StephenAlerhandMD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine; Co-Director, Emergency Ultrasound Division; Fellowship Director, Clinical Ultrasound Fellowship

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Office
150 Bergen Street
Newark, NJ 07103

Summary

Editor of US Probe section for EMdocs.net

Education & Training

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/St Luke's-RooseveltFellowship, Ultrasound, 2017 - 2018
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2013 - 2017
Boston University School of MedicineClass of 2013
Boston University School of MedicineM.D., 2009 - 2013
Brown UniversitySc.B., Neuroscience, 2004 - 2008

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License Active through 2025
NY State Medical License Active through 2019
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
American Board of Emergency MedicineBoard Certification
American Board of Emergency MedicineFocused Practice Designation in Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography
National Board of EchocardiographyTestamur

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Contribution to the Section Award American College of Emergency Physicians, 2021
Rising Star in Education Award Society of Academic Emergency Medicine - Academy of Emergency Ultrasound, 2020
Golden Apple Nominee for Excellence in Teaching Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2020
Certificate of Appreciation Association de Medicina de Urgencias y Disastres de Mexico (AMUDEM) International Congress, 2019
Certificate of Appreciation for Directing Critical Care Ultrasound Workshop Israeli Association of Emergency Medicine, 2019
Research Oral Presentation Award at 15th Annual Regional Ultrasound Symposium St. Luke's - Roosevelt Emergency Ultrasound Division, 2018
Recognition for Ultrasound Education Mexican Association of Critical and Emergency Ultrasound (AMUSCU), 2018
Award for Recognition of Online Education Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2018
Certificate of Appreciation for Directorship of Critical Care Ultrasound Workshop Israeli Association of Emergency Medicine, 2018
Finalist for New Speaker Forum on Best Clinical Practice American College of Emergency Physicians - New York, 2017
Inaugural Resident Education Award Society of Academic Emergency Medicicine - Academy of Emergency Ultrasound, 2017
Outstanding Publication by a Resident Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2017
Outstanding Academic Achievement Award Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2017
First Place Golden Probe Award for Best Point-of-Care Ultrasound Clip The POCUS Atlas at the 5th Annual World Congress of Ultrasound in Medical Education (WCUME) - Montreal, 2017
Most Innovative Blog or Podcast, Associate Editor for EMdocs.net Academic Life in Emergency Medicine (ALiEM) Awards, 2016
Most Outstanding Project/Presentation Mount Sinai Services at Elmhurst Hospital Center Day of Recognition for Research and Scholarly Activity, 2015
Travel Monetary Award Eastern Society for Pediatric Research Annual Meeting - Philadelphia, 2015
Serchuck Award for 1st Place Clinical Science Poster/Presentation Boston University School of Medicine, 2011
Medical Student Summer Research Project (MSSRP) Financial Scholarship Boston University School of Medicine, 2010
Neuroscience Research Grant Karyn Kupcinet International Science School at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, 2008
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Gastric Ultrasound in the Management of Emergency Department Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Case Series and Sonographic Technique.
Robert James Adrian, Peter Alsharif, Hamid Shokoohi, Stephen Alerhand
The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2025-01-01
1 citations
Cardiac Point-Of-Care Ultrasound: An Emergency Medicine Review.
Stephen Alerhand, Robert James Adrian, Lindsay Anne Taylor
Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. 2024-11-01
Is pulmonary hypertension protective against cardiac tamponade? A systematic review.
Robert James Adrian, Stephen Alerhand, Andrew Liteplo, Hamid Shokoohi
Internal and Emergency Medicine. 2024-10-01

Journal Articles

Point-of-Care Ultrasound Diagnosis of Medial Plantar Artery Pseudoaneurysm Secondary to Penetrating Injury
Stephen Alerhand, MD, Journal of Emergency Medicine

Press Mentions

POCUS for Aortic Dissection in the Clinical Presentation of Ischemic StrokeNovember 14th, 2022

Committees

Co-Chair, American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) - Emergency Ultrasound - Resident Education Sub-Committee 2018 - Present
Fellow Representative, American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) - Emergency Ultrasound - Fellow Education Subcommittee 2017 - 2018
Emergency Medicine House Staff Representative, Hospital House Staff Council 2015 - 2016
Leader/Advisor, Student Peer Advising Committee (PAC) - Boston University School of Medicine 2010 - 2011