Reinier Van Tonder, MD
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Reinier van Tonder, MBChB, RDMS is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Associate Medical Director of the Saint Raphael’s Campus Emergency Department. He is also Co-Director of Emergency Ultrasound for the Saint Raphael’s Campus. Beyond his administrative leadership roles, he is an acclaimed educator in Point of Care Ultrasound, Ultrasound guided Regional Anesthesia and Emergency Airway management. He Co-directs the annual regional New England Point of Care Ultrasound course and the annual International Yale Point of care Ultrasound course. Dr van Tonder teaching was recently recognized with the Yale Emergency Medicine Outstanding Teaching Award.
Dr van Tonder completed his Emergency Medicine training at the Mayo clinic and Ultrasound Fellowship training here at Yale University. He is originally from South Africa and resides in Woodbridge.
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Emergency Medicine
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- Emergency Medicine
- Emergency Medicine York Street Campus Faculty
- Yale Medicine
- Yale New Haven Health System
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- MD
- University of Pretoria (1997)
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Emergency Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Emergency Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2012
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Arjun Venkatesh, MD, MBA, MHS
Rohit Sangal, MD, MBA, FACEP
Vivek Parwani, MD, FACEP
Christopher L Moore, MD
Craig Rothenberg
Kwame Tuffuor, MD, MBA
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2026
SENTRY — A Systems-Based Model for Quality and Safety Surveillance with Continuous Quality Improvement in Emergency Care
Pavuluri S, Sangal R, Venkatesh A, van Tonder R, Sather J. SENTRY — A Systems-Based Model for Quality and Safety Surveillance with Continuous Quality Improvement in Emergency Care. NEJM Catalyst 2026, 7 DOI: 10.1056/cat.25.0231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricThe Nuance of Clinical Decision Support in Intravenous Fluid Shortages
Sun W, Rothenberg C, Venkatesh A, Alfano A, Aydin A, Balcezak T, Brining D, Cahill J, Chmura C, Davison C, Dubin S, Liebhardt B, McGovern M, Mittleman C, Parwani V, Powers E, Rose M, Ulrich A, Van Tonder R, Tuffuor K, Zahn E, Sangal R. The Nuance of Clinical Decision Support in Intravenous Fluid Shortages. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2026, 85: 22-27. PMID: 41950688, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2026.02.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricDecoding Emergency Department Dissatisfaction: Factors Associated with Patient Complaints
Blenden M, Sangal R, Rothenberg C, Sun W, Tuffuor K, Pavuluri S, Van Tonder R, Chekijian S, Reid E, Parwani V. Decoding Emergency Department Dissatisfaction: Factors Associated with Patient Complaints. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2026, 0: 244-249. PMID: 42054121, PMCID: PMC13016072, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.48866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReducing intravenous opioid reliance with subcutaneous administration in the emergency department
Dilip M, Sun W, Pavuluri S, Parwani V, Ackerman A, Liebhardt B, Van Tonder R, Venkatesh A, Sangal R. Reducing intravenous opioid reliance with subcutaneous administration in the emergency department. Pain Medicine 2026, pnag025. PMID: 41697972, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnag025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study investigates replacing intravenous opioids with subcutaneous administration in emergency departments, showing reduced adverse events and similar pain relief, supporting safer opioid use practices.
2025
Effect of a Clinical Decision Support Tool for Identifying Patients Benefiting from End-of-Life Discussions on Emergency Department Clinician Behavior
Dilip M, Rothenberg C, Van Tonder R, Jubanyik K, Venkatesh A, Rhodes D, Sangal R, Kim N. Effect of a Clinical Decision Support Tool for Identifying Patients Benefiting from End-of-Life Discussions on Emergency Department Clinician Behavior. Applied Clinical Informatics 2025, 16: 1677-1682. PMID: 41238198, PMCID: PMC12618147, DOI: 10.1055/a-2638-9340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricWho is coming in? Evaluation of physician performance within multi-physician emergency departments
Sangal R, Teresi R, Dashevsky M, Ulrich A, Tarabar A, Parwani V, Van Tonder R, King M, Venkatesh A. Who is coming in? Evaluation of physician performance within multi-physician emergency departments. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2025, 90: 9-15. PMID: 39793122, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2025.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2023
Inequities among patient placement in emergency department hallway treatment spaces
Tuffuor K, Su H, Meng L, Pinker E, Tarabar A, Van Tonder R, Chmura C, Parwani V, Venkatesh A, Sangal R. Inequities among patient placement in emergency department hallway treatment spaces. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 76: 70-74. PMID: 38006634, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.11.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricExploratory Descriptive Analysis of Smart Speaker Utilization in the Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Franco J, Solad Y, Venkatesh A, Van Tonder R, Solod A, Stachowiak T, Hsiao A, Sangal R. Exploratory Descriptive Analysis of Smart Speaker Utilization in the Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 64: 506-512. PMID: 36990854, PMCID: PMC9837211, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2021
Development and Evaluation of Resident-Championed Point-of-Care Ultrasound Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents
Haghighat L, Israel H, Jordan E, Bernstein E, Varghese M, Cherry B, Van Tonder R, Honiden S, Liu R, Sankey C. Development and Evaluation of Resident-Championed Point-of-Care Ultrasound Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents. POCUS Journal 2021, 6: 103-108. PMID: 36895666, PMCID: PMC9983722, DOI: 10.24908/pocus.v6i2.15194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
2020
A Research Protocol and Case Report of Emergency Department Endovascular Aortic Occlusion (REBOA) in Non-traumatic Cardiac Arrest
Daley J, Cannon K, Buckley R, Aydin A, Latich I, Lozada J, Bonz J, Joseph D, Coughlin R, Belsky J, Van Tonder R, Sather J, Wira C, Liu R, Johnson A, Moore C. A Research Protocol and Case Report of Emergency Department Endovascular Aortic Occlusion (REBOA) in Non-traumatic Cardiac Arrest. Journal Of Endovascular Resuscitation And Trauma Management 2020, 4: 88-93. DOI: 10.26676/jevtm.v4i2.140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
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