Pediatric EM Fellowship
OHSU & Legacy Emanuel Joint Faculty
Peter Auerbach, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Co-Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending, Randall Children's Hospital
Peter Auerbach, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Co-Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending, Randall Children's Hospital
503-494-1587
Dr. Auerbach moved to the Pacific Northwest to join Legacy and Northwest Acute Care Specialists in 2010, and is currently the PEM Fellowship Site Director at Randall Children's Hospital. He is also the director of the OHSU medical student rotation in the Children's ED at RCH. His academic interests include promoting PEM within general Emergency Medicine, pediatric respiratory emergencies, procedural sedation and analgesia, and quality improvement. Outside of work he enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, listening to music, snowboarding and longboard skateboarding, tandem mountain biking, travel and photography.
Education:
| MD Degree: | University of Pennsylvania, 1998 |
| Residency: | (EM) Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, 2002 |
| Fellowship: | (PEM) Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, 2004 |
Robert Cloutier, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Program Director, Emergency Medicine Simulation
Robert Cloutier, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Program Director, Emergency Medicine Simulation
503-494-2647 | cloutier@ohsu.edu
Dr. Cloutier joined the Department of Emergency Medicine at OHSU in 2001 and he is currently the Director of our Emergency Medicine Simulation Program. Dr. Cloutier's academic interests include resident education with respect to Pediatric Emergency Medicine. He enjoys staying active by playing lacrosse, soccer, skiing, backpacking, cycling, and running.
Education:
| MD Degree: | University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 1995 |
| Residency: | Medical College of Pennsylvania, 1998 |
| Fellowship: | Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2001 |
Awards and Recognition:
| 2010 | One of Portland's 'Top Doctors' in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Portland Monthly Magazine |
| 2004 | ACE Award for Excellence in Resident Education |
Christine Dean, DO, MPH
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending, Randall Children's Hospital
Christine Dean, DO, MPH
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending, Randall Children's Hospital
503-494-1587
At Legacy since 1995. Outside interests include traveling, reading, cycling (mostly reading about cycling), running (same). Two teens absorb my time.
Education:
| MD Degree: | University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1986 |
| Internship: | Traditional - Flint, Michigan, 1987 |
| Internship: | Pediatric - All Children's Hospital, St Petersburg, FL, 1988 |
| MPH Degree: | University of Washington, 2003 |
| Residency: | Emergency Medicine Residency, UCLA, 1991 |
| Fellowship: | Robert Wood Johnson Post Doctoral Fellowship in Public Health Informatics, 2004-2006 |
Awards and Recognition:
| 2002 | Faculty Teaching Award, OHSU Residency |
Matt Hansen, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Assistant Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Matt Hansen, MD
Assistant, Department of Emergency Medicine
Assistant Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program
503-494-9593 | hansemat@ohsu.edu
Dr. Hansen joined the Department of Emergency Medicine at OHSU as full-time faculty in July of 2012, where he recently completed a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship. Dr. Hansen currently serves as the Assistant Program Director for the OHSU Emergency Medicine residency program. He completed his emergency medicine residency training at OHSU in 2010. Dr. Hansen's educational and research interests are primarily focused in pediatric emergency medicine. He is also interested in video based and online education, as well as education and research in pre-hospital care of children. When Dr. Hansen is not busy taking care of children in the OHSU Emergency Department, he is spending time with his three daughters exposing them to the great outdoors of the Pacific Northwest. You may also spot him riding his bike to and from campus each day as a proud year round bike commuter and enjoying the "liquid sunshine" as he would put it.
Education:
| MD Degree: | Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 2007 |
| Residency: | Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 2010 |
| Fellowship: | Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 2012 |
Awards and Recognition:
| 2007 | Top 10 Research Advances of 2007, American Heart Association |
| 2007 | Geriatric Medicine Award, Ohio Department of Aging |
| 2004 | American Federation for Aging Research summer fellowship |
| 2003 | Dean's Scholarship, Case Western Reserve University |
| 2003 | Graduate magna cume laude, Brigham Young University |
| 2000 | Phi Kappa Phi |
| 1997 | University Scholarship, Brigham Young University |
Christy Meade Olivier, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending, Randall Children's Hospital
Christy Meade Olivier, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending, Randall Children's Hospital
503-494-1587
Outside interests: Hiking, running, traveling and spending time with family.
Education:
| MD Degree: | University of Utah School of Medicine |
| Residency: | (PEDS) University of Utah/Primary Children's Medical Center |
| Fellowship: | (PEM) UCSD/Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego |
Garth Meckler, MD, MSHS
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Garth Meckler, MD, MSHS
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
503-494-7123 | mecklerg@ohsu.edu
Dr. Garth Meckler joined the Department of Emergency Medicine at OHSU in 2006. He is currently the Assistant Section Chief of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Director of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program. He is also the Co-Director for Pediatric Simulation in the Department of Pediatrics. His interests include pediatric emergency medicine, medical education, pre-hospital education and procedural sedation. In his spare time he enjoys soccer, running, photography and poetry.
Education:
| MD Degree: | Harvard University, Boston, MA 1997 |
| Residency: | University of Washington Children's Hospital & Regional Health Center, Seattle, WA 2000 |
| Fellowships: | National Research Service Award, Primary Care Fellow, University of California School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 2004 |
| Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 2006 |
Awards and Recognition:
| 2011 | Gold Humanism Honor Society Inductee, Oregon Health & Science University |
| 2011 | The Joseph B. Bilderback Award (Teaching Award), Department of Pediatrics |
| 2010, 2011 | Academic Instructor of the Year, Oregon Health & Science University, Department of Emergency Medicine |
| 2008, 2010 | Listed in Top Physicians in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Portland Monthly Magazine |
| 2006 | Excellence Award for Clinical Care, Children's Hospital Los Angeles |
| 2006 | C. Robert Chambliss Best Paper Award, Section on Transport Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics |
Helen Miller, MD
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
503-494-7500 | millerh@ohsu.edu
Education:
| MD Degree: | University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 1987 |
| Residency: | Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 1990 |
| Fellowship: | Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 1991 |
Opher Nadler, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending, Randall Children's Hospital
Opher Nadler, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending, Randall Children's Hospital
503-494-1587
Dr. Nadler joined Northwest Acute Care Specialists and the Randall Children's Hospital's Emergency Department in 2009. He currently serves as the Medical Director of the Randall Children's Hospital's Emergency Department, as well as on the NACS board of directors. Areas of interest include quality, medical informatics, health economics and advocacy. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family and likes hiking, traveling and exploring the local culinary scene.
Education:
| MD Degree: | Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv, Israel 2003 |
| Residency: | (PEDS) Univeristy of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 2006 |
| Fellowship: | (PEM) Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota and University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 2009 |
Thao Nguyen, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending, Randall Children's Hospital
Thao Nguyen, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending, Randall Children's Hospital
503-494-1587
Academic interests:
Medical education, international medicine, teaching Pediatric Advance Life Support
Personal interests:
Traveling, dining and happy hours, running and hiking, learning Spanish
Education:
| MD Degree: | Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 2002 |
| Residency: | Pediatrcis, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 2005 |
| Fellowship: | Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2009 |
Susan Omura, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending, Randall Children's Hospital
Susan Omura, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending, Randall Children's Hospital
503-494-1587
Dr. Susan Omura joined Northwest Acute Care Specialists at Randall Children's Hospital Emergency Department in 2002. Her clinical interests include medical emergencies in children, rashes, and issues in communication with patients and families. Other interests include parenting her two children, hiking, and gardening.
Education:
| MD Degree: | Univ of Alabama at Birmingham, 1991 |
| Residency: | (PEDS) Univ of Washington Affiliated Hospitals in Seattle, 1994 |
Justin Sales, MD, MPH
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending, Randall Children's Hospital
Justin Sales, MD, MPH
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending, Randall Children's Hospital
503-494-1587
Education:
| MD Degree: | University of Arizona College of Medicine, 2004 |
| Residency: | Pediatrics, Phoenix Children's Hospital/Maricopa Medical Center, 2007. |
| Fellowship: | Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Phoenix Children's Hospital, 2010 |
David Spiro, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Co-Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Doernbecher Pediatric Emergency Department
Section Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
David Spiro, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Co-Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Doernbecher Pediatric Emergency Department
Section Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
503-494-0828 | spirod@ohsu.edu
Dr. Spiro joined the Department of Emergency Medicine in 2006. He currently serves as the Medical Director and section Chief of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, as well as the Co-Director of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program. Dr. Spiro specializes in caring for children and enjoys working with families whose children present with emergencies. Research areas of interest include acute otitis media, asthma, intussusception, judicious use of antibiotics, and childhood obesity. His most important hobby is being a father and husband. He enjoys spending time with his family and likes to trail run, swim and play squash --especially with his sons. He can also be found traveling to the developing world and speaking Spanish with his patients.
Education:
| MD Degree: | University of California, San Francisco, CA 1991 |
| MPH Degree: | University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 2003 |
| Residency: | Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences, Denver Children's Hospital, Denver, CO 1994 |
| Fellowship: | Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 2003 |
Awards and Recognition:
| 2010 | Listed, Top Physician in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Portland Monthly Magazine |
| 2009 | Listed, "Guide to America's Top Pediatricians", Consumer's Research Council of America |
| 2008 | Listed, Top Physician, Portland, Portland Monthly Magazine |
| 2007 | Listed, "Guide to America's Top Pediatricians", Consumer's Research Council of America |
| 2005 | Finalist, Young Investigator Award Eastern Society for Pediatric Research |
| 2005 | Finalist, Ken Graff Award for Excellence in Pediatric Emergency Medicine |
| 2003 | Society for Pediatric Research Clinical Research Award |
| 2003 | Ludwig/Seidel Award for Best Scientific Presentation by an EM Fellow, Ambulatory Pediatric Assn |
| 2002 | International Society for Pharmaco- epidemiology - Student Abstract Award |
| 2001 | Pediatric Academic Societies - National Fellow Award |
Craig Warden, MD, MPH, GIS, MS
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
503-494-4399 | wardenc@ohsu.edu
Dr. Warden joined the Department of Emergency Medicine in 1996. He currently serves as the Medical Director of the Global Mission Readiness in Clackamas, the Oregon State Urban Search & Rescue Task Force 1 (OR TF-1), Clackamas County (CCOM) Emergency Medical Dispatch and Clackamas County Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council. Dr. Warden is an accomplished author, educator, former paramedic and innovator. Because of Dr Warden's leadership, the paramedics and EMT's with Clackamas Fire District #1 have embraced participation in a national study on cardiac resuscitation, resulting in some of the highest cardiac arrest "save to alive" at discharge percentages in the country. He also implemented the use of a rescue airway as an option for paramedics to secure an airway while performing CPR, now being considered as the standard for Cardiac Arrest care in the Portland Metropolitan area.
Education:
| MD Degree: | University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver CO 1988 |
| MPH Degree: | University of Washington (Epidemiology), Seattle WA 1996 |
| Residencies: | Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 1991 |
| Pediatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 1994 | |
| Fellowships: | Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Seattle, WA 1996 |
| Medical Toxicology, Washington Poison Center, Seattle WA 1996 |
Awards and Recognition:
| 2008 | State of Oregon Emergency Medical Services Medical Director of the Year |
| 2008 | Clackamas Fire District #1 Meritorious Service Award |
| 2008 | State of Oregon Emergency Medical Services Medical Director of the Year |
| 2008 | Oregon Health & Science University Emergency Medicine Resident Teaching Award |
| 2004-2007 | Yearly resident "Moving the Meat" Award for seeing patients with low teaching potential without a resident in the ED |
Linnea Wittick Roy, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending, Randall Children's Hospital
Linnea Wittick Roy, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending, Randall Children's Hospital
503-494-1587
Outside interests- hiking, skiing, reading, traveling.
Academic interests- I enjoy medical education, international medicine.
Education:
| MD Degree: | University of Texas Healthy Science Center at San Antonio, 2003 |
| Residency: | University of New Mexico Pediatrics, Albuquerque, 2006 |
| Fellowship: | PEM, State University of New York, Syracuse, 2010 |
Beech Burns, MD
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow, Department of Emergency Medicine
Beech Burns, MD
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow, Department of Emergency Medicine
503-494-7500 | burnsb@ohsu.edu
Education:
| MD Degree: | Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 2008 |
| Residency: | Pediatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 2011 |
Esther Yue, MD
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow, Department of Emergency Medicine
Esther Yue, MD
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow, Department of Emergency Medicine
503-494-7500 | yue@ohsu.edu
Education:
| MD Degree: | University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 2007 |
| Residency: | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Department of Pediatrics, Pittsburgh, PA 2011 |