Megan Gillespie, DO
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Attending Physician, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Attending Physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Division Chief of Observation Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Penn Medicine Clinician, University of Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine
Measey STeP Mentor, Perelman School of Medicine
Department: Emergency Medicine
Contact information
Department of Emergency Medicine
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, Ground Floor Ravdin Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, Ground Floor Ravdin Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS (Biological Sciences; Minor in Chemistry; Minor in Molecular & Cellular Biology )
University of Connecticut, 2012.
DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine)
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2016.
BS (Biological Sciences; Minor in Chemistry; Minor in Molecular & Cellular Biology )
University of Connecticut, 2012.
DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine)
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2016.
Post-Graduate Training
Emergency Medicine / Family Medicine Combined Residency, Jefferson Health Northeast, Philadelphia, PA, 2016-2021.
Permanent linkEmergency Medicine / Family Medicine Combined Residency, Jefferson Health Northeast, Philadelphia, PA, 2016-2021.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Emergency MedicineFamily Medicine
Observation Medicine
Graduate Medical Education
Undergraduate Medical Education
Selected Publications
Julia Schiff MD MPH, Chioma Elechi MD MS, Madison McKee MD, Emma Rogers MD, Vicki Zhou MD, Mira Mamtani MD MSEd, Emily Kaplan MD, Megan Gillespie DO; presented on behalf of group by Dr. Vicki Zhou : Gender Discrimination in Emergency Medicine: A Qualitative Co-Design to Develop an Intervention Oral Presentation: Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) New England Regional Meeting (NERDS), Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, Worcester, MA April 2025.Julia Schiff MD MPH, Chioma Elechi MD MS, Madison McKee MD, Emma Rogers MD, Vicki Zhou MD, Mira Mamtani MD MSEd, Emily Kaplan MD, Megan Gillespie DO; presented on behalf of group by Dr. Chioma Elenchi and Dr. Madison McKee : Addressing Gender Discrimination in EM: A qualitative co-design study to develop a targeted intervention. Poster Presentation: Penn EM Research Day, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA April 2025 Notes: in person; Hospital of the University of of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Megan Gillespie, Interviewed Guest.: Episode 105: Hot Debrief. EM Over Easy Podcast. Andrew Little, Andrew Kalnow, Tanner Gronowski. (eds.). June 2021.
Gillespie M: Pushing the R.E.S.E.T. Button: Hot Debriefing Curriculum for Emergency Medicine Residents. Poster Presentation: Innovations Poster Sessions, CORD 2021 Virtual Academic Assembly Apr 2021.
Gillespie M: Escape the EM Boards: Interactive Virtual Escape Room for GI Board Review. Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine 6(2): SG8-45, April 2021.
Gillespie M: Escape the EM Boards: Interactive Virtual Escape Room for GI Board Review. Poster presentation: Innovations Poster Session, CORD 2021 Virtual Academic Assembly Apr 2021.
Gillespie M, Gunsolly C: Intracranial Air Embolism after Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block: A Case Report. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med 4: 649-652, Nov 2020.
Gillespie M, Dincher N, Fazio P, Okorji O, Finkle J, Can A.: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) complicated by Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum and Pneumothorax. Respir Med Case Rep 31: 101232, September 2020.
Gillespie M, Flannery P, Schumann JA, Dincher N, Mills R, Can A.: Crazy-Paving: A Computed Tomographic Finding of Coronavirus Disease 2019. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med 4: 461-463, Aug 2020.
Gillespie M, Rubin S, Khan S.: EKG Findings Lead to Diagnosis of Rare Genetic Cause of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Poster presentation: AAEM20 Photo Competition, AAEM Online Scientific Assembly June 2020.