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Aaron Kornblith, MD, MS

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Biography

Education:
BA: University of California, Santa Barbara
MD: University of Colorado
Fellowship: UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland
Training: University of California, San Francisco, Resident

Research and Academic Interests: 
Pediatric Point of Care Ultrasound
Pediatric Trauma and Critical Care

Honors/Awards:
Teaching Fellow of the Year - UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland (2015)
Annals of Emergency Medicine Top New Reviewers (2015)
Graduating Resident of the Year - UCSF-SFGH Emergency Medicine (2013)
Honorary Elect AOA UCSF (2012)
Intern of the Year - UCSF-SFGH Emergency Medicine (2010)
Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Colorado (2008)
Robinson-Durst Scholarship for International Service (2008)
Ruskin Family Award for Community Service (2007)
Coulter Foundation Scholarship for Pulmonary Research (2006)

Aaron Kornblith, MD, is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Kornblith practices clinically at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco and the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFGH), where he teaches housestaff. He is the Director of Pediatric Emergency Ultrasound, for which he educates faculty, residents and medical students both locally and nationally on the use of point-of-care ultrasound in pediatric emergencies. Likewise, Dr. Kornblith’s research focus is on the development of diagnostic ultrasound in caring for sick and injured children. Prior to his current appointment, Dr. Kornblith was a pediatric emergency and pediatric ultrasound fellow at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland where he was awarded Teaching Fellow of the Year. He completed his emergency medicine residency at UCSF-SFGH, during which time he served as chief resident and was awarded Graduating Resident of the Year. 

Dr. Kornblith's research program, funded by the NIH, NSF, the Pediatric Device Consortium, and the University of California, is dedicated to enhancing the diagnostic evaluation of sick and injured children through advanced data analytics, rigorous clinical trial validation, and translational acceleration. His research mission is to advance and deliver timely, expert-level emergency care for injured children, integrating safe, fair, and accurate AI-enhanced diagnostic strategies, driving precision medicine forward and improving access to care across all healthcare settings.

Board Certifications

  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine

  • Emergency Medicine

Education and Training

  • MS, 06/2025 - Master's Clinical & Epidemiological Research, UCSF
  • Fellowship, 2015 - Pediatric Emergency Medicine, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
  • Fellowship, 2015 - Pediatric Emergency Ultrasound, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
  • Residency, 2013 - Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
  • Medical Degree, 2009 - School of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver

Awards and Honors

  • Research Innovation, P2 Network, 2025
  • Senior Reviewer & Top Reviewer, Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2022-2023
  • The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Teaching Award, University of California, San Francisco, 2019
  • Junior National Teaching Faculty Award, American College of Emergency Physicians, 2017-2018
  • UCSF EM Residency 4th Quarter Bedside Teaching Award, UCSF Mission Bay, 2017-2018
  • Top New Reviewer, Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2014-2015
  • Teaching Fellow of the Year, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, 2014-2015
  • Graduating Resident of the Year, Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 2012-2013
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Society, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 2007-2008

Research Activities and Funding

  • March 15, 2023 - February 29, 2028 - Accurate and reliable diagnostics for injured children: Machine learning for ultrasound , PI . Sponsor: NIH/NICHD, Sponsor Award ID: K23HD110716-01
  • September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2027 - Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network , Co-HEDA-PI . Sponsor: HRSA, Sponsor Award ID: HRSA-23-073
  • August 15, 2022 - January 31, 2024 - Artificial Intelligence-enabled point-of-care diagnostic ultrasound for injured children - stakeholder barriers , PI . Sponsor: National Science Foundation - Innovation Corps, Sponsor Award ID: NSF21-552

Publications

Kornblith AE, Singh C, Innes JC, Chang TP, Adelgais KM, Holsti M, Kim J, McClain B, Nishijima DK, Rodgers S, Shah MI, Simon HK, VanBuren JM, Ward CE, Counts CR
Tan YS, Singh C, Nasseri K, Agarwal A, Duncan J, Ronen O, Epland M, Kornblith A, Yu B
Watkins K, Glomb NW, Trivedi TK, Leibovich SA, Cruz-Romero M, Daftary RK, Kornblith AE, Foster AA, Schriger DL, Sporer KA, Kellison C, Hong T, Grupp-Phelan J