ErikPHessMDMSc

Emergency Medicine • Nashville, TN

Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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Office
3601 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-936-2000

Summary

I am a nationally recognized academic emergency physician with leadership training and experience living for a cause greater than myself looking to make an impact.

Education & Training

University of OttawaMSc, Epidemiology , 2006 - 2008
Mayo ClinicCritical Care Medicine, 2005 - 2006
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Emergency Medicine, 2002 - 2005
University of Alabama School of MedicineClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2020 - 2026
AL State Medical License 2017 - 2020
MN State Medical License 2003 - 2018
WI State Medical License 2003 - 2005
IA State Medical License 2003 - 2004
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine

Clinical Trials

Shared Decision Making in the Emergency Department: Chest Pain Choice Trial Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Shared Decision Making in Parents of Children With Head Trauma: Head CT Choice Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

27 citations
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in patients with cardiac amyloidosis: presenting rhythms, management and outcomes in four patients.
Erik P. Hess, Roger D. White
Resuscitation. 2004-01-01
165 citations
Development and validation of the Emergency Department Assessment of Chest pain Score and 2 h accelerated diagnostic protocol.
Martin Than, Dylan Flaws, Sharon Sanders, Jenny Doust, Paul Glasziou
Emergency Medicine Australasia. 2014-02-01
468 citations
2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/CHEST/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Associati...
Martha Gulati, Phillip D Levy, Debabrata Mukherjee, Ezra Amsterdam, Deepak L Bhatt
Circulation. 2021-11-30

Journal Articles

Assessment of Shared Decision-Making for Stroke Prevention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Haeshik Gorr, Takeki Suzuki, Erik Hess, Juan P Brito, Peter A Noseworthy, Victor M Montori, JAMA Internal Medicine

Lectures

PCORI Made Easy: An Insider's Guide to the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Mayo Clinic, MN - 5/15/2014

Authored Content

Assessment of Shared Decision-Making for Stroke Prevention in Patients with Atrial FibrillationJuly 2020

Press Mentions

Barrett Named Executive Medical Director of Vanderbilt Emergency ServicesSeptember 2nd, 2021
Obex Health Creates Tailor-Made Face Masks to Keep People Safe from COVID-19August 9th, 2020
UAB Receives $500K Grant to Expand Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in AlabamaMay 5th, 2020
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