Elizabeth Burner, MD

Dr. Burner is an Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Director of the SC CTSI Mentored Career Development/KL2 Program and Research Director for the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. Dr. Burner joined the faculty at the Keck School in 2013 and has worked clinically in the emergency department at the Los Angeles General Medical Center (formerly LAC+USC), the Jail Urgent Care based in the LA County Twin Towers Correctional Facility, and USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. In her program of research, Dr. Burner investigates how emergent health communication tools can be used to reach the highest need patient groups, as well as addressing substance use disorders out of the emergency department and directing patients with chronic disease to patient-centered medical homes for improved health behavior choices. She conducts mixed methods research to better understand the viewpoints of high need populations populations, particularly the patient population served by the Emergency Department at Los Angeles General Medical Center. She has received several NIH, institutional, and local grants. Her background is in effectiveness, health services, and implementation research, examining technology-based strategies to improve self-care of chronic diseases in emergency department populations. She also utilizes mixed methods approaches to analyze interventions and improve implementation in clinical settings. Her work aligns directly with the SC CTSI’s focus on developing scientists who create real-world impact through stakeholder engagement.A former KL2 awardee from 2013 to 2016 and K23 recipient, Dr. Burner joined the MCD-CTS/KL2 program as a faculty instructor in 2020 and became KL2 Program Director in 2024. She has been the lead instructor in the core coursework for the Masters of Science in Clinical and Translational Research and course director for Introduction to Clinical and Translational Research: Study Design. In her MCD Director role, she oversees educational programming, regulatory compliance, cross-core collaborations, and institutional training partnerships, while leading efforts to disseminate SC CTSI training innovations institution-wide and beyond. Dr. Burner brings extensive experience in training and mentoring clinician-scientists locally and nationally. She has mentored more than sixty students, postdoctoral scholars, fellows, and early-stage faculty members. She is currently director of the annual Emergency Medicine Foundation-Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation Grantee Workshop, a key career development program for emergency care researchers, and a Director at Large for the Association of Clinical and Translational Science.

• Optimizing Trauma Team Activation: A Mixed-Method Analysis of De-escalation, Re-consultation, and Clinician Decision-Making at a Level I Trauma Center. Am Surg. 2026 Mar 28; 31348261437708.. View in PubMed
• Impact of mHealth-Augmented Social Support on Health Care Use Among Patients With Diabetes: Secondary Analysis of the TExT-MED+FANS Trial. Interact J Med Res. 2026 Feb 27; 15:e65113.. View in PubMed
• Migration-Related Trauma Among Asylum Seekers Exposed to the Migrant Protection Protocols. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Jan 02; 9(1):e2550786.. View in PubMed
• Effects of a pilot simulation training on interdisciplinary closed-loop communication and time to critical actions at an emergency centre in Burundi. Afr J Emerg Med. 2025 Dec; 15(4):100893.. View in PubMed
• Hurting for Options: Emergency Department Utilization for Chronic Pain in a Safety-Net Hospital. Acad Emerg Med. 2025 11; 32(11):1235-1245.. View in PubMed
• Evaluation of housing status within an EMS-led leave-behind naloxone program: A retrospective analysis. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Aug; 94:232-234.. View in PubMed
• mHealth Social Support Versus Standard Support for Diabetes Management in Safety-Net Emergency Department Patients: Randomized Phase-III Trial. JMIR Diabetes. 2025 Apr 23; 10:e56934.. View in PubMed
• Implementation and Evaluation of an Automated Text Message-Based Diabetes Prevention Program for Adults With Pre-diabetes. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2024 09; 18(5):1139-1145.. View in PubMed
• Social support via Internet communication technology for diabetes self-management: a scoping review. Mhealth. 2024; 10:18.. View in PubMed
• Deaths in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention: A Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2023 update. AIMS Public Health. 2024; 11(1):223-235.. View in PubMed
• Prehospital Care for Persons Experiencing Homelessness: A Cross-Sectional Survey of the Challenges, Experiences, and Perspectives of Operational EMS Agency Medical Directors. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2024; 28(8):998-1005.. View in PubMed
• Medical Mismanagement in Southern US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention Facilities: A Thematic Analysis of Secondary Medical Records. J Immigr Minor Health. 2023 Oct; 25(5):1085-1097.. View in PubMed
• Does Housing Status Matter in Emergency Medical Services Administration of Naloxone? A Prehospital Cross-sectional Study. West J Emerg Med. 2023 09; 24(5):831-838.. View in PubMed
• 2022 consensus conference on diversity, equity, and inclusion: Developing an emergency medicine research agenda for addressing racism through health care research. Acad Emerg Med. 2023 07; 30(7):731-741.. View in PubMed
• Characteristics and Outcomes of 360 Consecutive COVID-19 Patients Discharged From the Emergency Department With Supplemental Oxygen. Ann Emerg Med. 2023 01; 81(1):14-19.. View in PubMed
• Technological Proficiencies, Engagement, and Practical Considerations for mHealth Programs at an Urban Safety-Net Hospital Emergency Departments: Data Analysis. JMIR Diabetes. 2022 Jun 06; 7(2):e23641.. View in PubMed
• Training Leaders in Trauma Resuscitation: Teacher and Learner Perspectives on Ideal Methods. West J Emerg Med. 2022 Feb 13; 23(2):192-199.. View in PubMed
• Telehealth in emergency medicine: A consensus conference to map the intersection of telehealth and emergency medicine. Acad Emerg Med. 2021 12; 28(12):1452-1474.. View in PubMed
• Mapping factors associated with deaths in immigration detention in the United States, 2011-2018: A thematic analysis. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2021 Oct; 2:100040.. View in PubMed
• The Effects of Breastfeeding on Retinoblastoma Development: Results from an International Multicenter Retinoblastoma Survey. Cancers (Basel). 2021 09 24; 13(19):4773.. View in PubMed
• Characteristics of Deaths Among Individuals in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention Facilities, 2011-2018. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 07 01; 4(7):e2116019.. View in PubMed
• Who Stayed Home Under Safer-at-Home? Impacts of COVID-19 on Volume and Patient-Mix at an Emergency Department. West J Emerg Med. 2021 Feb 08; 22(2):234-243.. View in PubMed
• Continued Trauma: A Thematic Analysis of the Asylum-Seeking Experience Under the Migrant Protection Protocols. Health Equity. 2021; 5(1):277-287.. View in PubMed
• Correction: Deaths in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention: FY2018-2020. AIMS Public Health. 2021; 8(3):499.. View in PubMed
• Deaths in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention: FY2018-2020. AIMS Public Health. 2021; 8(1):81-89.. View in PubMed
• Feasibility and Acceptability of a Text Message-Based Intervention to Reduce Overuse of Alcohol in Emergency Department Patients: Controlled Proof-of-Concept Trial. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2020 06 04; 8(6):e17557.. View in PubMed
• Penalties for Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act Violations Involving Obstetrical Emergencies. West J Emerg Med. 2020 Feb 21; 21(2):235-243.. View in PubMed
• In Reply. Acad Emerg Med. 2019 06; 26(6):707.. View in PubMed
• Design and patient characteristics of the randomized controlled trial TExT-MED + FANS A test of mHealth augmented social support added to a patient-focused text-messaging intervention for emergency department patients with poorly controlled diabetes. Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 05; 80:1-8.. View in PubMed
• Civil Monetary Penalties Resulting From Violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Involving Psychiatric Emergencies, 2002 to 2018. Acad Emerg Med. 2019 05; 26(5):470-478.. View in PubMed
• Access to care, nativity and disease management among Latinos with diabetes in a safety-net healthcare setting. AIMS Public Health. 2019; 6(4):488-501.. View in PubMed
• Perceptions of Family Among Low-Income Patients With Diabetes in a Text-Based Mobile Health Intervention. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2018 11; 12(6):1203-1210.. View in PubMed
• Using Mobile Health to Improve Social Support for Low-Income Latino Patients with Diabetes: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of the Feasibility Trial of TExT-MED + FANS. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2018 01; 20(1):39-48.. View in PubMed
• Reply: “The Time Is Now to Use Clinical Outcomes as Quality Indicators for Effective Leadership in Trauma”. West J Emerg Med. 2017 Apr; 18(3):333-4.. View in PubMed
• Exposure to and Use of Electronic Cigarettes: Does Language Matter? Ethn Dis. 2017; 27(3):217-222.. View in PubMed
• Cultural buffering as a protective factor against electronic cigarette use among Hispanic emergency department patients. Addict Behav. 2016 12; 63:155-60.. View in PubMed
• Leadership and Teamwork in Trauma and Resuscitation. West J Emerg Med. 2016 Sep; 17(5):549-56.. View in PubMed
• Describing the evolution of mobile technology usage for Latino patients and comparing findings to national mHealth estimates. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2016 09; 23(5):979-83.. View in PubMed
• Inadequate Sensitivity of Laboratory Risk Indicator to Rule Out Necrotizing Fasciitis in the Emergency Department. West J Emerg Med. 2016 May; 17(3):333-6.. View in PubMed
• Improving attendance at post-emergency department follow-up via automated text message appointment reminders: a randomized controlled trial. Acad Emerg Med. 2015 Jan; 22(1):31-7.. View in PubMed
• The Association Between Testis Cancer and Semen Abnormalities Before Orchiectomy: A Systematic Review. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2014 Dec 01; 3(4):153-159.. View in PubMed
• Trial to examine text message-based mHealth in emergency department patients with diabetes (TExT-MED): a randomized controlled trial. Ann Emerg Med. 2014 Jun; 63(6):745-54.e6.. View in PubMed
• Perceptions of successful cues to action and opportunities to augment behavioral triggers in diabetes self-management: qualitative analysis of a mobile intervention for low-income Latinos with diabetes. J Med Internet Res. 2014 Jan 29; 16(1):e25.. View in PubMed
• Gender differences in diabetes self-management: a mixed-methods analysis of a mobile health intervention for inner-city Latino patients. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2013 Jan 01; 7(1):111-8.. View in PubMed
• A retrospective evaluation of shortened-duration oral N-acetylcysteine for the treatment of acetaminophen poisoning. J Med Toxicol. 2009 Dec; 5(4):183-90.. View in PubMed

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