Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Emergency Medicine Resident, Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine 2011 - 2014
  • M.D., Indiana University, School of Medicine 2011
  • B.S., University of Notre Dame 2007
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Clinical Science Departments 2014 - 2020
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • An Examination of a Novel Fluorescence Assay in the Diagnosis of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia awarded by North Carolina Biotechnology Center 2022 - 2023
  • Platelet Kinetics in Acute Thrombus Formation in Healthy and VTE Patients awarded by Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2019 - 2022
  • An examination of coagulation and inflammatory response of healthy donor whole blood to three North American snake venoms awarded by BTG International Inc 2021 - 2022
  • Clinical-trial of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma in Outpatients (C3PO) awarded by Regents of the University of Michigan 2020 - 2021
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Reagh, Justin J., Hui Zheng, Uwe Stolz, Blair A. Parry, Anna M. Chang, Stacey L. House, Nicholas J. Giordano, et al. “Sex-related differences in D-dimer levels for venous thromboembolism screening.” Acad Emerg Med 28, no. 8 (August 2021): 873–81. https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.14220.
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    • Francis, Samuel, and Christopher Kabrhel. “Current Controversies in Caring for the Critically Ill Pulmonary Embolism Patient.” Emerg Med Clin North Am 38, no. 4 (November 2020): 931–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emc.2020.06.012.
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    • Singer, Adam J., Hui Zheng, Samuel Francis, Gregory J. Fermann, Anne Marie Chang, Blair A. Parry, Nick Giordano, and Christopher Kabrhel. “D-dimer levels in VTE patients with distal and proximal clots.” Am J Emerg Med 37, no. 1 (January 2019): 33–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2018.04.040.
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    • Frank Peacock, W., Craig I. Coleman, Deborah B. Diercks, Samuel Francis, Christopher Kabrhel, Catherine Keay, Jeffrey A. Kline, et al. “Emergency Department Discharge of Pulmonary Embolus Patients.” Acad Emerg Med 25, no. 9 (September 2018): 995–1003. https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.13451.
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    • Kabrhel, Christopher, Astrid Van Hylckama Vlieg, Alona Muzikanski, Adam Singer, Gregory J. Fermann, Samuel Francis, Alex Limkakeng, Ann Marie Chang, Nicholas Giordano, and Blair Parry. “Multicenter Evaluation of the YEARS Criteria in Emergency Department Patients Evaluated for Pulmonary Embolism.” Acad Emerg Med 25, no. 9 (September 2018): 987–94. https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.13417.
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    • Parry, Blair Alden, Anna Marie Chang, Sebastian M. Schellong, Stacey L. House, Gregory J. Fermann, Erin K. Deadmon, Nicholas J. Giordano, et al. “International, multicenter evaluation of a new D-dimer assay for the exclusion of venous thromboembolism using standard and age-adjusted cut-offs.” Thromb Res 166 (June 2018): 63–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thromres.2018.04.003.
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    • Francis, Samuel J., and Joshua S. Broder. “Elderly man with syncope. Aortoenteric fistula.” Ann Emerg Med 65, no. 5 (May 2015): 492–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.07.002.
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    • Sullivan, J. A., and S. Francis. “Non-invasive vascular laboratory - Who needs it?” Nova Scotia Medical Bulletin 65, no. 1 (January 1, 1986): 18–21.
• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • HLTHSCI 516: EMT Clinicals 2023
  • HLTHSCI 517: EMT Selective 2023
  • HLTHSCI 525: Fundamentals of Ultrasound 2023
  • HLTHSCI 511: Enhanced EMT-Basic Training Course 2022
  • HLTHSCI 516: EMT Clinicals 2022
  • HLTHSCI 517: EMT Selective 2022
  • HLTHSCI 525: Fundamentals of Ultrasound 2022
  • HLTHSCI 511: Enhanced EMT-Basic Training Course 2021
  • HLTHSCI 516: EMT Clinicals 2021
  • HLTHSCI 517: EMT Selective 2021
  • HLTHSCI 525: Fundamentals of Ultrasound 2021

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