Associate Professor & Co-Director, Observation Unit
Department of Emergency Medicine
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
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| Medical Education: | Northwestern University, Feinberg School of M
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| Residency Training: | Washington University, Barnes-Jewish Hospital |
| Clinical/Research Interests: | - Anaphylaxis
- Dermatologic Emergencies
- Emergency Department Observation Unit Evaluation & Management of Chest Pain
- Syncope
- Cellulitis
- Renal Colic
- Pyelonephritis
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| Professional Activities: | - President, Observation Section of American College of Emergency Physicians
- Co-Editor, ACEP Textbook and CD-ROM on Observation Medicine
- Co-Editor, ACEP Textbook and CD-ROM on Observation Medicine
- Contributer, Textbook Chapter "Harwood-Nuss" & "5-Minute Emergency Consult"
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| Accomplishments: | - Development and Expansion of the ED Observation Unit
- Development of a Flexible Model in the EDOU
- To accomodate overflow from the ED waiting room, as well as limited holding of patients waiting for an inpatient bed
- Former Residency Director of a Combined EM/IM Residency Program, 1980-1988
- Associate Chief of the Medicine Services, 1990-2002
- Functioning as both a Hospitalist and EM Physician
- Clinical, Administrative, and Teaching Activity Center, 2002-Present
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| Contact Information: | Department of Emergency Medicine
211 East Ontario St, Suite 200
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Phone: (312) 694.7000
Fax: (312) 926.6274
Email: d-zull@northwestern.edu |
