ChristopherRayTainterMDRDMS

Emergency Medicine • San Diego, CA

Critical Care Medicine

University of California, San Diego

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Office
200 W Arbor Dr
Dept Em
San Diego, CA 92103
Phone+1 619-543-6463

Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Critical Care Medicine, 2013 - 2014
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2007 - 2011
University of Washington School of MedicineClass of 2007

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2014 - 2025
GU State Medical License Active through 2025
NJ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
OK State Medical License 2011 - 2015
MA State Medical License 2013 - 2014
NY State Medical License 2008 - 2012
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
American Board of Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

ACCM Fellowship Outstanding Teacher Award UCSD, 2019-2020
Section Editor of the Year Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2017-2018

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

18 citations
Age-related incidence and outcomes of sepsis in California, 2008-2015
Gabriel Wardi, Christopher R. Tainter, Venktesh R. Ramnath, Jesse J. Brennan, Vaishal M. Tolia
Journal of Critical Care. 2021-04-01
54 citations
Noise Levels in Surgical ICUs Are Consistently Above Recommended Standards.
Christopher R. Tainter, Alexander R. Levine, Sadeq A. Quraishi, Arielle Butterly, David L. Stahl
Critical Care Medicine. 2016-01-01
44 citations
Demystifying Lactate in the Emergency Department.
Gabriel Wardi, Jessica A. Brice, Matthew S. Correia, Dennis Liu, Michael Self
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2020-02-01

Books/Book Chapters

Essential Echocardiography: A Review of Basic Perioperative TEE and Critical Care Echocardiography
Timothy M. Maus, Christopher R. TainterSpringerEdition 2nd,2022
Critical Care Echocardiography Review: 1200+ Questions and Answers
Marvin G. Chang, Abraham Sonny, Christopher R. Tainter, David Dudzinski, Ryan J. Horvath, Sheri M. Berg, Edward A. BittnerWolters Kluwer2022

Press Mentions

Simple Changes to Emergency Department Workflow Improve Analgesia in Mechanically Ventilated PatientsJuly 30th, 2018

External Links

EM Guidelineshttp://www.emguidelines.com
UCSD ACCM Fellowshiphttps://medschool.ucsd.edu/som/anesthesia/education/fellowships/Pages/critical-care-anesthesia-fellowship.aspx