ACADEMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Dr. Jill Corbo Promoted to Professor of EM Jill Corbo, MD, was promoted to professor of emergency medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York. She is an attending physician in emergency medicine at Jacobi and North Central Bronx and a senior faculty member, leader of resident Dr. Jill Corbo research, and a senior faculty leader of Women+ mentorship group at Albert Einstein. Dr. Corbo joined the emergency medicine faculty at Albert Einstein in 1998. She was instrumental in developing a robust ultrasound program in the department and was promoted to associate professor in 2007. She is the founding director of one of the first Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowships in the country in 2005. Dr. Corbo is currently a senior faculty member, a dedicated member of our residency team as the leader of resident research, and a senior faculty leader of our Women+ mentorship group.
Dr. Jeffrey Lai Named Fellowship Director of Medical Toxicology at the UMass Medical School Jeffrey Lai, MD, is the new Fellowship Director of Medical Toxicology at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Medical School. Dr. Lai, an emergency physician and medical toxicologist, is also the director of the outpatient toxicology Dr. Jeffrey Lai clinic, and the clerkship director for the Introduction to Medical Toxicology elective at UMass. He previously served as the Associate Fellowship Director at UMass. His academic interests include medical education and the application of novel technologies to the treatment of substance use disorder. He is well known for his excellent clinical acumen, commitment to outstanding educational offerings, methodologic excellence in research.
Dr. Kaushal Shah Promoted to Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine Kaushal Shah, MD, has been promoted to professor of clinical emergency medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Shah joined the emergency department at Weill in 2018 as the vice chair of education. He is also the assistant dean of academic advising for the medical college, where he is responsible for Dr. Kaushal Shah the development and ongoing management of academic advising for all medical students. Prior to his role at Weill Cornell, Dr. Shah was the vice chair of education and the residency program director for the department of emergency medicine at Mount Sinai.
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Dr. Eugenia South Awarded Multimillion Dollar NIH Grant Eugenia South, MD MSHP assistant professor of emergency medicine at the Perelman University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and faculty director of Penn’s Urban Health Lab, was awarded a nearly $10 million NIH grant (U01OD033246) to conduct Dr. Eugenia South an RCT to study the impact of environmental and economic interventions to reduce health disparities in Black Philadelphia neighborhoods. The grant will fund research to investigate the impact of neighborhood placebased and financial well-being interventions, targeting the root causes of structural racism that contribute to poor health in Black communities. Read more.
Drs. Carreiro and Haran Named Codirectors of the Research Division of EM at UMass Drs. Stephanie Carreiro and John P. Haran are the new codirectors of the Research Division of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. In their new roles they will expand their administrative responsibilities; grow their mentorship of junior faculty, fellows, and residents; and foster networking and interdepartmental team building across the UMass organization.
Dr. Stephanie Carreiro
Stephanie Carreiro, MD is an attending physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School
Dr. John P. Haran
John P. Haran MD, PhD is an associate professor of emergency medicine, an associate professor in the department of microbiology and physiological systems, and associate clinical director of the Center for Microbiome Research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School
Dr. Chad E. Darling Named EM Research Fellowship Director Chad E. Darling, MD, MSc, a professor of emergency medicine (EM) at UMass and is an EM faculty physician within the UMass Memorial Health organization, is the new EM Research Fellowship Director at the UMass Chan Medical School. Dr. Darling’s research interests include acute Dr. Chad E. Darling cardiovascular conditions in the ED, and wearable medical monitoring devices.
