Eric A Weiss, MD, FACEP
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Surgery - Emergency Medicine
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Emergency Medicine 300 Pasteur Dr. M121 MC 5119 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 725-9445 Fax (650) 723-0121Emergency Department 300 Pasteur Dr H1260 MC 5239 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 725-4492 Fax (650) 736-7605
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 723-6576 Tel (650) 725-4923Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Emergency Medicine
- Trauma and Environmental Emergency
- Travel Medicine
- Wilderness Medicine
Administrative Appointments
- Medical Director, Office of Service Continuity and Disaster Planning (2006 - present)
- Fellowship Director, Stanford University Medical Center Disaster Medicine Fellowship (2008 - present)
- Chairman, SUMC and LPCH Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness Task Force (2001 - present)
- Chairman, American College of Emergency Physicians Section of Wilderness Medicine (2008 - present)
- Associate Director, Trauma (1994 - 2006)
- Director of Continuing Medical Education, Division of Emergency Medicine (1995 - present)
Honors and Awards
- Outstanding Speaker of the Year Award, American College of Emergency Physicians (2000-2001)
Professional Education
| Residency: | Highland General Hospital - Alameda Co Medical Center CA (1988) |
| Internship: | Highland General Hospital - Alameda Co Medical Center CA (1984) |
| Professional Education: | Medical College of Georgia GA (1983) |
| Board Certification: | Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine (1991) |
| Residency: | Albany Medical Center NY (1989) |
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Wilderness Medicine
Disaster Medicine
Pandemics
Hypothermia
Heat Illness
Near Drowning
Wound Management
Altitude Illness
EMS
Stroke
Publications
- Water is a safe and effective alternative to sterile normal saline for wound irrigation prior to suturing: a prospective, double-blind, randomised, controlled clinical trial. BMJ Open. 2013; (1)
- D-dimer is not elevated in asymptomatic high altitude climbers after descent to 5340 m: the Mount Everest Deep Venous Thrombosis Study (Ev-DVT). High Alt Med Biol. 2011; (3): 223-7
- Drive-through medicine: a novel proposal for rapid evaluation of patients during an influenza pandemic. Ann Emerg Med. 2010; (3): 268-73
- Wilderness Improvisation Wilderness Medicine. 2007
- Topics in international and travel medicine. Cal J Emerg Med. 2005; (4): 74-5
- Travel Medical Kits Travel Medicine. 2004
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