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Lawrence Haines, MD, MPH, FPD-AEMUS
Division Director, Emergency Ultrasound
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine - SUNY Downstate
Medical School: University of California, Davis
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Fellowship - Ultrasound: Maimonides Medical Center
Professional Interests: Point of Care Ultrasound, Critical Care, Nerve Blocks
Twitter: @LawrenceHaines
Dr. Lawrence Haines is an Emergency Medicine Physician and currently the Division Director for Emergency Ultrasound. He graduated from University of California, Davis and trained in Emergency Medicine at Maimonides Medical Center. He then became the inaugural Emergency Ultrasound fellow at Maimonides and has subsequently published numerous works in point-of-care and emergency ultrasound.
Selected Scholarly Activity:
Chou EH, Wang CH, Monfort R, Likourezos A, Wolfshohl J, Lu TC, Hsieh YL, Haines L, Dickman E, Lin J. Association of ultrasound-related interruption during cardiopulmonary resuscitation with adult cardiac arrest outcomes: A video-reviewed retrospective study. Resuscitation. 2020 Apr;149:74-80. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.02.004. Epub 2020 Feb 14. PMID: 32068026.
Kluger SB, Dickman E, Homel P, Haines L. Ability of emergency medicine residents in the diagnosis of CHF with a preserved ejection fraction by echocardiogram. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Jun;36(6):1113-1114. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.10.033. Epub 2017 Oct 12. PMID: 29242107.
Dang C, Dickman E, Tessaro MO, Patel P, Dzeba M, Likourezos A, Pushkar I, Homel P, Haines LE. Does oral radiocontrast affect image quality of abdominal sonography? Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Apr;36(4):684-686. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.11.025. Epub 2017 Nov 20. PMID: 29258724.
Kurbedin J, Haines L, Levine MC, Dickman E. When Fever, Leukocytosis, and Right Lower Quadrant Pain Is Not Appendicitis. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2017 Sep;33(9):e46-e47. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001250. PMID: 28872570.
Beals T, Haines L. Ultrasound-guided superficial cervical plexus blockade for acute spasmodic torticollis in the ED. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Feb;35(2):376.e1-376.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.08.008. Epub 2016 Aug 7. PMID: 27613362.
Tessaro MO, Salant EP, Arroyo AC, Haines LE, Dickman E. Tracheal rapid ultrasound saline test (T.R.U.S.T.) for confirming correct endotracheal tube depth in children. Resuscitation. 2015 Apr;89:8-12. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.08.033. Epub 2014 Sep 17. PMID: 25238740.
Tolbert TN, Haines LE, Terentiev V, McArthur L, Likourezos A, Homel P, Weiner C, Dickman E. An ultrasound training program's effect on central venous catheter locations and complications. Am J Emerg Med. 2014 Oct;32(10):1290-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.07.025. Epub 2014 Aug 2. PMID: 25161048.
Haines L, Dickman E, Ayvazyan S, Pearl M, Wu S, Rosenblum D, Likourezos A. Ultrasound-guided fascia iliaca compartment block for hip fractures in the emergency department. J Emerg Med. 2012 Oct;43(4):692-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.01.050. Epub 2012 Apr 9. PMID: 22494596.
Fromm, C., Likourezos, A., Haines, L., Khan, A. N., Williams, J., & Berezow, J. (2012). Substituting whole blood for urine in a bedside pregnancy test. The Journal of emergency medicine, 43(3), 478-482.