Edward Robert Melnick MD MHS

Physician

464 Congress Ave Ste 260Yale UNIV School of Med Dept of Emergency MedicineNew Haven, CT 06519
Phone+1 203-772-6664

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Education & Training

Yale School of MedicineMHS, Clinical Informatics, 2012 - 2014
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2005 - 2009
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2005
Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 2004

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Certifications & Licensure

CT State Medical License 2010 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2005 - 2011
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine Clinical Informatics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACEP) American College of Emergency Physicians

Clinical Trials

Clinical Decision Support to Implement ED-initiated Buprenorphine for OUD Start of enrollment: 2019 Nov 15
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Reframing ED Boarding Through a Human Factors Sociotechnical Systems Lens.
Woosuk Seo, Raj M Ratwani, Jesse M Pines, Edward R Melnick
Journal of Patient Safety. 2026-09-01
Deaths Caused by Law Enforcement in the US.
Caroline Raymond-King, Molly M Jeffery, Sirry Alang, Edward R Melnick
JAMA. 2026-08-11
Cost-effectiveness of CT perfusion, low-field MRI, and delayed high-field MRI in emergency department patients with dizziness concerning for stroke.
Ramtin Hajibeygi, Amirali Aali, Mobina Fathi, Kyle Tegtmeyer, Edward Melnick
Neuroradiology. 2026-08-04

Journal Articles

Trends in Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Admissions in Health Care Systems in 5 States in the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US
William E Soares, Edward R Melnick, JAMA Internal Medicine

Authored Content

Trends in Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Admissions in Health Care Systems in 5 States in the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the USAugust 2020
Trends in Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Admissions in Health Care Systems in 5 States in the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the USAugust 2020
Trends in Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Admissions in Health Care Systems in 5 States in the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the USAugust 2020

Press Mentions

Child Death Rates in the United States Have Increased, Study FindsMay 14th, 2026
Increases in Physician Attrition Rates Could Worsen ShortagesNovember 18th, 2025
Yale Study Finds Physician Burnout May Be Correlated with Increased Responsibilities in Health Record ManagementOctober 18th, 2021