Keck School Faculty

Implementation and Evaluation of an Automated Text Message-Based Diabetes Prevention Program for Adults With Pre-diabetes J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2023 Mar 22; 19322968231162601. . 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

Assessing the Use of Data Systems to Estimate Return-on-Investment of Behavioral Healthcare Interventions: Opportunities and Barriers J Behav Health Serv Res. 2023 01; 50(1):80-94. . View in PubMed

Effect of Prescriber Notifications of Patient's Fatal Overdose on Opioid Prescribing at 4 to 12 Months: A Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA Netw Open. 2023 01 03; 6(1):e2249877. . 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

Association of Fatal Overdose Notification Letters With Prescription of Benzodiazepines: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA Intern Med. 2022 10 01; 182(10):1099-1100. . View in PubMed

Assessment of Implicit Gender Bias During Evaluation of Procedural Competency Among Emergency Medicine Residents JAMA Netw Open. 2022 02 01; 5(2):e2147351. . View in PubMed

Trauma Computed Tomography in the Modern Era: Not Always Quick and Safe Am Surg. 2021 Dec; 87(10):1690-1695. . View in PubMed

West J Emerg Med. 2021 Feb 08; 22(2):234-243. . View in PubMed

Severe sepsis and septic shock in patients transported by prehospital services versus walk in patients to the emergency department Am J Emerg Med. 2021 07; 45:173-178. . View in PubMed

Association Between Race/Ethnicity and Disparities in Health Care Use Before First-Episode Psychosis Among Privately Insured Young Patients JAMA Psychiatry. 2021 03 01; 78(3):311-319. . 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

National trends in mental health-related emergency department visits by children and adults, 2009-2015 Am J Emerg Med. 2020 12; 38(12):2536-2544. . View in PubMed

Opioid prescribing patterns in emergency departments and future opioid use in adolescent patients Am J Emerg Med. 2020 11; 38(11):2297-2302. . View in PubMed

The Association Between Hospital Characteristics and Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act Citation Events Med Care. 2020 09; 58(9):793-799. . View in PubMed

Discontinuing involuntary mental health holds for children: Does psychiatrist specialty matter? A pilot study. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 04; 38(4):702-708.. View in PubMed

Organizational factors associated with practitioners' support for treatment of opioid use disorder in the emergency department Addict Behav. 2020 03; 102:106197. . 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

Adolescents' Willingness to Commit to Safe Use and Disposal of Prescription Opioids Subst Use Misuse. 2020; 55(6):1031-1033. . View in PubMed

Involving end-users in the design of an audit and feedback intervention in the emergency department setting - a mixed methods study BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Apr 29; 19(1):270. . View in PubMed

Prescription Opioid Use in General and Pediatric Emergency Departments Pediatrics. 2019 11; 144(5). . View in PubMed

Association of age and opioid use for adolescents and young adults in community emergency departments Am J Emerg Med. 2019 08; 37(8):1397-1403. . View in PubMed

In Reply Acad Emerg Med. 2019 06; 26(6):707. . 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

Association between maternal serious mental illness and adverse birth outcomes J Perinatol. 2019 05; 39(5):737-745. . 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

Sepsis Bundle Adherence Is Associated with Improved Survival in Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock West J Emerg Med. 2018 Sep; 19(5):774-781. . View in PubMed

Reduction of Parenteral Opioid Use in Community Emergency Departments Following Implementation of Treatment Guidelines Acad Emerg Med. 2018 Mar 01. . 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

Emergency Physician Risk Estimates and Admission Decisions for Chest Pain: A Web-Based Scenario Study Ann Emerg Med. 2018 11; 72(5):511-522. . View in PubMed

Emergency Department Contribution to the Prescription Opioid EpidemicAnn Emerg Med. 2018 06; 71(6):659-667. e3. . 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

Opioid prescribing decreases after learning of a patient's fatal overdose Science. 2018 08 10; 361(6402):588-590. . View in PubMed

Satisfaction with care after reducing opioids for chronic pain Am J Manag Care. 2018 06 01; 24(6):e196-e199. . View in PubMed

Shared Decisionmaking in the Emergency Department: A Guiding Framework for Clinicians Ann Emerg Med. 2017 Nov; 70(5):688-695. . View in PubMed

HIV Prevention and Treatment: The Evolving Role of the Emergency DepartmentAnn Emerg Med. 2017 Oct; 70(4):562-572. e3. . View in PubMed

Individual Physician Penalties Resulting From Violation of Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act: A Review of Office of the Inspector General Patient Dumping Settlements, 2002-2015 Acad Emerg Med. 2017 Apr; 24(4):442-446. . 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

J Emerg Med. 2017 Mar; 52(3):332-340. . View in PubMed

Enforcement of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, 2005 to 2014Ann Emerg Med. 2017 Feb; 69(2):155-162. e1. . View in PubMed

Success of ultrasound-guided versus landmark-guided arthrocentesis of hip, ankle, and wrist in a cadaver model Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Feb; 35(2):240-244. . View in PubMed

Exposure to and Use of Electronic Cigarettes: Does Language Matter? Ethn Dis. 2017; 27(3):217-222.. View in PubMed

Opioid Prescribing by Emergency Physicians and Risk of Long-Term Use N Engl J Med. 2017 05 11; 376(19):1895. . View in PubMed

Leadership and Teamwork in Trauma and Resuscitation West J Emerg Med. 2016 Sep; 17(5):549-56. . View in PubMed

Increased 30-Day Emergency Department Revisits Among Homeless Patients with Mental Health Conditions West J Emerg Med. 2016 Sep; 17(5):607-12. . View in PubMed

Re: "A National Evaluation of the Scholarly Activity Requirement in Residency Programs: A Survey of Emergency Medicine Program Directors" Acad Emerg Med. 2016 Apr; 23(4):511-2. . View in PubMed

Moving Beyond Screening: How Emergency Departments Can Help Extinguish the HIV/AIDS Epidemic West J Emerg Med. 2016 Mar; 17(2):135-8. . 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

High Feasibility of Empiric HIV Treatment for Patients With Suspected Acute HIV in an Emergency Department J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 07 01; 72(3):242-5. . View in PubMed

The Absence of Gallstones on Point-of-Care Ultrasound Rules Out Acute Cholecystitis J Emerg Med. 2015 Oct; 49(4):475-80. . 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

Woman with bleeding lesion on her backCongenital melanocytic nevus. Ann Emerg Med. 2014 Jul; 64(1):95100. . View in PubMed

Trial to examine text message-based mHealth in emergency department patients with diabetes (TExT-MED): a randomized controlled trialAnn Emerg Med. 2014 Jun; 63(6):745-54. e6. . View in PubMed

Clinical utility of screening laboratory tests in pediatric psychiatric patients presenting to the emergency department for medical clearanceAnn Emerg Med. 2014 Jun; 63(6):666-75. e3. . View in PubMed

National differences between ED and ambulatory visits for suicidal ideation and attempts and depression Am J Emerg Med. 2014 May; 32(5):443-7. . View in PubMed

A randomized, controlled trial of oral versus intravenous fluids for lowering blood glucose in emergency department patients with hyperglycemia CJEM. 2014 May; 16(3):214-9. . View in PubMed

Patient impression and satisfaction of a self-administered, automated medical history-taking device in the Emergency Department West J Emerg Med. 2014 Feb; 15(1):35-40. . 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

Improving telephone follow-up for patients discharged from the emergency department: results of a randomized controlled trial Acad Emerg Med. 2013 May; 20(5):456-62. . View in PubMed

Financial implications for physicians accepting higher level of care transfers West J Emerg Med. 2013 May; 14(3):227-32. . View in PubMed

Emergency medical services out-of-hospital scene and transport times and their association with mortality in trauma patients presenting to an urban Level I trauma center Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Feb; 61(2):167-74. . View in PubMed

Psychiatric patient disposition agreement between the emergency physician and the psychiatry consultant Crisis. 2013 Jan 01; 34(5):354-62. . 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

Fragile health status of Latino patients with diabetes seen in the emergency department of an urban, safety-net hospital Ethn Dis. 2013; 23(1):49-55. . View in PubMed

Trends in diabetes-related visits to US EDs from 1997 to 2007 Am J Emerg Med. 2012 Jun; 30(5):754-8. . View in PubMed

A mobile health intervention for inner city patients with poorly controlled diabetes: proof-of-concept of the TExT-MED program Diabetes Technol Ther. 2012 Jun; 14(6):492-6. . View in PubMed

Prevalence of hypokalemia in ED patients with diabetic ketoacidosis Am J Emerg Med. 2012 Mar; 30(3):481-4. . View in PubMed

Point-of-care beta-hydroxybutyrate testing for assessing diabetic ketoacidosis severity prior to treatment in the emergency department Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2011 Dec; 94(3):e86-8. . View in PubMed

Diagnostic accuracy of venous blood gas electrolytes for identifying diabetic ketoacidosis in the emergency department Acad Emerg Med. 2011 Oct; 18(10):1105-8. . View in PubMed

Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Oct; 58(4):383-94. . View in PubMed

Procedural sedation: is two better than one? Ann Emerg Med. 2011 May; 57(5):442-3.. View in PubMed

Test characteristics of urine dipstick for identifying renal insufficiency in patients with diabetes West J Emerg Med. 2011 May; 12(2):250-3. . View in PubMed

Prospective randomized crossover study of simulation vsdidactics for teaching medical students the assessment and management of critically ill patients. J Emerg Med. 2011 Apr; 40(4):448-55. . View in PubMed

Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care testing for diabetic ketoacidosis at emergency-department triage: {beta}-hydroxybutyrate versus the urine dipstick Diabetes Care. 2011 Apr; 34(4):852-4. . View in PubMed

Prevalence of undiagnosed and suboptimally controlled diabetes by point-of-care HbA1C in unselected emergency department patients Acad Emerg Med. 2011 Mar; 18(3):326-9. . View in PubMed

Diabetes knowledge in predominantly Latino patients and family caregivers in an urban emergency department Ethn Dis. 2011; 21(1):1-6. . View in PubMed

Prevalence, health and demographics of emergency department patients with diabetes West J Emerg Med. 2010 Dec; 11(5):419-22. . View in PubMed

Assessment of risk tolerance for adverse events in emergency department chest pain patients: a pilot study J Emerg Med. 2010 Aug; 39(2):247-52. . View in PubMed

A prospective evaluation of emergency department bedside ultrasonography for the detection of acute cholecystitis Ann Emerg Med. 2010 Aug; 56(2):114-22. . View in PubMed

Trends in midlevel provider utilization in emergency departments from 1997 to 2006 Acad Emerg Med. 2009 Oct; 16(10):963-9. . View in PubMed

Factors associated with complications in older adults with isolated blunt chest trauma West J Emerg Med. 2009 May; 10(2):79-84. . View in PubMed

Annals of Emergency Medicine Journal ClubRisk prediction with procalcitonin and clinical rules in community-acquired pneumonia answers to the July 2008 Journal Club questions. Ann Emerg Med. 2008 Dec; 52(6):754-63. . View in PubMed

Annals of Emergency Medicine Journal ClubRisk prediction with procalcitonin and clinical rules in community-acquired pneumonia. Ann Emerg Med. 2008 Jul; 52(1):59-60. . View in PubMed

On-call specialists and higher level of care transfers in California emergency departments Acad Emerg Med. 2008 Apr; 15(4):329-36. . View in PubMed

Giant cell arteritis in association with cerebral amyloid angiopathy: immunohistochemical and molecular studies Hum Pathol. 1997 Nov; 28(11):1237-46. . View in PubMed

Tissue and cell-type specific expression of the tuberous sclerosis gene, TSC2, in human tissues Mod Pathol. 1996 Nov; 9(11):1071-80. . View in PubMed

Localization of tuberous sclerosis 2 mRNA and its protein product tuberin in normal human brain and in cerebral lesions of patients with tuberous sclerosis Brain Pathol. 1996 Oct; 6(4):367-75. . View in PubMed

The role of point-of-care ß-hydroxybutyrate testing in the diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis: a review Hosp Pract (1995). 2012 Apr; 40(2):73-8. . View in PubMed