Joshua B. Gaither, MD, FACEP
Associate Professor
Assoc. Medical Director, Banner-UMC Tucson Base Hospital
EMS Fellowship Director
Contact:
1501 N. Campbell Ave.
AHSL 4173F
Phone:
(520) 626-1670
Fax:
(520) 626-2480
Dr. Joshua Gaither is an associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine with fellowship training in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Disaster Medicine. He is the EMS Fellowship Director and provides EMS medical direction for more than 10 local EMS agencies as well as several EMS training programs. He is the chair of the Emergency Department Preparedness Committee and is a co-developer of the educational series Advanced Preparedness & Response and AHLS for ToxMedics.
Education
Degrees:
MD: 2004, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Residency:
2008, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
Fellowship:
2009, Denver Health, Denver, CO
Research and Academic Interests and Expertise
EMS
Traumatic Brain Injury
Cardiac Arrest
Selected Recent Publications
"The Semantics of Priapism and the First Sign of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia." Case Rep Emerg Med. 2017;2017:2656203.
"Body Temperature after EMS Transport: Association with Traumatic Brain Injury Outcomes." Prehosp Emerg Care. 2017:1-7.
"In reply." Ann Emerg Med. 2017;70(2):263-264.
"The Effect of Combined Out-of-Hospital Hypotension and Hypoxia on Mortality in Major Traumatic Brain Injury." Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2016.
Clinical
Clinical Specialties:
Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services
Board Certification:
Emergency Medicine, 2009
Emergency Medical Services, 2014
Hospitals:
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson
Banner - University Medical Center South