Overview
Dr. Theiling is a board-certified emergency medicine physician with expertise in Emergency Department and hospital operations. He is currently the vice chair of operations for Duke University's Department of Emergency Medicine, as well as CSU Medical Director of the Emergency Services Clinical Service Unit for Duke University Hospital. This unit encompasses Duke's Emergency Department, Life Flight Critical Care transport teams, the Duke Trauma Center, Patient Transport and Emergency Management.
As an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine and works in providing high-quality emergency care.. Dr. Theiling also provides cutting-edge education to future emergency medicine providers, focusing on clinical emergency medicine and critical care, advancements in medical education and emergency department operations.
Dr. Theiling is also a member of the Duke Emergency Medicine Residency Core Faculty and has won multiple awards for his work in education and clinical care. He has over a dozen publications in peer-reviewed journals about clinical emergency medicine, advancements in medical education, emergency department operations and work with Duke Life Flight. He works closely with AMPA and is active in the organization.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Recent Publications
Development and Validation of a Natural Language Processing Model to Identify Low-Risk Pulmonary Embolism in Real Time to Facilitate Safe Outpatient Management.
Journal Article Ann Emerg Med · August 2024 STUDY OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to (1) develop and validate a natural language processing model to identify the presence of pulmonary embolism (PE) based on real-time radiology reports and (2) identify low-risk PE patients based on previously validated r ... Full text Link to item CiteAssociation of Geographic Distance and Hospital Characteristics With Use of Interhospital Transfer by Air: A Multicenter Retrospective Study.
Journal Article Air Med J · 2024 OBJECTIVE: Interhospital transfer by air (IHTA) represents the majority of helicopter air ambulance transports in the United States, but the evaluation of what factors are associated with utilization has been limited. We aimed to assess the association of ... Full text Link to item CiteA Review of COVID-19 Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Transport
Journal Article Air Medical Journal · March 2023 Full text CiteRecent Grants
Understanding patient perspective in ED triage: Opportunities to reduce bias in intake psychiatric patients
ResearchAdvisor · Awarded by Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2023 - 2025View All Grants