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Carl Berdahl, MD, Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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Emergency Medicine • Los Angeles, CA

Clinical Informatics

Assistant Professor, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Physician Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation

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Education & Training

  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, National Clinician Scholar Program, 2016 - 2018
  • University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center
    University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2012 - 2016
  • Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of MedicineClass of 2012
  • University of California, Los Angeles
    University of California, Los AngelesB.A., Summa Cum Laude, 2002 - 2007
  • University of Manchester
    University of ManchesterNo Degree, 2005 - 2006

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2013 - 2025
  • American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Clinical Informatics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Peer Reviewer Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2016
  • Academic Excellence Award Emergency Medicine Residents' Association, 2016
  • Stephen Abrahamson Award for Innovation: Best of Cool Ideas 2016
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Accuracy of MRI and ultrasound for appendicitis in diagnostic and non-diagnostic studies  
    Kearl, L., Claudius, I., Behar, S., Cooper, J., Dollbaum, R., Hardasmalani, M., Hardiman, K., Rose, E., Santillanes, G., Berdahl, C, Acad Emerg Med, 1/1/2016
  • What does pelvic ultrasound add to the diagnostic work-up for appendicitis?  
    Greenberg, J., Berdahl, C., Kearl, L., Rose, E., Behar, S., Hardiman, K., Cooper, J., Santillanes, G., Dollbaum, R., Hardasmalani, M., Claudius, I, Pediatric Emergency Care, Open journal of clinical & medical case reports, 1/1/2016
  • Advancing the Use of Administrative Data for Emergency Department Diagnostic Imaging Research Advancing the Use of Administrative Data for Emergency Department Diagnos...  
    Kuehl, D., Kocher , K., Venkatesh, A., Mistry, R., Bhargavan, M., Schuur, J.D. Berdahl, C., Jackson, T, Acad Emerg Med, 1/1/2015
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Resident Physician Wellness and Burnout Prevention Curriculum.
    Tabatabai, R., Rose, E., Berdahl, C., Schneberk, T., Jain, A., Luu, A., Musser, B., Hellman, J., Osterman J, "Best of Cool Ideas", Innovations in Medical Education Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 1/1/2016
  • How definitive is ultrasound for the diagnosis of appendicitis in children, and is confirmatory advanced imaging necessary?
    Claudius, I., Kearl, Y.L., Behar, S., Cooper, J., Dollbaum, R., Hardasmalani, M., Hardiman, K., Kagen, I., Rose, E., Santillanes, G., Berdahl, C, American College of Emergency Physicians Research Forum, Boston, MA, 1/1/2015
  • Magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of pediatric appendicitis.
    Kearl, L., Claudius, I., Behar, S., Hardasmalani, M., Rose, E., Santillanes, G., Hardiman, K., Berdahl, C, American College of Emergency Physicians Research Forum, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2014
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Lectures

  • The Merit-Based Incentive Payment System: Will it be a success in quality improvement for emergency medicine? 
    Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2017
  • Subdural hemorrhage: How to deal with a difficult case. 
    Los Angeles, CA - 1/14/2016
  • Impact of hospital ownership and expected payer on admission and workup for emergency department patients with chest pain. 
    New Orleans, LA - 1/1/2016
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Other

Press Mentions

  • Due to the COVID Surge, Ambulances in the Los Angeles Area Are Refusing to Transfer Patients with No Chance of Survival
    Due to the COVID Surge, Ambulances in the Los Angeles Area Are Refusing to Transfer Patients with No Chance of SurvivalJanuary 4th, 2021
  • Half of Content in Physicians’ Notes May Be Inaccurate, Study Finds
    Half of Content in Physicians’ Notes May Be Inaccurate, Study FindsSeptember 19th, 2019
  • Inconsistencies Between Electronic Health Record, Physicians' Observed Behaviors
    Inconsistencies Between Electronic Health Record, Physicians' Observed BehaviorsSeptember 18th, 2019
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Carl Berdahl, Dr. Carl Berdahl, MD, Dr. C Berdahl, Dr. Carl Thomas Berdahl