Paula Jo Whiteman MD FACEP, FAAP (She/Her)
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
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8700 Beverly Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone+1 310-423-8700
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Summary
- Dr. Paula Whiteman is an Emergency Medicine physician based in Los Angeles, CA, with a subspecialty in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. She completed her surgical residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and her emergency medicine residency at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, following her graduation from MCP-Hahnemann College of Medicine in 1988. Dr. Whiteman has published several research articles on diverse topics within emergency medicine, including transgender patient care, violence and abuse during pandemics, harm reduction for injection drug use, and pediatric anesthetics. Her work on point-of-care ultrasonography by pediatric emergency physicians has been notably cited 55 times. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP).
Education & Training
NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1990 - 1993
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1990
MCP-Hahnemann College of MedicineClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1989 - 2025
NY State Medical License 1991 - 1996
PA State Medical License 1994 - 1994
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine- American Board of Emergency Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsA guide to caring for patients who identify as transgender and gender diverse in the emergency department.Logan Jardine, Courtney Edwards, Hannah Janeway, Chance Krempasky, Wendy Macias-Konstantopoulos
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open. 2024-06-01 - 4 citationsViolence and Abuse: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic.Paula J Whiteman, Wendy L Macias-Konstantopoulos, Pryanka Relan, Anita Knopov, Megan L Ranney
The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2023-07-17 - 18 citationsBetween Emergency Department Visits: The Role of Harm Reduction Programs in Mitigating the Harms Associated With Injection Drug Use.Wendy Macias-Konstantopoulos, Alan Heins, Carolyn J. Sachs, Paula J. Whiteman, Neil Jeremy G. Wingkun
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2021-05-01
Press Mentions
Host of ‘Intertwined’ Priorities on President-Elect Dr. Goza’s RadarDecember 28th, 2018
New Leadership for the Los Angeles Pediatric SocietyAugust 13th, 2018
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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