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Laurence J. Gavin, MD

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Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Department: Emergency Medicine

Contact information
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Department of Emergency Medicine
51 N. 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-9350
Education:
A.B. (English and Biomedical Sciences)
Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences, 1974.
M.D.
Cornell University School of Medicine, 1978.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Texas , 1978-1979.
Resident in Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Texas , 1979-1981.
Certifications
Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine , 1981.
ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support -- Instructor , 1981.
ATLS - Advanced Trauma Life Support – Instructor, 1982.
Diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine , 1986.
Base Station Medical Command, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , 1990.
American Board of Emergency Medicine, re-certified, 1996.
PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support – Provider , 1999.
American Board of Emergency Medicine, Re-certified , 2006.
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Selected Publications

Gavin LJ, Appelton W, Harvey FD, Strobos J: Emergency Department Violence: Prevention and Management. American College of Emergency Physicians, Dallas, 1988.

Gavin LJ: Discharge Planning (Chapter 13) Managing the Emergency Department: A team approach Hellstern RA (eds.). American College of Emergency Physicians, Dallas, Page: 105-22, 1992.

Gavin LJ: Why not home care? (Editorial). Annals of Emergency Medicine 23: 1093-95, 1994.

Gavin LJ: Emergency Department Follow-up Services (Chapter 17) Emergency Department Management. Rosen RA (eds.). American College of Emergency Physicians, Dallas, Page: 239-62, 1998.

Lowe RA, Chhaya S, Nasci K, Gavin LJ, Shaw K, Zwanger ML, Zeccardi JA, Dalsey WC, Abbuhl SB, Feldman H, Berlin J.: Effect of Ethnicity on Denial of Authorization for ED Care by Managed Care Gatekeepers. Academic Emergency Medicine 8: 259-66, 2001.

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