Education
Emergency Medicine Faculty Directory
Rachel Bengtzen, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Assistant Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Rachel Bengtzen, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Assistant Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program
503-494-6076 | bengtzen@ohsu.edu
Dr. Bengtzen joined the Department of Emergency Medicine at OHSU, as full-time faculty in July of 2012. She recently completed a Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship in the Department of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation and the Department of Family Medicine at OHSU, where she holds a joint appointment. Dr. Bengtzen currently serves as the Assistant Program Director for the OHSU Emergency Medicine residency program where she also completed her residency in 2011. Her professional interests include sports sideline emergency action planning, sudden cardiac arrest in youth athletes, community education, acute musculoskeletal injuries, and facilitating injured athletes of all ages and experience levels to return safely back to exercise. In her free time you may find her playing soccer, making a home cooked meal or traveling and taking photos of her adventures.
Education:
| MD Degree: | Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 2008 |
| Residency: | Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 2011 |
| Fellowship: | Primary Care Sports Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 2012 |
Awards and Recognition:
| 2010-2011 | Chief Resident, Emergency Medicine Residency, OHSU |
| 2011 | Humanitarian Award, Emergency Medicine Residency, OHSU |
| 2011 | Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA): House staff, Oregon Chapter |
| 2010 | Golden ROSE (Recognizing Outstanding Service Excellence) Award, OHSU |
| 2002 | Senior thesis: The Development of Learning: 10-year-olds and Neurobiology, awarded Magna cum laude, Harvard University |
| 2002 | Sally and Cresap Moore Prize for outstanding academic work in interdisciplinary studies, Harvard University |
Patrick Brunett, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
503-494-9590 | brunettp@ohsu.edu
Dr. Brunett joined the Department of Emergency Medicine in 1994. He has been instrumental in creating the Education Research and Global Health Fellowships at OHSU and has expanded his program's use of evidence-based medicine and medical simulation as educational tools. His interests include bedside teaching, curriculum development and simulation. In his free time he enjoys music of all kinds and plays the piano, mandolin and ukulele. He also enjoys literature and poetry and believes strongly in universal access to health care.
Education:
| Degrees: | Doctor of Chiropractic (Magna Cum Laude Graduate) Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, Whittier, CA |
| Doctor of Medicine (Cum Laude Graduate), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 1989 | |
| Residency: | University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, CA, 1993 |
| Fellowship: | Residency Educators' Teaching Fellowship Emergency Medicine Foundation/ACEP Fellowship Project: "Sonographic evaluation of the heart and abdomen in the trauma patient" 1998 |
Awards and Recognition:
| 2011 | Resident Advocate Award, OHSU Department of Emergency Medicine, EM Residency |
| 2011 | 2011 Impact Award, Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors |
| 2010 | Faculty Excellence in Education Award, OHSU School of Medicine |
| 2006 | Distinguished Faculty Award, Oregon Health & Science University Graduate Medical Education Committee |
| 2003 | Faculty Mentor Award, 2003 Graduating Class of the OHSU School of Medicine |
| 2004 | Finalist-Outstanding Teaching Award, OHSU School of Medicine/Faculty Senate Awards |
| 2001 | Academic Instructor of the Year (awarded jointly), OHSU Department of Emergency Medicine |
| 1999 | Academic Instructor of the Year Award, OHSU Department of Emergency Medicine |
| 1998 | Teaching Excellence Award, OHSU Department of Emergency Medicine |
Nicole DeIorio, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Co-Chief, Education Section, Department of Emergency Medicine
Director, Medical Student Education, Department of Emergency Medicine
Associate Program Director, Residency in Emergency Medicine
Nicole DeIorio, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Co-Chief, Education Section, Department of Emergency Medicine
Director, Medical Student Education, Department of Emergency Medicine
Associate Program Director, Residency in Emergency Medicine
503-494-4397 | deiorion@ohsu.edu
Dr. DeIorio joined the Department of Emergency Medicine in 2007. She currently is an Associate Professor for the Department of Emergency Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics. She is the Co-Chief of the Emergency Medicine Education Section and also serves as the Director of Medical Student Education and Assistant Program Director for Residency in Emergency Medicine. Her academic interests include education research, OB/GYN emergencies and informed consent. In her free time she enjoys reading, knitting, running, and supporting the Portland Trail Blazers.
Education:
| MD Degree: | George Washington University Medical School, Washington, DC 1996 |
| Residency: | Emergency Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC 200 |
Awards and Recognition:
| 2010 | Faculty mentorship award given by the graduating School of Medicine class |
| 2009 | OHSU Faculty Excellence Award in Education |
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 |
John Moorhead, MD, MS
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Professor, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
John Moorhead, MD, MS
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Professor, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
503-494-6046 | moorhead@ohsu.edu
Dr. John Moorhead joined the Department of Emergency Medicine at OHSU in 1978. During his 30 plus years in the department he has held many positions including Director of the Emergency Medicine Residency program for 13 years and Chair of the department for 6 years. His special interests include administration, trauma services, medical education and health policy. In his free time he enjoys playing hockey and golf.
Education:
| MD Degree: | Queens University Medical School, Kingston, Ontario, 1975 |
| Residency: | Emergency Medicine-Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University 1978 |
| Fellowship: | American Board of Emergency Medicine, 1985 |
Awards and Recognition:
| 2007 | Presidential Citation; Oregon Medical Association |
| 2002-2003 | John G. Wiegenstein Leadership Award, American College of Emergency Physicians |
| 2002 | Clinical Instructor of the Year Award; OHSU Department of Emergency Medicine |
| 2002 | Joseph F. Waeckerle Founder's Award, Emergency Medicine Residents Association |
Harold Thomas, MD
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Co-Director, Emergency Medicine Education Fellowship
Harold Thomas, MD
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Co-Director, Emergency Medicine Education Fellowship
503-494-8244 | thomash@ohsu.edu
Dr. Thomas joined the Department of Emergency Medicine in 1985. He is currently the Co-Director of the Emergency Medicine Fellowship program as well as the Chair of Emergency Medicine's Promotion & Tenure Committee. Dr. Thomas served as the President of the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) from 2008-2009 and has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2001.
Education:
| MD Degree: | University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 1976 |
| Residencies: | Internal Medicine, North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, NC |
| Emergency Medicine, Denver General Hospital, Denver, CO 1980 | |
| Fellowship: | Emergency Medicine Education, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR 1989 |
Awards and Recognition:
| 2012 | "Outstanding Academic Instructor" OHSU Department of Emergency Medicine |
| 2001 | "Outstanding Clinical Instructor" OHSU Department of Emergency Medicine |
| 1998 | Mentoring Task Force - Outstanding Mentor, American College of Emergency Physicians |
| 1995 | "Outstanding Clinical Instructor", OHSU Department of Emergency Medicine |
| 1990 | Teaching Award for Emergency Medicine, Bowman Gray School of Medicine |
| 1989 | Outstanding contribution to excellence in Pre-hospital Care, Cowlitz County Emergency Medical Services |
Lalena Yarris, MD, MCR
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Co-Chief, Education Section, Department of Emergency Medicine
Residency Program Director, Department of Emergency Medicine
Co-Director, Emergency Medicine Education Fellowship
Lalena Yarris, MD, MCR
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Co-Chief, Education Section, Department of Emergency Medicine
Residency Program Director, Department of Emergency Medicine
Co-Director, Emergency Medicine Education Fellowship
503-494-2962 | yarrisl@ohsu.edu
Dr. Yarris joined the Department of Emergency Medicine faculty in 2005. She currently serves as the Co-Chief of the Emergency Medicine Education Section, and Co-Director of the Emergency Medicine Education Research Fellowship as well as the Co-Chair for the 2012 Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference. She is also the Program Director for the Emergency Medicine Residency Program. Her academic areas of interest include promoting education research in academic emergency medicine, feedback in medical education, teaching and assessing clinical reasoning skills, teaching and evaluating professionalism and interpersonal & communication skills. Dr. Yarris enjoys spending time with her husband and three children, and training and competing in triathlons. She can also be found cooking, reading, and knitting.
Education:
| MD Degree: | Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 2002 |
| Residency: | Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 2005 |
| Fellowship: | Emergency Medicine Education Research, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 2007 |
Awards and Recognition:
| 2012 | OHSU School of Medicine Faculty Mentor Award |
| 2011 | Academic Emergency Medicine Outstanding Reviewer Award |
| 2011 | OHSU Emergency Medicine Residency "Friday Night Special" Teaching Award |
| 2010 | Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine Faculty Teaching Award |
| 2010 | OHSU Emergency Medicine Residency Resident Advocate Award |
| 2009 | SAEM Mid-Atlantic Research Forum Best Poster Presentation |
| 2009 | SAEM Western Regional Research Forum Plenary Session Presenter |
| 2005 | OHSU Emergency Medicine Residency Humanitarian Award |
| 2005 | Medical Student Educator of the Year, OHSU Emergency Medicine Residency |
| 2005 | Alpha Omega Alpha: Housestaff inductee |
| 2005 | CORD Resident Academic Achievement Award Nominee |
David Jones, MD
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Education Fellow, Department of Emergency Medicine
David Jones, MD
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Education Fellow, Department of Emergency Medicine
503-494-7125 | jonesdav@ohsu.edu
Education:
| MD Degree: | University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 2009 |
| Residency: | Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 2012 |
Clare Wallner, MD
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Education Fellow, Department of Emergency Medicine
Clare Wallner, MD
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Education Fellow, Department of Emergency Medicine
503-494-7500 | wallner@ohsu.edu
Education:
| MD Degree: | Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 2008 |
| Residency: | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Department of Pediatrics, Pittsburgh, PA 2011 |