Ellen J. Weber, M.D.

Medical Director, Emergency Department

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Education

Harvard University 1983

Residencies

UCSF, Internal Medicine 1986

Fellowships

UCSF, Emergency Medicine

Selected Research and Publications

1. Weber EJ, Mason S, Freeman JV, Coster J. Implications of England's Four-Hour Target for Quality of Care and Resource Use in the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. 2012 Dec; 60(6):699-706.
2. Fee C, Johnson N, Torres H, Weber EJ. Pneumonia Quality Measures not Associated with Antibiotics for Congestive Heart Failure Patients. J Emerg Med. 2013 Mar; 44(3):577-84.
3. Rabin E, Kocher K, McClelland M, Pines J, Hwang U, Rathlev N, Asplin B, Trueger NS, Weber E. Solutions to emergency department 'boarding' and crowding are underused and may need to be legislated. Health Aff (Millwood). 2012 Aug; 31(8):1757-66.
4. Smith AK, McCarthy E, Weber E, Cenzer IS, Boscardin J, Fisher J, Covinsky K. Half of older Americans seen in emergency department in last month of life; most admitted to hospital, and many die there. Health Aff (Millwood). 2012 Jun; 31(6):1277-85.
5. Weber EJ. Defining frequent use: the numbers no longer count. Ann Emerg Med. 2012 Jul; 60(1):33-4.
6. Pines JM, Hilton JA, Weber EJ, Alkemade AJ, Al Shabanah H, Anderson PD, Bernhard M, Bertini A, Gries A, Ferrandiz S, Kumar VA, Harjola VP, Hogan B, Madsen B, Mason S, Ohlén G, Rainer T, Rathlev N, Revue E, Richardson D, Sattarian M, Schull MJ. International perspectives on emergency department crowding. Acad Emerg Med. 2011 Dec; 18(12):1358-70.
7. Hwang U, Weber EJ, Richardson LD, Sweet V, Todd K, Abraham G, Ankel F. A research agenda to assure equity during periods of emergency department crowding. Acad Emerg Med. 2011 Dec; 18(12):1318-23.
8. Mason S, Weber EJ, Coster J, Freeman J, Locker T. Time patients spend in the emergency department: England's 4-hour rule-a case of hitting the target but missing the point? Ann Emerg Med. 2012 May; 59(5):341-9.
9. Pines JM, Asplin BR, Kaji AH, Lowe RA, Magid DJ, Raven M, Weber EJ, Yealy DM. Frequent users of emergency department services: gaps in knowledge and a proposed research agenda. Acad Emerg Med. 2011 Jun; 18(6):e64-9.
10. Weber EJ, McAlpine I, Grimes B. Mandatory triage does not identify high-acuity patients within recommended time frames. Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Aug; 58(2):137-42.
11. Meeker E, Dennehy CE, Weber EJ, Kayser SR. Emergency department management of patients on warfarin therapy. Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Aug; 58(2):192-9.
12. Fee C, Weber EJ, Bacchetti P, Maak CA. Effect of emergency department crowding on pneumonia admission care components. Am J Manag Care. 2011 Apr; 17(4):269-78.
13. Weber EJ, Mason S, Carter A, Hew RL. Emptying the corridors of shame: organizational lessons from England's 4-hour emergency throughput target. Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Feb; 57(2):79-88.e1.
14. Pines JM, Fee C, Fermann GJ, Ferroggiaro AA, Irvin CB, Mazer M, Frank Peacock W, Schuur JD, Weber EJ, Pollack CV. The role of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine in the development of guidelines and performance measures. Acad Emerg Med. 2010 Nov; 17(11):e130-40.
15. Weber EJ. Travel or traffic: either way, emergency service may be delayed. Ann Emerg Med. 2009 Aug; 54(2):270-1.
16. Weber EJ, Showstack JA, Hunt KA, Colby DC, Grimes B, Bacchetti P, Callaham ML. Are the uninsured responsible for the increase in emergency department visits in the United States? Ann Emerg Med. 2008 Aug; 52(2):108-15.
17. Fee C, Weber EJ, Maak CA, Bacchetti P. Effect of emergency department crowding on time to antibiotics in patients admitted with community-acquired pneumonia. Ann Emerg Med. 2007 Nov; 50(5):501-9, 509.e1.
18. Fee C, Weber EJ, Sharpe BA, Quon T. When is a scarlet letter really a red badge of courage?: the paradox of percentage of pneumonia patients receiving antibiotics within 4 hours in accordance with JCAHO and CMS core measures. Ann Emerg Med. 2007 Aug; 50(2):205-6.
19. Fee C, Weber EJ. Identification of 90% of patients ultimately diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia within four hours of emergency department arrival may not be feasible. Ann Emerg Med. 2007 May; 49(5):553-9.
20. Fee C, Weber E, Sharpe BA, Nguy M, Quon T, Bookwalter T. JCAHO/CMS core measures for community-acquired pneumonia. Ann Emerg Med. 2006 May; 47(5):505; author reply 506.

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