
Heather S Hammerstedt MD MPH
Vituity, Global Emergency Care, Wholist
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1055 N Curtis RdBoise, ID 83706
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Education & Training
Harvard School of Public HealthMPH, International Health Policy, 2007 - 2008
Harvard School of Public HealthM.P.H., Concentration on population and international health, global health capacity and systems development, 2008
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2004 - 2007
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 2004
Bucknell UniversityB.S., Biochemistry, 1999
Certifications & Licensure
ID State Medical License 2008 - 2026
OR State Medical License 2016 - 2025
WA State Medical License 2025 - 2025
CA State Medical License 2016 - 2020
TX State Medical License 2017 - 2017
MA State Medical License 2006 - 2008
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine- American Board of Lifestyle MedicineLifestyle Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACEP) American College of Emergency Physicians
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 14 citationsWhat resources are used in emergency departments in rural sub-Saharan Africa? A retrospective analysis of patient care in a district-level hospital in Uganda.Cindy C. Bitter, Brian Rice, Usha Periyanayagam, Bradley Dreifuss, Heather Hammerstedt
BMJ Open. 2018-02-01 - 12 citationsMortality in Children Under Five Receiving Nonphysician Clinician Emergency Care in UgandaBrian Rice, Usha Periyanayagam, Stacey Chamberlain, Bradley Dreifuss, Heather Hammerstedt
Pediatrics. 2016-03-01 - 55 citationsPoint-of-care ultrasound education for non-physician clinicians in a resource-limited emergency department.Lori A Stolz, Krithika M. Muruganandan, Mark Bisanzo, Mugisha J. Sebikali, Bradley Dreifuss
Tropical Medicine & International Health. 2015-08-01
Journal Articles
- What resources are used in emergency departments in rural sub-Saharan Africa? A retrospective analysis of patient care in a district-level hospital in UgandaBitter C, Rice B, Periyanayagam U, Dreifuss B, Hammerstedt H, Nelson S, Bisanzo, M, Maling S, Chamberlain S, BMJ Open, 1/27/2018
- Pioneering Leadership: �It is Not Easy to be a Pioneer: but oh is it fascinating!�Hammerstedt H, FemInEM, 1/1/2016
- Point-of-care ultrasound education for non-physician clinicians in a resource-limited emergency departmentStolz L, Muruganandan K, Bisanzo M, Sebikali M, Dreifuss B, Hammerstedt H, Nelson S, Nayabale I, Adhikari S, Shah S, Tropical Medicine and International Health, 1/14/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Authored Content
- Whole Foods DownloadFebruary 2019
- Why We Eat: Are You Really Hungry?January 2019
- When to Eat: Misinformation and MythsJanuary 2019
- What To Eat: Let's Simplify and Stay WholeJanuary 2019
- New Years Resolutions and How To Keep ThemJanuary 2019
- Why Weight Loss Programs For Women Get It All WrongDecember 2018
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Press Mentions
185. The Functional Medicine Revolution That Went Wrong | Nisha Chellam, MDOctober 13th, 2025
35 Self-Care Ideas You Can Start Practicing TodayOctober 2nd, 2018
Lazy AF Guy’s Guide to Weight LossSeptember 28th, 2018- Join now to see all
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
External Links
- Global Emergency Care Collaborativehttp://www.globalemergencycare.org
- Wholisthttp://www.wholisthealth.com
- Facebook Health and Wellness Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/hammerstedthealthandwellness/
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