Dr. Eydelman Wins SCCM Award
25 January 2015






Congratulations to Las Vegas EM PGY2 resident Leon Eydelman, M.D. for winning an award for his research! Dr. Eydelman won the Emergency Medicine Section Travel Grant to attend the Society for Critical Care Medicine Annual Congress for his study Sedation and/or Analgesia Following Emergency Department Endotracheal Intubation. Click on the image of his poster to read more.

"The World's Toughest Medical Team"
15-16 November 2014

Las Vegas EM continues to make a name for itself in the realm of event medicine and mass-gathering medicine. This weekend, multiple EM residents and ED nurses, under the direction of attending Chris Krall, M.D., provided care for participants of The World's Toughest Mudder extreme endurance event. The medical tent was staffed for 30 continuous hours and the staff was responsible for treating illness and injury as well as assessing each participant's safety to continue the grueling 24-hour event. The weather took a turn for the worse on Saturday night (check out the amazing video here) and many participants were treated for dehydration and hypothermia as well.

Las Vegas EM at the LV Marathon
16 November 2014

Whether participating as runners, or staffing the medical tents, Las Vegas EM has been heavily represented at another Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon. Our physicians have provided medical support for the Las Vegas Marathon for the past several years, under the direction of Christian Young, M.D., EM faculty and residents have the opportunity to serve as medical team volunteers in the on-site medical tents, where they provide immediate care to runners and determine whether transport to an emergency department will be necessary. This is one of the largest marathons in the country and provides experience with the out-of-hospital management of a unique patient population.

Dr. McCourt Wins Prestigious Award
16 October 2014

Dr. J.D. McCourt will be one of the five recipients of the 3rd annual Inspired Excellence in Healthcare Awards. Dr. McCourt is the Vice-Chair for Clinical Operations and the Medical Director for UMC's Adult Emergency Department. Dr. McCourt is one of the pioneer emergency physicians who helped create Nevada’s first and only emergency medicine residency program, graduating more than 50 board certified emergency physicians to date. Dr. McCourt inspires excellence because he leads, educates and impassions those who follow in his footsteps, exemplifying that treatment through compassion and dignity from those on the front lines of medical care in emergency medicine can have the greatest impact on a patient’s treatment and ultimate outcome.

"Siren's Song"
10 October 2014


Las Vegas EM PGY-3 resident Meaghan Mercer, D.O. featured in the "Change of Shift" section of Annals of Emergency Medicine this month. Check out her piece here:  http://www.annemergmed.com/article/S0196-0644(14)00391-6/fulltext

Congratulations Class of 2014!!
21 June 2014

CONGRATULATIONS to the Las Vegas EM class of 2014!! On Saturday night we graduated our 6th class during the annual graduation ceremony and awards banquet at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. We are very proud of this class and all that they have accomplished in the past 3 years! Look out for these 8 outstanding emergency physicians as we are confident they will do great things. The 2014 class page will soon be updated to show where each resident will be working. Check out the awards from the night:

Resident of the Year: 
Shadi Lahham, MD
Pediatrics Resident of the Year: 
Steven Elsbecker, DO
Nellis AFB Resident of the Year: 
Adam Berkovits, DO
Research Resident of the Year:
Adam Berkovits, DO
Resident of the Year (Nurses Vote):
Steven Elsbecker, DO
Intern of the Year:
Sean Weaver, DO

Core Faculty of the Year:
Ketan Patel, MD
Clinical Faculty of the Year:
Devon Moore, MD
Pediatrics Faculty of the Year:
David Nelson, MD
Nellis AFB Faculty of the Year:
Joseph Sontgerath, MD

May S.O.T.M.
7 May 2014

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A 57-year-old man was brought in by EMS after having a witnessed “seizure.”  The patient was walking down the street when, all of the sudden, he collapsed and hit the back of his head on the concrete.  He had brief full body convulsions.   He said that he had had some seizures as a child but had not had any in many years.  He had no history of syncope.  Vital signs were normal and the physical exam was otherwise normal except for a small occipital hematoma. Evaluation in the emergency department included CBC, chemistries, CT brain, and CT C-spine, all of which were unremarkable. This patient was evaluated by emergency medicine resident Dr. Curtis Waite (PGY-2), and attending Dr. Amy Urban.  They were concerned that what was being called a seizure may have actually represented syncope.  They ordered an EKG. 


Visit our FOAMed Blog Page for a more detailed description of the case with teaching point!

Dr. Berkeley Wins AAEM Award
26 April 2014

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Program Director Ross Berkeley, MD, FAAEM, FACEP wins a 2013 AAEM Mitchell Goldman Service Award which is given to individuals who made an outstanding contribution by supporting AAEMs educational mission by teaching at oral boards review courses. Dr. Berkeley brings this expertise to the residency by designing an outstanding mock oral boards program!

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21 January 2015

9:00a - ACES - Dr. Nelson
10:00a - Case Conference - Dr. Milligan
11:00a - Amazing EM - Dr. Patel
1:00p - Ultrasound - Dr. Baydoun
2:00p - Bonus EMS Lecture - Dr. Galster
2:30p - EKG Rounds - Chief Resident
28 January 2015
8:00a - Case Conference - Dr. Waite
9:00a - All You Can Learn - Dr. McCourt
10:00a - Research - Dr. Slattery
11:00a - Journal Club

4 February 2015
8:00a - ACES - Dr. Nelson
9:00a - Peds EM - Dr. Nelson
10:00a - EMS - Dr. Holtz
11:00a - Rad Rounds - spine - Dr. Mercer
12:00 - Resident and committee meetings

                                   11 February 2015
8:00a - 1:00p - CORE CONTENT REVIEW
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