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Peter Sokolove, MD

Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine

Location: UCSF San Francisco & Oakland
Specialty: Emergency Medicine

Biography

Additional titles:

  • Professor of Emergency Medicine

Education:
BS: UCLA
MD: Harvard Medical School
Residency: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Emergency Medicine
Fellowship: RWJF Health Policy, Institute of Medicine, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
Board Certifications: Emergency Medicine

Research and Academic Interests: 
Dr. Sokolove’s research focuses on improving the accuracy of injury detection among pediatric trauma patients. He has authored or co-authored more than 100 publications and research abstracts in clinical care, medical education, and health policy. He has lectured widely on a range of topics, and has been recognized with multiple national educational awards for his commitment to excellence in academic emergency medicine. He serves on the editorial board of Academic Emergency Medicine.

Awards and Honors

  • Holly Smith Award for Exceptional Service to the School of Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine, 2025
  • Walter T. Edwards Meritorious Service Award, California Chapter, American College of Emergency Physicians, 2014
  • Outstanding Service Award, UC Davis Department of Emergency Medicine, 2011
  • Joseph F. Waeckerle Founder’s Award, Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association, 2009
  • Dean’s Award for Excellence in Education, UC Davis School of Medicine, 2009
  • CAL/EMRA Award, California Chapter, American College of Emergency Physicians, 2008
  • Residency Director of the Year Award, Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association, 2005
  • National Emergency Medicine Faculty Teaching Award, American College of Emergency Physicians, 2001
  • Education Award, California Chapter, American College of Emergency Physicians, 1999
  • Outstanding Speaker of the Year, American College of Emergency Physicians, 1998
  • Academic Teacher of the Year, UC Davis Emergency Medicine Residency Program, 1998
  • Rookie Faculty of the Year, American College of Emergency Physicians, 1997
  • SAEM Medical Student Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award, Harvard Medical School, 1991

Publications

Exposure of emergency department personnel to tuberculosis: PPD testing during an epidemic in the community.
Sokolove PE, Mackey D, Wiles J, Lewis RJ
Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Emergency Department Patients With Suspected Appendicitis: Approved by ACEP Board of Directors February 1, 2023.
American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policies Subcommittee (Writing Committee) on Appen, Diercks DB, Adkins EJ, Harrison N, Sokolove PE, Kwok H, Wolf SJ, Members of the American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policies Committee (Oversight Commi, Diercks DB, Anderson JD, Byyny R, Carpenter CR, Friedman B, Gemme SR, Gerardo CJ, Godwin SA, Hahn SA, Hatten BW, Haukoos JS, Kaji A, Kwok H, Lo BM, Mace SE, Moran M, Promes SB, Shah KH, Shih RD, Silvers SM, Slivinski A, Smith MD, Thiessen MEW, Tomaszewski CA, Trent S, Valente JH, Wall SP, Westafer LM, Yu Y, Cantrill SV, Finnell JT, Schulz T, Vandertulip K
Emergency Department Crowding: The Canary in the Health Care System
Kelen GD, Wolfe R, D-Onofrio G, Mills AM, Diercks D, Stern SA, Wadman MC, Sokolove PE
Revisits, readmissions, and outcomes for pediatric traumatic brain injury in California, 2005-2014.
Hsia RY, Mannix RC, Guo J, Kornblith AE, Lin F, Sokolove PE, Manley GT
Comparing resource use between paediatric emergency department visits by triage level.
Samuels-Kalow ME, Niedzwiecki M, Friedman AB, Sokolove PE, Hsia RY
Association between the seat belt sign and intra-abdominal injuries in children with blunt torso trauma in motor vehicle collisions.
Borgialli DA, Ellison AM, Ehrlich P, Bonsu B, Menaker J, Wisner DH, Atabaki S, Olsen CS, Sokolove PE, Lillis K, Kuppermann N, Holmes JF, Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN)
Occult pneumothoraces in children with blunt torso trauma.
Lee LK, Rogers AJ, Ehrlich PF, Kwok M, Sokolove PE, Blumberg S, Kooistra J, Olsen CS, Wootton-Gorges S, Cooper A, Kuppermann N, Holmes JF, Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN)
Interobserver agreement in the clinical assessment of children with blunt abdominal trauma.
Yen K, Kuppermann N, Lillis K, Monroe D, Borgialli D, Kerrey BT, Sokolove PE, Ellison AM, Cook LJ, Holmes JF, Intra-abdominal Injury Study Group for the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN
A multicenter study of the risk of intra-abdominal injury in children after normal abdominal computed tomography scan results in the emergency department.
Kerrey BT, Rogers AJ, Lee LK, Adelgais K, Tunik M, Blumberg SM, Quayle KS, Sokolove PE, Wisner DH, Miskin ML, Kuppermann N, Holmes JF, Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network
Identifying children at very low risk of clinically important blunt abdominal injuries.
Holmes JF, Lillis K, Monroe D, Borgialli D, Kerrey BT, Mahajan P, Adelgais K, Ellison AM, Yen K, Atabaki S, Menaker J, Bonsu B, Quayle KS, Garcia M, Rogers A, Blumberg S, Lee L, Tunik M, Kooistra J, Kwok M, Cook LJ, Dean JM, Sokolove PE, Wisner DH, Ehrlich P, Cooper A, Dayan PS, Wootton-Gorges S, Kuppermann N, Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN)
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