Ross Kessler, MD | Department of Emergency Medicine

Assistant Professor

Department of Emergency Medicine

Associate Clerkship Director, Emergency Medicine Clerkship

Sites of Practice:

Harborview Medical Center

University of Washington Medical Center

Faculty Information

Biography

Dr. Kessler is an emergency physician with a specialization in clinical ultrasound. He has a specific interest in the utilization of ultrasound in critical care and the prehospital setting. His research interests include the development of automated clinical ultrasound technology, the use of novel ultrasound devices in critically ill patients, and the integration of ultrasound in medical education.

Education & Training:

University of Chicago

2009

Residency, Emergency Medicine

University of Pennsylvania

2014

Fellowship in Emergency Ultrasound

Denver Health Medical Center

2015

Honors:

Phi Beta Kappa

2003

Alpha Omega Alpha

2009

Contact

Email:

Kesslerr@uw.edu

Mailing Address:

Harborview Medical Center
325 Ninth Avenue, Box 359702
Seattle WA 98104

Research & Clinical Interests

Research Interests:

Emergency Ultrasound

Prehospital and Critical Care Ultrasound

Ultrasound in Medical Education

Publications

PubMed:

PubMed Bibliography

Publications:

See below for recent publications:

Belmont B, Kessler R, Theyyunni N, Fung C, Huang R, Ward K, Shih A, Tiba M: Continuous inferior vena cava diameter tracking in spontaneously breathing patients through an iterative Kanade-Lucas-Tomasi feature tracking algorithm. Ultrasound Medicine Biol. 44(12): 2793-2801, 2018
Betcher J, Majkrzak A, Cranford J, Kessler R, Theyyunni N, Huang R. Feasibility study of advanced focused cardiac measurements within the emergency department. Crit Ultrasound J. 10(1): 10, 2018
Stowell JR, Kessler R, Lewiss RE, Barjaktarevic I, Bhattarai B, Ayutyanont N, Kendall JL. Critical care ultrasound: A national survey across specialties. J Clin Ultrasound. 46(3): 167-177, 2018
Fair J, Mallin M, Mallemat H, Zimmerman J, Arntfield R, Kessler R, Bailitz J, Blaivas M. Transesophageal Echocardiography: Guidelines for Point-of-Care Applications in Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation. Ann Emerg Med. 71(2): 201-207, 2017
Royer DF, Kessler R, Stowell JR. Evaluation of an innovative hands-on anatomy-centered ultrasound curriculum to supplement graduate gross anatomy education. Anat Sci Educ. 10(4): 348-362, 2017
Becker TK, Tafoya CA, Osei-Ampofo M, Tafoya MJ, Kessler R, Theyyunni N, Yakubu HA, Opuni D, Clauw DJ, Cranford JA, Oppong CK, Oteng RA. Cardiopulmonary ultrasound for critically ill adults improves diagnostic accuracy in a resource-limited setting: the AFRICA trial. Trop Med Int Health. 22(12): 1599-1608, 2017
Kessler R, Stowell JR, Vogel JA, Liao MM, Kendall JL. Effect of Interventional Program on the Utilization of PACS in Point-of-Care Ultrasound. J Digit Imaging. 29(6): 701-705, 2016

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