 Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
UCSF Medical Center
505 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143-0208
Michael.Callaham@ucsf.edu
Education
BA: Cornell University
MD: UCSF
Training: University of Southern California and Highland General Hospital
Board Certifications: Emergency Medicine
Research and Academic Interests
Dr. Callaham's current research interests include education in critical appraisal, efficacy of educational programs for peer reviewers of scientific journals, demographics and motivation of ED users, and ethical standards in scientific publications.
University and National Positions
Member, Institute of Medicine
Member, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Life Member and Fellow, American College of Emergency Physicians
Member, Executive Medical Board, UCSF
Vice Chair, World Association of Medical Editors Ethics Committee
Editor-in-Chief, Annals of Emergency Medicine
Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications
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Weber EJ, Showstack JA, Hunt KA, Colby DC, Grimes B, Bacchetti P, Callaham ML. Are the uninsured responsible for the increase in emergency department visits in the United States? Ann Emerg Med. 2008 Aug;52(2):108-15. Epub 2008 Apr 14. PMID: 18407374.
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Callaham ML, Tercier J (2007) The relationship of previous training and experience of journal peer reviewers to subsequent review quality. PLoS Med 4(1): e40. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040040 Jan 2007 issue.
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Hunt KA, Weber EJ, Showstack JA, Colbey DC, Callaham ML; Characteristics of frequent users of emergency departments; Ann Emerg Med. 2006;48:1-8.
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Weber EJ, Showstack JA, Hunt K, Colby DC, Callaham ML. Does Lack of a Usual Source of Care or Health Insurance Increase the Likelihood of an Emergency Department Visit? Results of A National Population-Based Study; Ann Emerg Med 2005 45:4-12.
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Callaham M, Wears RL, Weber E. Journal prestige, publication bias, and other characteristics associated with citation of published studies in peer-reviewed journals. Jama 2002;287(21):2847-50.
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Callaham ML, Knopp RK, Gallagher EJ. Effect of written feedback by editors on quality of reviews: two randomized trials. Jama 2002;287(21):2781-3.
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