Anthony Medak

Title(s)	Clinical Professor, Emergency Medical Services
School	Vc-health Sciences-schools
Address	9500 Gilman Drive # La Jolla CA 92093
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Overview

Dr. Anthony Medak grew up in the Los Angeles Area, and has completed his education throughout Northern and Southern California. Anthony graduated from the UC San Francisco School of Medicine. He then did his residency in Emergency Medicine at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. Anthony wanted to start a career in Academic EM, and thus sought fellowship training. He ultimately decided to pursue a fellowship in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine here at UCSD. Since that time he has been a full time faculty member in our Department. His interests are in Hyperbaric Medicine, Emergency Ultrasound, and medical education. Since joining the faculty, he has collaborated with the other members of the Ultrasound Division in continuously improving and expanding the U/S curriculum at UCSD. He is the clerkship director for the Emergency Ultrasound rotation for 4th year medical students. Anthony was recognized as “Teacher of the Year” by the EM residents in 2007, and by the Medical Students in 2009, 2011, and 2012. His research interests focus within the areas of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine as well as Emergency Ultrasound, including innovative ways to include ultrasound in undergraduate and graduate medical education. His outside interests include being outdoors (camping, running, diving), a passion for live music, playing the drums, and adding to his ever-growing record collection.

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Contemporary national outcomes of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in necrotizing soft tissue infections. PLoS One. 2024; 19(3):e0300738. Toppen W, Cho NY, Sareh S, Kjellberg A, Medak A, Benharash P, Lindholm P. PMID: 38512943; PMCID: PMC10956790.

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Med Medicine (General)Sci Science
Translation:Humans
Genicular nerve block for emergency department patient: a successful management of subacute osteoarthritic knee pain. Pain Manag. 2023 Jul; 13(7):373-378. Kong C, Bubic IJ, Tran AA, Tan G, Medak AJ, Oswald J. PMID: 37458263.

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Psy Psychophysiology
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Wireless point-of-care ultrasound in a multiplace hyperbaric chamber. Undersea Hyperb Med. 2023 Third Quarter; 50(3):265-272. Tanaka HL, Medak AJ, Duchnick J, Lindholm P. PMID: 37708059.

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Mil Military Medicine Phy Physiology Spo Sports Medicine
Ultrasound-Guided vs. Landmark Method for Subclavian Vein Catheterization in an Academic Emergency Department. J Emerg Med. 2022 06; 62(6):760-768. Subramony R, Spann R, Medak A, Campbell C. PMID: 35562246.

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Eme Emergency Medicine
Translation:Humans
Comparison of Radiographic, Ultrasound, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Detection of Retained Stingray Barb: A Cadaveric Study. Wilderness Environ Med. 2021 Sep; 32(3):302-307. Docter TA, Altschuh LB, Medak AJ, Statum SM, Chung CB, Van Hoesen KB, Coffey CH. PMID: 34294537.

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Eme Emergency Medicine Med Medicine (General)
Translation:Humans Animals
Emergency physician stressors, concerns, and behavioral changes during COVID-19: A longitudinal study. Acad Emerg Med. 2021 03; 28(3):314-324. Baumann BM, Cooper RJ, Medak AJ, Lim S, Chinnock B, Frazier R, Roberts BW, Epel ES, Rodriguez RM. PMID: 33492755; PMCID: PMC8014663.

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Eme Emergency Medicine
Translation:Humans Cells PHPublic Health
Point-of-care ultrasound in a multiplace hyperbaric chamber. Undersea Hyperb Med. 2021 Third Quarter; 48(3):221-226. Hornbeak K, Duchnick J, Medak A, Lindholm P, Tanaka HL. PMID: 34390626.

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Mil Military Medicine Phy Physiology Spo Sports Medicine
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Dysbaric osteonecrosis (DON) among the artisanal diving fishermen of Yucatán, Mexico. Diving Hyperb Med. 2020 Dec 20; 50(4):391-398. Popa D, Medak A, Chin W, Huchim-Lara O, Fliszar E, Hughes T, Grover I. PMID: 33325021; PMCID: PMC8026221.

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Mil Military Medicine Spo Sports Medicine
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Academic Emergency Medicine Physicians' Anxiety Levels, Stressors, and Potential Stress Mitigation Measures During the Acceleration Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Acad Emerg Med. 2020 08; 27(8):700-707. Rodriguez RM, Medak AJ, Baumann BM, Lim S, Chinnock B, Frazier R, Cooper RJ. PMID: 32569419; PMCID: PMC7361565.

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Eme Emergency Medicine
Translation:Humans Cells PHPublic Health
An Unusual Case of Dyspnea Diagnosed by Point-of-Care Ultrasound. J Emerg Med. 2020 Jul; 59(1):129-131. Campbell C, Aminlari A, Bisanz B, Medak A. PMID: 32600885.

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Eme Emergency Medicine
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Thoracic Spine Fracture in the Panscan Era. Ann Emerg Med. 2020 08; 76(2):143-148. Bizimungu R, Baumann BM, Raja AS, Mower WR, Langdorf MI, Medak AJ, Hendey GW, Nishijima D, Rodriguez RM. PMID: 31983495.

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Eme Emergency Medicine
Translation:Humans
Blunt Traumatic Aortic Injury in the Pan-scan Era. Acad Emerg Med. 2020 04; 27(4):291-296. Yu L, Baumann BM, Raja AS, Mower WR, Langdorf MI, Medak AJ, Anglin DR, Hendey GW, Nishijima D, Rodriguez RM. PMID: 31811732.

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Eme Emergency Medicine
Translation:Humans
Interpretation Accuracy and Interrater Agreement of Pediatric Skin and Soft Tissue Point-of-Care Ultrasound Images among Residents and Faculty. J Emerg Med. 2020 Mar; 58(3):457-463. Lam SHF, Alade K, Brennan J, Castillo EM, Doniger SJ, Levine MC, Nadolski A, Rabiner JE, Shah V, Sivitz A, Medak AJ. PMID: 31843323.

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Eme Emergency Medicine
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Pneumothorax and Hemothorax in the Era of Frequent Chest Computed Tomography for the Evaluation of Adult Patients With Blunt Trauma. Ann Emerg Med. 2019 01; 73(1):58-65. Rodriguez RM, Canseco K, Baumann BM, Mower WR, Langdorf MI, Medak AJ, Anglin DR, Hendey GW, Addo N, Nishijima D, Raja AS. PMID: 30287121.

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Eme Emergency Medicine
Translation:Humans
Spontaneous Diaphragmatic Hernia. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2018 Aug; 2(3):244-246. Darocki MD, Medak AJ. PMID: 30083643; PMCID: PMC6075501.

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Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Guide Pediatric Gastrostomy Tube Replacement in the Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 Feb; 34(2):145-148. Myatt TC, Medak AJ, Lam SHF. PMID: 29346232.

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Eme Emergency Medicine Ped Pediatrics
Translation:Humans
Rib Fracture Diagnosis in the Panscan Era. Ann Emerg Med. 2017 Dec; 70(6):904-909. Murphy CE, Raja AS, Baumann BM, Medak AJ, Langdorf MI, Nishijima DK, Hendey GW, Mower WR, Rodriguez RM. PMID: 28559032.

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Eme Emergency Medicine
Translation:Humans
Prevalence and Diagnostic Performance of Isolated and Combined NEXUS Chest CT Decision Criteria. Acad Emerg Med. 2016 08; 23(8):863-9. Raja AS, Mower WR, Nishijima DK, Hendey GW, Baumann BM, Medak AJ, Rodriguez RM. PMID: 27163732.

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Eme Emergency Medicine
Translation:Humans
Integration of Ultrasound in Undergraduate Medical Education at the California Medical Schools: A Discussion of Common Challenges and Strategies From the UMeCali Experience. J Ultrasound Med. 2016 Feb; 35(2):221-33. Chiem AT, Soucy Z, Dinh VA, Chilstrom M, Gharahbaghian L, Shah V, Medak A, Nagdev A, Jang T, Stark E, Hussain A, Lobo V, Pera A, Fox JC. PMID: 26764278.

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Dia Diagnostic Imaging
Pulmonary contusion in the pan-scan era. Injury. 2016 May; 47(5):1031-4. Rodriguez RM, Friedman B, Langdorf MI, Baumann BM, Nishijima DK, Hendey GW, Medak AJ, Raja AS, Mower WR. PMID: 26708426.

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Tra Traumatology
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Prevalence of Chest Injury With the Presence of NEXUS Chest Criteria: Data to Inform Shared Decisionmaking About Imaging Use. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 08; 68(2):222-6. Raja AS, Lanning J, Gower A, Langdorf MI, Nishijima DK, Baumann BM, Hendey GW, Medak AJ, Mower WR, Rodriguez RM. PMID: 26607334.

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Eme Emergency Medicine
Translation:Humans
Derivation and validation of two decision instruments for selective chest CT in blunt trauma: a multicenter prospective observational study (NEXUS Chest CT). PLoS Med. 2015 Oct; 12(10):e1001883. Rodriguez RM, Langdorf MI, Nishijima D, Baumann BM, Hendey GW, Medak AJ, Raja AS, Allen IE, Mower WR. PMID: 26440607; PMCID: PMC4595216.

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Med Medicine (General)
Translation:Humans
Prevalence and Clinical Import of Thoracic Injury Identified by Chest Computed Tomography but Not Chest Radiography in Blunt Trauma: Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study. Ann Emerg Med. 2015 Dec; 66(6):589-600. Langdorf MI, Medak AJ, Hendey GW, Nishijima DK, Mower WR, Raja AS, Baumann BM, Anglin DR, Anderson CL, Lotfipour S, Reed KE, Zuabi N, Khan NA, Bithell CA, Rowther AA, Villar J, Rodriguez RM. PMID: 26169926; PMCID: PMC6755136.

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Eme Emergency Medicine
Translation:Humans
Sternal fracture in the age of pan-scan. Injury. 2015 Jul; 46(7):1324-7. Perez MR, Rodriguez RM, Baumann BM, Langdorf MI, Anglin D, Bradley RN, Medak AJ, Mower WR, Hendey GW, Nishijima DK, Raja AS. PMID: 25817167.

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Tra Traumatology
Translation:Humans
Posttraumatic subcutaneous emphysema: in need of immediate surgical debridement or a careful history? J Emerg Med. 2015 Apr; 48(4):468-9. Wardi G, Schneir AB, Medak AJ. PMID: 25656428.

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Eme Emergency Medicine
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Diagnostic yields, charges, and radiation dose of chest imaging in blunt trauma evaluations. Acad Emerg Med. 2014 Jun; 21(6):644-50. Rodriguez RM, Baumann BM, Raja AS, Langdorf MI, Anglin D, Bradley RN, Medak AJ, Mower WR, Hendey GW. PMID: 25039548.

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Eme Emergency Medicine
Translation:Humans
NEXUS chest: validation of a decision instrument for selective chest imaging in blunt trauma. JAMA Surg. 2013 Oct; 148(10):940-6. Rodriguez RM, Anglin D, Langdorf MI, Baumann BM, Hendey GW, Bradley RN, Medak AJ, Raja AS, Juhn P, Fortman J, Mulkerin W, Mower WR. PMID: 23925583.

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Gen General Surgery
Translation:Humans
Bilateral subdural hematomas after lumboperitoneal shunt placement. J Emerg Med. 2013 Aug; 45(2):178-81. Barash IA, Medak AJ. PMID: 23643242.

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Eme Emergency Medicine
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In response to: SCUBA diving and portal vein thrombosis: a case report. Clin J Sport Med. 2011 Nov; 21(6):545. Buschmann K, Medak A. PMID: 22064724.

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Spo Sports Medicine
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Ultrasound visualization of ingested tablets: a pilot study. Pharmacotherapy. 2011 Mar; 31(3):273-6. Nordt SP, Campbell C, Medak A, Tomaszweski C, Clark RF. PMID: 21361737.

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Dru Drug Therapy
Translation:Humans