
Zahra Ghazi-Askar
Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Bio
Dr. Ghazi-Askar is Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics and serves as the Director of Pediatric Ultrasound Education in the Department of Emergency Medicine . As an academic clinical educator in with expertise in pediatric and adult point-of-care ultrasound, Dr. Ghazi-Askar's clinical focus is on children and young adults who seek care in the pediatric emergency department. She is specialty-board certified in pediatric emergency medicine.
At a national level, Dr. Ghazi-Askar is the Chair of Point-of-Care Ultrasound subcommittee for the Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD), where she is leading the development of an educational curriculum for pediatric residency point-of-care ultrasound.
Dr. Ghazi-Askar also has expertise in the field of Tele-ultrasound, where she is able to teach point-of-care ultrasound virtually where clinical expertise may otherwise not be available. Here she is able to provide education and health equity when it is most needed.
Clinical Focus
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound (adult and pediatric)
- Virtual Teaching; Tele-ultrasound
Administrative Appointments
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Director, Tele-ultrasound Services, Stanford University School of Medicine (2020 - Present)
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Director, Pediatric Ultrasound Education, Stanford University School of Medicine (2019 - Present)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Advisory board member, Global Ultrasound Institute (2022 - Present)
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Chair, Point-of-Care Ultrasound Subcommittee Learning Community, Association of Pediatric Program Directors (2020 - Present)
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Member, P2 Ultrasound Network Committee (2019 - Present)
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Member, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Special Interest Group (2019 - Present)
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Member, SAEM Fellowship Approval Committee and SAEM Faculty Development Committee (2019 - Present)
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Member, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) (2018 - Present)
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Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics (2000 - Present)
Professional Education
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Fellowship, Alameda Health System, Highland Hospital, Point-of-Care Ultrasound (2018)
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Subspecialty Board Certification, American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine (2017)
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Fellowship, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell, Pediatric Emergency Medicine (2003)
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Pediatric Board Certification, American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics (2001)
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Residency, New York Methodist Hospital, Pediatrics (2000)
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MD, St. George's University School of Medicine (1997)
Community and International Work
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Remote share capabilities of hand held ultrasound devices
Topic
virtual Ultrasound
Partnering Organization(s)
General Electric
Location
US
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
Yes
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TeleUltrasound
Topic
virtual Ultrasound
Partnering Organization(s)
Aviva Health
Populations Served
Family practice physicians
Location
US
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
Yes
Research Interests
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Technology and Education
All Publications
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Procedural Applications of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
Emergency medicine clinics of North America
2021; 39 (3): 529-554
Abstract
Point-of-care ultrasound can improve efficacy and safety of pediatric procedures performed in the emergency department. This article reviews ultrasound guidance for the following pediatric emergency medicine procedures: soft tissue (abscess incision and drainage, foreign body identification and removal, and peritonsillar abscess drainage), musculoskeletal and neurologic (hip arthrocentesis, peripheral nerve blocks, and lumbar puncture), vascular access (peripheral intravenous access and central line placement), and critical care (endotracheal tube placement, pericardiocentesis, thoracentesis, and paracentesis). By incorporating ultrasound, emergency physicians caring for pediatric patients have the potential to enhance their procedural scope, confidence, safety, and success.
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.emc.2021.04.006
View details for PubMedID 34215401
- Point of care ultrasound diagnosis of a hemodynamically significant pericardial effusion Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine 2021; 15
- Pediatric Musculoskeletal Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Everything but the Bones. Pediatric EM Reports.2020 Nov;25 (11) 2020; 25 (11)
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Anomalous Left Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery Presenting as Dilated Cardiomyopathy With Regional Wall Motion Abnormality on Point-of-Care Ultrasound
PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE
2019; 35 (7): 516–18
View details for DOI 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001741
View details for Web of Science ID 000475375300019
- Chest pain and altered mental status in an adult patient with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2018_151_R1 Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2018_151_R1 2018; 151 (R1)