Co-Director of Research
Professional Interests: Medical Education, Machine Learning and AI, App Development

Recent Publications

McKillip RP, Gopalsami A, Montoya M, Kim G, Walter JJ, Juricek C, Shappell E. Analysis of Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices Presenting to an Urban Emergency Department. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. Nov 2018; 19(6): 907-911. PMID 30429920.

McKillip RP, Kauffmann G, Chmura SJ, Golden DW. Structured Radiation Oncology Clerkship Curricula: Evaluating the Effect on Residency Applicant Knowledge of Radiation Oncology. Journal of the American College of Radiology. Sep 2018; 15(9): 1330-1334. PMID 30017622.

McKillip R, Ernst M, Ahn J, Tekian A, Shappell E. Toward a Resident Personal Finance Curriculum: Quantifying Resident Financial Circumstances, Needs, and Interests. Cureus. Apr 2018; 10(4):e2540. PMID 29951347. 

McKillip RP, Hahn OM, Bartkowiak B, Rosenberg CA, Olopade OI, Arora VM, Golden DW. Implementation of a novel medical school multidisciplinary and interprofessional oncology curriculum: a mixed method study. Journal of Cancer Education. Feb 2019; 34(1): 50-55. PMID: 28831669.

McKillip RP, Borden BA, Galecki P, Ham SA, Patrick-Miller L, Hall JP, Hussain S, Danahey K, Siegler M, Sorrentino MJ, Sacro Y, Davis AM, Rubin DT, Lipstreuer K, Polonsky TS, Nanda R, Harper WR, Koyner JL, Burnet DL, Stadler WM, Ratain MJ, Meltzer DO, O’Donnell PH. Patient perceptions of care as influenced by a large institutional pharmacogenomics implementation program. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Dec 2016; 102: 106-114. PMID: 27981566.

Rooney MK, Zhu F, Gillespie EF, Gunther JR, McKillip RP, Lineberry M, Tekian A, Golden DW. Simulation as More Than a Treatment-Planning Tool: A Systematic Review of the Literature on Radiation Oncology Simulation-Based Medical Education. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, Oct 2018; 102(2): 257-283. PMID 30191859.

Golden DW, Kauffmann GE, McKillip RP, Farnan JM, Park YS, Schwartz A. Objective Evaluation of a Didactic Curriculum for the Radiation Oncology Medical Student Clerkship. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. Aug 2018; 101(5): 1039-1045. PMID 29908787.

Lee YM, McKillip RP, Borden BA, Klammer CE, Ratain MJ, O’Donnell PH. Assessment of patient perceptions of genomic testing to inform pharmacogenomic implementation. Pharmacogenomics and Genomics, May 2017; 27 (5): 179-189. PMID: 28267054.

Co-Director of Research
Professional Interests: Airway Management, timeseries forecasting, electrophysiological signal processing, stroke, mental health, machine learning, deep learning. 

Recent Publications

Rapid sequence tandem intubation to navigate a subglottic obstruction. Chacko RV, Jain NX, Baird BJ, Palma AA. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 May;67:196.e3-196.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.03.014. Epub 2023 Mar 9. PMID: 36964112

Emergency Department-initiated High-flow Nasal Cannula for COVID-19 Respiratory Distress. Jarou ZJ, Beiser DG, Sharp WW, Chacko R, Goode D, Rubin DS, Kurian D, Dalton A, Estime SR, O'Connor M, Patel BK, Kress JP, Spiegel TF. West J Emerg Med. 2021 Jul 20;22(4):979-987. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2021.3.50116.

Improving mental health in U.S. Veterans using mHealth tools: A pilot study. Latour C, O'Byrne L, McCarthy M, Chacko R, Russell E, Price RK. Health Informatics J. 2020 Dec;26(4):3201-3214. doi: 10.1177/1460458220954613. Epub 2020 Sep 25. PMID: 32972313

Distinct phase-amplitude couplings distinguish cognitive processes in human attention. Chacko RV, Kim B, Jung SW, Daitch AL, Roland JL, Metcalf NV, Corbetta M, Shulman GL, Leuthardt EC. Neuroimage. 2018 Jul 15;175:111-121. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.03.003. Epub 2018 Mar 5. PMID: 29518565

Using pupil size and heart rate to infer affective states during behavioral neurophysiology and neuropsychology experiments. Mitz AR, Chacko RV, Putnam PT, Rudebeck PH, Murray EA. J Neurosci Methods. 2017 Mar 1;279:1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2017.01.004. Epub 2017 Jan 13. PMID: 28089759

Disruptions of network connectivity predict impairment in multiple behavioral domains after stroke. Siegel JS, Ramsey LE, Snyder AZ, Metcalf NV, Chacko RV, Weinberger K, Baldassarre A, Hacker CD, Shulman GL, Corbetta M. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Jul 26;113(30):E4367-76. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1521083113. Epub 2016 Jul 11. PMID: 27402738

Effects of amygdala lesions on reward-value coding in orbital and medial prefrontal cortex. Rudebeck PH, Mitz AR, Chacko RV, Murray EA. Neuron. 2013 Dec 18;80(6):1519-31. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.09.036. PMID: 24360550

Director of Residency Scholarly Projects, Associate Program Director
Professional Interests: Resident Education, Infectious Disease, ED Pharmacology 

Recent Publications

Neczypor J, Markossian T, Walls L, Cirone M, Probst B. Emergency Department Visit Severity-Algorithm for Immediate Care Clinic Visits. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2025 December 20, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.47360

Pelletier-Bui A, Werley W, Camejo M, Smith L, Fischer M, Olaf M, McDonough E, Barbas B, Cirone M, Strout T. Program Signaling in Emergency Medicine: the 2022-2023 Program Director Experience. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2024 September 1. DOI: 10.5811/westjem.19392

Kishi P, Cirone M, Glowacki N, Lambert M, Burns K. Comparing Pulmonary Ultrasound Findings When Viewing Lung Pleura Beneath Costal Cartilage Compared to Costal Bones. WFUMB Ultrasound. 2024 March 24, DOI: 10.1016/j.wfumbo 

McDowell M, Lewandowski A, Desai D, Cruz D, Głowacki N, Sulh A, Cirone M, Lomotan N, Hormese M. Rocuronium Dosing by Ideał vs Total Body Weight in Obesity: A Prospective, Observational Non-Inferiority Study. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2023 December 6. Doi: 10.5811/westjem.60713. PMID 38205981 PMC 10777192

Cirone M, Fifer K, Okubanjo O, Semenchuck N, Vuong C, Hoover A, Khalsa S. Effect of a Clinical Pathway Project on Buprenorphine Prescription Practices in the Emergency Department.  J Patient Cent Res Rev. 2023 Nov 27;10(4):255-277. doi: 10.17294/2330-0698.2070. PMID: 38046993; PMCID: PMC10688917.

Aronson M, Henderson T, Dodd K, Cirone M, Putman M, Salzman D, Lovell EO, Williamson K. Effects of Brief Mental Skills Training on Emergency Medicine Residents’ Stress Response During a Simulated Resuscitation: A Prospective Randomized Trial. Western  Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2022 Jan 3;23(1):79-85. Doi: 10.5811/westjem.2021.10.53892. PMID: 35060868  PMCID: PMC8782128

Harkins D, Bassig C, Cirone M. Frontal Arteriovenous Malformation Presenting as Painful Unilateral Conjunctival Injection. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2022 Feb. DOI: 10.5811/cpcem.2021.10.54268

Smith K, Sinnott J, Cirone M. An Observational Analysis of EMS Calls for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and Psychiatric Complaints During the COVID Pandemi. Journal of Emergency Medical Services. 2021 March 18.

Kandil M, Jaber J, Desai D, Cruz SN, Lomotan N, Ahmad U, Cirone M, Burkins J, McDowell M. MAGraine: Magnesium compared to conventional therapy for treatment of migraine. Am J Emerg Med. 2020.09.033. PMID 33041146 PMC 7489225

Probst B, Walls L, Cirone M, Markossian T. Examining the Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Two Illinois Emergency Departments. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2019 DOI 10.5811/westjem.2019.6.41943. PMID: 31539326

Jurkovic J, Cirone M. Mucocutaneous Paraneoplastic Syndrome Secondary to Classical Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2019 Apr 2;3(2):160-161.

McDowell M, Nitti K, Kulstad E, Cirone M, Shah R, Rochford S, Walsh R, Hesse K. Clinical Outcomes in Patients Taking Inhaled Loxapine, Haloperidol, or Ziprasidone in the Emergency Department. Clin Neuropharmacol. 2019 Mar-Apr; 42(2): 23–26.

Cirone M, Probst B, Goldstein J, Aurora T. HIV Screening in the Urgent Care Setting. JUCM 2016; 29- 33

Program Director Emeritus, Vice Chair of Education
Professional Interests: Medical Education, Curriculum Development, Well-Being

Recent Publications

Emergency Medicine In-Training Examination Scores are Not Associated with Burnout and Not Affected by the Introduction of a Wellness Curriculum. Williamson K, Lank PM, Hartman N, Olson N, Lovell EO. Journal of Wellness: 2023. Vol. 4: Iss. 2, Article 10. https://doi.org/10.55504/2578-9333.1162

Aronson M, Henderson T, Dodd K, Cirone M, Putman M, Salzman D, Lovell EO, Williamson K. Effects of Brief Mental Skills Training on Emergency Medicine Residents’ Stress Response During a Simulated Resuscitation: A Prospective Randomized Trial. Western  Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2022 Jan 3;23(1):79-85. Doi: 10.5811/westjem.2021.10.53892. PMID: 35060868  PMCID: PMC8782128

Williamson K, Lank PM, Olson A, Cheema N, Lovell EO. A Positive Depression Screen Is Associated with Emergency Medicine Resident Burnout and Is not Affected by the Implementation of a Wellness Curriculum. West J Emerg Med. 2021 Oct 26

Htet NN, Barounis D, Knight C, Umunna BP, Hormese M, Lovell EO. Protocolized use of Factor Eight Inhibitor Bypassing Activity (FEIBA) for the reversal of warfarin induced coagulopathy. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 May 31.

Williamson K, Lank PM, Cheema N, Hartman N, Lovell EO, (EMERA). Comparing the Maslach Burnout Inventory to Other Well-Being Instruments in Emergency Medicine Residents. J Grad Med Educ. 2018 Oct;10(5):532-536.

Williamson K, Lank PM, Lovell EO, (EMERA). Development of an Emergency Medicine Wellness Curriculum. AEM Educ Train. 2017 Dec 12;2(1):20-25.

Chinai SA, Guth T, Lovell EO, Epter M. Taking Advantage of the Teachable Moment: A Review of Learner-Centered Clinical Teaching Models. West J Emerg Med. 2018 Jan;19(1):28-34

US Fellowship Director
Professional Interests: POCUS, TEE, resuscitation, Global Health 

Recent Publications

Teran F, Owyang CG, Burns KM, Abella BS et al. Development and Implementation of a Multicenter Registry for Resuscitation-Focused Transesophageal Echocardiography. Annals of Emergency Medicine. Epub 16 Oct 2024. PMID: 39412464

Kishi P, Cirone M, Glowacki N, Lambert M, Burns K. Comparing Pulmonary Ultrasound Findings When Viewing Lung Pleura Beneath Costal Cartilage Compared to Costal Bones. WFUMB Ultrasound. 2024 March 24, DOI: 10.1016/j.wfumbo 

Lalande E, Burwash-Brennan T, Burns K, Atkinson, Lambert M, Jarman B, Lamprecht H, Banerjee A, Woo MY. Is point-of-care ultrasound a reliable predictor of outcome during atraumatic, non-shockable cardiac arrest? A systematic review and meta-analysis from the SHoC investigators. Resuscitation. 2019 Jun;139:159-166.

Burjek NE, Burns KM, Jagganathan N. Aligning airway management strategy with resuscitation priorities for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Feb;11(2):364-368

Gottlieb M, Holladay D, Burns K, Gore SR, Wulff C, Shah S, Bailitz J. Accuracy of ultrasound for endotracheal intubation between different transducer types. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Mar 12.

EM PharmD Residency Program Director

Recent Publications

McInerney A, McDowell M, Glowacki N, et al. From clock to outcomes: Time to thrombolytics and functional outcomes in acute ischemic stroke. Am J Emerg Med 2025; 96():161-165.

Koehl J, McDowell M, Fox H. Boarding battles: Pharmacist perils in the land of limbo. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2025;  

McDowell M, Lewandowski A, Desai D, et al. Rocuronium Dosing by Ideal vs Total Body Weight in Obesity: A Prospective, Observational Non-inferiority Study. West J Emerg Med 2024; 25(1):22-27.

McDowell M, Lyons N. Adenosine Should Be First-Line Treatment for Supraventricular Tachycardia. Ann Emerg Med 2024; 83(4):395-397.

Miyawaki IA, Gomes C, Caporal S Moreira V, McDowell M, et al. The Single-Syringe Versus the Double-Syringe Techniques of Adenosine Administration for Supraventricular Tachycardia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 2023; 23(4):341-353.

Spurling J, Glowacki N, McDowell M. In Reply: Costa et al. Critical care (London, England). 2022; 26(1):407.

Rech MA, Faine BA, Lyons N, Knight RV, McDowell M. Response to Awad et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2023; 80(4):178-180.

Knight RV, McDowell M, Lyons N, Faine BA, Rech MA. Pharmacist authors of emergency medicine organization work products pertaining to pharmacotherapy. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2022; 79(23):2128-2133.

McDowell M, Ahmed T, Schroeder B, Staley S. A Case Report of Neonatal Supraventricular Tachycardia Resolved with Single-Syringe Adenosine. Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine. 2020; 4(4):617-619.

Khatib R, Nitti K, McDowell M, et al. Outpatient management of patients presenting with venous thromboembolism: Retrospective cohort study at 11 community hospitals. J. Thromb. Thrombolysis 2021; 52(1):179-188.

Kandil M, Jaber S, Desai D, Cirone M, McDowell M et al. MAGraine: Magnesium compared to conventional therapy for treatment of migraines. Am J Emerg Med 2021; 39():28-33.

McDowell M, Mokszycki R, Greenberg A, Hormese M, Lomotan N, Lyons N. Single-syringe Administration of Diluted Adenosine. Acad Emerg Med 2020; 27(1):61-63.

McDowell M, Nitti K, Kulstad E, et al. Clinical Outcomes in Patients Taking Inhaled Loxapine, Haloperidol, or Ziprasidone in the Emergency Department. Clin Neuropharmacol 2019; 42(2):23-26.

Shah P, McDowell M, Ebisu R, Hanif T, Toerne T. Adjunctive Use of Ketamine for Benzodiazepine-Resistant Severe Alcohol Withdrawal: a Retrospective Evaluation. J Med Toxicol 2018; 14(3):229-236.

Lyons N, Nejak D, Lomotan N, McDowell M et al. An alternative for rapid administration of medication and fluids in the emergency setting using a novel device. Am J Emerg Med 2015; 33(8):1113.e5-6.

Program Director Emeritus
Professional Interests: Resident Education, Simulation, POCUS, 

Recent Publications

Zerth H, Harwood R, Tommaso L, Girzadas DV Jr. An inexpensive, easily constructed, reusable task trainer for simulating ultrasound-guided pericardiocentesis. J Emerg Med. 2012 Dec;43(6):1066-9.

Girzadas Jr D, Antonis MS, Zerth H, Lambert M, Clay L, Bose S, Harwood R. Hybrid Simulation Combining a High Fidelity Scenario with a Pelvic Ultrasound Task Trainer Enhances the Training and Evaluation of Endovaginal Ultrasound Skills. Academic Emergency Medicine 2009; 16:429–435 2009

Girzadas Jr DV, Harwood RC, Clay L, Caris J, Rzechula K. High fidelity Simulation can discriminate between novice and experienced residents when assessing competency in patient care. Medical Teacher.
2007 Jun;29(5):472-6.

Girzadas DV Jr, Delis S, Bose S, Hall J, Rzechula K, Kulstad EB. Measures of stress and learning seem to be equally affected among all roles in simulation scenario. Simul Healthc. 2009 Fall;4(3):149-54.