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Reno, NV 89509Phone+1 775-453-4675- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Kathleen O'Brien is a practicing Emergency Medicine physician in Carson City, NV and is affiliated with Carson Tahoe Health. In addition to Emergency Medicine, Dr O'Brien practices Functional Medicine, a field aimed at resolving chronic symptoms by evaluating and treating their root causes. She has completed multiple fellowships (Emergency Ultrasound and Global Health/Human Rights) from University of Arizona and Harvard, as well as her Masters of Public Health from TS Chan Harvard School of Public Health. Dr OBrien speaks multiple languages, including Spanish, and practiced medicine worldwide before setting roots in Reno/Tahoe. She has more than 30 publications and over 100 citings.
Education & Training
- Institute for Functional MedicineIFMCP, Certified Practitioner, 2014 - 2018
- Harvard School of Public HealthMPH, Clinical Effectiveness, 2013 - 2016
- Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Global Health Leadership Fellow, 2013 - 2014
- University of Arizona College of Medicine-TucsonFellowship, Ultrasound, 2012 - 2013
- University of Arizona College of Medicine-TucsonResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2006 - 2009
- University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolClass of 2006
- Harvard University Division of Continuing EducationPost-Bacc, Pre-Medicine Program, 2000 - 2001
- Boston UniversityB.S., Communication Disorders, Summa Cum Laude, 1997 - 2000
Certifications & Licensure
- AZ State Medical License 2009 - 2026
- MA State Medical License 2013 - 2026
- CA State Medical License 2015 - 2025
- NV State Medical License 2017 - 2025
- American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
- Institute for Functional MedicineCertified Practitioner
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society University of Massachusetts Medical School, 2006
- Academic Achievement Award American Medical Women's Association, 2006
- Sargent College Professional Contribution Award Boston University, 2000
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 11 citationsFocused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma Examination Reexamining the Importance of the Left Upper Quadrant ViewKathleen O'Brien, Lori A Stolz, Richard Amini, Austin Gross, Uwe Stolz, Srikar Adhikari> ;Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2015 Aug 1
- 28 citationsTheme-based teaching of point-of-care ultrasound in undergraduate medical educationRichard Amini, Lori A Stolz, Austin Gross, Kathleen O'Brien, Ashish R. Panchal, Kevin M. Reilly, Lisa Chan, Brian Scott Drummond, Srikar Adhikari> ;Internal and Emergency Medicine. 2015 Mar 13
- 46 citationsA Review of Lawsuits Related to Point-of-Care Emergency Ultrasound ApplicationsLori A Stolz, Kathleen O'Brien, Marc L. Miller, Nicole D. Winters-Brown, Michael Blaivas, Srikar Adhikari> ;The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2015 Jan 1
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- LUQ View and the FAST exam: Helpful or a Hindrance in the Adult Trauma Patient?Kathleen O'Brien, AIUM Annual Conference, Las Vegas, 4/1/2014
- Analysis of lawsuits involving emergency physician performed point-of-care ultrasound.Kathleen O'Brien, Lori Stolz, Austin Gross, Srikar Adhikari, Michael Blavais, WINFOCUS World Congress, Hongkong, 11/1/2013
- LUQ View and the FAST exam: Helpful or a Hindrance in the Adult Trauma Patient?Kathleen O'Brien, WINFOCUS World Congress, Hongkong, 11/1/2013
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Lectures
- "Ultrasound in Low Resource Settings"1/1/2014
- "Current MGH Ultrasound Projects in LMICs"Las Vegas - 1/1/2014
- "Basic Cardiac Ultrasound"Mbarara, Uganda - 1/1/2014
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Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
- Carson Tahoe HealthCarson City, Nevada
External Links
- Inner Garden Health LLChttp://www.innergardenhealthfunctionalmedicine.com
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