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Curriculum Vitae
Karen N. Hansen, MD, FACEP
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
University of MarylandSchool of Medicine
DATE11/14/2017
CONTACT INFORMATION
Business AddressDepartment of Emergency Medicine
University of MarylandSchool of Medicine
110 South Paca Street, Sixth Floor, Suite 200
Baltimore, MD21201
Phone Number(410) 328-8025, Fax (410) 328-8028, Cell (240)353-5678
E-mail Address
EDUCATION
1977–1981B.A., Biology
The JohnsHopkinsUniversity
Baltimore, Maryland
1982–1986M.D.
University of PennsylvaniaSchool of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION
1986–1987General Surgery Internship
ColumbiaPresbyterianHospital
New York, New York
1988–1991Emergency Medicine Residency
The JohnsHopkinsHospital
Baltimore, Maryland
1991–1992Emergency Medicine Research Fellowship
The JohnsHopkinsHospital
Baltimore, Maryland
CERTIFICATIONS
December 1992Board Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine
December 2002Recertified, American Board of Emergency Medicine
December 2012Recertified, American Board of Emergency Medicine
MEDICAL LICENSURE
1987–presentMaryland
EMPLOYMENT
Laboratory Positions
1978–1980Research Assistant
Departments of Psychology and Biology
The JohnsHopkinsUniversity
1980Summer Intern
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland
1981Laboratory Technician
JohnsHopkinsSchool of Public Health and Hygiene
Baltimore, Maryland
Clinical Positions
1987Emergency Physician
CalvertMemorialHospital
Prince Frederick, Maryland
1988House Physician
RestonHospitalCenter
Reston, Virginia
1990–1991Chief Resident
Department of Emergency Medicine
JohnsHopkinsHospital
1991–1992Assistant Chief of Service
Department of Emergency Medicine
JohnsHopkinsHospital
1992–1993Attending Physician
Department of Emergency Medicine
JohnsHopkinsHospital
1993–1998Associate Attending in Emergency Medicine
SuburbanHospital
Bethesda, Maryland
EMPLOYMENT / Clinical Positions (continued)
1999–2001Peace Corps Medical Officer (part time)
U.S. Peace Corps
Warsaw, Poland
1999–2001Embassy Physician (part time)
U.S. Embassy
Warsaw, Poland
2001–2004Attending Physician
Department of Emergency Medicine
MercyMedicalCenter
Baltimore, Maryland
2003–presentAttending Physician
Department of Emergency Medicine
BaltimoreVAMedicalCenter
Baltimore, Maryland
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS
1991–presentJohns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association
1992–presentAmerican College of Emergency Physicians
1997–presentSociety for Academic Emergency Medicine
HONORS AND AWARDS
1977Baush and Lomb Science Award
1981Graduated with General Honors
JohnsHopkinsUniversity
1991Outstanding Resident Award
Department of Emergency Medicine
JohnsHopkinsUniversitySchool of Medicine
1991–1992Research Fellowship Award
Emergency Medicine Foundation
McNeil Consumer Products Company
1996Fellow, AmericanCollege of Emergency Physicians
2007–2009Elected to represent the Department of Emergency Medicine on the
University of Maryland School of Medicine Council, 2-year term
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE
Departmental
2005–2013Director, Intern Advising Program
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of MarylandSchool of Medicine
2010–presentDirector, Wellness Curriculum
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of MarylandSchool of Medicine
2013-2016Member, Resident Clinical Competency Committee
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Institutional
2002–2004Member, Library Committee
MercyMedicalCenter
2003–2010Faculty Mentor
University of MarylandSchool of Medicine
2004Member, Procedural Sedation Committee
BaltimoreVAMedicalCenter
2005–2006Chair, Patient Flow Committee
BaltimoreVAMedicalCenter
2006–presentMember, Institutional Review Board
University of MarylandSchool of Medicine
2006–presentUltrasound Coordinator
Emergency Department, BaltimoreVAMedicalCenter
2007–2009Member, School of Medicine Council
University of MarylandSchool of Medicine
2007–presentApplicant Interviewer, Admissions Committee
University of MarylandSchool of Medicine
2010–presentMember, Appeals Committee
University of MarylandSchool of Medicine
2010–presentMember, Patient Flow Committee
Baltimore VA Medical Center
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE (continued)
2014Member, Elopement Committee
Baltimore VA Medical Center
2016-presentMember, Admissions Committee
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Local and National
2005–2009Member, Public Policy Committee
Maryland Chapter of the AmericanCollege of Emergency Physicians
2005–2007Member, Women in Academic Emergency Medicine Taskforce
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
1.Miller GV, Hansen KN, Stark WS. Phototaxis in Drosophila: R1–6 input and interaction among ocellar and compound eye receptors. Journal of Insect Physiology 27(11):813-819, 1981.
2.Rusnak RA, Stair TO, Hansen KN, Fastow JS. Litigation against the emergency physician: common features in cases of missed myocardial infarction. Annals of Emergency Medicine 18(10):1029-1034, October 1989.
3.Green GB, Hansen KN, Chan DW, Guerci AD, Fleetwood DH, Sivertson KT, Kelen GD. The potential utility of a rapid CK-MB assay in evaluating emergency department patients with possible myocardial infarction. Annals of Emergency Medicine 20(9):954-960, September 1991.
4.Hansen KN. HIV testing. Emergency Medicine Clinics ofNorth America 13(1):43-59, 1995.
5.Kelen GD, Hansen KN, Green GB, Tang N, Ganguli C. Determinants of emergency department procedure- and condition-specific universal (barrier) precaution requirements for optimal provider protection. Annals of Emergency Medicine 25(6):743-750, June 1995.
6.Marco CA, Schoenfeld CN, Hansen KN, Hexter DA, Stearns DA, Kelen GD. Fever in geriatric emergency patients: clinical features associated with serious illness. Annals of Emergency Medicine 26(1):18-24, July 1995.
7.Kelen GD, Hexter DA, Hansen KN, Tang N. Trends in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among a patient population of an inner-city emergency department: implications for emergency department-based screening programs for HIV infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases 21(4):867-875, October 1995.
8.Kelen GD, Hexter DA, Hansen KN, Humes R, Vigilance PN, Baskerville M, Quinn TC. Feasibility of an emergency department-based risk-targeted voluntary HIV screening program. Annals of Emergency Medicine 27(6):687-692,June 1996.
PUBLICATIONS / Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (continued)
9.Hansen KN, Korniewicz DM, Hexter DA, Kornilow JR, Kelen GD. Loss of glove integrity during emergency department procedures. Annals of Emergency Medicine 31(1):65-72, January 1998.
10.Pimentel L, Hansen KN. Thyroid disease in the emergency department: a clinical and laboratory review. Journal of Emergency Medicine 28(2):201-209, February 2005.
11.Shah KB, Kop WJ, Christenson RH, Diercks DB, Kuo D, Henderson S, Hansen K, Mehra MR, deFilippi CR. Lack ofdiagnostic and prognostic utility of circulating plasmamyeloperoxidase concentrationsin patients presenting with dyspnea. Clinical Chemistry 55(1):59-67, January 2009.
12Shah KB, Kop WJ, Christenson RH, Diercks DB, Kuo D, Henderson S, Hansen K, deFilippi CR. Post-discharge changes in NT-proBNP and quality of life after acute dyspnea hospitalization as predictors of one-year outcomes.Clinical Biochemistry43(18):1405-1410, December 2010.
13.Shah KB, Kop, WJ, Christenson RH, Diercks DB, Henderson S, Hansen K, Li S, deFillipi CR. Prognostic utility of ST2 in patients with acute dyspnea and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction.Clinical Chemistry57(6):874, June, 2011.
14.Torres M, Hansen KN, Jerrard D. Ebola: a review for emergency providers. Emerg Med Clin North Am 33(2):e1-18, May 2015.
Non-Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
1McCormack RR, Hansen KN. Approach to bloody diarrhea. Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine 17(4):7-18, December 2002.
2.Hansen KN, Vitberg DA. Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema. Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine 18(7):1-10, March 2004.
3.Kuhn GJ, WhiteheadDC, Hansen KN. Circadian rhythm. AmericanCollege of Emergency Physicians Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Section Newsletter 5(3):4-9, 2004.
4.Gibson A, Hansen KN. Management of cutaneous abscesses. Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine23(9):2-9, May 2009.
Book Chapters
1.Hansen KN, Kelen GD. Evaluation of the random needlestick: HIV and hepatitis. In Flomenbaum N, Goldfrank L (eds.): Emergency Diagnostic Testing, second edition. St. Louis, Mosby Year Book, 1995.
2.Hansen KN. Chapter 163: Hallucinogens. In Tintinalli JE, Kelen GD, Stapczynski JS (eds.): Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, fifth edition. New York, McGraw-Hill, 2000.
3.Hansen KN, Prybys KM. Chapter 169: Hallucinogens. In: Tintinalli JE, Kelen GD, Stapczynski JS (eds.): Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, sixth edition. New York, McGraw-Hill, 2004.
4.Prybys KM, Hansen KN. Chapter 182: Hallucinogens. In: Tintinalli JE, Stapczynski JS (eds): Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, seventh edition. New York, McGraw-Hill, 2010.
PUBLICATIONS / Book Chapters (continued)
5. Prybys KM, Hansen KN. Chapter 182: Hallucinogens. In: Tintinalli JE, Stapczynski JS (eds): Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, eighth edition. New York, McGraw-Hill, 2012.
PRESENTATIONS
Local
- “Sleep, Circadian Rhythm, and Emergency Medicine,” Grand Rounds, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
November 24, 2004;November 18, 2009;April 18, 2012; October 23, 2015.
- “Health Effects of Shift Work,” Grand Rounds, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
December 20, 2006;December 15, 2010; July 24, 2013.
- Examiner, Mock Oral Boards. Emergency Medicine Residency, University of MarylandSchool of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
May 24, 2006May 31, 2006May 23, 2007June 13, 2007
June 11, 2008May 19, 2010June 1, 2011May 7 & 21, 2014
- “Wound Care,” Medical Student Lecture (fourth-year EM Rotation), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
March 3, 2006July 13, 2006September 8, 2006October 3, 2006
November 29, 2006February 1, 2007July 12, 2007August 10, 2007
September 6, 2007October 4, 2007
5.Panel Member: “Academic vs. Community EM Practice," Emergency Medicine Interest Group,University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland,February 5, 2008.
6.Preceptor, “Suture Lab” Medical Student Lecture and Practice (fourth-year EM Rotation), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. Occurs monthly, 2009–present.
State
1.“Sleep, Circadian Rhythm, and Emergency Medicine.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Maryland chapter of the AmericanCollege of Emergency Physicians, Baltimore, Maryland, April 29, 2005.
National
- Miller GV, Hansen KN, Stark WS. Specific receptor input into phototaxis in Drosophila. Poster presentation at the spring meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Sarasota, Florida, 1981.[ARVO 1981, p. 53.]
- Hansen KN, Mitarai M, Beuerle J, Witting M, Matejovsky T, Amr S. Effect of night work on C-reactive protein in emergency department staff. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, May 16-19, 2007.[Academic Emergency Medicine 14:5(suppl 1):211, 2007.]
- Hansen KN, Mitarai M, Amr S, Matejovsky T, Witting M. Sleep duration and quality in emergency department staff working sequential night shifts [abstract]Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, May 16-19, 2007.[Academic Emergency Medicine 14:5(suppl 1):203, 2007.]
- Nardi A, Hansen KN, Witting M, Gibson A, Venezia RA. Low levels of MRSA nasal carriage in emergency physicians and their household contacts. Poster presented at the 38th Annual Scientific Assembly of the AmericanCollege of Emergency Physicians, Seattle, Washington, October 8-11, 2007.[Annals of Emergency Medicine 50(3):S60, 2007.]
- Hansen KN, Gandotra P, Christenson R, Kop W, deFilippi C. Myeloperoxidase and N-terminal Pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in ED patients with acute chest pain. Poster presented at Annual Meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Washington, DC, May 29-June 1, 2008.[Academic Emergency Medicine 15:5(suppl 1):S50, 2008.]
- Hansen KN, Marshall AJ, Heitmann A, Santiago MJ. Resident alertness, stress, and self-reported medical errors in an urban teaching hospital emergency department. Presented at the 40th Annual Scientific Assembly of the AmericanCollege of Emergency Physicians, Boston, Massachusetts, October 5-8, 2009.[Annals of Emergency Medicine 54(3):S65, 2009.]
International
1.Green GB, Hansen KN, Fleetwood DH, Chan DW, Guerci AD, Kelen GD. The usefulness of a rapid creatinine phosphokinase (CPK)-MB assay in the evaluation of emergency department patients with possible myocardial infarction. Presented at the first EMRS/SAEM Congress, Edinburgh, Scotland, October 18, 1990.[Annalsof Emergency Medicine 19(10):1227, 1990.]
2.Hansen KN, Korniewcz DM, Larson E, Green GB, Kelen GD. Loss of glove integrity during common ED procedures. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Toronto, Canada, May 26, 1992.[Annals of Emergency Medicine 21:599, 1992.]
3.Kelen GD, Hansen KN, Green GB. Procedure- and condition-specific universal precautions requirements during emergency department procedures. Poster presentation at VIII International Conference on AIDS/III World Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 19–24, 1992.
FUNDED RESEARCH
1.“Effect of Night Work on C-RP in Emergency Department Staff.” Principal Investigator. Funding provided by Dade Behring Inc., Deerfield, Illinois. The budget for this project was $28,000. Results were presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Chicago,Illinois, May 2007.
2.“Cognitive Performance Testing in Emergency Department Physicians.” Principal Investigator. This study was supported through an SBIR (Small Business Innovative Research) grant from NIOSH (Grant #OH00766401A1). The budget for this project was $15,000. The purpose of the investigation was to perform a field evaluation of a computerized instrument designed to test cognitive function, with particular interest in the effects of night work. Results were presented at the Annual Scientific Assembly of the American College of Emergency Physicians, Boston, Massachusetts, October 2009.
3.“MRSA Carriage in Emergency Department Physicians and Household Contacts.” Preceptor and Co-Investigator for the EMF Resident Research Grant awarded to Dr. Anthony Nardi. The grant award was $5,000. Results were presented at the Annual Scientific Assembly of the AmericanCollege of Emergency Physicians, Seattle, Washington, October 2007.
4.“NT-ProBNP in Acute Coronary Syndromes.” Co-investigator. This is a multi-center study investigating the use of myeloperoxidase, BNP, and nt-BNP for patients with possible acute coronary syndromes. The P.I. was Dr. Christopher deFillippi of the Department of Cardiology, and the Co-Investigator was Dr. Robert Christenson of the Department of Pathology. Funding provided by Dade Behring Inc., Deerfield, Illinois.