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High-quality patient care, medical education, and research. #EMResidenSEA | #UWashEMS | #UWashEM_US | @UWashEM_PH | @UWEMCC Instagram @ uwashem
Seattle, WA
Joined March 2017
Doctors in our department of are leading a new study on treatment-resistant seizures. Community input through focus groups is key to this work! You can learn more about it here: https://t.co/7IosYnDhcq
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Dr. @JenelleBadulak spoke with KUOW about how ECMO works and the multidisciplinary team providing this advanced life support at UW Medicine. UWMC was recently recognized as a Platinum Center of Excellence by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization.
“For that patient who is clearly on the verge of death, and you put them on [an] ECMO and they walk out of the hospital, that changes your whole career.” #ECMO
https://t.co/rrDUMaNX29
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🥳 Congratulations to @KathyLiMD at @UWashEM who was awarded an NIA GEMSSTAR R03 for her project “Interfacility transfer of older adults: outcomes and opportunities for improving patient-centered care.” 🥳 @saemonline
#emergencymedicine #saem #agem #geriatricmedicine
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Congrats to Dr. Lewis (PGY-4) on being selected as a 2026 Henry M. Jackson Leadership Fellow! “I am thrilled for the opportunity to invest in community engagement, policy development, and management skills." - Dr. Lewis MORE: https://t.co/vsHP27DKqr
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Dr. Stefan Wheat is one advocate @UWashEM for broader climate-related training that would teach clinicians how heat acts as a "threat multiplier.” Read @Sammy_Roth @latimes
https://t.co/6fvUu8JpM3
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latimes.com
Some emergency room doctors and nurses who are versed in climate change want more recognition of the ways overheating can precipitate ER visits for heart, respiratory and kidney disease.
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A bandage-sized patch could transform lung care🫁 With new funding from the @UWCoMotion Innovation Gap Fund, Drs. Adedipe, Kessler, and Hall are continuing to develop a hands-free sensor that can detect fluid buildup. MORE: https://t.co/5LkyiQcxyy
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Congrats to #UWashEM's Dr. Herbie Duber, who will be serving as the interim health officer for KPHD.
The Kitsap Public Health Board has appointed Dr. Herbie Duber to serve as interim health officer for Kitsap Public Health District as the agency seeks a replacement for outgoing health officer Dr. Gib Morrow. Learn more on our blog: https://t.co/ei49z2yrtH
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New evidence emerges that King County is one of the best U.S. areas to experience a cardiac arrest — due to the expert, resolute efforts of stakeholders at many levels. @KCPubHealth @KingCoMedicOne @UWashEM @uwemcc @UWMedicine
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#UWashEM’s Drs. Maggie Davis, Rob Klemisch, Kennedy Hall & Jane Hall co-authored a new study in @JACEPOpen: “Management of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax in the Emergency Department: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.” Read more: https://t.co/izVVUttkU3
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Independence Day celebrations can lead to devastating fireworks injuries, including burns, lost fingers and other trauma. @arvrad with @UWashEM says, “We're going to see a lot of people who completely changed their lives because they made one simple, bad decision." @UWMedicine
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🏅 Award Alert! Dr. Michaela O’Driscoll (PGY-4) recently received the 2025 @harborviewmc Housestaff Award, and Dr. Kris Hendershot (EM-NCC fellow + incoming faculty) won the inaugural APP Best Educator Award. Huge congrats to them both — we’re so proud! 💥 #UWashEM #UWMedicine
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Rounding out our class of 2025 is Amanda West, who will be heading to @JohnsHopkins as an International EM and Public Health fellow. Congrats, Amanda! And congratulations again to all our graduates!
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Ahna Weeks is headed to OHSU as a Critical Care fellow. Congrats, Ahna!
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Michaela O'Driscoll is off to @MontefioreNYC as an Addiction Medicine fellow. Congrats, Michaela!
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Rachel Nolan will be staying with us here at UW as a Translational Research fellow. Congrats, Rachel!
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Dominic Lusk is headed to Tacoma, WA, to join Tacoma Emergency Care Physicians & MultiCare Tacoma General. Congrats, Dominic!
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Kevin Dyer is heading to @BrownUniversity as a Hospice and Palliative Care fellow. Congrats, Kevin!
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