Research and Scholarly Activity - Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS), Norfolk, Hampton Roads

Our faculty and residents are actively engaged in scholarly activity and research, and we promote an atmosphere of inquiry and investigation. Our faculty and residents contribute to the advancement of emergency medical care through their research and publications. Faculty members lecture at the local, state, regional, national and international levels.

Scholarly Activity by Year

2022-2023

Lang, J, Byars, D, Martin, C. Hook effect in gestational trophoblastic disease: An emergency department case presentation. JACEP Open. 2022; 3:e12832. https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12832

Knapp, B. J, Apgar, L., & Pennell, K. (2022). Life-Threatening Complications Associated with Bladder Decompression: A Case Report. Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 6(4). http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2022.9.57956

Klinkhammer M, Cann J. EBM Review Series: Association of ED Pediatric Readiness with Mortality to 1 Year Among Injured Children Treated at Trauma Centers. In: VACEP’s Evidence-Based Medicine Review Series for Emergency Physicians (Oct 2022). Available at https://www.vacep.org/news-blog/children-treated-at-trauma-centers.
Klinkhammer M, Cann J. EBM Review Series: International Validation of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score. In: VACEP’s Evidence-Based Medicine Review Series for Emergency Physicians (Dec 2022). Available at https://www.vacep.org/news-blog/international-syncope

Lo BM, et al. American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Clinical Policies Subcommittee (Writing Committee) on Acute Heart Failure Syndromes. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Acute Heart Failure Syndromes: Approved by ACEP Board of Directors, June 23, 2022. Ann Emerg Med. 2022 Oct;80(4):e31-e59. PMID: 36153055

Noble, M., Cann, J., Feyzeau, K., Jones, M., Whitty, S., Landon, J., Gallion, L. and Byars, D. (2023), The Erector Spinae Plane Block as Novel Therapy for Renal Colic. J Ultrasound Med, 42: 233-237. https://doi.org/10.1002/jum.15998

Zachrison KS, Ganti L, Sharma D, Goyal P, Decker-Palmer M, Adeoye O, Goldstein JN, Jauch EC, Lo BM, Madsen TE, Meurer W, Oostema JA, Mendez-Hernandez C, Venkatesh AK. A survey of stroke-related capabilities among a sample of US community emergency departments. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2022 Jul 22; 3(4):e12762.

Bruce Lo MD, Professor, presented “Musculoskeletal Injuries” and served as faculty for the Small Group Breathing Station for ATLS at EVMS on July 14, 2022.

Tex Ford, MD, Instructor, presented “Thoracic Trauma” at the TEMS Quarterly Training session on July 21, 2022.

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2021-2022

Bruce Lo MD, Professor, presented “Pelvic/Abdominal Trauma” and served as faculty for the Adult Basic and Advanced Airway Labs for ATLS at EVMS on July 8, 2021.

Joe Lang MD, Assistant Professor and Tex Ford MD, EMS Fellow, presented “Special Populations in EMS” at the TEMS Quarterly Educational Meeting on July 22, 2021.
Barry Knapp MD, Professor, presented “Advanced Cardiac ECHO: A Case-Based Learning Exposure” to 2^nd year EVMS medical students on Aug 5, 2021.

Francis Counselman MD, Professor, presented (virtually) Grand Rounds for the Michigan Emergency Medicine Residency Consortium on Aug 18, 2021. He presented “Trauma in Pregnancy”; “Marine Envenomation & Poisoning”, and “You Smoked What? Emerging Drugs of Abuse” to 15 EM residency programs.

Joe Lang MD, Assistant Professor, and Michael Hudson MD, EM-2, presented a lecture and served as faculty for performing crichothyrotomy to the EMTs of Portsmouth EMS on Aug 18, 2021.

Barry Knapp, MD, Professor and Program Director presented “A Career in Emergency Medicine” to the EVMS M-1 and M-2 students on Sept 14, 2021.

Julie Tondt MD, AEM Fellow and Matt Jones MD, Assistant Professor, conducted a suture workshop for EVMS M-1 and M-2 students on Sept 24, 2021 – it was extremely well received.

Kean Feyzeau MD, Assistant Professor, presented “eFast and Bladder Ultrasound” to the EVMS M-1 students on Sept 27, 2021.

Barry Knapp MD, Professor & Program Director, presented “Sound Waves: Looking for Things That will Kill Your Patient” to EVMS M-2 students on Sept 28, 2021.

O’Connell KA, Kisteneff AV, Gill SS, Edwards JF, Sherrerd-Smith WW, Moraczewski (Salts) LA, Derber CJ, Lo BM. HIV post-exposure prophylaxis in the emergency department: an updated assessment and opportunities for HIV prevention identified. Am J Emerg Med 2021; 46:323-328. PMID 33069548.

Stewart Martin MD, Assistant Professor, presented Grand Rounds at SVBGH on Sept 7, 2021. He presented “Hyperbaric Oxygen: Indications and Treatment”.

Barry Knapp MD, Professor and Program Director presented “How to Save a Life….A Guide to Resuscitative Ultrasound” to EVMS M-2 students on Oct 1, 2021.

To view a complete list of scholarly activities in 2021-2022, click here.

2020-2021

Greenberger SM, Finnell JT, Chang BP, Gary N, Quinn S, Bird S, Diercks DB, Poty CI, Gallahue FL, Moreira ME, Ranney ML, Rives L, Kessler CJ, Lo B, Schmitz G. Changes to the ACGME common program requirements and their potential impact on emergency medicine core faculty protected time. AEM Educ Train 2020; 4(3); 244-253. PMID 32704594
Byars D, Gammons T, Jones M, Feyzeau K, Ghent G, Noble M. Telescopic peritonsillar abscess drainage: a novel mixed tissue simulation model (abstract). Acad Emerg Med 2020; 27(S1):S332
Hatten BW, Cantrill SV, Dubin JS, Ketcham EM, Runde DP, Wall SP, Wolf SJ, (Lo BM). Clinical Policy: critical issues related to opioids in adult patients presenting to the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med 2020; 76(3):e13-e39. PMID 32828340
Byars DV, Klinkhammer MD, Fellin MA. In situ simulation for ventilator management in emergency medicine. AEM Educ Train 2019; 00:1-4.
Bono MJ, Reygaert WC. Urinary tract infection. 2020. In: StatPearls (internet). Treasure Island (FL): StatPeals Publishing. Jan 2020. PMID 29261874
Bono MJ, Wermuth HR, Hipskind JE. Medical malpractice 2020. In: StatPearls (internet). Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing. Jan 2020. PMID 29261897
Counselman FL, Tondt JM, Lustig H. A case report: the challenging diagnosis of spontaneous cervical epidural hematoma. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med 2020; 4(3): 428-431. PMID 32926704
Gill S, Kisteneff A, O’Connell K, Sherred-Smith W, Derber C, and Lo B. virtually presented their abstract “HIV post exposure prophylaxis and coordination of care: a missed opportunity” at the STD Prevention Conference 2020, sponsored by the CDC on Sept 14, 2020.
Barry Knapp MD, Professor presented “Ultrasound Case-based Learning: Pulmonary Embolism and COVID Lung Disease” to EVMS third & fourth year students on July 7, 2020.
Bruce Lo MD, Professor taught ATLS to EVMS Residents on July 9, 2020. He presented “Shock” and ran a procedure lab “Pediatric Airway and Surgical Airway”.
Taylor Gammons MD, EMS Fellow, Julie Patel MD, EUS Fellow, and Don Byars MD, Associate Professor Director of EMS & EUS Fellowships, taught the Currituck Department of Fire and EMS “Operational Ultrasound” on July 15, 2020 in support of their deployment of the new portable ultrasound equipment (Butterfly) in Currituck, NC.

To view a complete list of scholarly activities in 2020-2021, click here.

2019-2020

Counselman, FL. Oncologic emergencies. Audio Digest (Emergency Medicine) 36:16, Aug 2019.
Kamboj, R; Bunch, AC; Bernstein, RC; Counselman, FL. Ventricular tachycardia storm presenting as vague complaints to the emergency department. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med 2019; 3(3): 215-218. PMID 31404357
Bruce Lo, MD, Professor taught “Airway Management” as part of the ATLS Course sponsored by EVMS on July 11, 2019.
Charles Graffeo, MD, Professor, presented “VA-TF2’s Haiti Deployment: Lessons Learned” on September 3, 2019 to the FEMA-TF2. He then presented “Canine Assessment and Injury Management” on September 4, 2019 to the FEMA VA –TF.
Barry Knapp, MD, Professor presented “A Career in Emergency Medicine” to EVMS medical students interested in pursuing a career in Emergency Medicine on Sept 17, 2019.
Bruce Lo, MD, Professor presented two lectures at the Mediterranean Emergency Medicine Congress conference on September 25, 2019 in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

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The following authored or coauthored a chapter in the new edition of Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine – A Comprehensive Study Guide:

Bono MJ. Esophageal emergencies. In: Tintinalli, JE, et. al. eds: Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine – A Comprehensive Study Guide 9th ed.; New York, McGraw-Hill; 2019: 500.
Byars D., Kayagil T. Hernias. In: Tintinalli, JE, et.al, eds. Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine – A Comprehensive Study Guide 9^th, New York, McGraw-Hill; 2019:532.
Counselman FL. Rhadmyolysis. In: Tintinalli, JE, et. al, eds. Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine – A Comprehensive Study Guide 9^th, New York, McGraw-Hill; 2019: 570.
Graham A. Diverticulitis. In: Tintinalli, JE, et. al, eds. Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine – A Comprehensive Study Guide 9^th New York, McGraw-Hill; 2019:527

To view a complete list of scholarly activities in 2019-2020, click here.

2018-2019

Carol McCammon, M.D., Assistant Professor, presented “Challenging Chest Pain” to the Zimbabwe Medical Association on July 3, 2018 in Harare, Zimbabwe.
On July 11, 2018, Joe Lang, M.D., Assistant Professor, presented “Medical Care During a Riot Situation”, to the Portsmouth Civil Disturbance Team. He also presented “Tourniquets, Individual First Aid Kits, and Self Aid-Buddy Aid” to the Portsmouth Police Department on that date.
Bruce Lo, M.D., Professor, taught Airway Management (both lecture and lab) for the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course sponsored by EVMS on July 12, 2018.
Don Byars, M.D., Associate Professor, presented “Musculoskeletal Ultrasound” to the International Foundation for Sonography Education and Research (IFSER) on July 28, 2018 at EVMS.
Francis Counselman, M., Professor, presented three lectures at the Michigan Emergency Medicine Assembly, sponsored by the Michigan College of Emergency Physicians on Mackinaw Island. He presented “Oncologic Emergencies” on July 30, 2018; “You Smoked What? Emerging Drugs of Abuse”; and Marine Envenomation and Poisoning” on July 31, 2018.
Bruce Lo, M.D., Professor, presented three lectures for Grand Rounds at the Department of Emergency Medicine at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida on August 21, 2018. He presented: “What this VAD?!? Evaluation of LVAD Patients in the ED”; “Documentation: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly”; and “EMTALA: What You Should Know (But Your Consultants Don’t)”.
Johnston SC, Easton JD, Farrant M, Barsan W, Conwit RA, Elm JJ, Kim AS, Lindblad AS, Palesch YY; Clinical Research Collaboration, Neurological Emergencies Treatment Trials Network, and the POINT Investigators (Lo, B) Clopidogrel and aspirin in acute ischemic stroke and high-risk TIA. N Engl J Med 2018; 379(3); 215-225. PMID 29766750
Bono MJ, Hipskind JE. Medical malpractice. StatPearls (internet). Treasure Island (FL); StatPearls Publishing; 2018 Jan. PMID 29261897
Bono MJ, Reygaert WC. Urinary tract infection. StatPearls (internet). Treasure Island (FL); StatPearls Publishing; 2018 Jan. PMID 29261874

To view a complete list of scholarly activities 2018-2019, click here.

2017-2018

Doug Browder, M.D., Assistant Professor, presented “Change Management and Overcoming Obstacles” at the Kaiser Permanente Emergency Medicine Chiefs Academy in Oakland, CA on Jan 16, 2018.
Several of our faculty and residents attended and presented at the 2018 VA ACEP Annual Conference at The Homestead, in Hot Springs, VA from February 9^th to 11^th, 2018.
9^th – VA ACEP Presidents Update – Bruce Lo, M.D., Associate Professor.
10^th – Virginia M & M Case Files Panel Discussion.
- Kean Feyzeau, M.D., Chief Resident, and Bruce Lo, M.D., Associate Professor, participated.
10^th – Don Byars, M.D., RDMS, Associate Professor, presented “Ultrasound: Frontiers and Fellowships” for the resident track.
Bruce Lo, M.D., Associate Professor, organized and co-chaired this CME event. In addition, Kean Feyzeau, M.D., Stuart Glass, D., and Logan McNeive, M.D. represented EVMS in the Emergency Medicine Jeopardy Competition.
Bruce Lo, M.D., Associate Professor, taught Advanced Stroke Life Support (ASLS) to first / second year EVMS students on February 18, 2018.
Francis Counselman,, M., Professor, presented “Pulmonary Emergencies” (2 hours) to the EVMS PA students on March 19, 2018.
Bruce Lo, M.D., Associate Professor, presented “Neurological Emergencies: An ED Approach” to the EVMS first year PA Students on March 26, 2018.
Bruce Lo, M.D., Associate Professor, presented “You’re Sending Me What? – Avoiding Pit Falls in EMTALA and Transfers” at Grand Rounds for the EVMS Department of Head and Neck Surgery on March 27, 2018.
Munter DW.: Esophageal Foreign Bodies. In: Roberts JR, Custalow CB., Thomsen TW., et al, eds. Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care, 7^th Elsevier, Philadelphia; 2018: 807-827.
Devine AS., Knapp BJ., Lo BM., Bono M., Harbin E., Jennings D., Gogel K., Johnson S., Bernstein RC., Alimard R., Old WD., Hoedt AC., Herre JM., Characteristics, frequency and disposition of patients with a Heartmate P left ventricular assist device presenting to the ED. Emerg Med 2018; 50(2): 49-56.