Publications

Our undergraduate researchers have consistently demonstrated their scholarly excellence. These accomplishments showcase their innovative research contributions and the professional development opportunities available through our program.

While the list below highlights some of our students’ presentations, it represents only a portion of our work!

Becker, B. A., Lahham, S., Gonzales, M. A., Nomura, J. T., Bui, M. K., Truong, T. A., … & Kehrl, T. (2019). A prospective, multicenter evaluation of point‐of‐care ultrasound for small‐bowel obstruction in the emergency department. Academic Emergency Medicine, 26(8), 921-930. https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.13713

Barbour, K., McQuade, M., Somasundaram, S., & Chakravarthy, B. (2018). Emergency physician resistance to a take-home naloxone program led by community harm reductionists. The American journal of emergency medicine, 36(11), 2110-2112.  DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.03.036

Chadha, T., Drachman, M. A., Bui, M., & Shafi, A. (2018). Point-of-care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Ovarian and Fallopian Tube Torsion. Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 3(4). DOI:10.5070/M534041290 

Chakravarthy, B., Somasundaram, S., Mogi, J., Burns, R., Hoonpongsimanont, W., Wiechmann, W., & Lotfipour, S. (2018). Randomized pilot trial measuring knowledge acquisition of opioid education in emergency department patients using a novel media platform. Substance abuse, 39(1), 27-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/08897077.2017.1375061

Chang, M., Finney, N., Baker, J., Rowland, J., Gupta, S., Sarsour, R., … & Fox, J. C. (2023). Optimal Image Gain Intensity of Point-of-care Ultrasound when Screening for Ocular Abnormalities in the Emergency Department. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 24(3), 622. doi: 10.5811/westjem.59714 

Hoonpongsimanont, W., Ghanem, G., Saadat, S., Nguyen, M., Louis, C., Sahota, P. K., … & Lotfipour, S. (2021). Correlation between alcohol use disorders, blood alcohol content, and length of stay in trauma patients. Journal of emergencies, trauma, and shock, 14(1), 42-47. DOI: 10.4103/JETS.JETS_10_20

Hoonpongsimanont, W., Ghanem, G., Sahota, P., Arif, A., Barrios, C., Saadat, S., & Lotfipour, S. (2022). Association of blood alcohol and alcohol use disorders with emergency Department disposition of trauma patients. Western journal of emergency medicine, 23(2), 158. PMID: 35302448

Lahham, S., Shniter, I., Thompson, M., Le, D., Chadha, T., Mailhot, T., … & Fox, J. C. (2019). Point-of-care ultrasonography in the diagnosis of retinal detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, and vitreous detachment in the emergency department. JAMA network open, 2(4), e192162-e192162. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.2162

Lahham, S., Fox, J. C., Thompson, M., Nakornchai, T., Alruwaili, B., Doman, G., … & Zhang, L. (2019). Tricuspid annular plane of systolic excursion to prognosticate acute pulmonary symptomatic embolism (TAPSEPAPSE study). Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 38(3), 695-702. https://doi.org/10.1002/jum.14753

Nguyen, A. P., Saadat, S., Nguyen, M. T., Desai, M. D., Rowland, J. W., & Fox, J. C. (2023). Utilization of point-of-care ultrasound among graduates of a 4-year longitudinal medical school ultrasound curriculum. Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 10(2), 224. PMID: 36718486 

Patel, B. H., Lew, C. O., Dall, T., Anderson, C. L., Rodriguez, R., & Langdorf, M. I. (2021). Chest tube output, duration, and length of stay are similar for pneumothorax and hemothorax seen only on computed tomography vs. chest radiograph. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 47, 939-947. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-019-01198-y

Roh, J., Saucedo, C., & Martins, D. (2022). The Role of Call-Back Systems in Older Patients Discharged from the Emergency Department. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, 23(5.1). https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.58926 

Saadat, S., Nguyen, M. T., Nepomuceno, I., Thai, E., Kurzweil, A., Choi, H., … & Fox, J. C. (2023). Using a Linear Probe Ultrasound for the Detection of First-Trimester Pregnancies in the Emergency Department. Diagnostics, 13(15), 2564. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13152564 

Shafi, A., Alvarado, M., Bui, M., & Chadha, T. (2019). Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Systolic Heart Failure. Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.21980/J8HD1R

Wing, E., Saadat, S., Bhargava, R., Yun, H., & Chakravarthy, B. (2022). Racial disparities in opioid prescriptions for fractures in the pediatric population. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 51, 210-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2021.10.017 

Wray, A., Goubert, R., Gadepally, R., Boysen-Osborn, M., Wiechmann, W., & Toohey, S. (2021). Utilization of educational videos to improve communication and discharge instructions. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 22(3), 644. PMID: 34125040