Research Projects & Grants

College/University

• Implementation of an Emergency Department HIV and SUD screening and treatment referral bilingual mHealth tool for Latino Patients., Role: Co-Investigator, University of California, Los Angeles, (07/2021 - 01/2023) Status: Closed
• Western Regional Alliance for Pediatric Emergency Management (WRAP-em), Role: other, University of California, San Francisco, (09/2019 - 09/2024) Status: Awarded
• California Coalition for Safer Universities, Role: Principal Investigator, University of California, Irvine, (01/2011 - 07/2012) Status: Closed

Federal

• Implementation of an Emergency Department HIV and SUD screening and treatment referral bilingual mHealth tool for Latino patients, Role: Investigator, National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS, (09/2021) Status: Approved
• T-Wave alternans in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS), Role: Investigator, National Medical Technology Testbed, Inc., (09/2013 - 09/2014) Status: Completed
• Clinical Trial of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma in Outpatients (C3PO), Role: Investigator, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS, Status: Completed

For Profit Organization

• The collection of biological specimens with companion data from subjects that will be catalogued in a biorepository for research, Role: Investigator, Discovery Life Sciences, Inc., (12/2023 - 12/2024) Status: Completed
• PIVOTAL EVALUATION OF THE ACCESS NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE ASSAY(S) AS AN AID IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF SEVERITY OF ACUTE HEART FAILURE – EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SUBJECT ENROLLMENT AND SPECIMEN COLLECTION. Version 1.0, Dated 9/26/2019, Role: Investigator, Beckman Coulter, Inc., (08/2020) Status: Completed
• Sample collection for INNOVANCE Anti-Xa to measure rivaroxaban or apixaban in citrated human plasma, Role: Investigator, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, (02/2020) Status: Approved
• The collection of biological specimens with companion data from subjects that will be catalogued in a biorepository for research. (Pediatric Fever Arm) Protocol No. DLS GSC 2018, Version 2.0, date 04 October 2019, Role: Investigator, Discovery Life Sciences, Inc., (01/2020 - 12/2024) Status: Completed
• Collection protocol to support validation of Novel Biomarkers and Research and Development Programs, Role: Investigator, Discovery Life Sciences, Inc., (11/2019 - 12/2024) Status: Completed
• The ICON-RELOADED study: International collaborative of NT -proBNP re-evaluation of acute diagnostic cut-offs in the emergency department, Role: Investigator, Roche Diagnostics, (10/2017 - 10/2018) Status: Completed
• A Phase III, case series clinical study of the reversal of the anticoagulant effects of dabigatran by intravenous administration of 5.0 g idarucizumab (BI 655075) in patients treated with dabigatran etexilate who have uncontrolled bleeding or require emergency surgery or procedures. RE-VERSE-AD (A study of the RE-VERSal Effects of Idarucizumab on Active Dabigatran) trial – 1321.3, Role: Investigator, Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, (01/2016 - 01/2017) Status: Completed
• D-Dimer DVT/PE Exclusionary sample collection project, Role: Investigator, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, (04/2015 - 04/2016) Status: Completed
• A phase III multicenter clinical trial of Analatro® [antivenin latrodectus (black widow) equine immune F(ab)2] in patients with systemic latrodectism, Role: PI, Instituto Bioclon S.A., (12/2013 - 12/2014) Status: Completed
• MN-221-CL-007: A phase II, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of MN-221 when administered intravenously as an adjunct to standard therapy to adults with an acute exacerbation of asthma, Role: Investigator, MediciNova, Inc., (07/2011 - 07/2012) Status: Completed
• A comparison of Anavip® [crotalinae (pit viper) equine immune F(ab) 2] and CroFab® (crotalidae polyvalent immune fab, ovine) in the treatment of patients with crotalinae envenomation: A randomized, prospective, blinded, controlled, comparative, multicenter study, Role: Investigator, Instituto Bioclon S.A., (03/2011 - 03/2012) Status: Completed

Internal

• Toxicology investigator's consortium (ToxIC) database., Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (04/2025 - 04/2026) Status: Approved
• Assessing the Utility of Ultrasound in Event Medicine Settings, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (07/2022) Status: Approved
• Predictors of Pulmonary Embolism and Heart Failure in Emergency Department Patients, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (12/2021 - 03/2025) Status: Completed
• The use of SMART criteria in an adult emergency department evaluation of psychiatric patients, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (12/2021) Status: Approved
• Hyperglycemia in pediatric abusive head trauma, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (11/2021) Status: Approved
• Outcome of suspected sepsis patients who receive single antibiotic dose, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (11/2021 - 11/2022) Status: Completed
• Emotional intelligence and Emergency Medicine residency interview, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (08/2021 - 08/2022) Status: Completed
• Retrospective chart review of patients aged 3 months or younger who received ketamine in the emergency department to determine incidence of adverse events, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (08/2021 - 03/2025) Status: Completed
• Evaluation of the Clinical Impact and Safety of Focused Transesophageal Echocardiography During Resuscitation of Critically Ill Patients in the Emergency Department and Intensive Care Settings, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (06/2021) Status: Approved
• How helpful is lateral neck XR in diagnosing retropharyngeal abscess, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (02/2021) Status: Completed
• Analysis of Clinical Presentation, Risk Factors, and Management of Pediatric Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (09/2020) Status: Approved
• Characteristics of children with positive cannabinoid test, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (06/2020) Status: Completed
• Presenting Characteristics of Infants with Necrotizing Enterocolitis to the Emergency Department at a Children’s Hospital, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (06/2020) Status: Approved
• Systemic Review of Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treated at Loma Linda University Medical Center Emergency Department, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (04/2020) Status: Approved
• Subdissociative ketamine use for analgesia in geriatric patients with trauma-related pain in the pre-hospital setting, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (03/2020) Status: Approved
• Diagnosis of traumatic knee arthrotomy in the pediatric emergency department, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (01/2020) Status: Approved
• Presentation of adolescents with E-cigarette and vaping induced lung injury, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (01/2020) Status: Completed
• Childhood psychiatric visits to the emergency department, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (10/2019) Status: Approved
• Forensically significant laboratory and radiological findings in non-accidental trauma, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (08/2019) Status: Approved
• Outcomes of adult patients discharged from the hospital with cervical collar with negative CT imaging results despite persistent C-spine tenderness after trauma, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (05/2019 - 09/2024) Status: Completed
• Presenting signs and symptoms of intracranial process in toddlers, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (03/2019 - 03/2020) Status: Completed
• Mass marijuana poisoning: A case series, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (01/2019 - 01/2020) Status: Completed
• A comparison of suicide-related presentations to pediatric emergency department before and after release of 13 reasons why, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (12/2018 - 12/2019) Status: Completed
• Predictive value of white blood cell clumps for positive urine culture in emergency pediatric patients, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (09/2018 - 09/2019) Status: Completed
• Teaching endotracheal intubation using iPad and sports performance analysis software, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (09/2018 - 09/2019) Status: Completed
• Use of ocular point of care ultrasound in diagnosing retinal detachment in the emergency department: A prospective study, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (08/2017 - 08/2018) Status: Completed
• IMPact of a lung ultrasound course for rheumatology specialist (IMPACT-2), Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (07/2017 - 07/2018) Status: Completed
• TEE in the emergency department - training emergency medicine residents in point-of-care transesophageal echocardiography, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (02/2017 - 02/2024) Status: Approved
• Assessing physician experience with abusive partner relationships, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (06/2016 - 06/2017) Status: Completed
• A two-center validation of three simplified measures to replace the Glasgow coma scale for trauma field triage, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (04/2016) Status: Completed
• Predicting patient disposition in Emergency department triage, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (04/2016 - 03/2017) Status: Completed
• An adverse event reporting tool to standardize the reporting and tracking of adverse events during procedural sedation, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (03/2016 - 03/2017) Status: Completed
• Stoma dilation for gastrostomy tube replacement in children seen in the pediatric emergency department, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (01/2016 - 01/2017) Status: Completed
• Pharmacist- specific ACLS training for pharmacy residents to increase pharmacist involvement with ACLS teams at a university hospital, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, (04/2015) Status: Completed
• Envenomation telemedicine, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (03/2015 - 03/2016) Status: Completed
• Osteomyelitis: Presentation to the pediatric emergency department, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (11/2014 - 11/2015) Status: Completed
• High-fidelity medical simulation to assess critical thinking in senior medical students, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (09/2014 - 09/2015) Status: Completed
• Medical debt study, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (06/2014) Status: Completed
• Can the accuracy of emergency department patients' contact information be improved by having doctors gather the information instead of patient billing office employees?, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (12/2013 - 12/2014) Status: Completed
• Utilizing narrative is an effective way to incorporate a multidisciplinary learning style approach to graduate medical education, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (12/2013) Status: Completed
• National survey of US medical schools with ultrasound curriculum implementation, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (12/2013) Status: Completed
• Brain food consumption in high school students, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (03/2013 - 03/2014) Status: Completed
• Shelter service provider perspectives on physicians affected by partner violence, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (01/2013) Status: Completed
• The impact of emergency physician empathy on litigation propensity, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Emergency Medicine, (07/2012) Status: Completed

Non-Profit Organization

• Emergency Management Strategies to Decrease Opioid Deaths (EMSDOD), Role: Coordinator, CARESTAR Foundation, (02/2022 - 12/2026) Status: Awarded
• Limitations on emergency physician procedural sedation practice in California: A CAL/ACEP survey, Role: Investigator, American College of Emergency Physicians, (11/2017 - 11/2018) Status: Completed
• Lowering Barriers to Access HIV Care in a Geographically and Economically Diverse Area - Tier II, Role: Grant Reviewer, Colorado Foundation for Public Health and the Environment, (04/2015 - 06/2017) Status: Closed
• Healthy Outcomes for Older Foster Youth, Role: Principal Investigator, Colorado Foundation for Public Health and the Environment, (03/2014 - 08/2017) Status: Closed

State

• California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) Grant Program, Role: Evaluator, State of California Board of State and Community Corrections, (07/2022 - 12/2025) Status: Awarded
• Review of Emergency Medicine Patients diagnosed with substance use disorders, Role: Investigator, California Department of Healthcare Services, (06/2021) Status: Approved
• Behavioral Health Pilot Project in Emergency Medicine, Role: Program Coordinator, California Department of Healthcare Services, (01/2021 - 06/2022) Status: Closed