Stanford Department of Emergency Medicine

The mission of the Stanford Department of Emergency Medicine is to transform healthcare for all by leading in the advancement of emergency medicine through innovation and scientific discovery. We are dedicated to providing career-defining education, leading-edge research, and precision emergency medical care.

Emergency Care for Patients with Dementia

Michelle Lin, MD, MPH, MS, investigates the accessibility and impact of geriatric emergency departments, aiming to bridge the gap for marginalized populations.

The Future of EM Training

A conversation with Mike Gisondi, MD, vice chair of education, and Sara Krzyzaniak, MD, associate vice chair and director of the Stanford emergency medicine residency program.

Teaching Ultrasound in Lower-Resource Areas

Stanford’s Department of Emergency Medicine launched an ultrasound training program for emergency medicine residents at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali in Rwanda.

Reading People's Faces

Stanford is exploring if a video algorithm can predict hospital admission likelihood by assessing patients’ visual cues, in a project co-led by Ryan Ribeira, MD, site principal investigator.

Precision EM

The 2023 SAEM Consensus Conference on Precision Emergency Medicine is yielding groundbreaking resources on this new paradigm in patient care.
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Stanford EMED Magazine

Read all about our research and innovation in technology, AI, medical education, pediatric emergency medicine, population health, and more! Read online

StEMI X is October 17!

Mark your calendars for the fourth virtual, free Stanford Emergency Medicine Innovation Symposium featuring national thought leaders and a live pitch competition. Learn more.