EMERGENCY MEDICINE FACULTY
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AMY ERNST, M.D. Dept. of Emergency Medicine	PROFESSOR Med School: Tulane University, NOLA Residency:  Louisiana State University (Charity Hospital), NOLA Interests: I recently joined the faculty at UNM (August 2004).  I have been working as an attending in Academic Emergency Departments for over 15 years.  UNM is now my 4th site.  I served as IRB (institutional review board) chair for 6 years at Vanderbilt University and at UC Davis.   My work in Academia largely centers on research.  My main area of interest is intimate partner violence (IPV).  I recently validated a survey tool, the ongoing violence assessment tool (OVAT) to search for ongoing IPV.  I’m also interested in other areas of injury, namely elderly and childhood.  Ethics research, especially concerning exception from informed consent, has also been of interest to me because of my work at the IRB and studies of pain management.  I am pleased with successes in IPV research with residents (and, of course Steve Weiss) over the last year.  Christie del Castillo will be presenting our work on IPV and witnessing IPV as children at the upcoming SAEM (society for academic emergency medicine) in SF at the plenary session.  Only 5 abstracts were chosen for this session and I am very proud of Christie’s work. This study was very unique in that we used a touch screen computer during randomized 4 hour shifts, automatic anonymous data collection, about 50% Hispanic population, and we used our validated OVAT.   Also Jaime Aagard will be presenting at the same meeting (an oral presentation) on “who says no”, ie those who refused participation in our IPV study. Paul Hansen is submitting an outcomes study of IPV intervention for children who witness IPV to ACEP in Oct (in New Orleans).  I am married to Steven Weiss, MS MD FACP, FACEP, also a professor in the Department of EM at UNM.  We love working together both shifts and research. We have one daughter, Natalie, a cat “Sammie” and the best dog in the world,   “Daisy”, a bischon frise.  We keep very busy with our animals and love to travel (except Sammie). I am happy to have joined the faculty here at UNM.  Albuquerque is an interesting and exciting place to explore although very dry and high elevation for a sea dweller like me. Yes, Katrina affected me and my family greatly; however it has made our family and friends closer and New Orleans is still my favorite city! Back         Return to Top        EM Home
KATHERINE GNAUCK, M.D. Dept. of Emergency Medicine	ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Med School: U Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, TX Interests: As a physician, I have experience caring for both adult and pediatric patients. I received my M.D. in 1985 from U Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium and completed  three years pediatric residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. I have worked the past seventeen years in my sub-specialty of pediatric emergency medicine: fourteen years in St Louis at  university children’s hospital   level one trauma centers serving principally intercity children and the past two years at University of New Mexico’s (UNM) Pediatric Children’s Hospital serving multi -ethnic Latino, Native American and Anglo populations. I have a M.A. in developmental psychology, 1976, and worked as a care provider for autistic children during the years obtaining this degree. Since early 1990’s I have cared for both adult and pediatric patients during volunteer visits to the Navajo Nation IHS health unit at Kayenta, Arizona. My experience with Doctors Without Borders /Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) began in 2003 when I spent six months as an MSF-France field doctor in Khartoum, Sudan opening an emergency medical, hygiene and nutrition program for “street neonates” at Mygoma Orphanage. I completed a field project with MSF in Aura, Uganda the fall 2005 assisting in the evaluation of a Prevention of Maternal to the Child Transmission (PMTCT) AIDS project. Back in the US,  I continue to advocate MSF interests locally with outreach lectures to university and community based groups. International projects in which I am currently involved includes: Working  with interested pediatric residents here at the university to develop a rural model HIV treatment center in Africa.   Back         Return to Top        EM Home
BRAD GREENBERG, M.D. Dept. of Emergency Medicine	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR   Med School: George Washington University Residency: Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico Fellowship: EMS & Disaster Medicine, University of New Mexico Interests: Disaster & Operational Medicine, EMS Medical Direction, EMS Special Operations, Disaster-related Policy Development and Public Administration, Wilderness Medicine, International Emergency Medicine, and Education and Disaster Medicine Research. Hello!  I was born and raised in Southern California---and I love Albuquerque!  The mountains, the clear skies, and the near absence of traffic make living here both easy and exciting.  The clinical experience here is intense, and the nurses, techs, and other folks we work with are fantastic.  Also, if you’re interested in EMS or disaster medicine, the opportunities at UNM are uniquely ripe with potential.  Outside of work, I enjoy camping, hiking, or anything that takes me outside with my wonderful wife and my lab, Kobi.     Continue Next Page Back          Return to Top        EM Home
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