Samantha Huo, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Leadership Team, Penn Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy
Penn Medicine Clinician, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Emergency Medicine
Senior Fellow, Penn Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Director, Addiction Medicine Consult Service, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Department: Emergency Medicine
Contact information
HUP Cedar Emergency Department
501 S 54th St
Philadelphia, PA 19143
501 S 54th St
Philadelphia, PA 19143
Office: 267-285-7795
Education:
MS (Pharmacology)
Georgetown University, 2014.
MD (Medicine)
Tulane University School of Medicine, 2018.
MPH ( Public Health and Tropical Medicine )
Tulane University School of Public Health, 2018.
MS (Pharmacology)
Georgetown University, 2014.
MD (Medicine)
Tulane University School of Medicine, 2018.
MPH ( Public Health and Tropical Medicine )
Tulane University School of Public Health, 2018.
Post-Graduate Training
Resident, Emergency Medicine, Temple University Hospital, 2018-2021.
Fellow, Addiction Medicine, Cooper University Hospital, 2021-2022.
Resident, Emergency Medicine, Temple University Hospital, 2018-2021.
Fellow, Addiction Medicine, Cooper University Hospital, 2021-2022.
Certifications
American Board of Emergency Medicine, 2022.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Emergency Medicine, 2022.
Description of Clinical Expertise
addiction medicine, opioid use disorderSelected Publications
Huo S, Heil J, Salzman M. S., Carroll G, & Haroz R: Methadone Initiation in the Emergency Department for Opioid Use Disorder: A Case Series. Journal of Emergency Medicine 64(3): 391-396, March 2023.Huo SC, Gibbons RC, Costantino TG: Utility of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in the Emergency Department. J Emergency Medicine 60(2): 210-215, Feb 2021.
Huo SC, Sammon M: Procedures for Removal of Rectal and Vaginal Foreign Bodies. Essential Procedures for Emergency, Urgent, and Primary Care Settings: A Clinical Companion. Springer Publisher, 3rd Edition. Springer, 2021.
Gill F, Appley M, Nix L, Green G, Gribbon M, Divagaran A, Huo S, Avegno J, Jones C: The Homeless Hospital Liaison Program: An Interprofessional Program to Improve Students' Skills at Facilitating Transitions of Care for Patients Experiencing Homelessness. Academic Medicine 95(3): 378-81, Mar 2020.
Samantha Huo: Sore Throat. 25th Annual AAEM Scientific Assembly, Las Vegas, NV March 2019.
Appley M, Jones C, Fox T, Nix L, Huo SC, Gill F, Fankuchen O, Niculescu A, Stoopack J, Bunker D, Zhang Q: An Inter-professional, Student-led Hospital Liaison Service for Homeless Patients. International Street Medicine Symposium, Allentown, PA october 2017.
Kurland SC, Huo SC, Bourgeois CR, Chakraborti C: Refining an effective social contexts in medicine elective for medical students. Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy, Health Disparities Conference, New Orleans, LA March 2017.
Huo SC, Scialli AR, McGarvey S, Hill E, Tugertimur B, Hogenmiller A, Hirsch AI, Fugh-Berman A.: Treatment of Men for "Low Testosterone": A Systematic Review. PloS One 11(9): e0162480, Sep 2016.
Swedler DI, Nuwer JM, Nazarov A, Huo SC, Malevanchik L: Incidence and descriptive epidemiology of injuries to college ultimate players. J Athletic Training 50(4): 419-25, Apr 2015.
Huo TI, Haung YH, Su CW, Lin HC, Chiang JH, Chiou YY, Huo SC, Lee PC, Lee SD : Validation of the HCC-MELD for dropout probability in patients with small hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing locoregional therapy. Clinical Transplantation 22(4): 469-75, Jul-Aug 2008.