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Richard Klasco, MD, Emergency Medicine, San Francisco, CA

RichardSKlascoMD

Emergency Medicine San Francisco, CA

Emergency Medicine at BIDMC

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  • Office

    555 California Street
    Suite 350
    San Francisco, CA 94104
    Phone+1 415-362-4007

Education & Training

  • Denver Health Medical Center
    Denver Health Medical CenterResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1992 - 1995
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1992
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1990
  • California State University, Northridge
    California State University, NorthridgeA.B., Cell and Molecular Biology, Cum Laude, 1986

Certifications & Licensure

  • CO State Medical License
    CO State Medical License 1993 - 2025
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2011 - 2018
  • American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Gubernatorial Appointment, Colorado Poison Control Oversight Board 2004
  • Best Practices Award Private and Public Businesses, Inc., 2003
  • First Prize, Clinical Research Massachusetts Medical Society, 1987
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • CPOE: Why don't we get it?  
    Klasco R, Health Management Technology, 8/1/2003
  • Colorado Tick Fever  
    Klasco RS, Medical Clinics of North America, 3/1/2002
  • Defining, identifying, and measuring error in emergency medicine  
    Handler JA, Gillam M, Sanders A, Klasco R, Acad Em Med, 11/1/2000
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Lectures

  • "Meaningful use: challenges and solutions." 
    Minneapolis, MN - 1/1/2011
  • "High-risk drugs in emergency medicine." 
    San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2007
  • "The Pipeline: new drugs that will affect your practice in the coming year." 
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center - 1/1/2007
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Other

  • Chapter Editor: "Fluids, Electrolytes, and Nutrition" 
    Klasco R, First Aid for The Emergency Medicine Boards, Barbara K. Blok, Dickson S. Cheung, Timothy F. Platts-M
    1/1/2012
  • "Good Bug, Bad Bug: Biology as a weapon of war and peace. Update from the HIMSS National Preparedness and Response Taskforce." 
    Nelson R, Singh, Klasco RS, Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Meeting
    San Diego, CA - 2/1/2003
  • Gray hair and the value of colleagues. 
    Klasco RS, Drug Topics Health-System Edition
    11/18/2002
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Authored Content

  • Are Some Patients More Sensitive to Drug Side Effects?October 2018
  • Are Some Patients More Sensitive to Drug Side Effects?October 2018
  • How to (Maybe) Avoid Sticker Shock at the Emergency RoomSeptember 2018
  • How to (Maybe) Avoid Sticker Shock at the Emergency RoomSeptember 2018
  • Do I Have a Fever? My Temperature Is 98.6 but I Feel FeverishFebruary 2018
  • Do I Have a Fever? My Temperature Is 98.6 but I Feel FeverishFebruary 2018
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Press Mentions

  • Empty Beds and Mounting Deaths: COVID-19 and U.S. Healthcare’s Systemic Failures
    Empty Beds and Mounting Deaths: COVID-19 and U.S. Healthcare’s Systemic FailuresJuly 14th, 2020
  • Should You Take Advil for COVID-19?
    Should You Take Advil for COVID-19?March 18th, 2020
  • Sugar Is Not the Enemy
    Sugar Is Not the EnemyMarch 17th, 2020
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Committees

  • Member, Executive Committee, Center for Patient Safety Research and Practice, Brigham and Women's Hospital 2006 - 2014