VickiLSakataMD

Pediatric Emergency Medicine • Tacoma, WA

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Office
315 Martin Luther King Jr Way
Tacoma, WA 98405
Phone+1 253-403-1418

Fax+1 253-403-1406

Education & Training

Madigan Army Medical CenterResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1993 - 1996
University of WashingtonResidency, Pediatrics, 1989 - 1992
University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical CampusClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

WA State Medical License 1989 - 2025
CO State Medical License 1992 - 2001
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
American Board of Emergency Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Using Two Statewide Medical Operations Coordination Centers to Load Balance in Pediatric Hospitals During a Severe Respiratory Surge in the United States.
Steven H Mitchell, Matthias J Merkel, Carl O Eriksson, Vicki L Sakata, Mary A King
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2023-09-01
9 citations
Perspectives of Triage Team Members Participating in Statewide Triage Simulations for Scarce Resource Allocation During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Washington State.
Catherine R Butler, Laura B Webster, Douglas S Diekema, Megan M Gray, Vicki L Sakata
JAMA Network Open. 2022-04-01
24 citations
Western Washington State COVID-19 Experience: Keys to Flattening the Curve and Effective Health System Response.
Steven H. Mitchell, Eileen M. Bulger, Herbert C. Duber, Alexander L. Greninger, Thuan D. Ong
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2020-06-16

Press Mentions

Eerily Prescient Pandemic Exercise in 2018 Is Now Informing Washington State’s Coronavirus ResponseApril 6th, 2020
If Critical Supplies Run Out, Here's How Hospitals Will Make Tough ChoicesApril 4th, 2020
People with Disabilities Would Suffer if Coronavirus Care Is Rationed, Advocates Say in Civil-Rights ComplaintMarch 23rd, 2020
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