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Christopher Gelabert, MD

Contact

gelabert@uthscsa.edu

Departments & Divisions

Christopher J Gelabert, M.D.

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 2014 - Clinical Fellowship - Emergency Medicine Ultrasound - North Shore University Hospital
    • 2013 - Residency - Emergency Medicine - Beth Israel Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program
    • 2010 - MD - Medicine - University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 2006 - BS - Biochemistry - St. Mary`s University

    Appointments

    • 10/2017 - Associate Director, Combined Ultrasound and Global Health Fellowship - UT Health San Antonio, Emergency Medicine, San Antonio
    • 7/2017 - Assistant Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency - UT Health San Antonio, Emergency Medicine, San Antonio
    • 1/2017 - Associate Director, Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship - UT Health San Antonio, Emergency Medicine, San Antonio
    • 1/2016 - Associate Director, Division of Emergency Ultrasound - UT Health San Antonio, Emergency Medicine, San Antonio
    • 9/2014 - Director, Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement - UT Health San Antonio, Emergency Medicine, San Antonio
    • 8/2014 - Attending Physician - University Hospital Emergency DepartmentSan Antonio
    • 8/2014 - Assistant Professor/Clinical - UT Health San Antonio, Emergency Medicine, San Antonio

  • Instruction & Training

    • 7/2018 - Present, Individual Instruction, UT Health San Antonio/University Hospital Emergency Department
    • 3/2018 - Present, EM Grand Rounds: POWER UP-ED Workgroup, UT Health San Antonio
    • 7/2017 - Present, Individual Instruction, UT Health San Antonio
    • 7/2016 - Present, Individual Instruction, UT Health San Antonio
    • 7/2016 - Present, Individual Instruction, UT Health San Antonio
    • 7/2015 - Present, Individual Instruction, UT Health San Antonio
    • 9/2014 - Present, Individual Instruction, UT Health San Antonio
    • 9/2014 - Present, Academic Emergency Medicine - Longitudinal Elective, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 9/2014 - Present, Emergency Medicine Core Clerkship, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 9/2014 - Present, Mentoring and Supervision of Rotating Emergency Medicine Residents from San Antonio Military Medical, UT Health San Antonio/University Hospital Emergency Department
    • 9/2014 - Present, Mentoring and Supervision of Advanced Practice Providers, UT Health San Antonio/University Hospital Emergency Department
    • 9/2014 - Present, Individual Instruction, UT Health San Antonio
    • 8/2014 - Present, Faculty, UT Health San Antonio UT Health San Antonio PGY-1 Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Rotation, UT Health San Antonio
    • 8/2014 - Present, EMED4051 Emergency Ultrasound, UT Health San Antonio

  • Research & Grants

    Grants

    State

    Funding Agency University of Texas Healthcare Safety and Effectiveness Grant Program Title The University of Texas Patient Safety Medical Education Grant Award Status Complete Period 8/2015 - 7/2016 Role Co-Investigator Grant Detail I was co-investigator in this UT funded grant, with Dr. Sisson, Ultrasound Director, and also faculty from the Department of Cellular and Structural Biology. We dissected and plastinated individual cadaveric hearts as well as a cadaveric thoracic block dissection that included the heart in its anatomical location. After plastination we prepared these models by cutting the individual hearts along representative echocardiographic planes and cutting a window into the thoracic model to show the spatial relationship of the heart to surrounding anatomic structures. These models were then used as part of an educational research study to determine their impact on first year medical student understanding of echocardiographic anatomy and imaging planes during the cardiac portion of their longitudinal ultrasound curriculum. Results were presented as an oral research presentation at the Word Congress on Ultrasound in Medical Education.

     

    Funding Agency   Title Effect of Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation on IVC Collapsibility as Measured by Bedside Ultrasound Status Active Period - Present Role Co-Investigator Grant Detail IRB# HSC20140271H This research project seeks to determine the effect that non-invasive positive pressure ventilation has on the inferior vena cava as measured by bedside ultrasound. To do this normal volunteers are consented and exposed to variable levels of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation and their inferior vena cava collapsibility index is measured from multiple previously reported standard locations. This data will also seek to determine the best location to measure the inferior vena cava using point-of-care ultrasound among the locations currently reported in literature.

  • Publications

      Abstract

      Gelabert CJ. "UltraSimageddon": An Intra-city Emergency Medicine Residency Competition Orange, CA: WestJEM; 2018 Aug. (Western Journal of Emergency Medicine; vol. 18, no. Supp).

      Journal Article

      Gelabert CJ, Nelson M. Bleb Point: Mimicker of Pneumothorax in Bullous Lung Disease Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2015 Apr;16(3):447-449. Heller M, Gelabert CJ, Preblick C, Habboushe J, FineFrock D. Takotsubo?s Cardiomyopathy: the Spectrum Expands American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2015 Feb;. Gelabert CJ, Torradas J, Nelson M. Ileocolic intessusception Secondary to gastrointestinal stromal tumor in a 61 year old Am J Emerg Med 2014 Oct;32(10):1301-1302.

  • Clinical

    Board Certifications

    • American Board of Emergency Medicine