Almaz Dessie, MD
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Biography
Dr. Almaz Dessie is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She earned her BA in Music Theory and Composition, cum laude, and her MD with a concentration in Global Health from Brown University's Program in Liberal Medical Education. Dr. Dessie completed her pediatrics residency at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, followed by fellowships in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Brown University and Emergency Ultrasound at Columbia University.
Dr. Dessie is an expert in pediatric point-of-care ultrasound. She also has a passion for diversifying the healthcare workforce and provision of equitable, justice-informed emergency care. At Brown, she is the director of the Pediatric Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship and Director of Diversity and Inclusion for the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. She researches the use of point-of-care ultrasound in pediatric emergency resuscitation. She has received numerous awards for her work both in ultrasound and diversity, equity, and inclusion in medicine, most recently the Brown Physicians, Inc. Career Development Award and the Hasbro Children’s Hospital Emergency Department Exemplary Award. She practices as a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, RI.
Dr. Dessie is an expert in pediatric point-of-care ultrasound. She also has a passion for diversifying the healthcare workforce and provision of equitable, justice-informed emergency care. At Brown, she is the director of the Pediatric Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship and Director of Diversity and Inclusion for the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. She researches the use of point-of-care ultrasound in pediatric emergency resuscitation. She has received numerous awards for her work both in ultrasound and diversity, equity, and inclusion in medicine, most recently the Brown Physicians, Inc. Career Development Award and the Hasbro Children’s Hospital Emergency Department Exemplary Award. She practices as a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, RI.
