Ken Zafren MD
Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center
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300 Pasteur DrStanford, CA 94305
Phone+1 650-723-0000
Fax+1 650-723-0121
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Summary
- Dr. Ken Zafren is an Emergency Medicine specialist based in Stanford, CA. He completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at Kern Medical Center from 1991 to 1994 and earned his medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine in 1984. Dr. Zafren has contributed many publications focusing on topics such as high altitude medicine, hypothermia, frostbite, nonfreezing cold injury, airway management in austere settings, and management of avalanche victims.. His studies have been published in reputable journals, including Resuscitation, Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, and High Altitude Medicine & Biology. He is distinguished by his fellowship status with the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, Wilderness Medical Society, and the American College of Emergency Physicians.
Education & Training
Kern Medical CenterResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1991 - 1994
University of Washington School of MedicineClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
AK State Medical License 1986 - 2026
CA State Medical License 1991 - 2026
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FAAEM) American Academy of Emergency Medicine
- Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM) Wilderness Medical Society)
- Fellow (FACEP) American College of Emergency Physicians
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Airway Management in Austere Settings: Intubation Is Not Always the Best Option.Nicholas E Weinberg, Nicholas J Daniel, Stephanie A Lareau, James H Elder, Ken Zafren
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2025-03-01 - 1 citationsKeep Cool but Don't Freeze: The Influence of William J. Mills Jr. on the Treatment of Frostbite.Maryam Gharraei, Ken Zafren, Rodrigo Villar, Gordon G Giesbrecht
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2024-12-01 - Studies of hypothermic cardiac arrest outcomes without core temperature measurements are deeply flawed.Raimund Lechner, Hermann Brugger, Evelien Cools, Tomasz Darocha, Peter Paal
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2024-11-01
Other
- FrostbiteZafren K, Mechem CC
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/frostbite
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-10-18
Press Mentions
There Is No Relationship Between Covid-19 and Altitude IllnessApril 28th, 2020
Tips for Staying Warm and Avoiding Falls This WinterDecember 29th, 2019
How to Stay Safe in Extreme ColdJanuary 17th, 2019- Join now to see all
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Wilderness Medical Society WMSFellow
- International Society of Mountain Medicine ISMMMember
- National Association of EMS Physicians NAEMSPMember
- international Society of Travel Medicine ISTMMember
- international Commission of Mountain Emergency Medicine ICAR MedComMember
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