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Office
Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital
Tacoma, WA 98405
Education & Training
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics), 2020 - 2023
Maimonides Medical CenterChief Residency, Department of Pediatrics, 2019 - 2020- Maimonides Medical Center/Infants and Children's Hospital of BrooklynResidency, Pediatrics, 2016 - 2019
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 2016, MD, MPH
Northwestern UniversityBA, Cognitive Science, Departmental Honors; Summa cum Laude; Phi Beta Kappa, 2007 - 2011
Certifications & Licensure
WA State Medical License 2022 - 2025
CA State Medical License 2020 - 2024
NY State Medical License 2019 - 2021- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Geographic Patterns of Youth Suicide in San Diego County.Derek Tam, Seema Shah, Steven Campman, Margaret Nguyen
Academic Pediatrics. 2024-09-05 - 1 citationsHigh-risk criteria for the physiologically difficult paediatric airway: A multicenter, observational study to generate validity evidence.Preston Dean, Gary Geis, Erin F Hoehn, Andrew J Lautz, Katherine Edmunds
Resuscitation. 2023-09-01 - 1 citationsCalculated decisions: Pediatric NIHSS Stroke Scale (PedNIHSS).Derek Tam
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice. 2023-05-01
Authored Content
- MDCalc.com calculators (multiple)September 2019
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