Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine 2000 - 2005
  • M.D., Thomas Jefferson University 2000
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2015 - 2016
  • Consulting Associate in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2013 - 2015
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Sasson, C, Smith, J, Kessler, C, Haukoos, J, Himstreet, J, Christopher, M, and Emmendorfer, T. "Variability in opioid prescribing in veterans affairs emergency departments and urgent cares." The American Journal of Emergency Medicine (August 2018).  Full Text
    • Phillips, AW, Klauer, KM, and Kessler, CS. "Emergency physician evaluation of PA and NP practice patterns." Jaapa : Official Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants 31, no. 5 (May 2018): 38-43.  Full Text
    • Bravata, DM, Myers, LJ, Arling, G, Miech, EJ, Damush, T, Sico, JJ, Phipps, MS, Zillich, AJ, Yu, Z, Reeves, M, Williams, LS, Johanning, J, Chaturvedi, S, Baye, F, Ofner, S, Austin, C, Ferguson, J, Graham, GD, Rhude, R, Kessler, CS, Higgins, DS, and Cheng, E. "Quality of Care for Veterans With Transient Ischemic Attack and Minor Stroke." Jama Neurology 75, no. 4 (April 2018): 419-427.  Full Text
    • Rider, AC, Kessler, CS, Schwarz, WW, Schmitz, GR, Oh, L, Smith, MD, Gross, EA, House, H, Wadman, MC, and Lo, BM. "Transition of Care from the Emergency Department to the Outpatient Setting: A Mixed-Methods Analysis." The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 19, no. 2 (March 2018): 245-253.  Full Text
    • Miller, KEM, Duan-Porter, W, Stechuchak, KM, Mahanna, E, Coffman, CJ, Weinberger, M, Van Houtven, CH, Oddone, EZ, Morris, K, Schmader, KE, Hendrix, CC, Kessler, C, and Hastings, SN. "Risk stratification for return emergency department visits among high-risk patients." The American Journal of Managed Care 23, no. 8 (August 2017): e275-e279.
    • Kessler, C, Ward, MJ, and McNaughton, CD. "Reducing Adverse Drug Events: The Need to Rethink Outpatient Prescribing." JAMA 316, no. 20 (November 2016): 2092-2093.  Full Text
    • Kessler, C, Tsipis, NE, Seaberg, D, Walker, GN, and Andolsek, K. "Transitions of Care in an Era of Healthcare Transformation." Journal of healthcare management / American College of Healthcare Executives 61, no. 3 (May 2016): 230-241. (Review)
    • Thomas, DC, Kessler, C, Sachdev, N, Fromme, HB, Schwartz, A, and Harris, I. "Residents' Perspectives on Rewards and Challenges of Caring for Ambulatory Care Patients Living With Chronic Illness: Findings From Three Academic Health Centers." Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 90, no. 12 (December 2015): 1684-1690.  Full Text
    • Kessler, CS, Tadisina, KK, Saks, M, Franzen, D, Woods, R, Banh, KV, Bounds, R, Smith, M, Deiorio, N, and Schwartz, A. "The 5Cs of Consultation: Training Medical Students to Communicate Effectively in the Emergency Department." The Journal of Emergency Medicine 49, no. 5 (November 2015): 713-721.  Full Text
    • Ward, MJ, Collins, SP, Pines, JM, Dill, C, Tyndall, G, and Kessler, CS. "Emergency medicine in the Veterans Health Administration-results from a nationwide survey." The American Journal of Emergency Medicine 33, no. 7 (July 2015): 899-903.  Full Text
    • Cordasco, KM, Huynh, AK, Zephyrin, L, Hamilton, AB, Lau-Herzberg, AE, Kessler, CS, and Yano, EM. "Building capacity in VA to provide emergency gynecology services for women." Medical care 53, no. 4 Suppl 1 (April 2015): S81-S87.  Full Text
    • Cordasco, KM, Huynh, AK, Zephyrin, L, Hamilton, AB, Lau-Herzberg, AE, Kessler, CS, and Yano, EM. "Building Capacity in VA to Provide Emergency Gynecology Services for Women." MEDICAL CARE 53, no. 4 (April 2015): S81-S87.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Malka, ST, Kessler, CS, Abraham, J, Emmet, TW, and Wilbur, L. "Professional e-mail communication among health care providers: proposing evidence-based guidelines." Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 90, no. 1 (January 2015): 25-29.  Full Text
    • Hastings, SN, Betts, E, Schmader, KE, Weinberger, M, Van Houtven, CH, Hendrix, CC, Coffman, CJ, Stechuchak, KM, Weiner, M, Morris, K, Kessler, C, and Oddone, EZ. "Discharge information and support for veterans Receiving Outpatient Care in the Emergency Department: study design and methods." Contemporary clinical trials 39, no. 2 (November 3, 2014): 342-350.  Full Text
    • Kessler, C, Shakeel, F, Hern, HG, Jones, JS, Comes, J, Kulstad, C, Gallahue, FA, Burns, BD, Knapp, BJ, Gang, M, Davenport, M, Osborne, B, and Velez, LI. "A survey of handoff practices in emergency medicine." American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality 29, no. 5 (September 2014): 408-414.  Full Text
    • Thomas, K, and Kessler, C. "New Antiplatelet Agents Prescribed to Patients With Ischemic Heart Disease: Implications for Treatment of Stroke." Current Treatment Options in Neurology 16, no. 5 (May 2014).  Full Text
    • Kessler, CS, Kane, K, Dev, S, and Smiley, JL. "Inadequate postgraduate training of skin and soft tissue infections in an era of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus." J Investig Med 61, no. 6 (August 2013): 1026-1029.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Cordasco, KM, Zephyrin, LC, Kessler, CS, Mallard, M, Canelo, I, Rubenstein, LV, and Yano, EM. "An Inventory of VHA Emergency Departments' Resources and Processes for Caring for Women." JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE 28 (July 2013): S583-S590.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Kessler, C, Shakeel, F, Hern, HG, Jones, JS, Comes, J, Kulstad, C, Gallahue, FA, Burns, BD, Knapp, BJ, Gang, M, Davenport, M, Osborne, B, and Velez, LI. "An algorithm for transition of care in the emergency department." Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 20, no. 6 (June 2013): 605-610.  Full Text
    • Kessler, CS, Chan, T, Loeb, JM, and Malka, ST. "I'm clear, you're clear, we're all clear: improving consultation communication skills in undergraduate medical education." Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 88, no. 6 (June 2013): 753-758.  Full Text
    • Goyal, N, Aldeen, A, Leone, K, Ilgen, JS, Branzetti, J, and Kessler, C. "Assessing medical knowledge of emergency medicine residents." Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 19, no. 12 (December 16, 2012): 1360-1365.  Full Text
    • Chen, EH, O'Sullivan, PS, Pfennig, CL, Leone, K, and Kessler, CS. "Assessing systems-based practice." Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 19, no. 12 (December 13, 2012): 1366-1371. (Review)  Full Text
    • Chan, TM, Wallner, C, Swoboda, TK, Leone, KA, and Kessler, C. "Assessing interpersonal and communication skills in emergency medicine." Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 19, no. 12 (December 2012): 1390-1402.  Full Text
    • Kessler, CS, and Leone, KA. "The current state of core competency assessment in emergency medicine and a future research agenda: recommendations of the working group on assessment of observable learner performance." Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 19, no. 12 (December 2012): 1354-1359.  Full Text
    • Newgard, CD, Beeson, MS, Kessler, CS, Kuppermann, N, Linden, JA, Gallahue, F, Wolf, S, Hatten, B, Akhtar, S, Dooley-Hash, SL, and Yarris, L. "Establishing an emergency medicine education research network." Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 19, no. 12 (December 2012): 1468-1475.  Full Text
    • Rodriguez, E, Siegelman, J, Leone, K, and Kessler, C. "Assessing professionalism: summary of the working group on assessment of observable learner performance." Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 19, no. 12 (December 2012): 1372-1378. (Review)  Full Text
    • Kessler, C. "Assessing the utility of digital rectal exams in the ED." Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 19, no. 6 (June 2012): 693-.  Full Text
    • Kessler, CS. "Improved Emergency Care for Illinois’s Veterans: How Patient Advocacy Can Effect Big Change." Academic Emergency Medicine 19, no. 1 (January 2012): 113-113.  Full Text
    • Takayesu, JK, Kulstad, C, Wallenstein, J, Gallahue, F, Gordon, D, Leone, K, and Kessler, C. "Assessing patient care: Summary of the breakout group on assessment of observable learner performance." Academic Emergency Medicine 19, no. 12 (2012): 1379-1389.  Full Text
    • Kessler, CS, Tristano, JM, Dignan, MA, Xie, H, Stallings, LA, and Albrecht, RF. "Effective Out-of-Operating Room Airway Management for Physicians Not Traditionally Trained in Airway Management." Journal of Investigative Medicine 59, no. 8 (December 1, 2011): 1263-1267.  Full Text
    • Kessler, C, Hockberger, R, and Kuhn, G. "PeRLs: changing the way we view lectures." Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 18, no. 11 (November 2011): 1191-1192.  Full Text
    • Kessler, C, and Burton, JH. "Moving beyond confidence and competence: educational outcomes research in emergency medicine." Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 18 Suppl 2 (October 2011): S25-S26.  Full Text
    • "Predicting patient patterns in veterans administration emergency departments." Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 12, no. 2 (May 1, 2011): 204-207.
    • Kessler, C, Ng, J, Valdez, K, Xie, H, and Geiger, B. "The use of sodium polystyrene sulfonate in the inpatient management of hyperkalemia." Journal of hospital medicine 6, no. 3 (March 2011): 136-140.  Full Text
    • Kessler, C, Gonzalez, A, Stallings, L, and Templeman, T. "In-Training Practice Patterns of Combined Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine Residents, 2003-2007." Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 12, no. 4 (2011): 530-536.  Full Text
    • Kessler, C, and Bhandarkar, S. "The need for education in ultrasonography." Medical teacher 31, no. 12 (December 2009): 1096-1097. (Letter)
    • Kessler, CS, Marcolini, EG, Schmitz, G, Gerardo, CJ, Burns, G, DelliGatti, B, Marco, CA, Manthey, DE, Gutman, D, Jobe, K, Younggren, BN, Stettner, T, and Sokolove, PE. "Off-service resident education in the emergency department: outline of a national standardized curriculum." Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 16, no. 12 (December 2009): 1325-1330.  Full Text

  • Book Sections

    • Kessler, CS, Afshar, Y, and Vien, AC. "The Emergency Department Consultation: Teaching Physician-Physician Communication to Improve Patient Outcomes(Published online)." In Practical Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 268-281.: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd,.  Full Text

  • Conference Papers

    • Salzman, DH, Franzen, DS, Leone, KA, and Kessler, CS. "Assessing practice-based learning and improvement." December 2012.  Full Text

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