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Emergency Medicine

Jacob W. Ufberg, MD

Jacob W. Ufberg

  • Associate Dean, Admissions, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  • Professor, Emergency Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Specialties

Emergency Medicine

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About Me
Publications
About Me
Education
  • MD, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Training
  • Residency, Emergency Medicine, The Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Board Certification
  • Emergency Medicine
Memberships
  • American Academy of Emergency Medicine
  • Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
  • Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine
Awards and Honors
  • Top 10 Reviewers, Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2007-2018
  • Program Director of the Year, American Academy of Emergency Medicine Resident and Student Association, 2014
  • Alpha Omega Alpha
  • Medical Student Teacher of the Year, Temple University Department of Emergency Medicine
  • Faculty Teacher of the Year, Temple University Department of Emergency Medicine
Publications
Digital Bibliography
Peer Reviewed Articles

McNamara RM, Ufberg JW. Emergency physician hiring practices: The effects of certain conditions on employability. Journal of Emergency Medicine 2000;18:17-20.

McNamara RM, Ufberg JW. Emergency physician hiring practices: The effects of certain conditions on employability [letter]. Journal of Emergency Medicine 2000;19:190-3.

Jaslow D, Ufberg J, Ukasik J, Sananman P. Routine carbon monoxide screening by emergency medical technicians. Academic Emergency Medicine 2001;8:288-91.

Ufberg J, Jaslow D, Thom S, Cesner D, Ukasik J. Scene Diagnosis of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning by Emergency Medical Services Personnel.  Prehospital Emergency Care 2001;5:407-10.

Gentile NT, Ufberg JW, Barnum M, McHugh M, Karras DJ. Guidelines reduce x-ray and blood gas utilization in acute asthma. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2003;21:451-3.

Ufberg JW, McNeil B, Swisher L. Ruptured Renal Artery Aneurysm: An Uncommon Cause of Acute Abdominal Pain. Journal of Emergency Medicine 2003;25:35-8.

Jaslow D, Ufberg JW, Marsh R, Primary Injury Prevention in an Urban EMS System.  Journal of Emergency Medicine 2003;25:167-70.

Vilke GM, Harrigan RA, Ufberg JW, Chan TC.  Emergency evaluation and treatment of priapism. Journal of Emergency Medicine 2004;26:325-9.

Chan TC, Ufberg JW, Harrigan RA, Vilke GM. Nasal foreign body removal. Journal of Emergency Medicine 2004;26:441-5.

Ufberg JW, Harrigan RA, Wittenberg AG. Acute myocardial infarction complicated by a ventricular paced rhythm.  Journal of Emergency Medicine 2004;27:81-3.

Jaslow D. Ufberg J. Yoon R. McQueen C. Zecher D. Jakubowski G. Fire safety knowledge and practices of the elderly. Emergency Medical Services 2004;33:111-5.

Ufberg JW, Chan TC, Vilke GM, Harrigan RA. Shoulder Reduction: Beyond Traction-Countertraction. Journal of Emergency Medicine 2004;27:301-6.

Ufberg JW, Bushra JS, Patel D, Wong E, Karras DJ, Kueppers F.  A new pepsin assay to detect pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents among newly intubated patients.  American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2004;22:612-4.

Ufberg JW, Harrigan RA, Cruz TM, Perron AD. Achilles Tendon Rupture.  American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2004;22:596-600.

Ufberg JW, Karras DJ. Lassa Fever in the United States. [Review]. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2005;45:324-326.

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