New York American College of Emergency Physicians

2024 Award Winners

The 2024 Scientific Assembly at the Sagamore Resort featured expert faculty members: Robert S. Hoffman, MD FAACT FACMT FRCP Edin FEAPCCT; Jennifer Beck-Esmay, MD FACEP; Anand Swaminathan, MD MPH; Aisha T. Terry, MD MPH FACEP; David Andonian, MD; who wowed 300 emergency medicine physicians from around the state. Twenty-nine companies participated through exhibits and support.

Awards

Each year New York ACEP honors individuals for significant contributions to the advancement of emergency care. New York ACEP member, Rahul Sharma, MD MBA FACEP was presented with the 2024 Advancing Emergency Care Award. Michael T. Benenati was presented the Michael G. Guttenberg Outstanding Contribution to EMS Award; Jeremy Cushman, MD MS EMT-P FACEP FAEMS was presented with the Physician of the Year Award and Joel M. Bartfield, MD was presented the Edward W. Gilmore Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Established Researcher Award was presented to Alex Manini, MD MS. The Rising Star Research Awards were presented to Utsha G. Khatri, MD MSHP and Dana Sacco, MD MSc.

Leadership Elected

Congratulations are extended to the newly elected Board members: Erik J. Blutinger, MD MSc FACEP, Mount Sinai Health System, Mark Curato, DO FACEP, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, Abbas Husain, MD FACEP, Staten Island University Hospital and Jeffrey J. Thompson, MD FACEP, UBMD Emergency Medicine.

 

New Speaker Forum

Congratulations to Brendan Freeman, DO, Staten Island University Hospital, recipient of the award for best presentation for Tick, Tick … Boom!

Research Forum Winners

Tuesday’s program included the Research Forum featuring oral and poster presentations. Congratulations to the following research presenters who took the annual award in their category.

Oral Presentation

  • Is There an Association Between Emergency Department Overcrowding and Emergency Medical Services Redirection?
    Mukund Mohan, MD, Staten Island University Hospital

    Poster Presentations

    • Interdisciplinary Pediatric SIMtervention Using Rapid Cycle Deliberate Practice In-Situ Simulation in the Emergency Department
      Lauren Cooke-Sporing, DO, South Shore University Hospital
    • Boosting Confidence and Skills: A Multidisciplinary Evaluation Post-Implementation of an Emergency Department-Based Procedure Team
      Danielle Langan, DO, Staten Island University Hospital
    • Rapid Outpatient Discharge of TIA and Minor Stroke: RAVEN Clinic
      Meika Folkerts, AB, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    • Development of a Machine Learning Model to Predict Alcohol Withdrawal Complications in Trauma Patients
      Monique Arnold, MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai