Co-Director of Research and Publication, Department of Emergency Medicine

Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine

Professional Interests: Medical education, machine learning, app development, resident resuscitation training, personal finance

Recent Publications:

McKillip RP, Gopalsami A, Montoya M, Kim G, Walter JJ, Juricek C, Shappell E. Analysis of Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices Presenting to an Urban Emergency Department. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. Nov 2018; 19(6): 907-911. PMID 30429920.

McKillip RP, Kauffmann G, Chmura SJ, Golden DW. Structured Radiation Oncology Clerkship Curricula: Evaluating the Effect on Residency Applicant Knowledge of Radiation Oncology. Journal of the American College of Radiology. Sep 2018; 15(9): 1330-1334. PMID 30017622.

McKillip R, Ernst M, Ahn J, Tekian A, Shappell E. Toward a Resident Personal Finance Curriculum: Quantifying Resident Financial Circumstances, Needs, and Interests. Cureus. Apr 2018; 10(4):e2540. PMID 29951347.

McKillip RP, Hahn OM, Bartkowiak B, Rosenberg CA, Olopade OI, Arora VM, Golden DW. Implementation of a novel medical school multidisciplinary and interprofessional oncology curriculum: a mixed method study. Journal of Cancer Education. Feb 2019; 34(1): 50-55. PMID: 28831669.

McKillip RP, Borden BA, Galecki P, Ham SA, Patrick-Miller L, Hall JP, Hussain S, Danahey K, Siegler M, Sorrentino MJ, Sacro Y, Davis AM, Rubin DT, Lipstreuer K, Polonsky TS, Nanda R, Harper WR, Koyner JL, Burnet DL, Stadler WM, Ratain MJ, Meltzer DO, O’Donnell PH. Patient perceptions of care as influenced by a large institutional pharmacogenomics implementation program. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Dec 2016; 102: 106-114. PMID: 27981566.

Rooney MK, Zhu F, Gillespie EF, Gunther JR, McKillip RP, Lineberry M, Tekian A, Golden DW. Simulation as More Than a Treatment-Planning Tool: A Systematic Review of the Literature on Radiation Oncology Simulation-Based Medical Education. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, Oct 2018; 102(2): 257-283. PMID 30191859.

Golden DW, Kauffmann GE, McKillip RP, Farnan JM, Park YS, Schwartz A. Objective Evaluation of a Didactic Curriculum for the Radiation Oncology Medical Student Clerkship. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. Aug 2018; 101(5): 1039-1045. PMID 29908787.

Lee YM, McKillip RP, Borden BA, Klammer CE, Ratain MJ, O’Donnell PH. Assessment of patient perceptions of genomic testing to inform pharmacogenomic implementation. Pharmacogenomics and Genomics, May 2017; 27 (5): 179-189. PMID: 28267054.

MD in the Black, a Personal Finance Primer for Medical Residents. Shappell E. 2018. (Editor)

Co-Director of Research and Publication, Emergency Medicine

Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine and Critical Care

Professional Interests: Airway management, resuscitation, timeseries forecasting, electrophysiological signal processing, stroke, hemineglect, attention, consciousness, mental health, mobile health, machine learning, deep learning

Recent Publications:

1.Rapid sequence tandem intubation to navigate a subglottic obstruction. Chacko RV, Jain NX, Baird BJ, Palma AA. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 May;67:196.e3-196.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.03.014. Epub 2023 Mar 9. PMID: 36964112

2. Emergency Department-initiated High-flow Nasal Cannula for COVID-19 Respiratory Distress. Jarou ZJ, Beiser DG, Sharp WW, Chacko R, Goode D, Rubin DS, Kurian D, Dalton A, Estime SR, O'Connor M, Patel BK, Kress JP, Spiegel TF. West J Emerg Med. 2021 Jul 20;22(4):979-987. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2021.3.50116.

3. Improving mental health in U.S. Veterans using mHealth tools: A pilot study. Latour C, O'Byrne L, McCarthy M, Chacko R, Russell E, Price RK. Health Informatics J. 2020 Dec;26(4):3201-3214. doi: 10.1177/1460458220954613. Epub 2020 Sep 25. PMID: 32972313

4. Distinct phase-amplitude couplings distinguish cognitive processes in human attention. Chacko RV, Kim B, Jung SW, Daitch AL, Roland JL, Metcalf NV, Corbetta M, Shulman GL, Leuthardt EC. Neuroimage. 2018 Jul 15;175:111-121. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.03.003. Epub 2018 Mar 5. PMID: 29518565

5.Using pupil size and heart rate to infer affective states during behavioral neurophysiology and neuropsychology experiments. Mitz AR, Chacko RV, Putnam PT, Rudebeck PH, Murray EA. J Neurosci Methods. 2017 Mar 1;279:1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2017.01.004. Epub 2017 Jan 13. PMID: 28089759

6. Disruptions of network connectivity predict impairment in multiple behavioral domains after stroke. Siegel JS, Ramsey LE, Snyder AZ, Metcalf NV, Chacko RV, Weinberger K, Baldassarre A, Hacker CD, Shulman GL, Corbetta M. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Jul 26;113(30):E4367-76. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1521083113. Epub 2016 Jul 11. PMID: 27402738

7. Effects of amygdala lesions on reward-value coding in orbital and medial prefrontal cortex. Rudebeck PH, Mitz AR, Chacko RV, Murray EA. Neuron. 2013 Dec 18;80(6):1519-31. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.09.036. PMID: 24360550

Associate Program Director

Director of Resident Scholarly Projects and Research

Professional Interests: resident education, infectious disease, public health

Recently Published:

1.Kishi P, Cirone M, Glowacki N, Lambert M, Burns K. Comparing Pulmonary Ultrasound Findings When Viewing Lung Pleura Beneath Costal Cartilage Compared to Costal Bones. WFUMB Ultrasound. 2024 March 24, DOI: 10.1016/j.wfumbo

2.McDowell M, Lewandowski A, Desai D, Cruz D, Głowacki N, Sulh A, Cirone M, Lomotan N, Hormese M. Rocuronium Dosing by Ideał vs Total Body Weight in Obesity: A Prospective, Observational Non-Inferiority Study. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2023 December 6. Doi: 10.5811/westjem.60713.

3.Cirone M, Fifer K, Okubanjo O, Semenchuck N, Vuong C, Hoover A, Khalsa S. Effect of a Clinical Pathway Project on Buprenorphine Prescription Practices in the Emergency Department. J Patient Cent Res Rev. 2023 Nov 27;10(4):255-277. doi: 10.17294/2330-0698.2070. PMID: 38046993; PMCID: PMC10688917.

4.Aronson M, Henderson T, Dodd K, Cirone M, Putman M, Salzman D, Lovell EO, Williamson K. Effects of Brief Mental Skills Training on Emergency Medicine Residents’ Stress Response During a Simulated Resuscitation: A Prospective Randomized Trial. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2022 Jan 3;23(1):79-85. Doi: 10.5811/westjem.2021.10.53892. PMID: 35060868 PMCID: PMC8782128

5. Harkins D, Bassig C, Cirone M. Frontal Arteriovenous Malformation Presenting as Painful Unilateral Conjunctival Injection. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2022 Feb. DOI: 10.5811/cpcem.2021.10.54268

6. Smith K, Sinnott J, Cirone M. An Observational Analysis of EMS Calls for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and Psychiatric Complaints During the COVID Pandemi. Journal of Emergency Medical Services. 2021 March 18.

7.Kandil M, Jaber J, Desai D, Cruz SN, Lomotan N, Ahmad U, Cirone M, Burkins J, McDowell M. MAGraine: Magnesium compared to conventional therapy for treatment of migraine. Am J Emerg Med. 2020.09.033.

8. Probst B, Walls L, Cirone M, Markossian T. Examining the Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Two Illinois Emergency Departments. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2019

9. Jurkovic J, Cirone M. Mucocutaneous Paraneoplastic Syndrome Secondary to Classical Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2019 Apr 2;3(2):160-161.

10. McDowell M, Nitti K, Kulstad E, Cirone M, Shah R, Rochford S, Walsh R, Hesse K. Clinical Outcomes in Patients Taking Inhaled Loxapine, Haloperidol, or Ziprasidone in the Emergency Department. Clin Neuropharmacol. 2019 Mar-Apr; 42(2): 23–26.

11. Cirone M, Probst B, Goldstein J, Aurora T. HIV Screening in the Urgent Care Setting. JUCM 2016; 29- 33

Program Director Emeritus

Professional Interests: Resident Education, Curriculum Development, Resident Wellness, Therapeutic Hypothermia

Recent Publications:

1.Emergency Medicine In-Training Examination Scores are Not Associated with Burnout and Not Affected by the Introduction of a Wellness Curriculum. Williamson K, Lank PM, Hartman N, Olson N, Lovell EO. Journal of Wellness: 2023. Vol. 4: Iss. 2, Article 10. https://doi.org/10.55504/2578-9333.1162

2.Aronson M, Henderson T, Dodd K, Cirone M, Putman M, Salzman D, Lovell EO, Williamson K. Effects of Brief Mental Skills Training on Emergency Medicine Residents’ Stress Response During a Simulated Resuscitation: A Prospective Randomized Trial. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2022 Jan 3;23(1):79-85. Doi: 10.5811/westjem.2021.10.53892. PMID: 35060868 PMCID: PMC8782128

3.Williamson K, Lank PM, Olson A, Cheema N, Lovell E. A Positive Depression Screen Is Associated with Emergency Medicine Resident Burnout and Is not Affected by the Implementation of a Wellness Curriculum. West J Emerg Med. 2021 Oct 26

4. Htet NN, Barounis D, Knight C, Umunna BP, Hormese M, Lovell E. Protocolized use of Factor Eight Inhibitor Bypassing Activity (FEIBA) for the reversal of warfarin induced coagulopathy. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 May 31.

5. Williamson K, Lank PM, Cheema N, Hartman N, Lovell E, (EMERA). Comparing the Maslach Burnout Inventory to Other Well-Being Instruments in Emergency Medicine Residents. J Grad Med Educ. 2018 Oct;10(5):532-536.

6. Williamson K, Lank PM, Lovell EO, (EMERA). Development of an Emergency Medicine Wellness Curriculum. AEM Educ Train. 2017 Dec 12;2(1):20-25.

7. Chinai SA, Guth T, Lovell E, Epter M. Taking Advantage of the Teachable Moment: A Review of Learner-Centered Clinical Teaching Models. West J Emerg Med. 2018 Jan;19(1):28-34

Assistant Ultrasound Director

Professional Interests: Ultrasound, Global Health

Recent Publications:

1.Kishi P, Cirone M, Glowacki N, Lambert M, Burns K. Comparing Pulmonary Ultrasound Findings When Viewing Lung Pleura Beneath Costal Cartilage Compared to Costal Bones. WFUMB Ultrasound. 2024 March 24, DOI: 10.1016/j.wfumbo

2. Lalande E, Burwash-Brennan T, Burns K, Atkinson, Lambert M, Jarman B, Lamprecht H, Banerjee A, Woo MY. Is point-of-care ultrasound a reliable predictor of outcome during atraumatic, non-shockable cardiac arrest? A systematic review and meta-analysis from the SHoC investigators. Resuscitation. 2019 Jun;139:159-166.

3. Burjek NE, Burns KM, Jagganathan N. Aligning airway management strategy with resuscitation priorities for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Feb;11(2):364-368

4. Gottlieb M, Holladay D, Burns K, Gore SR, Wulff C, Shah S, Bailitz J. Accuracy of ultrasound for endotracheal intubation between different transducer types. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Mar 12.

Program Director Emeritus

Professional Interests: Resident Education, Simulation, Emergency Ultrasound

Recent Publications:

1. Zerth H, Harwood R, Tommaso L, Girzadas DV Jr. An inexpensive, easily constructed, reusable task trainer for simulating ultrasound-guided pericardiocentesis. J Emerg Med. 2012 Dec;43(6):1066-9.

2. Girzadas Jr D, Antonis MS, Zerth H, Lambert M, Clay L, Bose S, Harwood R. Hybrid Simulation Combining a High Fidelity Scenario with a Pelvic Ultrasound Task Trainer Enhances the Training and Evaluation of Endovaginal Ultrasound Skills. Academic Emergency Medicine 2009; 16:429–435 2009

3. Girzadas Jr DV, Harwood RC, Clay L, Caris J, Rzechula K. High fidelity Simulation can discriminate between novice and experienced residents when assessing competency in patient care. Medical Teacher.
2007 Jun;29(5):472-6.

4. Girzadas DV Jr, Delis S, Bose S, Hall J, Rzechula K, Kulstad EB. Measures of stress and learning seem to be equally affected among all roles in simulation scenario. Simul Healthc. 2009 Fall;4(3):149-54.

Medical Student Clerkship Director

Professional interests: Airway, resuscitation, patient experience and ED operations

Recently Published:

1. Umunna BP, Tekwani K, Barounis D, Kettaneh N, Kulstad E. Ketamine for Continuous Sedation of Mechanically Ventilated Patients. J Emerg Trauma Shock. 2015 Jan-Mar;8(1):11-5.

2. Tekwani KL, Kerem Y, Mistry CD, Sayger BM, Kulstad EB. Emergency Department Crowding is Associated with Reduced Satisfaction Scores in Patients Discharged from the Emergency Department. West J Emerg Med. 2013 Feb;14(1):11-5.
3. Tekwani KL, Watts HF, Sweis RT, Rzechula KH, Kulstad EB. A Comparison of the Effects of Etomidate and midazolam on hospital length of stay in patients with suspected sepsis: a prospective, randomized study. Ann Emerg Med. 2010 Nov;56(5):481-9.

4. Kulstad EB, Kalimullah EA, Tekwani KL, Courtney DM. Etomidate as an induction agent in septic patients: red flags or false alarms?
West J Emerg Med. 2010 May;11(2):161-72.

5. Chan CW, Tekwani KL, Watts HF, Kulstad EB. Emergency Physicians Report Infrequent Use of Alpha-Blockade for the Treatment of Ureteral Stones. Am J Emerg Med. 2009 Sep;27(7):776-8.

6.A prospective Observational Study of the Effect of Etomidate on Septic Patient with Mortality and Length of Stay. Acad Emerg Med. 2009 Jan;16(1):11-4.