LewisR.GoldfrankMD

Medical Toxicology

Herbert W. Adams Professor of Emergency Medicine Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, NYU Langone Health

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Office
462 First Avenue And 27th St
New York, NY 10016
Phone+1 212-562-3346

Fax+1 212-562-3001
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Education & Training

Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1973
University of ConnecticutInternship, Internal Medicine, 1970 - 1971
Universite Libre de Bruxelles Faculty of MedicineClass of 1970

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1972 - 2025
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 1996
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Reforming the health care system to address structural racism.
Teresa Y. Smith, Chinwe Ogedegbe, Aaron Arredondo, Marie-Laure Romney, Jerome R. Hoffman, Lewis R. Goldfrank, Kamini Doobay> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2021 Sep 1
3 citations
The real number of organs from uncontrolled donation after circulatory determination of death donors.
Thomas M. Egan, Stephen P. Wall, Lewis R. Goldfrank, John Jacob Requard> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2021 Jan 12
2 citations
Emergency Medicine's Role in the Crossroads of Social Revolution and the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Aaron Arredondo, Chinwe Ogedegbe, Jerome R. Hoffman, Lewis R. Goldfrank, Stephen P. Wall, Teresa Y. Smith> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2020 Nov 10
2 citations
The unique moral permissibility of uncontrolled lung donation after circulatory death
Brendan Parent, Arthur L. Caplan, Luis F. Angel, Zachary Kon, Nancy Neveloff Dubler, Lewis R. Goldfrank, Jacob Lindner, Stephen P. Wall> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2020 Feb 1
Reflections on Mortality and Uncertainty in Emergency Medicine.
Silas W. Smith, David C. Lee, Lewis R. Goldfrank> ;JAMA Internal Medicine. 2020 Jan 1
15 citations
Principles of Social Emergency Medicine.
Jahan Fahimi, Lewis Goldfrank> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2019 Nov 1
1 citations
Unintentional use of the word "accident"?
Blair L. Bigham, Alex Harding, Lewis R. Goldfrank> ;Clinical Toxicology. 2019 Jan 1
61 citations
Material Needs of Emergency Department Patients: A Systematic Review.
Patrick Malecha, James H. Williams, Nathan M. Kunzler, Lewis R. Goldfrank, Harrison J. Alter, Kelly M. Doran> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2018 Mar 1
41 citations
Vulnerability of Older Adults in Disasters: Emergency Department Utilization by Geriatric Patients After Hurricane Sandy.
Sidrah Malik, David C. Lee, Kelly M. Doran, Corita R. Grudzen, Justin Worthing, Ian Portelli, Lewis R. Goldfrank, Silas W. Smith> ;Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2018 Jan 1
57 citations
Expert Consensus Guidelines for Stocking of Antidotes in Hospitals That Provide Emergency Care.
Richard C Dart, Lewis R Goldfrank, Brian L Erstad, David T Huang, Knox H Todd, Jeffrey Weitz, Vikhyat S Bebarta, E Martin Caravati, Fred M Henretig, Theodore R Delbrid...> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2018 Mar 1
2 citations
Capacity? Informed Consent; Informed Discharge? Uncertainty!
Lewis R. Goldfrank, Ian Wittman> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2017 Nov 1
Reply to “Letter in response to efficiency of acidemia correction on intermittent versus continuous hemodialysis in acute methanol poisoning”
Sergey Zakharov, Darren M. Roberts, Knut Erik Hovda> ;Clinical Toxicology. 2017 Feb 16
Letter in response to "Efficiency of acidemia correction on intermittent versus continuous hemodialysis in acute methanol poisoning".
Lindsay M. Fox, Mark K. Su, Lewis R. Goldfrank> ;Clinical Toxicology. 2017 Feb 16
28 citations
Acute post-disaster medical needs of patients with diabetes: emergency department use in New York City by diabetic adults after Hurricane Sandy.
David C. Lee, Vibha K. Gupta, Brendan G. Carr, Sidrah Malik, Brandy Ferguson, Stephen P. Wall, Silas W. Smith, Lewis R. Goldfrank> ;BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. 2016 Jul 1
3 citations
Freestanding Emergency Critical Care During the Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy: Implications for Disaster Preparedness and Response.
Silas W. Smith, Catherine Jamin, Sidrah Malik, Liliya Abrukin, Keegan Tupchong, Ian Portelli, Glenn Asaeda, David J. Prezant, Binhuan Wang, Ming Hu, Lewis R. Goldfrank...> ;Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2016 May 13
6 citations
Observation Services Linked With an Urgent Care Center in the Absence of an Emergency Department: An Innovative Mechanism to Initiate Efficient Health Care Delivery in...
Christopher Caspers, Silas W. Smith, Rishi Seth, Robert Femia, Lewis R. Goldfrank> ;Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2016 Apr 18
14 citations
Lesson From the New York City Out-of-Hospital Uncontrolled Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death Program
Stephen P. Wall, Bradley J. Kaufman, N. Williams, Elizabeth M. Norman, Alexander J Gilbert, Kevin G. Munjal, Shana Maikhor, Michael J. Goldstein, Julia E. Rivera, Harv...> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2016 Apr 1
13 citations
Emergency Department Visits for Homelessness or Inadequate Housing in New York City before and after Hurricane Sandy.
Kelly M. Doran, Ryan P. McCormack, Eileen Johns, Brendan G. Carr, Silas W. Smith, Lewis R. Goldfrank, David C. Lee> ;Journal of Urban Health. 2016 Mar 15
29 citations
Geographic distribution of disaster-specific emergency department use after Hurricane Sandy in New York City
David C. Lee, Silas W. Smith, Brendan G. Carr, Kelly M. Doran, Ian Portelli, Corita R. Grudzen, Lewis R. Goldfrank> ;Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2016 Feb 9
7 citations
Prehospital Indicators for Disaster Preparedness and Response: New York City Emergency Medical Services in Hurricane Sandy.
Silas W. Smith, James Braun, Ian Portelli, Sidrah Malik, Glenn Asaeda, Elizabeth A. Lancet, Binhuan Wang, Ming Hu, David C. Lee, David J. Prezant, Lewis R. Goldfrank> ;Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2016 Jan 7
14 citations
Redistribution of Emergency Department Patients After Disaster-Related Closures of a Public Versus Private Hospital in New York City
David C. Lee, Silas W. Smith, Brendan G. Carr, Lewis R. Goldfrank, Daniel Polsky> ;Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2015 Jun 1
21 citations
Preparing for Ebola Virus Disease in West African countries not yet affected: perspectives from Ghanaian health professionals
Yaw Nyarko, Lewis R. Goldfrank, Gbenga Ogedegbe, Sari Soghoian, Ama de-Graft Aikins> ;Globalization and Health. 2015 Feb 26
27 citations
Voices of Homeless Alcoholics Who Frequent Bellevue Hospital: A Qualitative Study
Ryan P. McCormack, Lily F. Hoffman, Michael Norman, Lewis R. Goldfrank, Elizabeth M. Norman> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2015 Feb 1
11 citations
Including Frequent Emergency Department Users With Severe Alcohol Use Disorders in Research: Assessing Capacity
Ryan P. McCormack, Timothy Gallagher, Lewis R. Goldfrank, Arthur L. Caplan> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2015 Feb 1
14 citations
Reasons for emergency department use: do frequent users differ?
Kelly M. Doran, Ashley C. Colucci, Stephen P. Wall, N. Williams, Robert A. Hessler, Lewis R. Goldfrank, Maria C. Raven> ;The American Journal of Managed Care. 2014 Nov 1
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Journal Articles

Vulnerability of Older Adults in Disasters: Emergency Department Utilization by Geriatric Patients After Hurricane Sandy
Kelly M Doran, Silas W Smith, Justin Worthing, Corita R Grudzen, Lewis R Goldfrank, Ian Portelli, Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Press Mentions

Clinicians Dodge Infection as 'Dofficer' Helps with GearDecember 1st, 2020
History of EM Series: Judd HollanderAugust 11th, 2020
EM Collective Wisdom: Anand SwaminathanMay 15th, 2018
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Hospital Affiliations

NYU Langone HospitalsNew York, New York
VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, Manhattan CampusBrooklyn, New York
NYC Health + Hospitals / South Brooklyn HealthBrooklyn, New York
NYC Health + Hospitals / BellevueNew York, New York