AndrewKChangMD

Emergency Medicine • Albany, NY

Professor, Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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Office
47 New Scotland Ave
Albany, NY 12208
Phone+1 518-262-3773

Fax+1 518-262-3236
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Education & Training

Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1996 - 2000
University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2000 - Present
NY State Medical License 2003 - 2026
CT State Medical License 2004 - 2025
MD State Medical License 2013 - 2014
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine

Clinical Trials

Safety and Efficacy Study of Hydromorphone and Morphine Start of enrollment: 2004 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 2
Safety of Hydromorphone in Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Acute Severe Pain Start of enrollment: 2006 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 2
Protocolized vs Discretionary Use of Opioids in Acute Pain Start of enrollment: 2008 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 3
Clinical Trial Comparing Two Protocols Using Intravenous (IV) Hydromorphone Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 3
Comparing the Efficacy of Oral Opioids for Outpatient Acute Pain Management After ED Discharge Discharge Start of enrollment: 2012 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 3
Titration of Intravenous Hydromorphone Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 4
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
A Randomized Study of Intravenous Hydromorphone Versus Intravenous Acetaminophen for Older Adult Patients with Acute Severe Pain.
Shilpa Kolli, Benjamin W Friedman, Alex Latev, Andrew K Chang, Farnia Naeem, Carmen Feliciano, Freda Afrifa, Christopher Walker, Al Izzo, Eddie Irizarry> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2022 Nov 1
1 citations
Influence of Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation's Research Training Grant on postaward academic federal funding.
Andrew K Chang, Sangil Lee, Rachel Le, Ashar Ata, Kari Harland, Ayesha Khan, Melissa McMillan, Nick Mohr> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2022 Jul 1
Characteristics of medical students interested in emergency medicine with intention to practice in underserved areas
Carina Abreu, John Jawiche, Mytien Nguyen, Andrew K. Chang, Ashar Ata, Symone Reid, Hyacinth R. C. Mason, Daniel Rebagliati, Joy M. Myers, Dorcas Pinto, Donna B. Jeffe...> ;AEM Education and Training. 2021 Sep 29
Emergency Physicians’ Interpretation of 3- and 7-day Supplies of Opioids
Andrew K. Chang, Isabella Y. Chang, Spencer Lord, Noah White, Ashar Ata> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2021 May 1
33 citations
Evaluation of specimen types and saliva stabilization solutions for SARS-CoV-2 testing.
Sara B. Griesemer, Greta Van Slyke, Dylan J. Ehrbar, Klemen Strle, Tugba Yildirim, Dominick A. Centurioni, Anne C. Walsh, Andrew K. Chang, Michael J. Waxman, Kirsten S...> ;Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2021 Apr 20
13 citations
A Randomized Trial Comparing the Efficacy of Five Oral Analgesics for Treatment of Acute Musculoskeletal Extremity Pain in the Emergency Department.
Polly E. Bijur, Benjamin W. Friedman, Eddie Irizarry, Andrew K. Chang, E. John Gallagher> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2021 Mar 1
8 citations
Disparities in Acute Pain Treatment by Cognitive Status in Older Adults With Hip Fracture.
Andrew K. Chang, Robert R. Edwards, R. Sean Morrison, Charles Argoff, Ashar Ata, Christian Holt, Polly E. Bijur> ;The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2020 Sep 25
5 citations
Do Lidocaine Patches Reduce Opioid Use in Acute Rib Fractures
Matthew Johnson, Lauren Strait, Ashar Ata, Ashley Bartscherer, Claire P. Miller, Andrew K. Chang, Steven C. Stain, Marcel Tafen> ;The American Surgeon. 2020 Aug 19
1 citations
Response to Mazer-Amirshahi et al, Intravenous Acetaminophen and Hydromorphone: the Bad and the Ugly of Emergency Department Pain Management.
Polly E. Bijur, Benjamin W. Friedman, Andrew K. Chang> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2020 Apr 20
3 citations
Randomized Clinical Trial of Intravenous (IV) Acetaminophen as an Adjunct to IV Hydromorphone for Acute Severe Pain in Emergency Department Patients.
Polly E. Bijur, Benjamin W. Friedman, Deborah White, Andrew Wollowitz, Caron Campbell, Michael P. Jones, Andrew K. Chang, E. John Gallagher> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2020 Feb 20
2 citations
Physician Renewal of Chronically Prescribed Controlled Substances Based on Urine Drug Test Results.
Fatima Hosain, Josephine Lee, Ashar Ata, Ravneet Bhullar, Andrew K. Chang> ;Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 2019 Oct 24
6 citations
Randomized Clinical Trial of Intravenous Acetaminophen as an Analgesic Adjunct for Older Adults With Acute Severe Pain
Andrew K. Chang, Polly E. Bijur, Ashar Ata, Caron Campbell, Scott Pearlman, Deborah White, Andrew Chertoff, Andrew Restivo, E. John Gallagher> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2019 Apr 1
Patterns of Proton Therapy Use in Pediatric Cancer Management in 2016: An International Survey
Young Kwok, Victor S Mangona, Michael E Confer, Andrew Chang, Torunn I Yock, Daniel J Indelicato> ;Radiotherapy & Oncology.
13 citations
Comparative Effectiveness of Patient-Controlled Analgesia for Treating Acute Pain in the Emergency Department
Polly E. Bijur, Angela M. Mills, Andrew K. Chang, Deborah White, Andrew Restivo, Shaun Persaud, Clyde B. Schechter, E. John Gallagher, Adrienne Birnbaum> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2017 Dec 1
166 citations
Effect of a Single Dose of Oral Opioid and Nonopioid Analgesics on Acute Extremity Pain in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Andrew K. Chang, Polly E. Bijur, David Esses, Douglas P. Barnaby, Jesse Baer> ;JAMA. 2017 Nov 7
15 citations
Efficacy of an Acute Pain Titration Protocol Driven by Patient Response to a Simple Query: Do You Want More Pain Medication?
Andrew K. Chang, Polly E. Bijur, Lynne Holden, E. John Gallagher> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2016 May 1
14 citations
Comparative Analgesic Efficacy of Oxycodone/Acetaminophen vs Codeine/Acetaminophen for Short-Term Pain Management Following ED Discharge.
Andrew K. Chang, Polly E. Bijur, Jason B. Lupow, E. John Gallagher> ;Pain Medicine. 2015 Dec 1
1 citations
The case for 1-way clinical decision rules in emergency medicine: In reply
Andrew K. Chang, Polly E. Bijur, Lynne Holden, E. John Gallagher> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2015 Dec 1
15 citations
Comparative Analgesic Efficacy of Oxycodone/Acetaminophen Versus Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen for Short-term Pain Management in Adults Following ED Discharge.
Andrew K. Chang, Polly E. Bijur, Lynne Holden, E. John Gallagher> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2015 Nov 1
39 citations
Gender differences in acute and chronic pain in the emergency department: Results of the 2014 academic emergency medicine consensus conference pain section
Paul I. Musey, Sarah D. Linnstaedt, Timothy F. Platts-Mills, James R. Miner, Andrey V. Bortsov, Basmah Safdar, Polly E. Bijur, Alex Rosenau, Daniel S. Tsze, Andrew K. ...> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2014 Dec 1
19 citations
Randomized clinical trial of hydrocodone/acetaminophen versus codeine/acetaminophen in the treatment of acute extremity pain after emergency department discharge.
Andrew K. Chang, Polly E. Bijur, Kevin Munjal, E. John Gallagher> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2014 Mar 1
14 citations
Randomized clinical trial of the 2 mg hydromorphone bolus protocol versus the "1+1" hydromorphone titration protocol in treatment of acute, severe pain in the first ho...
Andrew K. Chang, Polly E. Bijur, Jason B. Lupow, E. John Gallagher> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2013 Oct 1
11 citations
Randomized clinical trial of an intravenous hydromorphone titration protocol versus usual care for management of acute pain in older emergency department patients.
Andrew K. Chang, Polly E. Bijur, Michelle Davitt, E. John Gallagher> ;Drugs & Aging. 2013 Jul 12
11 citations
Randomized clinical trial of efficacy and safety of a single 2-mg intravenous dose of hydromorphone versus usual care in the management of acute pain
Andrew K. Chang, Polly E. Bijur, Jason B. Lupow, E. John Gallagher> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2013 Feb 1
18 citations
Dosing and titration of intravenous opioid analgesics administered to ED patients in acute severe pain.
Polly E. Bijur, David Esses, Andrew K. Chang, E. John Gallagher> ;The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2012 Sep 1
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Lectures

Randomized Clinical Trial of IV Acetaminophen as an Analgesic Adjunct for Older Adults with Acute Severe Pain
American Medical Seminars, Inc., Sarasota, Florida - 2/18/2013

Press Mentions

Findings of Study Comparing Analgesics in Acute Post-Trauma PainFebruary 9th, 2021
Advil as A Substitute for Opioids? NY Times' Gina Kolata 'Busts' One Myth with AnotherJuly 2nd, 2019
Opioid a Thousand Times More Potent Than Morphine Is Approved at Height of Opioid Addiction CrisisNovember 21st, 2018
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Hospital Affiliations

Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, New York
Albany Medical CenterAlbany, New York