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Azeemuddin Ahmed, MD, MBA
Emergency Medicine

Azeemuddin Ahmed, MD, MBA

Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Clinical Service Chief of Emergency Medicine, OU Health

Clinical Site(s)

  • OU Health University of Oklahoma Medical Center Emergency Department

Dr. Azeemuddin Ahmed, M.D., MBA, was appointed in March 2025 as the inaugural chair of Emergency Medicine at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and Clinical Service Chief of Emergency Medicine at OU Health, the university’s academic health system. A nationally recognized leader in emergency medicine, Dr. Ahmed brings over 20 years of clinical and academic expertise from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. His experience includes founding and directing Emergency Medical Services divisions and fellowships, leading state EMS programs, and serving as a medical director for major venues. In this role, Dr. Ahmed oversees the department’s clinical, educational and research initiatives, advancing the academic health system’s three-part mission of clinical care, education and research.

A fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and the Academy of Emergency Medical Services, Dr. Ahmed earned his medical degree from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and completed his residency in emergency medicine at Michigan State University. He also holds an MBA from the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business.

Education:

  • BA, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois
  • MD, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
  • MBA, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Board Certification(s):

  • American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine
  • American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Residency:

  • Emergency Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Select Publications:

Peer Reviewed Papers In-Press / Published

  • Leira EC, Lamb DL, Nugent AS, Ahmed A, Grimsman KJ, Clarke WR, Adams HP Jr. Feasibility of Clinical Trials During Aerial Inter-Hospital Transfer. Stroke, 37:2504-2507; 2006. (PMID: 16946166)
  • Leira EC, Ahmed A, Lamb DL, Olalde HM, Callison RC, Torner JC, Adams HP Jr. for the AIRDOC study investigators: Extending Acute Trials to Remote Populations: A Pilot Study During Inter-Hospital Helicopter Transfer. Stroke 40:895-901; 2009. (PMID: 19131655)
  • Ahmed A, Van Heukelom P, Harland K, Denning G, Liao J, Born J, Latenser B. Characterizing Demographics, Injury Severity, and Intubation Status for Patients Transported by Air or Ground Ambulance to a Rural Burn Center. J Burn Care Res. 2013 Jul 19. (PMID: 23877143)
  • Mohr N, Stoltze A, Harland K, Van Heukelom J, Hogrefe C, Ahmed A. An Evidence-Based Medicine Curriculum Implemented in Journal Club Improves Resident Performance on the Fresno Test. J Emerg Med. 2014 Nov 1. S0736-4679(14)00931-7 (PMID: 25440869)
  • Stoltze A, Wong T, Harland K, Ahmed A, Fuller B, Mohr N. Prehospital Tidal Volume Influences Hospital Tidal Volume: A Cohort Study. J Crit Care 30 (2015) 495–501 (PMID: 25813548)
  • Mohr N, Gil CP, Harland K, Faine B, Stoltze A, Pearson K, Ahmed A. Prehospital Oral Chlorhexidine Does Not Reduce Rate of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Among Critically Ill Trauma Patients: A Prospective Concurrent-Control Study. J Crit Care. 2015 Mar 22 (PMID: 25964208)
  • Feazel L, Schlichting A, Bell G, Shane D, Ahmed A, Faine B, Nugent A, Mohr N. Achieving Regionalization Through Rural Interhospital Transfer. Am J Emerg Med Sep;33(9): 1288-96. (PMID: 26087707).
  • Mohr N, Wong T, Faine B, Schlichting A, Noack J, Ahmed A. Discordance Between Patient and Clinician Experiences and Priorities in Rural Inter-Hospital Transfer: A Mixed Methods Study. J Rural Health 2015 Jul 14 (PMID: 26174410)
  • Faine B, Noack J, Wong, T, Messerly J, Ahmed A, Fuller B, Mohr N. Inter-Hospital Transfer Delays Appropriate Treatment for Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Crit Care Med 2015 December Volume 43 Number 12 (PMID: 26491865)
  • Ahmed A, Harland K, Hoffman B, Liao J, Choi K, Skeete D, Denning G. Not Just an Urban Phenomenon: Uninsured Trauma Patients in Rural Setting at Risk for Increased Mortality. West J Emerg Med. 2015;16(5):632-641 (PMID: 26587084
  • Mohr N, Harland K, Crabb V, Mutnick R, Baumgartner D, Spinosi S, Haarstad M, Ahmed A, Schweizer M, Faine B. Urinary Squamous Epithelial Cells Do Not Accurately Predict Urine Culture Contamination but May Predict Urinalysis Performance in Predicting Bacteriuria. Acad Emerg Med. 2016 Jan 19. (PMID: 26782662)
  • Wong T, Schlichting A, Stoltze, Fuller B, Peacock A, Harland K, Ahmed A, Mohr N. No Decrease in Early Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia After Early Use of Chlorhexidine. Am J Crit Care. 2016 Mar;25(2):173-7. (PMID: 26932921)
  • Bobb M, Van Heukelom P, Faine B, Ahmed A, Messerly J, Bell G, Harland K, Simon C, Mohr N. Telemedicine Provides Non-Inferior Research Informed Consent for Remote Study Enrollment: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Acad Emerg Med. 2016 Mar 17 (PMID: 26990899)
  • Mohr N, Harland K, Shane D, Ahmed A, Fuller B, Torner J. Inter-Hospital Transfer is Associated with Increased Mortality and Costs in Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: An Instrumental Variables Approach. J Crit Care. 2016 Dec; 36:187-194 (PMID: 27546770)
  • Mohr N, Stoltze A, Ahmed A, Kiscaden E, Shane D. Using Continuous Quantitative Capnography for Emergency Department Procedural Sedation: A Systematic Review and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Intern Emerg Med. 2016 Dec 28. (PMID: 28032265)
  • Mohr N, Harland K, Shane D, Ahmed A, Fuller B, Ward M, Torner J. Rural Patients with Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock Who Bypass Rural Hospitals Have Increased Mortality: An Instrumental Variables Approach. Crit Care Med. 2017 Jan; 45(1), 85-93. (PMID: 27611977)
  • Martin G, Wright B, Ahmed A, Banerjee J, Mason S, Roland D. Use or Abuse? A Qualitative Study of Physicians' Views on Use of Observation Stays at Three Hospitals in the United States and England. Ann Emerg Med 2017 Mar; 69(3): 284-292 (PMID: 27889367)
  • Nelson L, Harland K, Shane D, Ahmed A, Mohr N. Against the Current: Back-Transfer as a Mechanism for Rural Regionalization. Am J Managed Care. 2017 Sept 1. (PMID: 29087168)
  • Nelson L, Harland K, Shane D, Ahmed A, Mohr N. Safety of Back-Transfer to Local Hospitals During an Acute Care Hospitalization. J Rural Health. 2017 Sept 18. (PMID: 28921673)
  • Mohr N, Vakkalanka JP, Faine B, Skow B, Harland K, Dick-Perez R, Fuller B, Ahmed A, Simson S. Serum Anion Gap Predicts Lactate Poorly, But May Be Used to Identify Sepsis Patients at Risk for Death: A Cohort Study. J Crit Care. 2017 Oct 31;44;223-228. (PMID: 29175046)
  • Bobb M, Ahmed A, Van Heukelom P, Tranter R, Harland K, Firth B, Fry R, Schneider K, Dierks K, Miller S, Mohr N. Key High Efficiency Practice of Emergency Department Providers: A Mixed Methods Study. Acad Emerg Med. 2017 Dec 18. (PMID: 29265539)
  • Faine B, Amendola J, Homan J, Ahmed A, Mohr N. Factors Associated with Availability of Anticoagulation Reversal Agents in Rural and Community Emergency Departments. Am J Health–Syst Pharm. January 2018, 75 (2) 72-77. (PMID:29317397)
  • Akhtar M, Van Heukelom PG, Ahmed A, Tranter RD, White E, Shekem N, Walz D, Fairfield C, Vakkalanka JP, Mohr NM. Telemedicine Physical Examination Utilizing a Consumer Electronics Device Demonstrates Poor Concordance with In-Person Physical Examination in Emergency Department Patients with Sore Throat: A Prospective Blinded Study. Telemed J E Health. 2018 Feb 22. (PMID: 29470127)
  • Wright B, Martin G, Ahmed A, Banerjee J, Mason S, Roland D. How the Availability of Observation Status Affects Emergency Physician Decision Making. Ann Emerg Med. 2018 June 4. (PMID: 29880439)
  • Mohr N, Harland K, Shane D, Dick-Perez R, Miller D, Miyake C, Kannedy L, Fuller B, Ahmed A, Torner J. Emergency Department Charges Predict Severity of Illness in Patients with Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: A Cohort Study. BMC Emerg Med. 2018 Dec 29;18(1):62. (PMID: 30594140)
  • Ilko S, Vakkalanka JP, Ahmed A, Harland K, Mohr N. Central Venous Access Capability and Critical Care Telemedicine Support Decreases Inter-Hospital Transfer Among Severe Sepsis Patients: A Mixed Methods Design. Crit Care Med. 2019 Feb 5. (PMID: 30730442)
  • Ilko S, Vakkalanka J, Ahmed A, Evans D, House H, Mohr N. End Tidal CO2 Monitoring is Available in Most Community Hospitals in a Rural State: A Health System Survey. West J Emerg Med. 2019 Mar;20(2)232-236. (PMID: 30881541)
  • Lee S, Hardy C, Bobb M, Harland K, Ahmed A, Ballas Z. The Preliminary Findings from a Concise Emergency Department Model to Predict Anaphylaxis and Develop a Clinical Decision Support Tool. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019 April 8 S2213-2198(19)30373-3. (PMID: 30974208)
  • Froehlich A, Tegtmeier R, Faine B, Reece J, Ahmed A, Mohr M. Opportunities for Achieving Resuscitation Goals During Inter-Emergency Department Transfer of Severe Sepsis Patients by Emergency Medical Services: A Case Series. J Crit Care. 2019 Apr 19;52:163-165. (PMID: 31078996)
  • Oest S, Bobb M, Ahmed A, Mohr N. Perceptions and Perceived Utility of Rural Emergency Department Telemedicine Services: A Needs Assessment. Telemed JE Health. 2019 Oct 3. (PMID: 31580783)
  • George B, Vakkalanka P, Harland K, Faine B, Rewitzer S, Zepeski A, Fuller B, Mohr N, Ahmed A. Sedation Depth is Associated with Increased Hospital Length-of-Stay in Mechanically Ventilated Air Medical Transport Patients: A Retrospective Study. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2019 Dec 17:1-18. (PMID: 31846589)
  • Georgakakos P, Swanson M; Ahmed A, Mohr N. Rural Stroke Patients Have Higher Mortality: An Improvement Opportunity for Rural Emergency Medical Services Systems. J Rural Health 2020 Aug 5. (PMID: 32757239)
  • Egan H, Swanson M, Ilko S, Pomeranz K, Mohr M, Ahmed A. High Efficiency Practices of Residents in an Academic Emergency Department: A Mixed Methods Study. AEM Educ Train. 2020 Aug 30;5(3). (PMID: 34027282)
  • Shaban A, Zafar A, Borte B, Elhawi Y, Tayeb A, Ten Eyck P, Ahmed A, Wattiez AS, Fattal D. The Bucket Test Improves Detection of Stroke in Patient with Acute Dizziness. J Emerg Med. 2020 Dec 8:S0736-4679(20)31161-6. (PMID: 33308916)
  • Coffey S, Vakkalanka JP, Egan H, Wallace K, Harland K, Mohr N, Ahmed A. Outcomes Associated with Lower Doses of Ketamine by Emergency Medical Services for Profound Agitation. West J Emerg Med. 2021 Aug 30;22(5):1183-1189. (PMID: 34546896)
  • Pomeranz K, Swanson MB, Van Heukelom P, Mohr N, Ahmed A. Educational Intervention to Increase Efficiency in Senior Emergency Medicine Residents: Too Little, Too Late? Intern Emerg Med. 2021 Nov 23. (PMID: 34813009)
  • Bolte T, Swanson MB, Kaldjian A, Mohr N, McDanel J, Ahmed A. Hospitals That Report Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Bundle (SEP-1) Compliance Have More Structured Sepsis Performance Improvement. J Patient Saf 2022 July 17. (PMID: 35858483)
  • Colgan A, Swanson MB, Ahmed A, Harland K, Mohr N. Documented Use of Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Protocols Is Associated With Improved Survival In Out Of Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Prehosp Emerg Care, 2023 Jul 20;1-12. (PMID: 37471458)
  • Schneider K, Williams M, Mohr N, Ahmed A. Rural EMS Clinicians’ Perceptions and Preferences in Receiving Hospital-Directed Clinical Feedback: A Qualitative Needs Assessment. Prehosp Emerg Care, 2024 Feb 28;1-17. (PMID: 38416871)
  • Hart J, Vakkalanka JP, Okoro U, Mohr NM, Ahmed A. Rural Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients More Likely to Receive Bystander CPR: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Prehosp Emerg Care. Online ahead of print (PMID: 39688931)
  • Wilkinson B, Leon E, Vakkalanka JP, Ahmed A et al. Longer Total Interhospital Transfer Times for Rural Sepsis Patients Not Associated with Increased Mortality (accepted for Prehospital Emergency Care)
  • Schneider K, Case Z, Vakkalanka JP, Mohr NM, Ahmed A. Implementation of EMS Clinician Feedback Tool Encourages Patient Feedback Requests and Professional Development: A Mixed-Methods Study (accepted for Prehospital Emergency Care)
  • Vakkalanka JP, Soupene VA, Ahmed A, Davis J. Emergency Department and Emergency Medical Services Interaction with Rural and Urban Decedents of Poisoning-Related Suicide. (submitted to Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health)
  • Polito C, Mehta C, Hall A, Fridkin S et al. Protocol For a Multicenter, Cluster-Randomized, Stepped-Wedge, Implementation Trial of a Prehospital Sepsis Protocol (in preparation for submission to Trials)
 

Letters/Case Reports/Review Articles/Chapters/Books/Podcasts

  • Ahmed A, Graber M, Dickson EW. Evaluation of the adult with dyspnea in the emergency department. In UpToDate, Rose, BD (ed). UpToDate, 2006.
  • Leira EC, Ahmed A. Development of an Emergency Department Response to Acute Stroke (Code Stroke). Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports. Volume 9, Issue 1. pp. 35-40. January 2009. (PMID: 19080751)
  • Hansen J, Ahmed A. Bite wounds. Emergency Medicine: The Practice Journal for Emergency Physicians. June 2010. Volume 42. Number 6.
  • Ahmed A. Flight Physiology. In Adam and Cebollero (ed). Transport of the Critical Care Patient. St. Louis, Elsevier Publishing, 2011.
  • Ahmed A. Flight Safety. In Adam and Cebollero (ed). Transport of the Critical Care Patient. St. Louis, Elsevier Publishing, 2011.
  • Ahmed A, Bailey O, Buresh C, Hogrefe C, Graber M. Emergency Medicine. In Graber and Wilbur (ed.) Family Practice Examination and Board Review, 3rd edition, 2012. New York, McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
  • Nicolaisen N, Ahmed A, Hancock T, Ogren R. Field Airway Management of Construction Worker with Impaling Rebar Injury to Neck and Brain. Prehospital Emergency Care. October-December 2012, Vol. 16, No. 4: pp. 548-552. (PMID:22823946)
  • Larsen D, Ahmed A. Seizure Secondary to Undiagnosed Brain Tumor Causes Recurrent Ictal Asystole. Journal of the American Association of Physician Assistants. September 2013. Volume 26. Issue 9. pp. 30-32. (PMID: 24069669)
  • Ahmed A, Singh A, Hassebroek, E, Baerenwald, K. Delayed Diagnosis of Carotid Artery Dissection Complicates Ischemic Stroke Treatment. Air Medical Journal. September/October 2013. Volume 32. Number 5. pp. 262-267. (PMID: 24001913)
  • Ahmed A, Stilley J. Transport of the Stroke Patient. In Blumen et al (ed.) Principles and Direction of Air Medical Transport, 2nd edition. Air Medical Physicians Association, 2015.
  • Lee, S, Ahmed A. Pursuing an Advanced Degree. SAEM Career Guide, 2019 ed.
  • Ahmed A. The Interview and Contract Basics. Foundations III Curriculum. Foundations of Emergency Medicine. www.foundationsem.com
  • Schlichting A, Ahmed A, Mohr N, Stilley J. Interhospital Transport of the Critically Ill. In Shiber and Weingart (ed). Emergency Department Critical Care, 1st ed. Springer Publishing, 2020.
  • Ahmed, A, George B. Deep Sedation is Associated with Increased Mortality in Mechanically Ventilated Air Ambulance Patients: A Cohort Study. Prehospital Emergency Care Podcast: Deep Dive Episodes. Hosted by Moy and Dorsett, 2021.
  • Hart J, Stephenson C, Thukral S, Schmalshof R, Lind N, Ahmed A. Agricultural Injuries, Infections, and Illnesses: A Primer for Agricultural Workers and Emergency Responders (submitted to the Journal of Agromedicine)

Abstracts

  • Leira EC, Ahmed A, Lamb DL, Callison RC, Maiseri H, Torner JC, Adams, HP, Jr. AIRDOC: A Randomized Acute Stroke Intervention Trial During the Novel Setting of Early Helicopter Evacuation to a Comprehensive Stroke Center. International Stroke Conference 2008. Poster Presentation.
  • Leira EC, Ahmed A, Lamb DL, Olalde HM, Callison RC, Torner JC, Adams HP Jr. AIRDOC: A Randomized Acute Stroke Intervention Trial During the Novel Setting of Early Helicopter Evacuation to a Comprehensive Stroke Center. National KL2/K12/K30 Clinical Research Scholars & Association for Clinical Research Training Annual Meeting 2008. Poster Presentation.
  • Heninger RD, Stolpen AH, Madsen MT, Takacs ME, Ahmed A, Wilson SR et al. Efficacy of a Diagnostic Algorithm to Reduce Chest CT Utilization for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism in Non-Pregnant Adult Patients in an Academic Emergency Department. Radiological Society of North America Meeting 2010. Poster Presentation.
  • Gross J, Ahmed A, Denning G, Graber M. Identifying “Drug-Seeking Behavior”: Does Strong Agreement Exist Among Emergency Department Providers? Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2010. Poster Presentation.
  • Scallon B, Graber M, Ahmed A, Harland K, Denning G. Seeking a Functional Definition of Drug-Seeking Behavior. Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2011. Oral Presentation.
  • Ahmed A, Van Heukelom P, Latenser B, Liao J, Harland, K, Denning G, Born J. Pre-Hospital Airway Management in Burn Patients With or Without Inhalation Injuries. Midwestern Region Burn Conference 2011. Oral Presentation.
  • Ahmed A, Van Heukelom P, Latenser B, Liao J, Harland K, Denning G, Born J. Pre-Hospital Airway Management in Burn Patients With or Without Inhalation Injuries. American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly 2011. Poster Presentation.
  • Hoffman B, Ahmed A, Harland K, Skeete D, Choi K, Liao J. Not Just An Urban Phenomenon: Uninsured Trauma Patients in Rural Setting At Risk for Increased Mortality. American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly 2012. Poster Presentation.
  • Van Heukelom J, Ahmed A, Hogrefe C, Mohr N. Implementation of an Evidence Based Medicine Curriculum in an Emergency Medicine Residency Program. University of Iowa Graduate Medical Education Leadership Seminar 2013. Poster Presentation.
  • Mohr N, Stoltze A, Ahmed A, Van Heukelom J, Hogrefe C, Harland K. A Dedicated Evidence-Based Medicine Curriculum as Part of Journal Club Improves Resident Performance in Interpreting Medical Literature. Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2013. Oral Presentation.
  • Wong T, Mohr N, Harland K, Ahmed A. Time to Thromboprophylaxis is Not Associated with Diagnosis of DVT: A Cohort Study of Intubated Air Ambulance Patients. Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2013. Poster Presentation.
  • Wong T, Mohr N, Fuller B, Harland K, Ahmed A. Time to Chemoprophylaxis with Oral Chlorhexidine is Not Associated with Early Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Cohort Study of Intubated Air Ambulance Patients. Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2013. Poster Presentation.
  • Wong T, Mohr N, Fuller B, Harland K, Ahmed A. Lung Protective Ventilation is Uncommon in Patients Being Transported by Air Ambulance. Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2013. Oral Presentation.
  • Stoltze A, Mohr N, Wong T, Harland K, Ahmed A, Fuller B. Lung Protective Ventilation is Uncommon During Aeromedical Transport: An Observational Study. American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly 2014. Poster Presentation.
  • Wittry A, Ahmed A, Harland K, Kempf T, Magill S, Faine B. Posting of Urine Collection Instructions in Emergency Department Does Not Reduce Number of Squamous Epithelial Cells: More Comprehensive Approach Needed. Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2014. Poster Presentation.
  • Wong T, Mohr N, Noack J, Ahmed A, Schlichting A, Harland K. Patient Experiences, Preferences, and Shared Decision-Making in Rural Inter-Hospital Transfer: A Mixed Methods Study. Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2014. Oral Presentation.
  • Mohr N, Gil C, Harland K, Faine B, Ahmed A, Stoltze A, Rogers K, Garcia L, Pearson K. Pre-Hospital Clorhexidine Gluconate Does Not Prevent Early Ventilator-Assocated Pneumonia on Trauma Patients: A Prospective Interventional Trial. Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting 2015. Poster Presentation.
  • Faine B, Noack J, Ahmed A, Mohr N. Inter-hospital Transfer Delays Appropriate Treatment for Rural Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Patients: A Cohort Study. Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting 2015. Poster Presentation.
  • Mohr N, Wong T, Noack J, Pierce S, Faine B, Ahmed A. Patient Experiences, Preferences, and Shared Decision-Making in the Inter-Hospital Transfer Process: A Mixed Methods Study. Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting 2015. Oral Presentation.
  • Stoltze A, Harland K, Van Heukelom J, Hogrefe C, Ahmed A, Mohr N. A Dedicated EBM Curriculum Integrated Into Journal Club Increases and Sustains EBM Competency: An Innovation in EBM Curriculum. CORD Academic Assembly 2015. Poster Presentation.
  • Bobb M, Van Heukelom P, Faine B, Ahmed A, Messerly J, Bell G, Harland K, Simon C, Mohr N. Telemedicine Provides Non-Inferior Research Informed Consent for Remote Enrollments in an Emergency Department-Based Clinical Trial. Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2015. Poster Presentation.
  • Mohr N, Harland K, Crabb V, Baumgartner D, Mutnick R; Spinosi S, Haarstad H; Ahmed A, Schweizer M, Faine B. Urinary Squamous Epithelial Cells Do Not Accurately Predict Urine Culture Contamination. American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly 2015. Poster Presentation.
  • Mohr N, Harland K, Shane D, Ahmed A, Fuller B, Torner J. Inter-Hospital Transfer is Associated with Increased Mortality in Severe Sepsis: An Instrumental Variables Approach. American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly 2015. Oral Presentation.
  • Fattal D, Zafar A, Borte B, Elhawi Y, Maamar-Tayeb A, Ahmed A. The “Bucket Test” May Improve Detection of Stroke in Patients with Acute Dizziness. American Heart Association/American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference 2016. Poster Presentation.
  • Bailey O, Ahmed A. “Diverse and Sustained Administration Curriculum for Emergency Medicine Residents”. CORD Academic Assembly 2016. Poster Presentation.
  • Bobb M, Van Heukelom P, Faine B, Ahmed A, Messerly J, Bell G, Harland K, Simon C, Mohr N. Telemedicine Provides Non-Inferior Research Informed Consent for Remote Enrollments in an Emergency Department-Based Clinical Trial. Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting 2016. Lightning Oral Presentation.
  • Mohr N, Harland K, Shane D, Ahmed A, Fuller B, Torner J. Hospital Selection Changes Case-Mix for Rural Hospitals Among Patients with Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock. Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting 2016. Oral Presentation.
  • Mohr N, Harland K, Shane D, Ahmed A, Fuller B, Torner J. Inter-Hospital Transfer is Common and Costly for Patients with Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock. American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly 2016. Poster Presentation.
  • Faine B, Amendola J, Homan J, Ahmed A, Mohr N. Factors Associated with Availability of Anticoagulation Reversal Agents in Rural and Community Emergency Departments: A Mixed Methods Study. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Mid-Year Clinical Meeting 2016. Poster Presentation.
  • Bobb M, Ahmed A, Van Heukelom P, Tranter R, Harland K, Fry R, Firth B, Mohr N. Identification of Key Efficiency Practices of Providers in a Community Emergency Department. Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2016. Poster Presentation.
  • Akhtar M, Van Heukelom P, Ahmed A, Tranter R, White E, Shekem N, Walz D, Fairfield C, Mohr. The Usage of Telemedicine for the Evaluation of Pharyngitis Compared to In-Person Physician Exams. Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2016. Poster Presentation.
  • Mohr N, Dick-Perez R, Ahmed A, Harland K, Shane D, Miller D, Miyake C, Kannedy L, Fuller B, Torner J. Emergency Department Charges Predict Severity of Illness in Patients with Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: A Cohort Study. SCCM Critical Care Congress 2017. Poster Presentation.
  • Ahmed A, Mohr N, Stoltze A, Kiscaden E, Shane D. Using Continuous Quantitative Capnography for Emergency Department Procedural Sedation: A Systematic Review and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting 2017. Lightning Oral Presentation.
  • Bobb M, Ahmed A, Van Heukelom P, Tranter R, Harland K, Fry R, Firth B, Mohr N. Identification of Key Efficiency Practices of Providers in a Community Emergency Department. Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting 2017. Lightning Oral Presentation.
  • Ilko S, Ahmed A, Mohr N. National Procedural Sedation Guidelines Demonstrate Decreased Penetrance in Rural and Smaller Hospitals: A Health System Survey. Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2017. Oral Presentation.
  • Ilko S, Ahmed A, Vakkalanka P, Harland K, Simpson S, Mohr N. Central Line Capability and Critical Care Telemedicine Reduce the Odds of Transferring a Sepsis Patient: A Mixed Methods Study. Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2017. Poster Presentation.
  • George B, Mohr N, Vakkalanka P, Harland K, Fuller B, Ahmed A. Deep Sedation is Associated with Increased Mortality in Mechanically Ventilated Air Ambulance Patients: A Cohort Study. Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2018. Oral Presentation.
  • George B, Mohr N, Vakkalanka P, Harland K, Fuller B, Ahmed A. Deep Sedation is Associated with Increased Mortality in Mechanically Ventilated Air Ambulance Patients: A Cohort Study. National Association of EMS Physicians Annual Meeting 2019. Poster Presentation.
  • Ilko S, Vakkalanka JP, Ahmed A, Harland K, Mohr N. Central Venous Access Capability and Critical Care Telemedicine Support Decreases Inter-Hospital Transfer Among Severe Sepsis Patients: A Mixed Methods Design. Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting 2019. Poster Presentation.
  • Oest S, Bobb M, Ahmed A, Mohr N. Perceptions and Perceived Utility of Rural Emergency Department Telemedicine Services: A Needs Assessment. Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2019. Oral Presentation.
  • Georgakakos P, Bobb M, Ahmed A, Mohr N. Rural Stroke Patients Have Higher Mortality: An Opportunity for Rural Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2019. Oral Presentation.
  • Egan H, Bobb M, Ilko S, Harland K, Mohr N, Ahmed A. Identification of High Efficiency Practices of Residents in an Academic Emergency Department: A Mixed Methods Study. Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2019. Oral Presentation.
  • Oest S, Bobb M, Ahmed A, Mohr N. Perceptions and Perceived Utility of Rural Emergency Department Telemedicine Services: A Needs Assessment. SEARCH National Telehealth Research Symposium 2019. Poster Presentation.
  • Georgakakos P, Bobb M, Ahmed A, Mohr N. Rural Stroke Patients Have Higher Mortality: An Opportunity for Rural Emergency Medical Services (EMS). National Association of EMS Physicians Annual Meeting 2020. Poster Presentation.
  • Egan H, Bobb M, Ilko S, Harland K, Mohr N, Ahmed A. Key High Efficiency Practices of Residents in an Academic Emergency Department: A Mixed Methods Study. CORD Academic Assembly 2020. Poster Presentation.
  • Coffey S, Vakkalanka P, Wallace K, Harland K, Ahmed A. Pre-Hospital Use of Ketamine for Agitation and Subsequent Emergency Department Intubation: A Retrospective Study. American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly 2020. Virtual Poster Presentation.
  • Bolte T, Swanson MB, Kaldjian A, Mohr N, McDanel J, Ahmed A. Hospitals That Report Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Bundle Compliance Conduct More Sepsis Quality Improvement. Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting 2021. Virtual Poster Presentation.
  • Colgan A, Swanson MB, Mohr N, Harland K, Ahmed A. Use of Emergency Medical Dispatch Protocols Improves Survival in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest. American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly 2021. Oral Presentation.
  • Hart J, Okoro U, Mohr N, Ahmed A. Bystander CPR Rates for Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Higher in Rural Areas Versus Urban Areas. American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly 2022. Oral Presentation.
  • Schneider K, Williams M, Mohr N, Ahmed A. Understanding EMS Providers’ Perceptions and Preference in Receiving Clinical Feedback Prior to Designing a Standardized Systems Approach. National Association of EMS Physicians Annual Meeting 2023. Poster Presentation.
  • Wilkinson B, Okoro U, Ahmed A, DeJong K, Mohr N. Longer Emergency Department Length-of-Stay Prior to Transfer is Associated with Lower Mortality in Rural Sepsis Patients. American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly 2023. Oral Presentation.
  • Schneider K, Case Z, Vakkalanka JP, Mohr NM, Ahmed A. Implementation of EMS Clinician Feedback Mechanism Encourages Patient Feedback Requests and Professional Development: A Mixed-Methods Study. Great Plains Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2024. Poster Presentation.
  • Landal G, Vakkalanka JP, Krispin S, Mohr NM, Ahmed A. State EMS Destination Protocols for Suspected Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke: A Qualitative Analysis of Current Practice. National Association of EMS Physicians Annual Meeting 2025. Poster Presentation.
  • Landal G, Santos Leon E, Vakkalanka JP, Krispin S, Mohr NM, Ahmed A. Thrombolytic Therapy for Large Vessel Occlusion Strokes More Common in States without Destination Policies: A Mixed Methods Study. National Association of EMS Physicians Annual Meeting 2025. Poster Presentation.
  • Donaldson M, Mohr N, Vakkalanka JP, Ahmed A. Satisfactory Pain Management During Interfacility Transport for Acute Traumatic Injuries Important to Prevent Long Term Mental Health Sequelae. National Association of EMS Physicians Annual Meeting 2025. Poster Presentation.

Manuscripts/Review Articles/Chapters/Books Reviewed

  • Pharmacology Review in Adam and Cebollero (ed). Transport of the Critical Care Patient. St. Louis, Elsevier Publishing, 2011.
  • Multi-System Organ Dysfunction Syndrome and Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome in Adam and Cebollero (ed). Transport of the Critical Care Patient. St. Louis, Elsevier Publishing, 2011.