: Dr. Megan Guy

Meet the Associate Ultrasound Fellowship Director: Dr. Megan Guy on Point-of-Care Ultrasound as an Emerging Standard of Care

Dr Ronald Rivera, MD

Meet the New DEI Director of the Emergency Department: Dr. Ronnie Rivera

Meet the New DEI Director of the Emergency Department: Dr. Ronnie Rivera

Dr. Warren Wiechmann, MD MBA

Dr. Warren Wiechmann on Directing UCI’s MDEdTech Fellowship

Dr. Warren Wiechmann on Directing UCI’s MDEdTech Fellowship

Dr Ryan Gibney, MD

Future Careers and the Future of Healthcare: Dr. Spiegelman’s Journey into the Field of Clinical Informatics

Future Careers and the Future of Healthcare: Dr. Spiegelman’s Journey into the Field of Clinical Informatics

Dr Ryan Gibney, MD

Meet Dr. Ryan Gibney: Jack of All Trades

Meet Dr. Ryan Gibney: Jack of All Trades

Lindsey Spiegelman, MD

Meet Dr. Lindsey Spiegelman – the dedicated Emergency Department (ED) medical informaticist and Associate Medical Director

Meet Dr. Lindsey Spiegelman

Dr. Federico Vaca, MD, MPH

Meet Dr. Federico Vaca, Professor and Executive Vice Chair of UCISOM’s Department of Emergency Medicine

Meet Dr. Federico Vaca, Professor and Executive Vice Chair of UCISOM’s Department of Emergency Medicine

Dr. Alisa Wray

Checking in with Dr. Alisa Wray: An Update on the Newly Reformed Clinical Foundations Curriculum

Checking in with Dr. Alisa Wray: An Update on the Newly Reformed Clinical Foundations Curriculum

Megan Osborn, MD MHPE

Dr. Megan Osborn in the Department of Emergency Medicine: Educating Educators, Residents, and Students

Dr. Megan Osborn in the Department of Emergency Medicine: Educating Educators, Residents, and Students

Sean Young, PhD MS

Meet Dr. Sean Young, Founder and Director of the UC Institute for Prediction Technology and International Best-selling Author of “Stick With It”

Meet Dr. Sean Young, Founder and Director of the UC Institute for Prediction Technology and International Best-selling Author of “Stick With It”

Gabe Sudario, MD

Get to know Dr. Shannon Toohey: UCI Emergency Medicine Program Director, A Dedicated Lifelong Student and Now Leading Educator

Get to know Dr. Shannon Toohey: UCI Emergency Medicine Program Director, A Dedicated Lifelong Student and Now Leading Educator

Gabe Sudario, MD

Meet Dr. Gabe Sudario – focusing on medical student education

Meet Dr. Gabe Sudario – focusing on medical student education

Bharath Chakravarthy, MD MPH

Dr. Chakravarthy leads SafeRX to combat opioid epidemic

As the opioid epidemic grew to prominence, Dr. Chakravarthy began working with primary care, emergency, and specialty providers to spread opioid awareness and improve opioid prescription practices amongst healthcare professionals.

Shahrdad Lotfipour, PhD

Nicotinic Receptors and Adolescent Substance Use

Current studies in the Lotfipour lab include identifying the role of a Chrna6C123G polymorphism (rs2304297) influencing adolescent substance use and down-stream mechanisms mediating the effects.

Meet Dr. Eric McCoy

Dr. Eric McCoy is an associate professor of emergency medicine at the University of California Irvine School of Medicine who has been extending the mission of UC Irvine Health in the fields of simulation and evidence-based medicine.

Anteater Emergency Medical Services Group Picture

Anteater Emergency Medical Services (AEMS)

Last fall a small group of dedicated undergraduate UCI students who are also licensed Emergency Medical Technicians(EMT) got together to form the student group Anteater Emergency Medical Services(AEMS).