Alex Koo, MD

EM Physician | MedStar Health | Georgetown EM Residency Faculty | Former Army Doc | Medical education enthusiast | Toddler's "Baba" | All views my own

[Alex Koo, MD @akoo_md]

Putting Clinical Gestalt to Work in the Emergency Department https://t.co/ABTKX5rxPH

[Emergency Medicine News @EMNews]

@GoyalEM & Alex Koo, MD, discuss the gold standard for diagnosing septic arthritis and how CRP has sensitivities more accurate than ESR only in their latest video blog.

#FOAMed https://t.co/YLRWANntSN

[Alex Koo, MD @akoo_md]

@GtownEM Congrats and looking to meet y’all, Georgetown Class of 2027!!! @emresidents

[Georgetown Emergency Medicine @GtownEM]

Introducing the Class of 2027!!

[Emergency Medicine News @EMNews]

Recent headlines about #EM have been depressing, with articles about burnout, disrespect from admin, & #EPs fleeing #emergencymedicine.

But @joelleborhart says she still loves and feels optimistic about the specialty. https://t.co/7tMDG1rvEC

[Max Hockstein @MaxHockstein]

Want to learn how to place a transvenous pacemaker? Check out our video! Appreciative of this collaboration with @GoyalEM @SiTELMedstar @GtownEM @MedStarWHC

[MedStar Health @MedStarHealth]

Today, we taught CPR and AED at @GallaudetU, the world’s only liberal arts university for deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing students. Alongside @MissAmericaDC and Gallaudet Athletics, it was a joy to see students realize how easy it is to help someone. #MedStarHealthProud

[ACEP Members @ACEPNation]

"While there has been ample discussion of “the practice of mindfulness” in health care workers that improves mental well-being, when do we have this time?" @akoo_md suggests three opportunities for mindfulness before, during and after our shifts. https://t.co/vGy2vXLUdr

[Alex Koo, MD @akoo_md]

An amazing rescue from Raheem Morris and ER Doc, Dr. Andrew Oleksyn to perform CPR and AED use to save Wyatt! Bravo! https://t.co/c3WfAW90Hw

[MedStar Washington @MedStarWHC]

How to keep yourself safe and healthy when air quality is poor. Dr. Susie O'Mara (@SOMaraEM) shares some tips.

[MedStar Health @MedStarHealth]

Thanks to the @Capitals and former Caps player and analyst, Alan May, for teaming up with us to save lives during #CPR and #AED Awareness Week! Watch Alan and Emergency Physician Dr. Jennifer Thompson demonstrate. #CPRSavesLives #BystanderCPR https://t.co/2CGY9JBLr7

[MedStar Health @MedStarHealth]

We’re uniting with your favorite teams to make a difference and save lives with CPR and AEDs! We teamed up with the @Capitals, @WashWizards, @WashMystics, and @GeorgetownHoyas to demonstrate CPR and how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) ➡️ https://t.co/tt8Qb2P21g

[Miriam Fischer, MD, FACEP @DrMFischer]

I’m about to go live with ⁦⁦⁦@Alison7News⁩ to teach viewers how to do #CPR and how to use an #AED. Tune in now! ⁦@MedStarHealth⁩ ⁦@MedStarWHC⁩

[Miriam Fischer, MD, FACEP @DrMFischer]

Proud to be a part of this @MedStarHealth teaming up with local athletes for CPR education https://t.co/jGU9gRX9T2 via @WUSA9. Thanks @RandiAyalaTV and @RabbleRouseED for highlighting this important campaign.

[EM/Sports Doc @hudson_kori]

So proud to have our Georgetown athletes, specifically Julia Leas from @HoyasWSoc, teaming up for this important message!

#CPRAEDAwarenessWeek
#hoyasaxa

[NPR @NPR]

🚨 A PSA for those impacted by the winter storm.

Portable generators are a common culprit in carbon monoxide poisonings.

The colorless, odorless gas is produced wherever fuel is burned and can build to deadly levels quickly in enclosed spaces.
https://t.co/KQ8leYcUii

[Alex Koo, MD @akoo_md]

12% increase in 2020 all-cause mortality (not COVID-19 related deaths) in King County, compared to 2017-2019. Cath lab delays due to COVID cleaning, chemo rescheduled because staff sick w/ COVID - all patients are affected.

[Public Health - Seattle & King County @KCPubHealth]

2020 will be remembered for many things – and pain and loss will be high on the list. One way to give proper attention to the grief and hardship is by keeping track of the lives lost.

Our new report outlines top causes of death over the past year: https://t.co/nqwclkVnfJ