Molly Thiessen, MD

Publications

• Thiessen M, Hopkins E, Whitfield J, Rodrigues K, Richards D, Warner L, Haukoos J. Impact of COVID-19 on Patients with a Preferred Language Other than English in the Emergency Department. West J Emerg Med. 2025 Jul 9;26(4):960-969. PubMed PMID: 40795019
• Godwin SA, Hahn SA, Friedman BW, Shy B, Hickey SM, Wall SP, Wolf SJ, Diercks DB, Diercks DB, Anderson JD, Byyny R, Carpenter CR, Gemme SR, Gerardo CJ, Godwin SA, Hahn SA, Hatten BW, Haukoos JS, Kaji A, Kwok H, Lo BM, Mace SE, Thompson J, Promes SB, Shah KH, Shih RD, Silvers SM, Slivinski A, Smith MD, Thiessen MEW, Tomaszewski CA, Trent S, Valente JH, Wall SP, Westafer LM, Yu Y, Cantrill SV, Finnell JT, Schulz T, Vandertulip K. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Management of Adult Patients Requiring Endotracheal Intubation in the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. 2025 Aug;86(2):e29-e68. PubMed PMID: 40685219
• Mundo W, Ward-Gaines J, Thiessen M, Li B, Pamboukis M, Hopkins E, Hoffman J, Moreira M, Haukoos J, Lowenstein S. Bridging the language gap: Simulation-based education improves communication, confidence, and knowledge for emergency medicine residents working with interpreters. AEM Educ Train. 2025 Jun;9(3):e70056. PubMed PMID: 40574932
• Promes SB, Westafer L, Byyny R, Diercks DB, Diercks DB, Anderson J, Byyny R, Carpenter CR, Finnell JT, Friedman BW, Gemme SR, Gerardo CJ, Godwin SA, Hahn SA, Hatten BW, Haukoos JS, Kaji A, Kwok H, Lo BM, Mace SE, Thompson JT, Promes SB, Shah KH, Shih RD, Silvers SM, Slivinski A, Smith MD, Thiessen MEW, Tomaszewski CA, Trent S, Valente JH, Wall SP, Westafer LM, Yu Y, Schulz T, Vandertulip K. Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Adult Patients With Suspected Acute Nontraumatic Thoracic Aortic Dissection. Ann Emerg Med. 2025 Jul;86(1):e12-e26. PubMed PMID: 40543988
• Gemme S, Meltzer AC, Byyny R, Diercks DB, Diercks DB, Anderson JD, Byyny R, Carpenter CR, Friedman BW, Gemme SR, Gerardo CJ, Godwin SA, Hatten BW, Haukoos JS, Kaji A, Kwok H, Lo BM, Mace SE, Mattu A, Promes SB, Shah KH, Shih RD, Silvers SM, Slivinski A, Smith MD, Thiessen MEW, Thompson JT, Tomaszewski CA, Trent SA, Valente JH, Westafer LM, Wall SP, Yu Y, Lin MP, Finnell JT, Schulz T, Vandertulip K. Clinical Policy: A Critical Issue in the Outpatient Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Asymptomatic Elevated Blood Pressure: Approved by the ACEP Board of Directors January 22, 2025. Ann Emerg Med. 2025 Jul;86(1):e1-e11. PubMed PMID: 40543987
• Shih RD, Tomaszewski CA, Kaji A, Diercks DB, Diercks DB, Anderson JD, Byyny R, Carpenter CR, Friedman BW, Gemme SR, Gerardo CJ, Godwin SA, Hatten BW, Haukoos JS, Kwok H, Lo BM, Mace SE, Mattu A, Promes SB, Shah KH, Shih RD, Silvers SM, Slivinski A, Smith MD, Thiessen MEW, Thompson JT, Tomaszewski CA, Trent S, Valente JH, Westafer LM, Wall SP, Yu Y, Finnell JT, Schulz T, Vandertulip K. A Critical Issue in the Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Approved by the ACEP Board of Directors January 22, 2025. Ann Emerg Med. 2025 Apr;85(4):e45-e59. PubMed PMID: 40118649
• Bacon E, Thiessen ME, Vogel J, Whitfield J, Cervantes L, Podewils LJ. The Role of Language in Hospital Admissions: The COVID-19 Experience in a Safety-Net Hospital Emergency Department. J Emerg Med. 2024 Dec;67(6):e578-e589. PubMed PMID: 39271404
• Lo BM, Carpenter CR, Milne K, Panagos P, Haukoos JS, Diercks DB, Diercks DB, Anderson JD, Byyny R, Carpenter CR, Friedman BW, Gemme SR, Gerardo CJ, Godwin SA, Hatten BW, Haukoos JS, Kaji A, Kwok H, Lo BM, Mace SE, Mattu A, Promes SB, Shah KH, Shih RD, Silvers SM, Slivinski A, Smith MD, Thiessen MEW, Thompson JT, Tomaszewski CA, Trent SA, Valente JH, Westafer LM, Wall SP, Yu Y, Lin MP, Finnell JT, Schulz T, Vandertulip K. Clinical Policy: Use of Thrombolytics for the Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Dec;84(6):e57-e86. PubMed PMID: 39578010
• Gerardo CJ, Blanda M, Garg N, Shah KH, Byyny R, Wolf SJ, Diercks DB, Wolf SJ, Diercks DB, Anderson J, Byyny R, Carpenter CR, Finnell JT, Friedman BW, Gemme SR, Gerardo CJ, Godwin SA, Hahn SA, Hatten BW, Haukoos JS, Kaji A, Kwok H, Lo BM, Mace SE, Moran M, Promes SB, Shah KH, Shih RD, Silvers SM, Slivinski A, Smith MD, Thiessen MEW, Tomaszewski CA, Trent SA, Valente JH, Wall SP, Westafer LM, Yu Y, Cantrill SV, Schulz T, Vandertulip K. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Acute Blunt Trauma. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Oct;84(4):e25-e55. PubMed PMID: 39306386
• Bacon E, Thiessen ME, Vogel J, Whitfield J, Cervantes L, Podewils LJ. The Role of Language in Hospital Admissions: The COVID-19 Experience in a Safety-Net Hospital Emergency Department. J Emerg Med. 2024 Dec;67(6):e578-e589. PubMed PMID: 39271404
• Smith MD, Sampson CS, Wall SP, Diercks DB, Diercks DB, Anderson JD, Byyny R, Carpenter CR, Friedman BW, Gemme SR, Gerardo CJ, Godwin SA, Hahn SA, Hatten BW, Haukoos JS, Kaji A, Kwok H, Lo BM, Mace SE, Mattu A, Moran M, Promes SB, Shah KH, Shih RD, Silvers SM, Slivinski A, Smith MD, Thiessen MEW, Thompson JT, Tomaszewski CA, Trent SA, Valente JH, Westafer LM, Wall SP, Yu Y, Finnell JT, Schulz T, Vandertulip K. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Seizures: Approved by the ACEP Board of Directors, April 17, 2024. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Jul;84(1):e1-e12. PubMed PMID: 38906639
• Thiessen MEW, Godwin SA, Hatten BW, Whittle JA, Haukoos JS, Diercks DB, Diercks DB, Wolf SJ, Anderson JD, Byyny R, Carpenter CR, Friedman B, Gemme SR, Gerardo CJ, Godwin SA, Hahn SA, Hatten BW, Haukoos JS, Kaji A, Kwok H, Lo BM, Mace SE, Moran M, Promes SB, Shah KH, Shih RD, Silvers SM, Slivinski A, Smith MD, Thiessen MEW, Tomaszewski CA, Valente JH, Wall SP, Westafer LM, Yu Y, Cantrill SV, Finnell JT, Schulz T, Vandertulip K. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Adult Out-of-Hospital or Emergency Department Patients Presenting With Severe Agitation: Approved by the ACEP Board of Directors, October 6, 2023. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Jan;83(1):e1-e30. PubMed PMID: 38105109
• Lee YJ, Aghayev A, Azene EM, Bhatti S, Ewell JC, Hedgire SS, Kendi AT, Kim ESH, Kirsch DS, Nagpal P, Pillai AK, Ripley B, Tannenbaum A, Thiessen MEW, Thomas R, Woolsey S, Steigner ML. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. J Am Coll Radiol. 2024 Jun;21(6S):S286-S291. PubMed PMID: 38823950
• Thiessen MEW, Godwin SA, Hatten BW, Whittle JA, Haukoos JS, Diercks DB, Diercks DB, Wolf SJ, Anderson JD, Byyny R, Carpenter CR, Friedman B, Gemme SR, Gerardo CJ, Godwin SA, Hahn SA, Hatten BW, Haukoos JS, Kaji A, Kwok H, Lo BM, Mace SE, Moran M, Promes SB, Shah KH, Shih RD, Silvers SM, Slivinski A, Smith MD, Thiessen MEW, Tomaszewski CA, Valente JH, Wall SP, Westafer LM, Yu Y, Cantrill SV, Finnell JT, Schulz T, Vandertulip K. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Adult Out-of-Hospital or Emergency Department Patients Presenting With Severe Agitation: Approved by the ACEP Board of Directors, October 6, 2023. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Jan;83(1):e1-e30. PubMed PMID: 38105109
• Lo BM, Carpenter CR, Ducey S, Gottlieb M, Kaji A, Diercks DB, Diercks DB, Wolf SJ, Anderson JD, Byyny R, Carpenter CR, Friedman B, Gemme SR, Gerardo CJ, Godwin SA, Hahn SA, Hatten BW, Haukoos JS, Kaji A, Kwok H, Lo BM, Mace SE, Moran M, Promes SB, Shah KH, Shih RD, Silvers SM, Slivinski A, Smith MD, Thiessen MEW, Tomaszewski CA, Trent S, Valente JH, Wall SP, Westafer LM, Yu Y, Cantrill SV, Finnell JT, Schulz T, Vandertulip K. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Acute Ischemic Stroke. Ann Emerg Med. 2023 Aug;82(2):e17-e64. PubMed PMID: 37479410
• Diercks DB, Adkins EJ, Harrison N, Sokolove PE, Kwok H, Wolf SJ, Diercks DB, Anderson JD, Byyny R, Carpenter CR, Friedman B, Gemme SR, Gerardo CJ, Godwin SA, Hahn SA, Hatten BW, Haukoos JS, Kaji A, Kwok H, Lo BM, Mace SE, Moran M, Promes SB, Shah KH, Shih RD, Silvers SM, Slivinski A, Smith MD, Thiessen MEW, Tomaszewski CA, Trent S, Valente JH, Wall SP, Westafer LM, Yu Y, Cantrill SV, Finnell JT, Schulz T, Vandertulip K. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Emergency Department Patients With Suspected Appendicitis: Approved by ACEP Board of Directors February 1, 2023. Ann Emerg Med. 2023 Jun;81(6):e115-e152. PubMed PMID: 37210169
• Valente JH, Anderson JD, Paolo WF, Sarmiento K, Tomaszewski CA, Haukoos JS, Diercks DB, Diercks DB, Anderson JD, Byyny R, Carpenter CR, Friedman B, Gemme SR, Gerardo CJ, Godwin SA, Hahn SA, Hatten BW, Haukoos JS, Kaji A, Kwok H, Lo BM, Mace SE, Moran M, Promes SB, Shah KH, Shih RD, Silvers SM, Slivinski A, Smith MD, Thiessen MEW, Tomaszewski CA, Trent S, Valente JH, Wall SP, Westafer LM, Yu Y, Cantrill SV, Finnell JT, Schulz T, Vandertulip K. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Approved by ACEP Board of Directors, February 1, 2023 Clinical Policy Endorsed by the Emergency Nurses Association (April 5, 2023). Ann Emerg Med. 2023 May;81(5):e63-e105. PubMed PMID: 37085214
• Darby A, Cleveland Manchanda EC, Janeway H, Samra S, Hicks MN, Long R, Gipson KA, Chary AN, Adjei BA, Khanna K, Pierce A, Kaltiso SO, Spadafore S, Tsai J, Dekker A, Thiessen ME, Foster J, Diaz R, Mizuno M, Schoenfeld E. Race, racism, and antiracism in emergency medicine: A scoping review of the literature and research agenda for the future. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 Nov;29(11):1383-1398. PubMed PMID: 36200540
• Thiessen MEW, Riscinti M. Application of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma in the Intensive Care Unit. Clin Chest Med. 2022 Sep;43(3):385-392. PubMed PMID: 36116808
• VandeHei, M., Thiessen, M., Montaño, M., & Riscinti, M. (2022). Integrating POCUS Education With Critical Care in the Era of Distance Learning. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, 23(1.1). Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0623g0sn
• R Tucker, R Huang, W Peterson, B Munzer, M Thiessen. "An Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia Elective for Emergency Medicine Residents, Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, January 15, 2021.
• Ackil DJ, Toney A, Good R, Ross D, Germano R, Sabbadini L, Thiessen M, Bell C, Kendall JL. Use of Hand-motion Analysis to Assess Competence and Skill Decay for Cardiac and Lung Point-of-care Ultrasound. AEM Educ Train. 2021 Jul;5(3):e10560. PubMed PMID: 34124508
• Kim DJ, Thiessen M, Strony R. Point-of-Care Ultrasound Credentialing: Big Picture Principles for Big Health Systems. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2020 Aug;46(8):435-437. PubMed PMID: 32631764
• Thiessen M, Vogel JA, Byyny RL, Hopkins E, Haukoos JS, Kendall JL, Trent SA. Emergency Ultrasound Literature and Adherence to Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Criteria. J Emerg Med. 2020 Apr;58(4):636-646. PubMed PMID: 31708317
• Hatten BW, Cantrill SV, Dubin JS, Ketcham EM, Runde DP, Wall SP, Wolf SJ. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues Related to Opioids in Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. 2020 Sep;76(3):e13-e39. PubMed PMID: 32828340
• Thiessen M, Vogel JA, Byyny RL, Hopkins E, Haukoos JS, Kendall JL, Trent SA. Emergency Ultrasound Literature and Adherence to Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Criteria. J Emerg Med. 2019 Nov 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31708317
• Evans DK, Thiessen MEW. Novel Approach to Introducing an Ultrasonography Curriculum With Limited Instructor Resources. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2019 Aug 1;119(8):533-540. PubMed PMID: 31355892
• “Head, Ear, Eye, Nose & Throat Disorders,” Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine Examination and Board Review, 3rd Edition
• Emergency Ultrasound, Emergency Medicine Secrets, 7th Edition
• Thiessen, Molly. "Thyroid and Adrenal Disorders," in Ron Walls & Robert Hockberger & Marianne Gausche-Hill & Timothy B. Erickson & Susan R. Wilcox, Rosen's Emergency Medicine, Concepts and Clinical Practice, 10th Edition, Elsevier, Release Date April, 2022
• Thiessen, M and Riscinti, M. "Focused Abdominal Sonography in Trauma in the Intensive Care Unit," Clinics in Chest Medicine special Critical Care Issue