Department of Emergency Medicine
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Administration
759 Chestnut Street, Springfield 5
Springfield, MA 01199
Phone: 413-794-5375
Department Leadership
- Seth Gemme, MD, Department Chair
- Niels Rathlev, MD, Vice Chair Academic Affairs
- Elizabeth Schoenfeld, MD, MS, Vice Chair Research
- Gavin Budhram, MD, MS, Division Chief, Ultrasound
- Seth Kelly, MD, MBA, Division Chief, EMS
- Lucienne Lutfy Clayton, MD, Chief, BMC Adult
- Michael Cooper, MD, Chief, BMC Pediatric
Education Programs
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Emergency Medicine Residency
Emergency Medicine Fellowships
4th Year Electives for Medical Students
- Emergency Medicine
- Emergency Medicine Research
- Emergency Medicine Ultrasound
Scholarly Activity
Research
The research of the Department of Emergency Medicine is clinical and focuses on:
- The treatment of patients with opioid use disorder
- Implementation science
- Patient-centered care and shared decision-making
- Cardiac arrest resuscitation
- Congestive heart failure
- Simulation
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Emergency medical services
- Ischemia/reperfusion injury
- Patient safety and health services
- Emergency ultrasound
The department, as well as the institution, has grant monies available on a competitive basis for educational and research projects.
Publications
View recent Department of Emergency Medicine publications in the Scholarly Commons database.
Faculty Directory
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Vanna Albert, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Dorka M. Jimenez Almonte, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Danielle Aston, DO Emergency Medicine Instructor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Robert H. Baevsky, MD Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
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Rebecca J. Barron, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Gavin R. Budhram, MD Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
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Cassidy L. Carpenter, DO Emergency Medicine Instructor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Ryan L. Clark, DO Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Michael Cronin Cooper, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Jeffrey A. Dan, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
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Alanna R. Darling, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Ashley L. Deutsch, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Stephen T. DiGiacomo, MD Emergency Medicine Instructor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Tala R. Elia, MD Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
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Patrick Felton, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Richard Jordan Gabor, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
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Seth R. Gemme, MD Emergency Medicine Chair and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Julien D. Ginsberg-Peltz, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Mathew R. Goebel, MD Emergency Medicine Instructor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Ian S. Goodman, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
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Joeli Hettler, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
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Jocelyn R. Jensen, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
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Adam R. Kellogg, MD Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
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Seth M. Kelly, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Krista T. Kitchen, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Kenneth J. Knowles, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Mackenzie Rose LaPorte, MD Emergency Medicine Instructor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Michael J. Lemanski, MD Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
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Lucienne Lutfy-Clayton, MD Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
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Leah C. Manchester, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Holly Elaine Perry, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
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Kenneth P. Platt, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
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Kimball A. Prentiss, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
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Niels Rathlev, MD Sports Medicine, Medical Toxicology Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
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Joseph C. Schmidt, MD Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
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Elizabeth M. Schoenfeld, MD Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
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Michele M. Schroeder, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Sundeep M. Shukla, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Joseph B. Sills, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Liza Gonen Smith, MD Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
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Howard A. Smithline, MD Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
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William E. Soares, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Blake A. Spirko, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
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Carla R. Sterling, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Rakesh Talati, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
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Zachary M. Testo, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Brian D. Thompson, DO Emergency Medicine Instructor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Luca Tomasi, MD Emergency Medicine Instructor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Nadia A. Villarroel, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Lauren M. Westafer, DO Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
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Jeannette M. Wolfe, MD Emergency Medicine Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
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