June 14th, 2010
Congratulations to Dr. Ross Donaldson, our Director of the Global Health 
Program & Fellowship, on receiving the 2010 Humanitarian Award from the California Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians. The CAL/ACEP Humanitarian Award was developed to recognize the contributions of CAL/ACEP members who have made significant contributions, outside of their primary jobs as emergency physicians.
June 11th, 2010
Congratulations to all the graduating seniors:
Kevin Andruss, MD
Brecken Armstrong, MD
Sarah Battistich, MD
Samuel Clarke, MD
Jason DeBonis, MD
Moses Graubard, MD
Jonie Hsiao, MD
Dan Khodabakhsh, MD
Ashley Laird, MD
Pranav Shetty, MD
Leroy Sims, MD
Freddy Sotelo, MD
Sean Swearingen, MD
Elga Tinger, MD
Congratulations to all the graduating fellows:
Chris Angemi, DO
Seth Brindis, MD
Patrick Shanovich, MD
Ben Squire, MD, MPH
Special thanks to Drs. Tina Nguyen and Melissa Middleton, PGY-2 for putting together a spectacular graudation night dinner. And a thank you to Dr. Jason DeBonis, PGY-3 for putting together a remarkable slideshow for the seniors.
June 10th, 2010
Congratulations to Dr. Ben Squire, EMS and Research fellow, and Dr. Josh Tamayo-Sarver, Class of 2008 who have published the feature article, At-Risk Populations and the Critically Ill Rely Disproportionately on Ambulance Transport to Emergency Departments, for June 2010 in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
May 4th, 2010
Dr. Howard Bessen has been recommended for advancement to Clinical Professor of Medicine, Step 6, at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. This is the dean’s equivalent of a lifetime achievement award for sustained accomplishment in one's field.
April 17th, 2010
Dr. Roger Lewis has been chosen to receive the 2010 ACEP Award for Outstanding Contributions in Research. Fellow faculty member Dr. Jim Niemann received this reward in 1986.
April 16th, 2010
Congratulations to Drs. Shirley Tung, Dan Houseman, and Sergio Hernandez, next year's chief residents!
April 12th, 2010
EM News features a sections called Harbor Pearls, started by Dr. Tim Jang. This link features an artticle written by Dr. Ravi Morchi.
March 31st, 2010
Two DEM faculty members are involved in the project outlined below. Ross Donaldson is heading the International Medical Corps effort in Iraq and Marianne Gausche-Hill helped to organize and teach the pediatric skills course in Florida that was broadcast to participants in the war zone.
Doctors In S. Fla. Train Iraqi Surgeons Nova Southeastern Provides Life-Saving Training To Iraqi Doctors
http://www.justnews.com/health/23013969/detail.html http://www.justnews.com/video/23013622/index.html
March 17th, 2010
Harbor-UCLA welcomes the Class of 2013, another stellar group!
Heidi Asbaugh
Ariana Brechtel
Margaret Daniel
Andrea Fang
Patricia Fermin
Jeffrey Flood
Mohammed Hanif
Devin Kato
Anand Narayan
Matthew Pavelka
Kate Pettigrew
Joseph Ravera
Joseph Rogers
Cheyene Wiseman
Christine Yoon
December 4th, 2009
Little Company of Mary (LCOM) in Torrance hosted our very first Simulation Lab day thanks to the hard work of Drs. Ravi Morchi, our MSE Director, Tom Kallay, Harbor PICU attending, and Sam Clarke, PGY-3 and next year's Medical Education Fellow, who put the conference together. It was a great success! A special thanks also to LCOM techinican Johny DiBonaventura from the Sim lab.
October 26th, 2009
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and physicians trained by the U.S. based humanitarian aid organization, International Medical Corps (IMC), provided life-saving aid yesterday to individuals injured in the deadliest coordinated attack in Iraq since 2007. Their expedient and skilled response is a credit to Dr. Ross Donaldson who directs the training program there and also heads the development of a national emergency medical care system. See press release.
October 12th, 2009
Dr. Roger Lewis has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Election to the IOM is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. See press release.
October 2009
Dr. Chris Scott, class of 2012, PGY-1, was awarded the ACEP Medical Student Professionalism and Service Award which honors a medical student who intends to pursue a career in emergency medicine, and who has demonstrated outstanding patient care and involvement in medical organizations or the community. He was also last year's EMRA Medical Student Governing Council Chair.
Dr. Amy Kaji received the 2009 ACEP National Faculty Teaching Award at this year's Scientific Assembly in Boston. The award recognizes superior teaching activities including didactic lectures, clinical instruction, the development of innovative educational programs, as well as the endorsement by faculty, residents, and students.
September 29th, 2009
L.A. County approves big expansion of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center from the L.A. Times
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, one of the county-run health network’s most heavily used facilities, is poised for a major expansion that planners hope will greatly relieve overcrowding. Los Angeles County Supervisors voted today to approve the final piece of a $333-million plan to expand the facility’s emergency department and renovate the surgical ward. The emergency room will grow from 25,000 square feet with 42 bays to 75,000 square feed with 80 bays, providing enhanced privacy. “Many of our patients are currently [treated] in five or six chairs in the hallway and in as many as 12 gurneys also in the hallway. Now, they will all have regulation-size rooms with the space and privacy to wait with their family while they are receiving care,” said Robert Hockberger, chair of the emergency department. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas said, “Although there is a lot of bad news going around these days, it’s important to note that this county is stepping up to its responsibility to restore the badly needed safety net.”
-- Garrett Therolf at the Los Angeles County Hall of Administration
August 22nd, 2009
Dr. Ross Donaldson, Director of the Harbor-UCLA/IMC Global Health Fellowship, and Dr. Tim Horeczko, 2nd year Pediatrics EM fellow, publish the 1st edition of the Tarascon Medical Translation Pocketbook. Dr. Donaldson served as chief editor. The book aids in medical translation for 18 different languages and is interested academically in the provision of medical care in crisis areas.
August 13th, 2009
Our hospital received two awards for Best Quality Improvement this year as part of the 23rd annual LA County Productivity and Quality Awards Program: one for the DEM Medical Screening Examination (MSE) Program and one for the Cardiovascular Open Access Rapid Evaluation (CORE) Program. In particular, we thank our former Adult ED Director -now current Associate Residency Program Director- Dr. Madonna Fernandez-Frackleton, our Process and Quality Improvement Director, Dr. Carl Stevens, our ED nurse manager, Ms. Lori Fields, MSN, RN and our dedicated Hospital Administrator, Ms. Julie Rees.
July 2009
Drs. Meghan Wood, Keith Errecart and Stephanie Donald, from class of 2012, PGY-1, were awarded the 2009 SAEM Medical Student Excellence Award, which honors outstanding senior medical students from each medical school in the United States.
July 2009
Dr. Tim Horeczko, class of 2008, 2nd year Pediatrics EM fellow, speaks at USC Grand Rounds on an Algorithmic Approach to Neonatal Resuscitation.
You can hear the recording on July's issue of EM:RAP.
June 30th, 2009
Dr. Amy Kaji is awarded the 2009 ACEP National Faculty Teaching Award. The Academic Affairs Committee selects ten oustanding faculty to receive this award from across the country. We are extremely proud of and thankful for Dr. Kaji’s incredible dedication and countless contributions to our program. She will be recoginzed at the Fellow Convocation and Awards Ceremony at this year’s Scientific Assembly in Boston.
May 27th, 2009
Dr. Brecken Armstrong, class of 2010, is chosen as a spokersperson and patient advocate for a three-year campaign to reduce infections among cancer patients launched by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation, the CDC and Amgen. Dr. Armstrong originally joined our residency program in 2005. In 2007, she was diagnosed with cancer, but is currently in remission.
May 18th, 2009
Dr. Roger Lewis receives the Special Recognition Award at this year’s Annual Meeting of the Society forAcademic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) for his work in co-chairing a joint ACEP-SAEM Task Force that has worked in multiple venues to increase the awareness of, and federal support for, emergency care research.
Our chariman, Dr. Robert Hockberger, is elected to serve on the SAEM Board of Directors, Member-at-Large, for 2009-2010.
Dr. Amy Kaji, Disaster Resource Center Director, class of 2002, is elected to serve as a member of the SAEM Nominating Committee.
May 12th, 2009
Dr. Carl Stevens is awarded David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Award for Excellence in Education. The award is established to recognize outstanding dedication, innovation, and sustained excellence in clinical and classroom teaching. Recipients have truly distinguished themselves as exceptional educators. Reception on May 20th at UCLA.
