Grant S. Lipman, M.D.

Academic Focus or Interests

Wilderness Medicine, high altitude illness, desert medicine, and wilderness foot care.

Publications

Grant S Lipman MD; Jeffery H Gerstch, Peter S Holk, et al. Similarity of Ibuprofen and Acetazolamide in the Prevention of High Altitude Headache: Headache Evaluation at Altitude Trial (HEAT). Poster presentation at 15th International Hypoxia Symposium, 2007.

Grant S Lipman MD. John W Castellani PhD. Nonfreezing Cold Injuries. Wilderness Medicine. Auerbach (ed). 5/e, Mosby, 2007.

Grant S Lipman MD, Jamie Shandro MD. Reversal of Fortune: Supratherapeutic Warfarin Treatment. Practical Summaries in Acute Care. Nov, 2006; Vol 1, No. 11; p. 85-92.

Grant S Lipman MD. Carbon Monoxide Toxicity at High Altitude. Letter to the Editor. Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. Summer, 2006. Vol. 17, No. 2, p. 74-5.

Grant S Lipman MD, Alice R Chiao MD. The Facts Behind the Controversy: High-dose steroids in spinal cord injury. Practical Summaries in Acute Care. July, 2006; Vol. 1, No. 7, p. 53-60.

Grant S Lipman MD, Bao Duong MD. Evaluating Pulmonary Embolism with CT: Time for a New Paradigm? Practical Summaries in Acute Care. May, 2006; Vol. 1, No. 5, p. 37-44.

Grant S Lipman MD; Paul S Auerbach MD. Marine Envenomations. The Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine. 4/e, Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2005.

Grant S Lipman MD. Wilderness Medicine, A Resident’s Perspective. Wilderness Medicine. Spring, 2004. Vol. 21, No. 2, p. 3-4.

Grant S Lipman MD; Mathew J Lurin MD; Theodore C Bania MD. “Does Concern of Anthrax Effect Evaluation of Influenza in a New York ED?” Poster presentation at American College of Emergency Physicians 2002 National Assembly. Annals of Emergency Medicine Oct 2002. Vol. 40, No. 4, p. S79.

Anthony Borzotta MD; Grant Lipman BA; Patrick Dunn MD. Survival Rates and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Letter to the Editor. Critical Care Medicine July 1998. Vol. 26, No. 7, p.1293-4.

Ken Koerner MD; Anthony Borzotta MD; Grant Lipman BA; John Wilson MD.Screening for Coronary Artery Disease With Impedance Cardiography. Poster presentation at Society for Critical Care 1997 National Assembly. Critical Care Medicine Jan. 1997. Vol. 25, No. 1, p. A47.

Presentations

“To Air is Human – High Altitude Illness”    Dec, 2007
Winter Sports Symposium, Squaw Valley, CA
           
“High Altitude Illness: Going to Extremes”    June, 2007
Stanford University Life Flight Symposium

“Orthopedic Emergencies”, Stanford University School of Medicine  
May, 2007   Wilderness Medicine Elective (SURG 223)

“High Altitude Medicine” Grand Rounds    April, 2007
Midland Memorial Hospital. Midland, Texas
           
“Wilderness Medicine 101”    Jan, 2007
University of California San Francisco Medical School

Clinical Pathology Case Presentation, Grand Rounds    
Jan, 2007   Stanford University School of Medicine

Clinical Pathology Case Finals   Oct, 2006
ACEP National Scientific Assembly. New Orleans, CA.

Clinical Pathology Case Semi-Finals     May, 2006
SAEM National Scientific Assembly. San Francisco, CA.

“Wilderness Medicine 101”    April, 2006
Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA

“Case Studies in Wilderness Med”, National Conference on Wilderness Medicine   
Feb, 2006   Big Sky, Montana

“Backcountry Wound Care”, National Conference on Wilderness Medicine              
Feb, 2006   Big Sky, Montana.

“Orthopedic Emergencies”, National Conference on Wilderness Medicine                
Feb, 2006   Big Sky, Montana.

“High Altitude Illness”, Himalayan Rescue Association                                               
Oct, 2005    Khumbu, Nepal

“High Altitude Illness”, Mountain Travel Sobek                                                      
July, 2005   Cordillera Blanca, Peru
           
“Hypothermia”, Mountain Travel Sobek                                                                 
July, 2005   Cordillera Blanca, Peru

"Backcountry Wound Care", Stanford University School of Medicine                      
May, 2005        Wilderness Medicine Elective (SURG 223)

“Orthopedic Emergencies”, Stanford University School of Medicine                       
May, 2005    Wilderness Medicine Elective (SURG 223)

“Frostbite and Nonfreezing Cold Injury”, Stanford University School of Medicine  
May, 2005   Wilderness Medicine Elective (SURG 223)
                       
“Orbital Injuries”, Stanford University School of Medicine                                       
May, 2005   Primary Care Associate Program

“Backcountry Wound Care”, National Conference on Wilderness Medicine              
Feb, 2005   Big Sky, Montana.

“Orthopedic Emergencies”, National Conference on Wilderness Medicine                
Feb, 2005   Big Sky, Montana.

Activities

Medical Director – Desert Expedition, Egypt    Oct, 2007
Racing the Planet™ - Sahara Desert

Desert Expedition Physician, Egypt    Oct, 2007
Racing the Planet™ - Sahara Desert

Wilderness Medicine Faculty Advisor, Stanford, CA   Oct, 2007- Present
WMS Student Interest Group

 Desert Expedition Physician, Kashgar, China     June, 2007
Racing the Planet™ - Gobi Desert March

Executive Board Secretary – Wilderness Medicine Section    Oct, 2006 - Present
American College of Emergency Medicine

Wilderness Medicine Consultant       Sept - Dec, 2006
Running the Sahara™

Desert Expedition Physician, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile     July, 2006
Racing the Planet™ - Atacama Crossing

Editorial Board, Scientific Article Peer Reviewer    Jan, 2006 - Present
Practical Summaries in Acute Care
                       
Trip Doctor, Primary Investigator, Khumbu, Nepal     Oct - Nov, 2005
HEAT (Headache Evaluation at Altitude Trial)

Expedition Doctor, Cordillera Blanca, Peru       July, 2005
Mountain Travel Sobek

New York City Triathlon, Volunteer Physician      2001, 2002
 
New York City Marathon, Volunteer Physician   2001