Washington University Emergency Medicine Journal Club – February 2024 Vignette Mr. M is a 53-year-old patient with a history of high blood pressure and high cholesterol who flew back to St. Louis from Shanghai five days ago. Two days after getting back he noted pain and swelling in his left calf, which he thought was due to […]
Amiodarone vs. Lidocaine for Refractory VF/VT Arrest
Washington University Emergency Medicine Journal Club – May 2025 Dr. Brian Cohn Vignette You are doing a ride along with EMS on your EMS rotation when your crew is called to the scene of a cardiac arrest. The patient is a 50-year woman with cardiac arrest witnessed by coworkers. Per bystanders the patient began complaining […]
Diagnostic Error in Emergency Medicine
Washington University Emergency Medicine Journal Club – April 2025 Dr. Brian Cohn Vignette You are working in D-pod. Volumes are high and you feel some pressure to move patients through. Some cases are easy for you. Others make you stop and think but. You are pleased with your efficiency, but wonder whether you missed anything? […]
Welcome WashU Emergency Medicine’s Class of 2029
Match Day took place on March 21, 2025. Our department is excited to announce the newest members of our WashU Emergency Medicine family.
Adding anti-clotting drugs to stroke care ineffective, clinical trial finds (Links to an external site)
Our department chair, Opeolu Adeoye, MD, MS, recently led a large multi-center national NIH funded clinical trial entitled Multi-arm Optimization of Stroke Thrombolysis (MOST).
Wagner Selected as a Member of WashU School of Medicine’s Academy of Educators
Our Vice Chair of Education, Jason Wagner, MD, has recently been selected as a member of The Academy of Educators at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Newly Funded Neuro-EM K12 Program Offered to Early Neuro EM Physicians and Researchers
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) has launched its Neuro-EM Scholars Program.
Welcome EMERGE Summer Research Program
The EMERGE program offers an introduction to emergency care research and emergency medicine careers.
EM Fellow Achieves Patient Satisfaction
Congratulations to emergency medicine fellow Adam Heilmann, MD, for being honored with an Excellence in Patient Care Award.
Jotte Honored with Dr. Neville Grant Award for Clinical Excellence
Congratulations to Randy Jotte, MD, who received the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Dr. Neville Grant Award for Clinical Excellence.