UCSF Department of Emergency Medicine
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The official account of the Department of Emergency Medicine at
the University of California, San Francisco.
Department Chair: Peter Sokolove, MD, FACEP
the University of California, San Francisco.
Department Chair: Peter Sokolove, MD, FACEP
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Save the Date!🗓️
Our annual CME conference returns to Honolulu March 10 – 14, 2026.
Join us to enhance your practice in paradise with our world-class speakers and hands-on learning labs (EKG, ultrasound, airway). Registration is now open: direc.to/niVw
#HREMHawaii2026
Our annual CME conference returns to Honolulu March 10 – 14, 2026.
Join us to enhance your practice in paradise with our world-class speakers and hands-on learning labs (EKG, ultrasound, airway). Registration is now open: direc.to/niVw
#HREMHawaii2026
High Risk Emergency Medicine Hawaii's 2026 agenda is now live, featuring:
🌴High-impact sessions with world-class speakers – Drs. William (Bill) Brady, Diane Birnbaumer, Michelle Lin + more!
🌴Hands-on labs (EKG, ultrasound, airway)
🌴Daily Q&A sessions
Register now for early-bird rates: direc.to/niVw
🌴High-impact sessions with world-class speakers – Drs. William (Bill) Brady, Diane Birnbaumer, Michelle Lin + more!
🌴Hands-on labs (EKG, ultrasound, airway)
🌴Daily Q&A sessions
Register now for early-bird rates: direc.to/niVw
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
High Risk Emergency Medicine Hawaii's 2026 agenda is now live, featuring:
🌴High-impact sessions with world-class speakers – Drs. William (Bill) Brady, Diane Birnbaumer, Michelle Lin + more!
🌴Hands-on labs (EKG, ultrasound, airway)
🌴Daily Q&A sessions
Register now for early-bird rates: direc.to/niVw
🌴High-impact sessions with world-class speakers – Drs. William (Bill) Brady, Diane Birnbaumer, Michelle Lin + more!
🌴Hands-on labs (EKG, ultrasound, airway)
🌴Daily Q&A sessions
Register now for early-bird rates: direc.to/niVw
We are thrilled to announce that Mimi Lu, MD, is the recipient of the UCSF School of Medicine's 2024-2025 Henry J. Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching for Excellence in the Ambulatory Care Setting! These awards are significant because only medical students and residents can nominate faculty.
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
We are thrilled to announce that Mimi Lu, MD, is the recipient of the UCSF School of Medicine's 2024-2025 Henry J. Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching for Excellence in the Ambulatory Care Setting! These awards are significant because only medical students and residents can nominate faculty.
We’re proud to celebrate Emergency Nurses Week and our nursing partners, who are such an essential part of our emergency and pediatric emergency teams.
Thank you to our nursing colleagues for all you do! 💙
Thank you to our nursing colleagues for all you do! 💙
October 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
We’re proud to celebrate Emergency Nurses Week and our nursing partners, who are such an essential part of our emergency and pediatric emergency teams.
Thank you to our nursing colleagues for all you do! 💙
Thank you to our nursing colleagues for all you do! 💙
✨ The ACEP Scientific Assembly is a highlight of every year, and 2025 was no exception. From national awards to presentations on topics ranging from clinical practice to systems innovation, ACEP25 was full of activity for our department: emergency.ucsf.edu/news/uc-san-...
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October 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
✨ The ACEP Scientific Assembly is a highlight of every year, and 2025 was no exception. From national awards to presentations on topics ranging from clinical practice to systems innovation, ACEP25 was full of activity for our department: emergency.ucsf.edu/news/uc-san-...
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We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Aaron Kornblith (@AaronKornblith) has been named the inaugural appointee of the Michael L. Callaham, MD, Endowed Professorship in Emergency Medicine! 🩺
Learn more about Dr. Kornblith and the Endowed Professorship: emergency.ucsf.edu/news/dr-aaro...
Learn more about Dr. Kornblith and the Endowed Professorship: emergency.ucsf.edu/news/dr-aaro...
Dr. Aaron Kornblith Named Inaugural Appointee, Michael L. Callaham, MD, Endowed Professorship in Emergency Medicine
The UC San Francisco Department of Emergency Medicine is pleased to announce that Aaron Kornblith, MD, MS, has been named the inaugural appointee of the Michael L. Callaham, MD, Endowed Professorship ...
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September 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Aaron Kornblith (@AaronKornblith) has been named the inaugural appointee of the Michael L. Callaham, MD, Endowed Professorship in Emergency Medicine! 🩺
Learn more about Dr. Kornblith and the Endowed Professorship: emergency.ucsf.edu/news/dr-aaro...
Learn more about Dr. Kornblith and the Endowed Professorship: emergency.ucsf.edu/news/dr-aaro...
Drs. Shruti Kant and Evelyn Porter (pictured below, from left) are the recipients of the California Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians' 2025 Education Award and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Award, respectively.
Thank you, @californiaacep.bsky.social! 💫
Thank you, @californiaacep.bsky.social! 💫
September 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Drs. Shruti Kant and Evelyn Porter (pictured below, from left) are the recipients of the California Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians' 2025 Education Award and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Award, respectively.
Thank you, @californiaacep.bsky.social! 💫
Thank you, @californiaacep.bsky.social! 💫
This week, we’re proud to celebrate National APP Week and the advanced practice providers (APPs) essential to our emergency care!
Our APPs bring a powerful combination of clinical expertise, compassion, and collaboration to our sites, helping us care more nimbly for every patient.
Our APPs bring a powerful combination of clinical expertise, compassion, and collaboration to our sites, helping us care more nimbly for every patient.
September 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This week, we’re proud to celebrate National APP Week and the advanced practice providers (APPs) essential to our emergency care!
Our APPs bring a powerful combination of clinical expertise, compassion, and collaboration to our sites, helping us care more nimbly for every patient.
Our APPs bring a powerful combination of clinical expertise, compassion, and collaboration to our sites, helping us care more nimbly for every patient.
⭐️Congratulations to Dr. Starr Knight for being named ACEP's Outstanding Speaker of the Year!⭐️
This award honors “a single faculty member who has consistently demonstrated teaching excellence through performance, versatility, and dependability during ACEP educational meetings throughout the year."
This award honors “a single faculty member who has consistently demonstrated teaching excellence through performance, versatility, and dependability during ACEP educational meetings throughout the year."
September 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
⭐️Congratulations to Dr. Starr Knight for being named ACEP's Outstanding Speaker of the Year!⭐️
This award honors “a single faculty member who has consistently demonstrated teaching excellence through performance, versatility, and dependability during ACEP educational meetings throughout the year."
This award honors “a single faculty member who has consistently demonstrated teaching excellence through performance, versatility, and dependability during ACEP educational meetings throughout the year."
💡🏥Did you know September is National Preparedness Month?
As one of 14 Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN) hub sites, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals is spearheading efforts to ensure kids’ needs are prioritized in emergencies and disasters.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/NatlPreparednessMonth
As one of 14 Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN) hub sites, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals is spearheading efforts to ensure kids’ needs are prioritized in emergencies and disasters.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/NatlPreparednessMonth
September 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
💡🏥Did you know September is National Preparedness Month?
As one of 14 Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN) hub sites, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals is spearheading efforts to ensure kids’ needs are prioritized in emergencies and disasters.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/NatlPreparednessMonth
As one of 14 Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN) hub sites, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals is spearheading efforts to ensure kids’ needs are prioritized in emergencies and disasters.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/NatlPreparednessMonth
⭐️Twenty members of our department have been recognized for their outstanding contributions to teaching and mentorship through a mix of awards and acceptance into The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators' Class of 2025!⭐️
Read: tiny.ucsf.edu/oxY11N
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Read: tiny.ucsf.edu/oxY11N
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September 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
⭐️Twenty members of our department have been recognized for their outstanding contributions to teaching and mentorship through a mix of awards and acceptance into The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators' Class of 2025!⭐️
Read: tiny.ucsf.edu/oxY11N
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Read: tiny.ucsf.edu/oxY11N
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UCSF's scientific research drives some of the most advanced health care in the nation. But did you know that it also drives the economy, supporting over 328,000 jobs in the region? #StandUpforUC tiny.ucsf.edu/SavingLivesW...
Source: Advocacy nonprofit Biocom California
Source: Advocacy nonprofit Biocom California
September 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
UCSF's scientific research drives some of the most advanced health care in the nation. But did you know that it also drives the economy, supporting over 328,000 jobs in the region? #StandUpforUC tiny.ucsf.edu/SavingLivesW...
Source: Advocacy nonprofit Biocom California
Source: Advocacy nonprofit Biocom California
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Our Bayfront Medical Building at Mission Bay opened to patients one year ago, expanding access to outpatient care in SF’s southern neighborhoods. After a year, “we’re delighted to see how this care center has been embraced by our community,” UCSF’s Dr. Inga Lennes says. https://ucsfh.org/3HRfm95
UCSF Bayfront Medical Building Had 129k Patient Visits in First Year
The UCSF Bayfront Medical Building hit its one-year mark on August 27, 2025. Since then, it has received 129,000 patient visits.
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August 28, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Our Bayfront Medical Building at Mission Bay opened to patients one year ago, expanding access to outpatient care in SF’s southern neighborhoods. After a year, “we’re delighted to see how this care center has been embraced by our community,” UCSF’s Dr. Inga Lennes says. https://ucsfh.org/3HRfm95
Save the Date!🗓️
Our annual CME conference returns to Honolulu March 10 – 14, 2026.
Join us to enhance your practice in paradise with our world-class speakers and hands-on learning labs (EKG, ultrasound, airway). Registration is now open: direc.to/niVw
#HREMHawaii2026
Our annual CME conference returns to Honolulu March 10 – 14, 2026.
Join us to enhance your practice in paradise with our world-class speakers and hands-on learning labs (EKG, ultrasound, airway). Registration is now open: direc.to/niVw
#HREMHawaii2026
September 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Save the Date!🗓️
Our annual CME conference returns to Honolulu March 10 – 14, 2026.
Join us to enhance your practice in paradise with our world-class speakers and hands-on learning labs (EKG, ultrasound, airway). Registration is now open: direc.to/niVw
#HREMHawaii2026
Our annual CME conference returns to Honolulu March 10 – 14, 2026.
Join us to enhance your practice in paradise with our world-class speakers and hands-on learning labs (EKG, ultrasound, airway). Registration is now open: direc.to/niVw
#HREMHawaii2026
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Exciting news! For the third year in a row, we've earned a five ⭐ rating for hospital quality from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)! We're proud to be in the 10% of hospitals nationwide to receive the highest rating! https://ucsfh.org/4mTxi1C
UCSF Health Top Rated for Overall Quality for Third Year in a Row
For the third year in a row, UCSF Medical Center has earned a five-star rating for overall hospital quality from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
ucsfh.org
August 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Exciting news! For the third year in a row, we've earned a five ⭐ rating for hospital quality from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)! We're proud to be in the 10% of hospitals nationwide to receive the highest rating! https://ucsfh.org/4mTxi1C
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Not only does UCSF's NIH-funded research advance health care and improve patients' lives, it has an estimated $18.7B ripple effect on the economy. The result is more innovative startups, more jobs, and stronger companies that hire workers nationwide. tiny.ucsf.edu/SavingLivesW...
August 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Not only does UCSF's NIH-funded research advance health care and improve patients' lives, it has an estimated $18.7B ripple effect on the economy. The result is more innovative startups, more jobs, and stronger companies that hire workers nationwide. tiny.ucsf.edu/SavingLivesW...
We are thrilled to announce that Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine Dr. Jeanne Noble will be inducted into The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators in September. This honor recognizes an educator’s commitment to advancing educational excellence.
August 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
We are thrilled to announce that Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine Dr. Jeanne Noble will be inducted into The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators in September. This honor recognizes an educator’s commitment to advancing educational excellence.
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From COVID to Mpox, E*Drive kept EDs in the know and on the go! Learn more on how it can prepare us for future epidemics at annemergmed.com
#EM #EMDocs #FOAMed #MedED #COVID #MPOX #CDC #InfectiousDisease #PublicHealth
#innovation #digitalhealth #pandemic #MedTwitter
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#EM #EMDocs #FOAMed #MedED #COVID #MPOX #CDC #InfectiousDisease #PublicHealth
#innovation #digitalhealth #pandemic #MedTwitter
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August 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
From COVID to Mpox, E*Drive kept EDs in the know and on the go! Learn more on how it can prepare us for future epidemics at annemergmed.com
#EM #EMDocs #FOAMed #MedED #COVID #MPOX #CDC #InfectiousDisease #PublicHealth
#innovation #digitalhealth #pandemic #MedTwitter
@ucsfdeptofem.bsky.social
#EM #EMDocs #FOAMed #MedED #COVID #MPOX #CDC #InfectiousDisease #PublicHealth
#innovation #digitalhealth #pandemic #MedTwitter
@ucsfdeptofem.bsky.social
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👏 The rankings are in! We’re proud to be among the nation’s #BestHospitals — and the No. 1 hospital in California and San Francisco, according to @usnews.com! 🎉
UCSF Health Ranks Among Nation's Best for 2025-26
U.S. News & World Report ranked UCSF No. 1 in CA & Top 20 in the nation.
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July 29, 2025 at 4:19 AM
👏 The rankings are in! We’re proud to be among the nation’s #BestHospitals — and the No. 1 hospital in California and San Francisco, according to @usnews.com! 🎉
Dr. Meghan Hewlett is one of eight UC San Francisco faculty members selected to become a 2025 John A. Watson Faculty Scholar. She will use her Watson funding to advance care delivery models to reduce health care disparities among vulnerable populations in San Francisco.
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July 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Dr. Meghan Hewlett is one of eight UC San Francisco faculty members selected to become a 2025 John A. Watson Faculty Scholar. She will use her Watson funding to advance care delivery models to reduce health care disparities among vulnerable populations in San Francisco.
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‼️ We're excited to share that Dr. Aaron Harries has been elected to California ACEP's 2025 – 2026 Board of Directors!
He joins fellow UCSF emergency medicine faculty, Dr. Nida Degesys, of UCSF, and Sue Spano, MD, of UCSF Fresno, who will serve another term on the Board.
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He joins fellow UCSF emergency medicine faculty, Dr. Nida Degesys, of UCSF, and Sue Spano, MD, of UCSF Fresno, who will serve another term on the Board.
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July 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
‼️ We're excited to share that Dr. Aaron Harries has been elected to California ACEP's 2025 – 2026 Board of Directors!
He joins fellow UCSF emergency medicine faculty, Dr. Nida Degesys, of UCSF, and Sue Spano, MD, of UCSF Fresno, who will serve another term on the Board.
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He joins fellow UCSF emergency medicine faculty, Dr. Nida Degesys, of UCSF, and Sue Spano, MD, of UCSF Fresno, who will serve another term on the Board.
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Our team proudly provided medical coverage at the 2025 San Francisco Pride Celebration. From sprained ankles and sunburns to asthma, allergic reactions, and eye injuries, our providers saw more than 200 encounters each day.
We’re honored to support the health and well-being of our community. 🌈🩺
We’re honored to support the health and well-being of our community. 🌈🩺
July 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Our team proudly provided medical coverage at the 2025 San Francisco Pride Celebration. From sprained ankles and sunburns to asthma, allergic reactions, and eye injuries, our providers saw more than 200 encounters each day.
We’re honored to support the health and well-being of our community. 🌈🩺
We’re honored to support the health and well-being of our community. 🌈🩺
🩺🗓️Join us from September 3 – 4 for a FREE two-day, standardized, national-level pediatric disaster preparedness training at UC San Francisco, offered in partnership with the Pediatric Pandemic Network at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals.
Credit is available (see flyer). Register: bit.ly/3HUyTF8
Credit is available (see flyer). Register: bit.ly/3HUyTF8
June 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
🩺🗓️Join us from September 3 – 4 for a FREE two-day, standardized, national-level pediatric disaster preparedness training at UC San Francisco, offered in partnership with the Pediatric Pandemic Network at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals.
Credit is available (see flyer). Register: bit.ly/3HUyTF8
Credit is available (see flyer). Register: bit.ly/3HUyTF8
🩺🌍Now in its fourth year, the two-day UCSF Building a Career in Global Health CME conference returns to San Francisco this Nov. 7 – 8, and is open to ALL health care professionals interested in global health.
Learn more & register: emergency.ucsf.edu/ucsf-buildin...
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Learn more & register: emergency.ucsf.edu/ucsf-buildin...
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June 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🩺🌍Now in its fourth year, the two-day UCSF Building a Career in Global Health CME conference returns to San Francisco this Nov. 7 – 8, and is open to ALL health care professionals interested in global health.
Learn more & register: emergency.ucsf.edu/ucsf-buildin...
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Learn more & register: emergency.ucsf.edu/ucsf-buildin...
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How did High Risk Emergency Medicine Hawaii become an annual tradition? Discover the story behind our CME conference in a profile featured in our department's 2024 Annual Report 🌊🌴
Read: emergency.ucsf.edu/news/high-ri...
High Risk returns to The Kahala Hotel & Resort from March 10 – 14, 2026.
Read: emergency.ucsf.edu/news/high-ri...
High Risk returns to The Kahala Hotel & Resort from March 10 – 14, 2026.
High Risk Emergency Medicine Conference Celebrates 25 Years
emergency.ucsf.edu
June 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
How did High Risk Emergency Medicine Hawaii become an annual tradition? Discover the story behind our CME conference in a profile featured in our department's 2024 Annual Report 🌊🌴
Read: emergency.ucsf.edu/news/high-ri...
High Risk returns to The Kahala Hotel & Resort from March 10 – 14, 2026.
Read: emergency.ucsf.edu/news/high-ri...
High Risk returns to The Kahala Hotel & Resort from March 10 – 14, 2026.
In a Q&A, Dr. Theresa Cheng, the recipient of the 2025 Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award, reflects on her dual training, global advocacy work, and how her dedication to treating the whole person informs her practice in the emergency department: tinyurl.com/mr2sv4zb
June 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
In a Q&A, Dr. Theresa Cheng, the recipient of the 2025 Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award, reflects on her dual training, global advocacy work, and how her dedication to treating the whole person informs her practice in the emergency department: tinyurl.com/mr2sv4zb