Harvey W. Meislin, MD, FACEP

Professor, Emergency Medicine

Additional Contact Info:

Fax: (520) 626-2455

Education:

Indiana University, 1972 (M.D.)
Harvard University, 1973 (Internship)
University of Chicago, 1973-1975 (Residency)
University of California, Los Angeles, 1976-1980

Honors and Awards:

President, American Board of Emergency Medicine 1991-1992
30th President of the American Board of Medical Specialties 2003
Fellow, American College of Emergency Physicians
Advanced Trauma Life Support instructor for the American College of Surgeons

Major Areas of Research Interest:

Emergency medical services
Trauma - including acute care, and injury prevention
Emergency medicine/clinical and basic studies of emergency patients seen through the Emergency Department

Student Opportunities Through Research:

Students can be exposed to a variety of areas affecting emergency medicine, including pre-hospital environments, ground and air ambulance services, regional and state EMS agencies, clinical and basic science research efforts, Toxicology and Poison Control Center, exposure to private and municipal ambulance agencies, opportunity to work with the Emergency Medicine Research Center.

Selected Publications:

Leikin JB, Thomas RG, Walter FG, Klein R, Meislin HW. A review of nerve agent exposure for the critical care physician. Crit Care Med. 30(10):2346-54, 2002.

Spaite DW, Karriker KJ, Seng M, Conroy C, Battaglia N, Tibbitts M, Meislin HW, Salik RM, Valenzuela TD. Increasing paramedics' comfort and knowledge about children with special health care needs. Am J Emerg Med. 18(7):747-52, 2002.

Spaite DW, Conroy C, Tibbitts M, Karriker KJ, Seng M, Battaglia N, Criss EA, Valenzuela TD, Meislin HW. Use of emergency medical services by children with special health care needs.Prehosp Emerg Care. 4(1):19-23, 2000.

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