Full-Time Core Faculty
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Gene
Kallsen, MD, FACEP
Chairman
Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: University of Minnesota
EM Residency: UCSF Fresno
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
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James
Comes, MD, FACEP
Program Director
Associate Clinical Professor of EmergencyMedicine, UCSF
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
EM Residency: UCSF Fresno
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
Biography
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Herbert
Bivins, MD
Assistant Program Director
Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: UCLA
EM Residency: UCSF Fresno
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine |
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Marc
Shalit, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Associate EMS Medical Director
Medical Director, Parkmedic Program
Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: UCSF
EM Residency: UCSF Fresno
Board Certification: EM and Internal Medicine
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Greg
Hendey, MD, FACEP
Vice Chair and Research Director
Medical Director, American Ambulance and SkyLife
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: Vanderbilt
EM Residency: UCLA
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
Biography
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Jim
Andrews, MD, FACEP
EMS Medical Director
Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: University of Illinois
EM Residency: UCSF Fresno
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
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Carolyn
Chooljian, MD
Director, Emergency Ultrasonography
Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: USC
EM Residency: Loma Linda University
Fellowship: Critical Care Transport, Stanford
Board Certification: EM and Internal Medicine |
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Geoff
Stroh, MD
Associate EMS Medical Director
Co-Medical Director, Parkmedic Program
Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: University of Miami
EM Residency: UCSF Fresno
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
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Lori
Weichenthal, MD
Associate Residency Director, UCSF Fresno
Fellowship Director, Wilderness Medicine/EMS
Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: UCSF
EM Residency: UCSF Fresno
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
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Michael
Burg, MD, FACEP
Founder & Chair, ACEP Section of Medical Humanities
Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: Yale University
EM residency: Harbor-UCLA
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
Biography
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Brian
Chinnock, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: University of Arizona
EM Residency: UCSF Fresno
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
Biography
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Manon Kwon, MD Medical Student Clerkship Director
Director of the Clinical Skills Lab
Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
EM Residency: The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
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Saleen Manternach, MD
Clinical Instructor, UCSF
Base Hospital EMS Medical Director
Medical School: Loyola University of Chicago
EM Residency: UCSF Fresno
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
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Sarge Takhar, MD
Clinical Instructor, UCSF
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
EM Residency: UCLA/Olive View
IM Residency: UCLA
Fellowship: Infectious Disease, UCLA
Board Certification: EM and Internal Medicine;
Infectious Disease eligible
Biography
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Janak Acharya, MD
Clinical Instructor, UCSF
Medical School: Arizona
EM Residency: UCLA
Board Certification: EM Eligible
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Rimon Bengiamin, MD
Clinical Instructor, UCSF
Medical School: North Dakota
EM Residency: Hennepin County
Board Certification: EM Eligible
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Stuart Maxwell, MD
Clinical Instructor, UCSF
Medical School: Indiana
EM Residency: University of Rochester
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine |
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Harold Edward Lowder, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
EM Residency: USC Medical Center
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine |
Part-Time Clinical Faculty
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Michael Habibe, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
Medical School: F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine (Uniformed Services)
EM Residency: Naval Medical Center, San Diego
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
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Hoori
Hovanessian, MD, FACEP
Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: USC
EM Residency: UCSF Fresno
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
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Jerry Jacobsen, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: University of Iowa
EM Residency: UCSF Fresno
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
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Anurag Jindal, MD
Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: Pt Bhagwat Dayal Sharma
EM Residency: UCSF Fresno
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
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Brian Koch, MD
Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
EM Residency: UCSF Fresno
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
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Matthew Lewin, MD, PhD
Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: University of Texas, Houston
EM Residency: UCSF Fresno
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
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Dan
Liao, MD
Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia
EM Residency: UCSF Fresno
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
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Mark Maertins, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF
Medical School: Creighton University
EM Residency: UCSF Fresno
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
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Michael McCullough, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
Medical School: UCSF
EM Residency: Stanford University
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
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Sarah McCullough, MD
Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: University of North Dakota
EM Residency: UCSF Fresno
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
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Tania Robertson, MD
Clinical Instructor, UCSF
Medical School: UC San Diego
EM Residency: UCSF Fresno
Board Certification: EM Eligible
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Raymond Stillwell, MD
Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: USC
EM Residency: UCSF Fresno
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
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Tom Utecht, MD, FACEP
Senior VP, Chief Quality Officer, CRMC
Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: UCLA
EM Residency: UCSF Fresno
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine |
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Susan Woodmansee, MD
Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
EM Residency: UCSF Fresno
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
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The Emergency Department has a total of 18 full-time core faculty. All attendings are residency trained and board certified/eligible in Emergency Medicine, and several have additional training and certifications. The staff act in multiple roles according to the needs of the situation, including housestaff supervision, bedside teaching, administration, and patient care. In general, one-half of each faculty member's hours per week are scheduled as clinical time. All faculty are actively involved with the educational program and serve on many hospital, state, and national committees. We currently have 56 hours of faculty coverage in the Emergency Department for active clinical supervisory and teaching purposes, with 14 hours of triple coverage.
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