Department of Emergency Medicine

Administration

759 Chestnut Street, Springfield 5
Springfield, MA 01199
Phone: 413-794-5375

Department Leadership

Seth Gemme, MD, Department Chair
Niels Rathlev, MD, Vice Chair Academic Affairs
Elizabeth Schoenfeld, MD, MS, Vice Chair Research
Gavin Budhram, MD, MS, Division Chief, Ultrasound
Seth Kelly, MD, MBA, Division Chief, EMS
Lucienne Lutfy Clayton, MD, Chief, BMC Adult
Michael Cooper, MD, Chief, BMC Pediatric

Education Programs

doctor checking patient’s hand with a nurse observing in the emergency room

Emergency Medicine Residency

Baystate Medical Center is the region's tertiary referral center—and one of the highest volume emergency departments in the northeast—you will be exposed to diverse pathologies and advanced procedures.

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Emergency Medicine Fellowships

4th Year Electives for Medical Students

Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine Research
Emergency Medicine Ultrasound

Scholarly Activity

Research

The research of the Department of Emergency Medicine is clinical and focuses on:

The treatment of patients with opioid use disorder
Implementation science
Patient-centered care and shared decision-making
Cardiac arrest resuscitation
Congestive heart failure
Simulation
Acute coronary syndrome
Emergency medical services
Ischemia/reperfusion injury
Patient safety and health services
Emergency ultrasound

The department, as well as the institution, has grant monies available on a competitive basis for educational and research projects.

Publications

View recent Department of Emergency Medicine publications in the Scholarly Commons database.

Vanna Albert, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Dorka M. Jimenez Almonte, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Danielle Aston, DO Emergency Medicine Instructor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Robert H. Baevsky, MD Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
Rebecca J. Barron, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Gavin R. Budhram, MD Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
Ryan L. Clark, DO Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Jeffrey A. Dan, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
Alanna R. Darling, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Ashley L. Deutsch, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Stephen T. DiGiacomo, MD Emergency Medicine Instructor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Tala R. Elia, MD Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
Patrick Felton, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Richard Jordan Gabor, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
Seth R. Gemme, MD Emergency Medicine Chair and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Julien D. Ginsberg-Peltz, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Mathew R. Goebel, MD Emergency Medicine Instructor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Ian S. Goodman, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
Joeli Hettler, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
Jocelyn R. Jensen, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
Adam R. Kellogg, MD Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
Seth M. Kelly, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Krista T. Kitchen, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Kenneth J. Knowles, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Mackenzie Rose LaPorte, MD Emergency Medicine Instructor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Michael J. Lemanski, MD Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
Lucienne Lutfy-Clayton, MD Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
Leah C. Manchester, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Holly Elaine Perry, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
Kenneth P. Platt, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
Kimball A. Prentiss, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
Niels Rathlev, MD Sports Medicine, Medical Toxicology Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
Joseph C. Schmidt, MD Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
Elizabeth M. Schoenfeld, MD Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
Michele M. Schroeder, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Sundeep M. Shukla, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Joseph B. Sills, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Liza Gonen Smith, MD Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
Howard A. Smithline, MD Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
William E. Soares, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Blake A. Spirko, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
Carla R. Sterling, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Rakesh Talati, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine
Zachary M. Testo, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Brian D. Thompson, DO Emergency Medicine Instructor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Nadia A. Villarroel, MD Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Lauren M. Westafer, DO Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate
Jeannette M. Wolfe, MD Emergency Medicine Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine

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