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Stephanie B. Abbuhl, MD, FACEP
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Attending Physician, Emergency Services, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Executive Director, FOCUS on Health and Leadership for Women (20% salary support) a Dean-funded program with total budget of $267,010 for FY12 from SOM and additional $70,000 of extramural funds; report to the Dean, University of Pennsylvania
Vice Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Emergency Medicine
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Emergency Medicine
Ground Floor Ravdin Building
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Emergency Medicine
Ground Floor Ravdin Building
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215.662.6963
Fax: 215.662.3953
Fax: 215.662.3953
Email:
abbuhls@uphs.upenn.edu
abbuhls@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
B.A.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Summa Cum Laude, 1975.
M.D.
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry , 1980.
B.A.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Summa Cum Laude, 1975.
M.D.
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry , 1980.
Post-Graduate Training
Internal Medicine Residency , Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania , 1980-1983.
Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Fellowship, Nationally competitive Dean-sponsored fellowship, 2004-2005.
Internal Medicine Residency , Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania , 1980-1983.
Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Fellowship, Nationally competitive Dean-sponsored fellowship, 2004-2005.
Certifications
Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine , 1983.
Diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine , 1990.
Pennsylvania Medical Command Physician , 1994.
Diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine, recertified , 2000.
Diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine, recertified , 2010.
Permanent linkDiplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine , 1983.
Diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine , 1990.
Pennsylvania Medical Command Physician , 1994.
Diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine, recertified , 2000.
Diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine, recertified , 2010.
Description of Research Expertise
Emergency department operations, administration and access;Women Faculty Development; Women's careers in medicine and biomedical research
Description of Clinical Expertise
Emergency medicineDescription of Other Expertise
Women in Medicine professional development and program leadershipSelected Publications
Speck R, , Sammel MD, Troxel AB, Cappola AR, Williams-Smith CT, Chittams J, Scott P, Tuton LW, Abbuhl SB: Factors impacting the departure rate of junior medical school faculty: evidence from a longitudinal analysis at a research-intensive medical school. Journal of Women's Health 2012 Notes: accepted with revisions.Mills AM, Edwards JM, Shofer FS, Holena DN, Abbuhl SB: Analgesia for older adults with abdominal or back pain in the Emergency Department. West J Emerg Med 12(1): 43-50, February 2011.
Mills AM, Shofer FS, Boulis AK, Holena DN, Abbuhl SB: Racial disparity in analgesic treatment for emergency department patients with abdominal and back pain. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 29: 752-756, 2011.
Pines J, Shofer F, Isserman J, Abbuhl SB, Mills AM : The effect of emergency department crowding on analgesia in patients with back pain in two hospitals. Academic Emergency Medicine 17(3): 276 - 283, Mar 2010.
Shah D, Volpe NJ, Abbuhl SB, Pietrobon R, Shah A: Gender characteristics among academic ophthalmology leadership, faculty, and residents: results from a cross-sectional survey. Ophthalmic Epidemiology 17(1): 1-6, Jan-Feb 2010.
Abbuhl S, Bristol MN, Ashfaq H, Scott P, Tuton L, Cappola AR, Sonnad SS: Examining faculty awards for gender equity and evolving values. Journal of General Internal Medicine 25(1): 57-60, Jan 2010 Notes: Epub 2009 Aug29.
Von Feldt JM, Bristol M, Sonnad S, Abbuhl S, Scott P, McGowan KL: The brief CV review session: One component of a mosiac of mentorship for women in academic medicine. Journal of the National Medical Association 101(9): 873-80, Sep 2009.
Bristol MN, Abbuhl S, Cappola A, Sonnad SS: Work-life policies for faculty at the top ten medical schools. Journal of Women's Health 17(8): 1311-1320, Oct 2008.
Kuhn GJ, Abbuhl SB, Clem KJ: Recommendations from the Society of Acedemic Emergency Medicine Taskforce on women in academic emergency medicine. Academic Emergency Medicine 15(8): 762-767, Aug 2008.
Baumgarten M, Margolis D, Localio A, Kagan S, Lowe RA, Abbuhl S, Kavesh W, Holmes JH, Ruffin A, Mehari T : Extrinsic risk factors for pressure ulcers early in the hospital stay: a nested case–control study. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences 63(4): 408-413, April 2008.
