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Suzanne M. Shepherd, MD, DTM&H
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Emergency Medicine
Contact information
Department of Emergency Medicine
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-6976
Fax: 215-662-3953
Fax: 215-662-3953
Email:
SHEPHERS@MAIL.MED.UPENN.EDU
SHEPHERS@MAIL.MED.UPENN.EDU
Education
B.A. (Biological Sciences)
Goucher College, 1974.
Department of Microbiology, Georgetown University PhD program terminated due to mentor relocation to U Cal, Davis, 1975.
M.S. (Physiology & Biophysics)
Georgetown University; M.S. with Distinction, 1976.
M.D. (?)
Georgetown University Medical School, 1980.
DTM&H
Gorgas Course in Clinical Tropical Medicine, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventative Medicine and the Instituto de Medicina Tropical “Alexander von Humboldt,” Lima, Peru, 2000.
B.A. (Biological Sciences)
Goucher College, 1974.
Department of Microbiology, Georgetown University PhD program terminated due to mentor relocation to U Cal, Davis, 1975.
M.S. (Physiology & Biophysics)
Georgetown University; M.S. with Distinction, 1976.
M.D. (?)
Georgetown University Medical School, 1980.
DTM&H
Gorgas Course in Clinical Tropical Medicine, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventative Medicine and the Instituto de Medicina Tropical “Alexander von Humboldt,” Lima, Peru, 2000.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern, Internal Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, 1980-1981.
Resident, Emergency Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, 1981-1983.
Gorgas Expert Course in Clinical Tropical Medicine, “Alexander von Humboldt”, Lima, Peru, Jan 2000, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventative Medicine and the Instituto de Medicina Tropic, 2001-2001.
Intern, Internal Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, 1980-1981.
Resident, Emergency Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, 1981-1983.
Gorgas Expert Course in Clinical Tropical Medicine, “Alexander von Humboldt”, Lima, Peru, Jan 2000, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventative Medicine and the Instituto de Medicina Tropic, 2001-2001.
Certifications
American Board of Emergency Medicine, 1984.
American Board of Emergency Medicine Continuous Certification Lifelong Learning Self Assessment Test Certification, 2004.
ABEM Continuous Certification Lifetime Learning Self Assessment Test Certification, 2006.
American Board of Emergency Medicine, 2004.
Recertification, American Board of Emergency Medicine, 1994.
Doctor of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Eligible, Certificate of Knowledge in Tropical Medicine and Traveler’s Health American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2000.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Emergency Medicine, 1984.
American Board of Emergency Medicine Continuous Certification Lifelong Learning Self Assessment Test Certification, 2004.
ABEM Continuous Certification Lifetime Learning Self Assessment Test Certification, 2006.
American Board of Emergency Medicine, 2004.
Recertification, American Board of Emergency Medicine, 1994.
Doctor of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Eligible, Certificate of Knowledge in Tropical Medicine and Traveler’s Health American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2000.
Selected Publications
Shoff WH, Datner EM, Shepherd SM: Spinal Injury and Cord Compression. Office Emergencies. Bowman M, Baxt WG (eds.). Harcourt Health Sciences, Philadelphia, Pa, 2002.Shepherd SM, Ezenkwele U, Shoff WH: Strongyloidiasis. Infectious Disease Practice In Press.
Shoff WH, Ezenkwele U, Shepherd SM: Angiostrongyliasis. Infectious Disease Practice 2002.
Textbook of Travel and Tropical Medicine, www.emedicine.com. Shoff WH, Shepherd SM (eds.). 2002.
Shepherd SM, Shoff WH: Smallpox. Travel Medicine Update. Passport Health 2002.
Shoff WH, Shepherd SM: Anthrax. Travel Medicine Update. Passport Health 2002.
Shoff WH, Shepherd SM: Altitude Medicine. Travel Medicine Update. Passport Health 2002.
Shoff WH, Cunnion S, Shepherd SM: Smallpox. Travel Medicine Update. Passport Health 2002.
Meiner E, Shoff WH, Shepherd SM: Salpingitis. Textbook of Medicine at http://www.emedicine.com. Plantz S (eds.). Boston Medical Publishing Corp, 2001.
Hinfey P, Shoff WH, Shepherd SM: Dengue. Textbook of Medicine at http://www.emedicine.com. Plantz S (eds.). Boston Medical Publishing Corp, 2001.
