Charles John Gerardo
Interim Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Appointment:
Charles John Gerardo
Interim Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Dr. Gerardo is Professor and interim Chair for the Department of Emergency Medicine. He graduated with honors from Stanford University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology, and received his MD degree from University of California, Davis. He went on to complete his residency training in Emergency Medicine at Loma Linda University Medical Center. He completed his Masters of Health Sciences from the Duke University Clinical Research and Training Program. In 2000, he joined Emergency Medicine faculty at Duke University and has served in numerous educational, research and administrative leadership roles. His current research focuses on US and global snake envenomation using a variety of methodologies from transitional science and clinical trials to machine learning and implementation science. He has over 90 peer reviewed publications and book chapters, and is published in JAMA, PLOS Medicine, Annals of Emergency Medicine, Academic Emergency Medicine and Clinical Toxicology.
Publications
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Sachett A, Strand E, Serrão-Pinto T, da Silva Neto A, Pinto Nascimento T, Rodrigues Jati S, et al. Capacity of community health centers to treat snakebite envenoming in indigenous territories of the Brazilian Amazon. Toxicon. 2024 Apr;241:107681.American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policies Subcommittee (Writing Committee) on Severe Agitation, Thiessen MEW, Godwin SA, Hatten BW, Whittle JA, Haukoos JS, et al. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Adult Out-of-Hospital or Emergency Department Patients Presenting With Severe Agitation: Approved by the ACEP Board of Directors, October 6, 2023. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Jan;83(1):e1–30.Zimmerman A, Monteiro W, Nickenig Vissoci JR, Smith ER, Rocha T, Sachett J, et al. Scaling up antivenom for snakebite envenoming in the Brazilian Amazon: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2024 Jan;29:100651.Serrão-Pinto T, Strand E, Rocha G, Sachett A, Saturnino J, Seabra de Farias A, et al. Development and validation of a minimum requirements checklist for snakebite envenoming treatment in the Brazilian Amazonia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2024 Jan;18(1):e0011921.
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