National Grand Rounds: Senior Faculty Research Highlights (Research Committee- and Program Committee-Sponsored)
This session, presented by the SAEM Research Committee, features senior investigators showcasing their most recent and impactful research. The goal is to highlight high-quality studies and groundbreaking findings from well-established, federally funded researchers across diverse scholarly domains. Senior investigators seldom have the opportunity to present their latest, high-impact research in a single setting. This session will bring together two seasoned emergency medicine researchers, each delivering a 20-minute presentation focused on innovative topics, cutting-edge methods, and significant research results. Attendees will gain valuable insights into current advancements in emergency medicine research.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the most current research results of a group of senior investigators
- Discuss the topic areas of interest of these senior investigators
- Understand the career path of these senior investigators.
Presenters:
- Peter C. Hou, MD
- Paul I. Musey Jr., MD
- Donald M Yealy, MD
- Raina M. Merchant, MD, MSHP, FAHA
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Peter C. Hou, MD
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Peter Hou, MD, is an assistant professor of emergency medicine (EM) at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He is dual-boarded in EM and critical care medicine, practicing in both the emergency department (ED) and intensive care unit (ICU). His clinical research interests include sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, COVID-19, and quality improvement processes focused on the care of patients being admitted from the ED to the ICU. He was site-PI for the Protocolized Care for Early Septic Shock (ProCESS) Trial and multiple NIH-sponsored ProCESS ancillary studies evaluating the microcirculation and long-term outcomes of acute kidney injury and host immune response. He currently serves as Co-Lead for the Acute Lung Injury of New England Clinical Center, is a Steering Committee member for the NIH-sponsored Prevention and Early Treatment of Acute Lung Injury network, and the site-PI for the PETAL network trials.
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Paul I. Musey, Jr., MD, MSc
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
I am an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and currently the Division Chief for Research and Vice-Chair for Innovation for Emergency Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine. I attended medical school at Emory University in 2009 before completing an Emergency Medicine residency at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC in 2012. I had the opportunity to stay on as faculty for the next 1.5 years before moving to Indiana University School of Medicine where I completed an Emergency Medicine Research Fellowship and obtained a Masters in clinical research. My research interest revolves around the evaluation and management of psychological contributors to ED presentations and is currently focused on low-risk chest pain. I am currently PI or site PI for a number of ED clinical studies in this area and have received funding from the Emergency Medicine Foundation, the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation, and most recently a $3 million award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for a randomized comparative effectiveness trial of stepped intensity psychological treatment options for ED patients with low-risk chest pain associated with anxiety. In 2023 I took over as Medical Director for Enterprise Clinical Research Operations for IU Health charged with implementing and supporting high-impact clinical trials for the health system.
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Donald Yealy, MD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Dr. Yealy is a clinician, scientist, and leader in medicine; he oversees the training of 54 emergency medicine residents and fellows in 5 programs, the acute care research created by one of the consistently top funded EM departments in the U.S., and care delivered to over one million acutely ill or injured patients a year at 42 emergency departments. He is Chair and Distinguished Professor of Emergency Medicine and the Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President at UPMC, the largest integrated academic finance and health care delivery system in the country.
Dr. Yealy obtained a bachelor of science degree in biology at Villanova University (1981) and a medical degree at the Medical College of Pennsylvania (MCP, 1985). He completed an emergency medicine residency and a research fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Yealy is Editor in Chief of Annals of Emergency Medicine, edited four scientific textbooks in multiple edits each, and serves as a referee for 25 scientific journals. He has authored over 250 scientific manuscripts, edited 7 texts, and garnered over $40m of federal funding and served on multiple NIH study sections.
Dr. Yealy is a member of the National Academy of Medicine (formerly IOM) of the National Academies of Science. Dr. Yealy received the highest research recognition by both the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), the highest educational award by ACEP, the leadership award for SAEM, and the Distinguished Service Award from AACEM. He was bestowed the Ralph C. Wilde Award for excellence in care and leadership by the Allegheny County Medical Society, and the Alumni Achievement Award of Women’s Medical College/MCP, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from Drexel University College of Medicine. -
Raina M. Merchant, MD, MSHP, FAHA
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Dr. Raina M. Merchant serves as the Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer for the University
of Pennsylvania Health System. She is also a tenured Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University
of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, with secondary appointments in the Department of
Anesthesia and Critical Care, Division of General Internal Medicine, and Division of Health Policy.
In her role as Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer, Dr. Merchant focuses on driving
organizational change by shifting mindset, culture, and technology to address emerging challenges and
opportunities. Her impactful work includes advancing care beyond hospital settings, leveraging
automation to ease clinician workloads, enhancing workforce wellbeing and mental health,
enabling a culture of inclusive excellence, and integrating healthcare delivery science into
health system operations. Her contributions have been highlighted in publications such as Wired, The Economist, The New York Times, and The Atlantic. Dr. Merchant is a member of the editorial board of JAMA. She was recognized
by Becker's Healthcare on the Chief Transformation Officers to Know list in 2023 and 2024. Additionally,
she is an Aspen Health Innovators Fellow, a member of the National Academy of Medicine, and was
named by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as one of ten individuals likely to significantly impact
the future of health and healthcare in the US. Dr. Merchant earned her BA from Yale University, her MD from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, and a Master of Science in Health Policy Research from the University of Pennsylvania.