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John C Fox, MD, Emergency Medicine, Orange, CA, UCI Health

John CFoxMDFACEP, FAAEM, FAIUM, FPD-AEMUS(He/Him)

Emergency Medicine Orange, CA

Professor and Chair; Director of Ultrasound in Medical Education

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Summary

  • J. Christian (Chris) Fox went to Tufts Medical School and then did his residency in emergency medicine at UC Irvine, then a fellowship in emergency ultrasound at University of Illinois, Chicago. In 2001 he joined the faculty at UC Irvine where he trained 34 fellows in emergency ultrasound. His primary focus is ultrasound integration into medical education and directs the 4-year ultrasound curriculum at UC Irvine School of Medicine. He is a Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine

    He has been the recipient of multiple national awards including most recently the Peter Arger award from the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine for excellent in medical student ultrasound education. His TEDx talk on “The Point-of-Care Ultrasound Revolution” has been viewed 32K times.

    He lives in San Juan Capistrano, CA where his favorite pastime is surfing.

    Academic Summary:
    120 peer reviewed publications
    3 Textbooks
    Over 400 Invited lectures (49 states, 16 Countries)
    $1.6M in Grants

Education & Training

  • University of California (Irvine)
    University of California (Irvine)Residency, Emergency Medicine, 1997 - 2000
  • Tufts University School of Medicine
    Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 1997
  • University of California, Irvine
    University of California, IrvineB.S., Biological Sciences, 1988 - 1993

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1999 - 2024
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2000 - 2002
  • American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Presidential Recognition Award for outstanding contribution and service to ultrasound education Society of Ultrasound in Medical Education, 2018
  • Peter Arger Ultrasound in Medical Education Teaching Award American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2016
  • Top 25 Professor of Sonography Award 2015
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Retrospective Review of Ocular Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Detection of Retinal Detachment  
    Jacobsen B, Lahham S, Lahham S, Patel A, Spann S, Fox JC, Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1/1/2016
  • Ultrasound-Guided Cannulation: Time to Bring Subclavian Central Lines Back  
    Rezayat T, Stowell J, Kendall JL, Turner E, Fox JC, Barjaktarevic I, Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1/1/2016
  • Randomized study of effectiveness of computerized ultrasound simulators for an introductory course for residents in Brazil  
    Silva JP, Plescia T, Molina N, Tonelli AC, Langdorf MI, Fox JC, Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • International Ultrasound Teaching: Leveraging Near-Peer Educational Model
    Fox JC, SAEM, Dallas, TX, 1/1/2014
  • Medical Student Screening Model for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
    Fox JC, SAEM, Dallas, TX, 1/1/2014
  • International Ultrasound Teaching: Leveraging Near-Peer Educational Model
    Fox JC, Western Group on Educational Affairs (AAMC), Honolulu, HI, 1/1/2014
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Lectures

  • Challenging Ingestion Cases 
    Yosemite, CA - 1/1/2016
  • Ultrasound Sonic Boom 
    Dublin, Ireland - 1/1/2016
  • Ultrasound of the Eye, Gallbladder, Appendix and DVT ultrasound 
    Lexington, KY - 1/1/2016
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Other

  • Aorta/IVC Sonography. 
    Fox C, Savitsky E, Point-of-Care Ultrasound. Training DVD, Pelagique, LLC
    1/1/2011
  • Bladder Sonography. 
    Fox C, Savitsky E, Point-of-Care Ultrasound. Training DVD, Pelagique, LLC
    1/1/2011
  • FAST Exam. 
    Fox C, Savitsky E, Point-of-Care Ultrasound. Training DVD, Pelagique, LLC
    1/1/2011
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Grant Support

  • Ultrasound in Medical EducationUniHealth Foundation2015–2018
  • Ultrasound in Medical EducationUniHealth Foundation2011–2014

Hospital Affiliations