PeterBSmulowitzMD

Emergency Medicine • Boston, MA

Assistant Professor in Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Join to view full profile

Dr. Smulowitz is on Doximity

As a Doximity member you'll join over two million verified healthcare professionals in a private, secure network.

Connect with other colleagues in the same hospital or clinic
Search all U.S. specialist profiles and refer a patient
Read the latest clinical news and earn CME/CEU credits

See Dr. Smulowitz's full profile

Already have an account?

Office
330 Brookine Avenue, Wcc2
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA 02215
Phone+1 617-754-2339
Is this information wrong?

Education & Training

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2003 - 2006
University of California, Irvine, School of MedicineClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2005 - 2024
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACEP) American College of Emergency Physicians

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Clinician Risk Tolerance and Rates of Admission From the Emergency Department.
Burke, R., Ostrovsky, D., Novack, V., Isbell, L., Smulowitz, P., Kan, V., Landon, B.> ;JAMA Network Open. 2024 Feb 5
3 citations
Association of Functional Status, Cognition, Social Support, and Geriatric Syndrome With Admission From the Emergency Department.
Peter B Smulowitz, Gabe Weinreb, J Michael McWilliams, A James O'Malley, Bruce E Landon> ;JAMA Internal Medicine. 2023 Aug 1
1 citations
The consequences of emotionally evocative patient behaviors on emergency nurses' patient assessments and handoffs: An experimental study using simulated patient cases.
Nathan R Huff, Hannah Chimowitz, Maria A DelPico, Kelly T Gleason, Janvi D Nanavati, Peter Smulowitz, Linda M Isbell> ;International Journal of Nursing Studies. 2023 Jul 1
Building a Just Culture through Transforming our Response to Adverse Events.
Peter B Smulowitz, Jeanne McCoy, Bert Thurlo-Walsh> ;American Journal of Medical Quality. 2023 Feb 6
Perspectives of Emergency Clinicians About Medical Errors Resulting in Patient Harm or Malpractice Litigation.
Daniel Ostrovsky, Victor Novack, Peter B Smulowitz, Ryan C Burke, Bruce E Landon, Linda M Isbell> ;JAMA Network Open. 2022 Nov 1
6 citations
US emergency care patterns among nurse practitioners and physician assistants compared with physicians: a cross-sectional analysis.
John N Mafi, Alexander Chen, Rong Guo, Kristen Choi, Peter Smulowitz, Chi-Hong Tseng, Joseph A Ladapo, Bruce E Landon> ;BMJ Open. 2022 Apr 20
4 citations
Attitudes toward risk among emergency physicians and advanced practice clinicians in Massachusetts
Peter B. Smulowitz, Ryan C. Burke, Daniel Ostrovsky, Victor Novack, Linda M. Isbell, Bruce E. Landon> ;Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open. 2021 Oct 1
1 citations
Weak correlations in health services research: Weak relationships or common error?
Alistair J. O'Malley, Bruce E. Landon, Lawrence A. Zaborski, Eric T. Roberts, Hazar H. Khidir, Peter B. Smulowitz, John Michael McWilliams> ;Health Services Research. 2021 Sep 28
20 citations
National Trends In ED Visits, Hospital Admissions, And Mortality For Medicare Patients During The COVID-19 Pandemic.
Peter B. Smulowitz, A. James O'Malley, Hazar H. Khidir, Lawrence Zaborski, J. Michael McWilliams, Bruce E. Landon> ;Health Affairs. 2021 Sep 1
6 citations
Analysis of Consistency in Emergency Department Physician Variation in Propensity for Admission Across Patient Sociodemographic Groups.
Hazar Khidir, J. Michael McWilliams, A. James O'Malley, Lawrence Zaborski, Bruce E. Landon, Peter B. Smulowitz> ;JAMA Network Open. 2021 Sep 1
12 citations
Variation in Rates of Hospital Admission from the Emergency Department Among Medicare Patients at the Regional, Hospital, and Physician Levels.
Peter B. Smulowitz, A. James O'Malley, J. Michael McWilliams, Lawrence Zaborski, Bruce E. Landon> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2021 Oct 1
1 citations
Patient Perceptions of Diagnostic Certainty at Discharge and Patient Satisfaction in the ED
Serena F. Hagerty, Ryan C. Burke, Linda M. Isbell, Kate Barasz, Peter B. Smulowitz> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2021 Apr 8
9 citations
Variation In Emergency Department Admission Rates Among Medicare Patients: Does The Physician Matter?
Peter B. Smulowitz, A. James O'Malley, Lawrence Zaborski, J. Michael McWilliams, Bruce E. Landon> ;Health Affairs. 2021 Feb 1
1 citations
The Influence of Medicare for All on Reimbursement for Emergency Care Treat-and-Release Visits
Alexander Pomerantz, Ryan C. Burke, Ari B. Friedman, Laura G. Burke, Richard E. Wolfe, Peter B. Smulowitz> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2020 Oct 1
2 citations
The illusion of perfection.
Peter B. Smulowitz> ;BMJ Quality & Safety. 2020 Apr 1
12 citations
Reduction of opioid prescribing through the sharing of individual physician opioid prescribing practices
Katherine L. Boyle, Christopher Cary, Yotam Dizitzer, Victor Novack, Liudvikas Jagminas, Peter B. Smulowitz> ;The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2019 Jan 1
28 citations
Emergency Department Care for Patients with Limited English Proficiency: a Retrospective Cohort Study.
Lucy B. Schulson, Victor Novack, Peter B. Smulowitz, Tenzin Dechen, Bruce E. Landon> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2018 Sep 5
1 citations
Appropriations for "appropriate" visits: Payment denials for emergency department care.
Peter B. Smulowitz, Ari B. Friedman, Jesse M. Pines> ;The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2017 Dec 1
7 citations
Emergency Department Involvement in Accountable Care Organizations in Massachusetts: A Survey Study.
Nissa J. Ali, J. Michael McWilliams, Stephen K. Epstein, Peter B. Smulowitz> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2017 Nov 1
9 citations
Impact of implementation of the HEART pathway using an electronic clinical decision support tool in a community hospital setting.
Peter B. Smulowitz, Yotam Dizitzer, Sarah Tadiri, Lara Thibodeau, Liudvikas Jagminas, Victor Novack> ;The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2017 Aug 24
18 citations
Physician Variability in Management of Emergency Department Patients with Chest Pain.
Peter B. Smulowitz, Orit Barrett, Matthew M. Hall, Shamai A. Grossman, Edward Ullman, Victor Novack> ;The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2017 Apr 17
2 citations
Observation Care: Ethical and Legal Considerations for the Emergency Physician.
Nissa J. Ali, John E. Jesus, Peter B. Smulowitz> ;The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2016 Mar 1
1 citations
Guide Patients into Treatment Through Outreach Visits
Michael Botieri, Sara Cloud, Peter B. Smulowitz> ;ED Management. 2016 Oct 1
15 citations
Variation in opioid prescribing patterns between ED providers.
Peter B. Smulowitz, Chris Cary, Katherine L. Boyle, Victor Novack, Liudvikas Jagminas> ;Internal and Emergency Medicine. 2016 Jul 16
11 citations
Comparison of 1-Day Emergency Department Observation and Inpatient Ward for 1-Day Admissions in Syncope Patients.
Atira M. Grossman, Katherine A. Volz, Nathan I. Shapiro, Roee Salem, Leon D. Sanchez, Peter B. Smulowitz, Shamai A. Grossman> ;The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2016 Feb 1
Join now to see all

Journal Articles

Emergency Department Care for Patients with Limited English Proficiency: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Bruce E Landon, Peter B Smulowitz, Journal of General Internal Medicine

Press Mentions

Milford Regional Hires Beth Israel Executive as New Chief Medical OfficerFebruary 24th, 2021
Vital Directions, Quality, and MoreFebruary 1st, 2021
The Influence of Medicare for All on Reimbursement for Emergency Care Treat-and-Release VisitsMay 24th, 2020
Join now to see all