Gil Shlamovitz, MD

Dr. Gil Shlamovitz practices emergency medicine and clinical informatics at the University of Southern California. He also serves as the Chief Medical Informatics Officer for Keck Medicine of USC. He is a nationally recognized speaker and author who is most passionate about supporting people, processes and technology in the delivery of high-quality and cost effective care, while ensuring improved consumers and care team experience.

• Diagnostic errors related to acute abdominal pain in the emergency department Emerg Med J. 2016 Apr; 33(4):253-9. . View in PubMed
• A case of Evans’ syndrome following influenza vaccine J Emerg Med. 2013 Feb; 44(2):e149-51. . View in PubMed
• Ketamine for palliative sedation in the emergency department J Emerg Med. 2013 Feb; 44(2):355-7. . View in PubMed
• Man with back painBlack widow spider bite. Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Nov; 58(5):496500. . View in PubMed
• Intravenous ketamine in a dissociating dose as a temporizing measure to avoid mechanical ventilation in adult patient with severe asthma exacerbation J Emerg Med. 2011 Nov; 41(5):492-4. . View in PubMed
• Images in clinical medicinePersistent pupillary strands and membranes. N Engl J Med. 2010 Apr 08; 362(14):1325. . View in PubMed
• A case of acute keratoconjunctivitis from exposure to latex of Euphorbia tirucalli (pencil cactus) J Emerg Med. 2009 Apr; 36(3):239-41. . View in PubMed
• How (un)useful is the pelvic ring stability examination in diagnosing mechanically unstable pelvic fractures in blunt trauma patients? J Trauma. 2009 Mar; 66(3):815-20.. View in PubMed
• Low diagnostic yield of electrocardiogram testing in younger patients with syncopeAnn Emerg Med. 2008 Mar; 51(3):240-6246. e1. . View in PubMed
• Lack of evidence to support routine digital rectal examination in pediatric trauma patients Pediatr Emerg Care. 2007 Aug; 23(8):537-43. . View in PubMed
• Poor test characteristics for the digital rectal examination in trauma patientsAnn Emerg Med. 2007 Jul; 50(1):25-3333. e1. . View in PubMed
• External validation of the San Francisco Syncope RuleAnn Emerg Med. 2007 Apr; 49(4):420-7427. e1-4. . View in PubMed
• Blind urethral catheterization in trauma patients suffering from lower urinary tract injuries J Trauma. 2007 Feb; 62(2):330-5; discussion 334-5. . View in PubMed
• Delayed obstruction of endotracheal tubes by aspirated foreign bodies: report of two cases Ann Emerg Med. 2004 May; 43(5):630-3. . View in PubMed
• “Suffocation roulette”: a case of recurrent syncope in an adolescent boy Ann Emerg Med. 2003 Feb; 41(2):223-6. . View in PubMed
• In vitro ultrasound augmented clot dissolution–what is the optimal timing of ultrasound application? Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2002 Dec; 16(6):521-6.. View in PubMed

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