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
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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@acepnation.bsky.social
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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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
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.
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.
@californiaacep.bsky.social
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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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
Sun, surf, and CME ☀️🌊
Don’t miss HREM Hawaii 2026 — early-bird pricing is live now:
🔹Practicing Physicians: $950
🔹Advanced Health Practitioners, Military, Nurses, Physician Assistants, Physicians-in-Training, Residents/Fellows: $690
Register: direc.to/niVw
Don’t miss HREM Hawaii 2026 — early-bird pricing is live now:
🔹Practicing Physicians: $950
🔹Advanced Health Practitioners, Military, Nurses, Physician Assistants, Physicians-in-Training, Residents/Fellows: $690
Register: direc.to/niVw
May 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Sun, surf, and CME ☀️🌊
Don’t miss HREM Hawaii 2026 — early-bird pricing is live now:
🔹Practicing Physicians: $950
🔹Advanced Health Practitioners, Military, Nurses, Physician Assistants, Physicians-in-Training, Residents/Fellows: $690
Register: direc.to/niVw
Don’t miss HREM Hawaii 2026 — early-bird pricing is live now:
🔹Practicing Physicians: $950
🔹Advanced Health Practitioners, Military, Nurses, Physician Assistants, Physicians-in-Training, Residents/Fellows: $690
Register: direc.to/niVw
🩺🌍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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May 29, 2025 at 6:40 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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At SAEM25, members of our department delivered a total of 20 presentations, and two received awards.
Check out a few pictures and read our department's recap below for all the details on our SAEM25 activities this year: emergency.ucsf.edu/news/ucsf-de...
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Check out a few pictures and read our department's recap below for all the details on our SAEM25 activities this year: emergency.ucsf.edu/news/ucsf-de...
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May 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
At SAEM25, members of our department delivered a total of 20 presentations, and two received awards.
Check out a few pictures and read our department's recap below for all the details on our SAEM25 activities this year: emergency.ucsf.edu/news/ucsf-de...
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Check out a few pictures and read our department's recap below for all the details on our SAEM25 activities this year: emergency.ucsf.edu/news/ucsf-de...
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⭐ Congratulations to Dr. Eric Silverman for receiving the 2025 EMS Hospital Provider Award. ⭐
This award honors emergency department (ED) staff who demonstrate exceptional patient care. It was established to highlight the often-unseen work of ZSFG and its EMS partners.
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This award honors emergency department (ED) staff who demonstrate exceptional patient care. It was established to highlight the often-unseen work of ZSFG and its EMS partners.
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May 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
⭐ Congratulations to Dr. Eric Silverman for receiving the 2025 EMS Hospital Provider Award. ⭐
This award honors emergency department (ED) staff who demonstrate exceptional patient care. It was established to highlight the often-unseen work of ZSFG and its EMS partners.
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This award honors emergency department (ED) staff who demonstrate exceptional patient care. It was established to highlight the often-unseen work of ZSFG and its EMS partners.
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Curious about what attending our conference is like? 🌺
Get a glimpse in our 2025 High Risk Emergency Medicine Hawaii recap below⤵️
highriskem.ucsf.edu/2025-recap
2026 registration is now open, with early-bird pricing available for a limited time. We hope you'll join us in Honolulu!
Get a glimpse in our 2025 High Risk Emergency Medicine Hawaii recap below⤵️
highriskem.ucsf.edu/2025-recap
2026 registration is now open, with early-bird pricing available for a limited time. We hope you'll join us in Honolulu!
May 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Curious about what attending our conference is like? 🌺
Get a glimpse in our 2025 High Risk Emergency Medicine Hawaii recap below⤵️
highriskem.ucsf.edu/2025-recap
2026 registration is now open, with early-bird pricing available for a limited time. We hope you'll join us in Honolulu!
Get a glimpse in our 2025 High Risk Emergency Medicine Hawaii recap below⤵️
highriskem.ucsf.edu/2025-recap
2026 registration is now open, with early-bird pricing available for a limited time. We hope you'll join us in Honolulu!
⭐ Congratulations to our Chair, Dr. Peter Sokolove, who has been named a recipient of the UCSF School of Medicine's 2025 Holly Smith Award for Exceptional Service. ⭐
Read about Dr. Sokolove's leadership and contributions: medschool.ucsf.edu/our-people/s...
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Read about Dr. Sokolove's leadership and contributions: medschool.ucsf.edu/our-people/s...
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May 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
⭐ Congratulations to our Chair, Dr. Peter Sokolove, who has been named a recipient of the UCSF School of Medicine's 2025 Holly Smith Award for Exceptional Service. ⭐
Read about Dr. Sokolove's leadership and contributions: medschool.ucsf.edu/our-people/s...
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Read about Dr. Sokolove's leadership and contributions: medschool.ucsf.edu/our-people/s...
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Hear from our Program Directors about what makes High Risk Emergency Medicine Hawaii, now in its 26th year, a unique opportunity to sharpen your skills.
Our annual CME conference returns to Honolulu from March 10 – 14, 2026🥼
Details: direc.to/niVw
#HREMHawaii
Our annual CME conference returns to Honolulu from March 10 – 14, 2026🥼
Details: direc.to/niVw
#HREMHawaii
May 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Hear from our Program Directors about what makes High Risk Emergency Medicine Hawaii, now in its 26th year, a unique opportunity to sharpen your skills.
Our annual CME conference returns to Honolulu from March 10 – 14, 2026🥼
Details: direc.to/niVw
#HREMHawaii
Our annual CME conference returns to Honolulu from March 10 – 14, 2026🥼
Details: direc.to/niVw
#HREMHawaii
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
May 8, 2025 at 5:38 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