AlvinWangDOFAAEM, FAEMS

Emergency Medical Services

Chief, Emergency Medical Services Jefferson Health System Northeast

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PA State License 2007 - 2024
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medical Services
National Tactical Officers AssociationBasic SWAT Operator
Pennsylvania Department of Health - Bureau of Emergency Medical ServicesRegional EMS Medical Director, Prehospital Physician, Medical Command Physician

David J. Lindstrom Lifetime Innovation in EMS Award Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council, 2020
The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Non-core Faculty Teaching Award - Trauma Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, 2017
Emergency Services Award Burpee - Bucks County, PA, 2011

PubMed

6 citations
Clinical Care and Restraint of Agitated or Combative Patients by Emergency Medical Services Practitioners.
Douglas F. Kupas, Gerald C. Wydro, David K. Tan, Richard Kamin, Andrew J. Harrell
Prehospital Emergency Care. 2021-06-07
4 citations
The impact of the implementation of a mobile stroke unit on a stroke cohort.
Joshua H. Weinberg, Ahmad Sweid, Mauren DePrince, John Roussis, Nabeel Herial
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2020-11-01
The Current State of Emergency Medical Training in US Schools of Podiatric Medicine
David A. Wald, Alvin Wang, John Suh, Jane Pontious, Christine Miller
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 2015-02-12

Books/Book Chapters

Emergency Medicine: Secrets
Chapter: Hemostasis and Coagulopathies
Getzewich, K. Wang, AEditors: Vincent Markovchick, Peter Pons, Katherine Bakes.Edition 6th,2016
EMS Medicine (Emergency Medicine)
Chapter: Roles and Responsibilities of the EMS Physician in the Field
Alvin Wang, Ernest Yeh, and Gerald WydroEditors: Derek R. Cooney.Edition 1st,2015
EMS Medicine (Emergency Medicine)
Chapter: Burns
Alvin Wang, Ernest Yeh, and Gerald WydroEditors: Derek R. Cooney.Edition 1st,2015
Behavioral Emergencies for the Emergency Physician
Chapter: Use of Psychiatric Medications in the Emergency Department
Wang, A. Carrol, GEditors: Leslie Zun, Lara Chepenik, et. al.2013
The ECG in Prehospital Emergency Care
Chapter: Electrocardiographic Tools in Prehospital Care
Naples, R., Wang A., Brady W.Editors: William J. Brady, Korin Hudson, Robin Naples, et. al.2013
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Abstracts/Posters

The Heavy Lift: Impact of a Regional Bariatric Transport Program
Wydro GC., Loose, L., Wang A., National Association of EMS Physicians Annual Scientific Assembly and Meeting, 2018
Medical Calls Reported in a Large Urban Mass Transit System
Wald, DA, Wydro GC, Wang A, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine - Annual Meeting, 2015
Temple Emergency Action Corps: Service Learning and DIsaster Response Education
Hegge A., Silverman, A., Guevel K, et. al, American Association of Medical Colleges Annual Conference, 2012

Montco Experiences ‘Unprecedented’ Surge in COVID-19 Cases, yet Hospitalizations Aren’t Rising as QuicklyJanuary 5th, 2022
Wolf praises Montgomery County Vaccination Campaign During Norristown VisitSeptember 30th, 2021
Montgomery County Mobile Health Team Approaches A Milestone - 10,000 Vaccinations as Governor Wolf VisitsSeptember 29th, 2021
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Site Principal Investigator - RAMPART: Rapid Anticonvulsant Medication Prior to Arrival TrialA national multi-center NIH-funded study to compare the effectiveness of IM midazolam vs IV lorazepam in patients with status epilepticus2010 - 2013
Investigator: Prevalence and Risk Factors for Community-Acquired Clostridium Difficile-Associated Disease among Patients in the Emergency DepartmentSponsor: NIH & CDC Emergency "Emergency Department Sentinel Network for Surveillance of Emerging Infections (#5U01CI000353-04) CFDA #93.283. Sponsor Olive View - UCLA Education and Research Institute2009 - 2013
Investigator: STOP-MRSA: Strategies Using Off-patent Antibiotics for Methicillin-Resistant Staph Aureus InfectionsNIH (DMID HHSN272200700-32C) Total Award 7.8 million, total site award 1.8 million2010 - 2012
Site Co-Principal Investigator - ProCESS - Protocolized Care for Early Septic ShockA national multi-centered NIH-funded trial aimed at reducing mortality from sepsis.2008 - 2012