
Joseph Bellezzo MD
Emergency Physician Chief-of-Staff Elect, Sharp Memorial Hospital Chair, Sharp Healthcare Foundation Board of Directors Medical Staff Officer, Sharp Memorial Hospital Board Member, Sharp Healthcare Board of Directors Board Member, Sharp Healthcare Information Technologies (IT) Board of Directors Board Member, Sharp Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety Board of Directors
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13319 POWAY ROAD #179Poway, CA 92064
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Education & Training
- University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1998 - 2001
- University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1997 - 1998
- Saint Louis University School of MedicineClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1999 - 2026
- HI State Medical License 2001 - 2004
- American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)Practitioner
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)Practitioner
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- M.D. with Distinction in Research St. Louis University School of Medicine, 1997
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Training Fellowship Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 1996
- Full Scholarship, Varsity Baseball Loyola Marymount University, 1988-1991
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 20 citationsEmergency Physician-Initiated Resuscitative Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.Zachary Shinar, Lee Plantmason, Joshua C. Reynolds, Walter P. Dembitsky, Joseph Bellezzo
The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2019-06-01 - 32 citationsExtracorporeal life support in the emergency department: A narrative review for the emergency physician.Justyna Swol, Jan Belohlavek, Daniel Brodie, Joseph Bellezzo, Scott D. Weingart
Resuscitation. 2018-12-01 - 77 citationsEarly ECPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Best practice in 2018Alice Hutin, Mamoun Abu-Habsa, Brian Burns, Steve Bernard, Joe Bellezzo
Resuscitation. 2018-09-01
Journal Articles
- Human Factors in ECLS - a keystone for safety and quality - a narrative review for ECLS providesSwol J, Brodie D, Willers A, Zakhary B, Bellezzo J, Shinar Z, Weingart S, Haft J, Lorusso R, Peek G, Artificial Organs, 11/5/2021
- Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the emergency department. Evidence-Based Medicine Special ReportBellezzo J, Shinar Z, ebmedicine.net, 3/2012
- Emergency Physician-Initiated Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary ResuscitationJoseph M. Bellezzo1*, Zack Shinar2, Daniel P. Davis3, Brian E. Jaski4, Suzanne Chillcott5, Marcia Stahovich6, Christopher Walker7, Sam Baradarian8, Walter Dembitsky9, Resuscitation
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Books/Book Chapters
Press Mentions
- Special Report: ECMO in the ED: ‘We Can't Accept 8% Anymore’August 23rd, 2016
Committees
- Board Member, Sharp Healthcare Information Technology Committee 2022 - Present
- Board Member, Sharp Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety Committee 2022 - Present
- Chair, Sharp Healthcare Foundation Board of Directors 2021 - Present
- Board Member, Sharp Healthcare Board of Directors 2021 - Present
- Board Member, Medical Executive Committee, Sharp Memorial Hospital 2016 - Present
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