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Sam Shen, MD, Emergency Medicine, Palo Alto, CA

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Emergency Medicine Palo Alto, CA

Vice Chair, Clinical Operations & Quality; Patient Safety Officer/Associate Chief Quality Officer

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Education & Training

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2002 - 2005
  • UCLA- Anderson School of Management
    UCLA- Anderson School of ManagementMBA, 2000 - 2002
  • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 2002
  • Stanford University
    Stanford UniversityBS, Biology, Honors, 1991 - 1995

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2005 - 2024
  • HI State Medical License
    HI State Medical License 2016 - 2024
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2004 - 2023
  • American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Excellence in Quality and Safety Award Stanford Health Care, 2019
  • Fellow (FACEP) American College of Emergency Physicians

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Patient safety and quality outcomes for ED patients admitted to alternative care area inpatient beds  
    Moon Lee, R. Arthofer, P. Callagy, M. Kohn, K. Nikham, C. Carmagos, S. Shen, American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Press Mentions

  • ‘Epidemic Among the Unvaccinated’ in a California COVID ICU
    ‘Epidemic Among the Unvaccinated’ in a California COVID ICUFebruary 1st, 2022
  • ABC7 Team Tries Out Abbott Labs and Quidel Quickvue’s at-Home COVID-19 Antigen Tests
    ABC7 Team Tries Out Abbott Labs and Quidel Quickvue’s at-Home COVID-19 Antigen TestsAugust 14th, 2021
  • COVID: California’s Coronavirus Hospitalizations Hit All-Time Low
    COVID: California’s Coronavirus Hospitalizations Hit All-Time LowMay 1st, 2021
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