Comilla Sasson, MD, PhD

Visiting Associate Clinical Professor, Psychiatry-Med Students

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Medical School
  • MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine (2003)
Graduate School
  • MS, University of Michigan (2008)
Undergraduate School
  • BA, University of Illinois–Chicago (IL) (1999)
Internship
  • Emory University Program (2004)
Residency
  • Emory University Program, Emergency Medicine (2006)
Fellowships
  • University of Michigan Program, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program in Health Services Research (2010)
Languages
English
Department
Psychiatry-Med Students

Recognitions

  • Hero of Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians (2008)
  • Clincal Scholar, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2007)
  • Loan Repayment for conducting research to reduce disparities in health, National Institutes of Health (2010)

Publications

  • Sasson, C, Keirns, C. Smith, D, Sayre, M, Macy, M, Meurer, W. McNally, B, Kellermann, A, Iwashyna, T. “Small Area Variations in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Does Neighborhood Matter?” Under Review.
  • Sasson, C, Forman, J, Krass, D, Macy, M, Kellermann, A, McNally, B. “A Qualitative Study to Understand Operational Barriers to Implementation of National Guidelines for Prehospital Termination of Unsuccessful Resuscitation Efforts” Under Review.
  • Meurer, W, Potti, T, Kerber, K, Sasson, C, Macy, M, West, B, Losman, E. “Inappropriate Medication Utilization in Emergency Department Visits by Older Adults: Analysis from a Nationally Representative Sample.” Under Review.
  • Chan, P, Jain, R, Nallmothu, B, Berg, R, Sasson, C. “Rapid Response Teams: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” Accepted for publication. Archives of Internal Medicine.
  • Sasson, C, Rogers, M, Dahl, J, Kellermann, A,“Predicting Survival from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.” Accepted for Publication. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
  • Macy, M, Kim, C, Sasson, C, Louzon, M, Davis, M. “Pediatric Observation Units in the U.S.: A Systematic Review.” Accepted for Publication. Journal of Hospitalist Medicine.
  • Haukoos, J. Byyny, R. Erickson, C. Paulson, S. Vogel, J. Colwell, C. Hopkins, E. Gravitz, C. Sasson, C. Moore, E. “Validation and Refinement of a Rule to Predict Emergent Intervention in Adult Trauma Patients.” Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Aug; 58(2):164-71. Epub 2011 Jun 12.
  • Govindarajan P, Lin L, Landman A, McMullan JT, McNally BF, Crouch AJ, Sasson C. Practice variability among the EMS systems participating in Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES). Resuscitation. 2011 Jun 30.
  • McNally B, Robb R, Mehta M, Vellano K, Valderrama AL, Yoon PW, Sasson C, Crouch A, Perez AB, Merritt R, Kellermann A; Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Surveillance --- Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES), United States, October 1, 2005--December 31, 2010. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2011 Jul 29;60(8):1-19.
  • Sasson, C; Meier, P; Campbell, J; Haukoos, JS; Magid, DJ; Larabee, T. "Improving cardiac arrest survival by providing high quality, co-ordinated care: 2010 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation guidelines" Therapy, Nov 2011, Vol. 8, No. 6, Pages 721-730.
  • Sasson, C. Haukoos, J. Magid, D. “Public Access Defibrillation: A Call to Arms for Systematic Data Collection and Integration into 911.” Annals of Emergency Medicine. January 2012.
  • Sasson, C. Haukoos, J. Magid, D. “Public Access Defibrillation: A Call to Arms for Systematic Data Collection and Integration into 911.” Annals of Emergency Medicine. January 2012.
  • Sasson, C. Cudnik, M. Schwartz, G. Semple, H. Keseg, D. Sayre, M. Haukoos, J. Warden, C. “Identifying High-Risk Geographic Areas for Cardiac Arrest: Comparing Three Methods for Cluster Analysis.” Academic Emergency Medicine. March 2012.
  • Warden, C. Cudnik, MT. Sasson, C. Schwartz, G. Semple, H. “Poisson cluster analysis of cardiac arrest incidence in Columbus, Ohio.” Prehosp Emerg Care. 2012 Jul-Sep;16(3):338-46.
  • Sasson, C. Haukoos, JS. Magid, DJ. “Public access defibrillation: a call to arms for systematic data collection and integration into 911.” Ann Emerg Med. 2012 Jun;59(6):557-8; author reply 558-9.
  • Chan, P. Spertus, J. Krumholz, H. Berg, R. Li, Y. Sasson, C. Nallamothu, B. “A Validated Prediction Tool for Initial Survivors of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.” Arch Intern Med. 2012 Jun 25;172(12):947-53.
  • Nolan JP, Lyon RM, Sasson C, Rossetti AO, Lansky AJ, Fox KA, Meier P. “Advances in the hospital management of patients following an out of hospital cardiac arrest.” Heart. 2012 Aug;98(16):1201-6. Epub 2012 May 30.
  • Johnson, A. Haukoos, J. McNally, B. Larabee, T. Sasson, C. “Women Of Childbearing Age Have A Survival Benefit After Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest.” Resuscitation. Sep 15. pii: S0300-9572(12)00798-8.
  • Semple HM, Cudnik MT, Sayre M, Keseg D, Warden CR, Sasson C; For the Columbus Study Group. “Identification of High-Risk Communities for Unattended Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests Using GIS.” J Community Health. 2012 Sep 16.
  • Sasson, C. Wiler, JL. Haukoos, JS. Sklar, D. Kellermann, AL. Beck, D. Urbina, C. Heilpern, K. Magid, DJ. “The Changing Landscape of America’s Health Care System and the Value of Emergency Medicine.” Acad Emerg Med. 2012 Oct;19(10):1204-1211
  • Salmen, M. Ewy, G. Sasson, C. “Use of Cardiocerebral Resuscitation or AHA 2005 Guidelines by EMS Improves Survival from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” BMJ Open. 2012 Oct 3;2(5).
  • Sasson, C. Magid, D. Chan, P. Root, E. McNally, B. Kellermann, A. Haukoos, J. “Association Between Race/Ethnicity and Income and Bystander CPR for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.” N Engl J Med. 2012 Oct 25;367(17):1607-15.
  • Fröhlich, GM. Lyon, RM. Sasson, C. Crake, T. Whitbread, M. Indermuehle, A. Timmis, A. Meier, P. “Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest - Optimal Management.” Curr Cardiol Rev. 2012 Nov 27.
  • Haukoos, JS. Hopkins, E. Bender, B. Sasson, C. Al-Tayyib, AA. Thrun, MW. Denver Emergency Department HIV Testing Research Consortium. “Comparison of Enhanced Targeted Rapid HIV Screening Using the Denver HIV Risk Score to Nontargeted Rapid HIV Screening in the Emergency Department.” Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Jan 3.
  • Root, ED. Gonzales, L. Persse, DE. Hinchey, PR. McNally, B. Sasson C. “A tale of two cities: The role of neighborhood socioeconomic status in spatial clustering of bystander CPR in Austin and Houston.” Resuscitation. 2013 Jan 11.
  • Sasson, C. Magid, DJ. Haukoos, JS. “Neighborhood characteristics and bystander-initiated CPR.” N Engl J Med. 2013 Jan 24;368(4):391-2.
  • Sasson, C. Meischke, H. Abella, BS. Berg, RA. Bobrow, BJ. Chan, PS. Root, ED. Heisler, M. Levy, JH. Link, M. Masoudi, F. Ong, M. Sayre, MR. Rumsfeld, JS. Rea, TD; on behalf of the American Heart Association Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research, Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee, Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation, Council on Clinical Cardiology, and Council. “Increasing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Provision in Communities With Low Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Rates: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association for Healthcare Providers, Policymakers, Public Health Departments, and Community Leaders.” Circulation. 2013 Feb 25 (epub ahead of print).

Professional Memberships

  • American Public Health Association, Member
  • American Heart Association (AHA), Member
  • American College of Emergency Physicians, Member
  • Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Member
  • National Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians, Member

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Emergency Medicine, Board Certification (2007)

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Aurora, CO 80045

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