Bio

PATRICK LANTER, MD, MPH FACEP is an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University. Dr. Lanter previously completed a 2-year ultrasound fellowship and 2-year global emergency medicine at Stanford and has completed his master's in public health at the University of California Berkeley. He completed his emergency medicine residency at Washington University in St. Louis where he served as Chief Resident. He completed his medical school training at the University of Illinois, Chicago and was a member of the Global Medicine Program during his time there. His work has focused on the development of a sustainable ultrasound training program at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali in Rwanda. Additionally, he has served as a course instructor for 2 Stanford courses (Medical Student Introduction of POCUS and Point of Care Ultrasound Clerkship), and the Emergency Medicine Clerkship at the University of Global Health Equity in Butaro, Rwanda.

Clinical Focus

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Point of Care Ultrasound
  • Global Emergency Medicine
  • System Development
  • Education

Academic Appointments

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

  • Co-Chair, Global Ultrasound Committee of the Global Emergency Medicine Academy of SAEM (Society of Academic Emergency Medicine) (2024 - Present)

Professional Education

  • Medical Education: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine (2017) IL
  • Residency: Washington University School Of Medicine (2021) MO
  • Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Focused Practice in Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography (2024)
  • Fellowship: Stanford University Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship (2024) CA
  • Fellowship: Stanford Health Care Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship (2024) CA
  • Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine (2022)

Contact

  • Clinical (Primary)  Stanford Dept of Emergency Medicine 500 Pasteur Dr Stanford, CA 94305 (650) 723-0121 (fax)

Additional Clinical Info

Additional Info

All Publications

  • Road traffic injuries in Kandy District, Sri Lanka: a prospective analysis of trauma and disability at a tertiary care center. International journal of emergency medicine Ramberg, O., Acker, P., Gu, B., Weng, I. Y., Pritchard, A., Smith, M., Batchelor, T., Lanter, P., Selvaratnam, N., Dharmaratne, S. 2026; 19 (1)

    Abstract

    Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a leading cause of mortality and disability globally, with the greatest burden borne by low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Sri Lanka continues to experience substantial RTI burden, yet prospective data describing injury characteristics and short-term functional outcomes outside the capital remain limited. We aimed to describe patterns of injury and trauma severity, modes of transport and access to care, and short-term functional outcomes at discharge and during early follow-up among patients presenting with road traffic injuries to a tertiary hospital in Sri Lanka's Central Province.We conducted a prospective observational study at National Hospital Kandy from March-September 2024. Consecutive patients presenting with road traffic-related injuries were prospectively enrolled.Trained research assistants collected sociodemographic, crash and transport characteristics, and clinical data using standardized structured interviews and bedside chart review in REDCap (English/Sinhalese/Tamil). Trauma severity was assessed using the Kampala Trauma Score (KTS). Functional disability was measured at discharge and at 3 and 6 weeks post-injury using the 12-item World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0). Analyses were descriptive.A total of 567 patients were enrolled (mean age 37.8 years; 77.1% male). Motorcycle drivers (37.1%) and pedestrians (16.2%) were the most common road users. Injuries most frequently involved the lower extremities (56.1%), upper extremities (50.6%), and head (25.4%). Among injured patients, injuries spanned a mean of 1.6 body regions per patient. Mean KTS was 8.29; 61.6% had mild trauma, 22.0% moderate trauma, and 14.8% severe trauma. Transport occurred by ambulance in 48.3% of cases and by three-wheeler in 31.0%. Functional disability was common at discharge (mean WHODAS 19.9) and improved over time; however, persistent disability was observed among respondents.RTIs presenting to a tertiary hospital in Sri Lanka's Central Province were associated with substantial injury burden and functional disability, particularly among motorcyclists and pedestrians. These prospective data provide a foundation for local injury prevention and trauma care planning in regions outside the capital. Findings support further evaluation of prehospital transport pathways and documentation practices, and underscore the value of scalable trauma data infrastructure to enable coordinated, data-driven injury prevention and trauma care in similar LMIC settings.

    View details for DOI 10.1186/s12245-026-01349-0

    View details for PubMedID 42728585

    View details for PubMedCentralID 3606628

  • 28-Year-Old Female Presenting for Pregnancy Confirmation. Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open Sheridan, M., Lanter, P. 2025; 6 (4): 100189

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.acepjo.2025.100189

    View details for PubMedID 40546278

  • Elderly Female With Hypotension JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS OPEN Diercks, L., Chiacchia, S., Hall, N., Lanter, P. 2025; 6 (3)

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.acepjo.2025.100162

    View details for Web of Science ID 001493722400001

  • Elderly Female With Hypotension. Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open Diercks, L., Chiacchia, S., Hall, N., Lanter, P. 2025; 6 (3): 100162

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.acepjo.2025.100162

    View details for PubMedID 40475829

    View details for PubMedCentralID PMC12139451

  • Evaluating Sri Lanka’s road traffic crash and injury research: a systematic review focusing on data sources and methodological approaches European Journal of Public Health Studies Selvaratnam , N. C., Selvaratnam , N. D., Lanter, P., Dharmaratne, S. D., Acker, P. C. 2025

    View details for DOI 10.46827/ejphs.v8i2.212

  • Use of POCUS for the identification of oligohydramnios with concern for premature rupture of membranes Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine Han, D., Treacy-Abarca, S., Lanter, P. 2023; 32

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.visj.2023.101759

  • Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction: An uncommon mimic of small/large bowel obstructions Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine Quach, N., Lanter, P. 2022; 27

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.visj.2022.101342

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