Chase Westra, MD

Chase Westra, MD is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai Morningside & West in New York City. He completed his residency at LAC+USC Medical Center where he participated in a mini-fellowship in hospital administration and QI, served as the resident director of the Social Emergency Medicine program, and participated in global projects in Colombia, Kenya, and Mexico. During medical school at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Dr. Westra participated in the Global Medicine (GMED) Program where he was involved in programs in Peru and the Dominican Republic. His professional interests include global EM capacity development and education, linkage to care from the ED, and addressing social barriers to care in the ED through community partnerships.