Grantees 1999-2000

Center of Excellence

James J. Menegazzi, PhD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
$250,000 over 3 years Electocardiograph Waveform-Guided Defibrillation and Neuroprotective Resuscitation after Prolonged Cardiac Arrest
Underwriter: Genentech, Inc.

Career Development

David Magid, MD, MPH
UCHSC Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics
$50,000
ED Visits as a Marker for Sub-optimal Asthma Primary Care
Underwriter: Eli Lilly and Company

John G. Younger, MD, MS
University of Michigan
$46,083
Interleukin-8 Ligand-Receptor Kinetics During Partial Liquid Ventilation
Underwriter: Rhone-Poulenc Rorer

Research Fellowship

Kathryn Craig, MD
University of Michigan Medical Center
$35,000
Complement Expression by Rabbit Heart Following Hemorrhagic Shock and Resuscitation

James D. Martin, MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
$35,000
Brain Calpain Activity Following Transient Global Ischemia
Underwriter: EmCare, Inc.

Christopher A. Lipinski, MD
Wayne State University
$35,000
Brain Ischemia and Reperfusion: Identification of eIF2a Kinases
Underwriter: SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals

Ashok K. Subramanian, MD
Wayne State University
$35,000
Identification of Neuronal eIFa Kinases by Antisense Strategies

Established Investigator

Brian J. O'Neil, MD, FACEP
Detroit Receiving Hospital
$50,000
Effect of FK-506 on Post-Ischemic Brain eIF2-alpha Phosphorylation and Protein Synthesis

Resident Research

Robert H. Birkhahn, MD
New York Methodist Hospital
$4,805
The Utility of Serum Markers of Smooth Muscle Destruction in Predicting Ectopic Pregnancy
Underwriter: Bristol-Myers Squibb

Jon A. Buras, MD, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
$5,000
Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Cell Adhesion Molecule Expression in Myocardial Ischemia
Underwriter: Bristol-Myers Squibb

Matthew T. Keadey, MD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
$5,000
Hemoglobin Bovine-Oxygen Carrier Versus 3% Hetastarch in the Treatment of Severe Uncontrolled Hemorrhagic Shock
Underwriter: Bristol-Myers Squibb

Gene Ma, MD
University of California, San Diego
$4,804.54
Using Ultrasound to Assist and Verify Endotracheal Intubation
Underwriter: Bristol-Myers Squibb

Allen Smolenski, MD, MBA
MetroHealth Medical Center
$5,000
Effect of Physician Directed Education and Bicycle Helmet Giveaway Program on Bicycle Helmet Usage and Attitudes Among a Diverse Population of Elementary School Aged Children
Underwriter: Emergency Medicine Residents' Association

Riggs Family/EMF Health Policy

Evaline A. Alessandrini, MD
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Emergency Medicine
$49,771
Predicting Emergency Department Use in Medicaid Enrolled Newborns

EMF/SAEM Medical Student Research

Wende Reenstra-Buras, PhD - William Spivey Grant Recipient
Boston University
$2,400
Role of Hyperbaric Oxygen in Diabetic Wound Healing

Melissa J. Lynch
Thomas Jefferson University
$2,400
Serum Nitric Oxide Levels in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Acute Asthma

Caitlin Reed
Massachusetts General Hospital
$2,400
Prevalence and Understanding of Asthma Action Plans Among Emergency Department Patients

Benjamin Sun
Brigham and Women's Hospital
$2,400
Determinants of Emergency Care Satisfaction and Willingness to Return

EMF/SAEM Innovation in Medical Education

Richard Levitan, MD, FACEP
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
$4,960
The Use of Videoimaging to Evaluate External Laryngeal Manipulation and Improve Airway Visualization During Endotracheal Intubation

EMF/ENAF Team

Janet Alteveer, MD, FACEP and Denise Viscuso, RN
The Cooper Health System
$10,000
Colposcopy and Genital Trauma in the Sexual Assault Evidentiary Examination

Alan B. Storrow, MD, FACEP and Catherine A. Hamilton, RN, MPH
University of Cincinnati
$10,000
The Use of an Emergency-Based Observation Unit to Identify a

Creativity & Innovation in Emergency Medicine

Aaron Hexdall, MD
Emergency Care Institute, New York University
$5,000
The Incidence and Severity of Laboratory Thiamine Deficiency in Emergency Department Patients