David Della-Giustina, MD, FACEP, FAWM
Professor of Emergency MedicineCards
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2024
LGBTQ+ individuals are not explicitly represented in emergency medicine simulation curricula
Bod J, Buck S, Chandler I, Goldflam K, Tsyrulnik A, Coughlin R, Fujimoto J, Joseph M, Della-Giustina D, Phadke M, Boatright D. LGBTQ+ individuals are not explicitly represented in emergency medicine simulation curricula. MedEdPublish 2024, 14: 30. PMID: 38932993, PMCID: PMC11200058, DOI: 10.12688/mep.20242.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLGBTQ+ individualsLGBTQ+ populationsLGBTQ+ patientsStigmatizing behaviorsSimulation curriculumEmergency medicineGender-affirming languageLGBTQ+ representationInclusion of marginalized populationsCross-cultural careTreating LGBTQ+ patientsEM traineesHealth inequalitiesLack of inclusionReduce stigmaLGBTQ+Health conditionsMarginalized populationsMedical educationFisher's exact testCommunication skillsDemographic variablesChi-squareDidactic timePatient characteristicsThe impact of interviewer characteristics on residency candidate scores in Emergency Medicine: a brief report
Coughlin R, Bod J, Wood D, Goldflam K, Della-Giustina D, Joseph M, Devlin D, Wong A, Tsyrulnik A. The impact of interviewer characteristics on residency candidate scores in Emergency Medicine: a brief report. MedEdPublish 2024, 13: 205. PMID: 38481470, PMCID: PMC10933563, DOI: 10.12688/mep.19735.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGroup discussionsScore changesCross-sectional observational studyInterviewer characteristicsLogistic regression modelsEmergency medicineBourdieu's social capital theoryUniversity SchoolObservational studyOddsResidency candidatesRegression modelsInterviewsPost-discussionInterview dayResidentsScoresIndividual scoresAcademic rankScore interactionResidency matchBrief reportEmergencyFaculty interviews
2023
Gaps in pediatric emergency medicine education of emergency medicine residents: A needs assessment of recent graduates
Schoppel K, Spector J, Okafor I, Church R, Deblois K, Della‐Giustina D, Kellogg A, MacVane C, Pirotte M, Snow D, Hays G, Mariorenzi A, Connelly H, Sheng A. Gaps in pediatric emergency medicine education of emergency medicine residents: A needs assessment of recent graduates. AEM Education And Training 2023, 7: e10918. PMID: 38037628, PMCID: PMC10685395, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric patientsEmergency departmentCohort studyMortality outcomesCommunity-based emergency departmentNeonatal intensive care unitResidency trainingEM physiciansPediatric emergency medicine educationCommunity emergency departmentsIll pediatric patientsDescriptive cohort studyIntensive care unitPediatric cardiac arrestPediatric intensive careSurvey-based cohort studyEM residency trainingPediatric-specific educationPediatric-specific experienceEmergency medicine traineesDeidentified surveyCare unitPediatric wardTube thoracostomyEndotracheal intubationTrends in nursing feedback for emergency medicine residents: A mixed‐methods survey analysis of national practices
Tsyrulnik A, Fleming‐Nouri A, Ikejiani S, Bradby C, Coughlin R, Bod J, Della‐Giustina D, Goldflam K. Trends in nursing feedback for emergency medicine residents: A mixed‐methods survey analysis of national practices. AEM Education And Training 2023, 7: e10915. PMID: 37817838, PMCID: PMC10560748, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe impact of interviewer characteristics on residency candidate scores in Emergency Medicine: a brief report
Coughlin R, Bod J, Wood D, Goldflam K, Della-Giustina D, Joseph M, Devlin D, Wong A, Tsyrulnik A. The impact of interviewer characteristics on residency candidate scores in Emergency Medicine: a brief report. MedEdPublish 2023, 13: 205. DOI: 10.12688/mep.19735.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGroup discussionsScore changesCross-sectional observational studyInterviewer characteristicsLogistic regression modelsEmergency medicineBourdieu's social capital theoryUniversity SchoolObservational studyOddsResidency candidatesRegression modelsInterviewsPost-discussionInterview dayResidentsIndividual scoresScoresAcademic rankScore interactionResidency matchBrief reportEmergencyFaculty interviewsNursing Feedback for Emergency Medicine Residents: A Mixed Methods Survey Analysis of National Practices
Fleming-Nouri A, Tsyrulnik A, Coughlin R, Bod J, Barnicle R, Goldflam K, Della-Giustina D. Nursing Feedback for Emergency Medicine Residents: A Mixed Methods Survey Analysis of National Practices. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 24 DOI: 10.5811/westjem.61105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplementation of Text-message Reminders (Nudges) to Increase Emergency Medicine Resident Feedback
Sun W, Goldflam K, Coughlin R, Venkatesh A, Sangal R, Della-Giustina D, Koski-Vacirca R, Teresi R, He L, Tsyrulnik A. Implementation of Text-message Reminders (Nudges) to Increase Emergency Medicine Resident Feedback. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 24 DOI: 10.5811/westjem.61094.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Differences in faculty feedback for high, expected, and below‐expected clinically performing emergency medicine residents
Coughlin RF, Tsyrulnik A, Gottlieb M, Bod J, Barnicle R, Dziura J, Della‐Giustina D, Goldflam K. Differences in faculty feedback for high, expected, and below‐expected clinically performing emergency medicine residents. AEM Education And Training 2022, 6: e10788. PMID: 36189452, PMCID: PMC9482001, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10788.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Socially distanced, virtually connected: Faculty and resident perceptions of virtual didactics
Tsyrulnik A, Gottlieb M, Coughlin RF, Bod J, Della‐Giustina D, Greenberger S, von Reinhart A, Heinrich S, Rotoli J, Goldflam K. Socially distanced, virtually connected: Faculty and resident perceptions of virtual didactics. AEM Education And Training 2021, 5: e10617. PMID: 34222751, PMCID: PMC8239164, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10617.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
333 Improving Burnout With Resident Shift Adjustments: A Wellness Innovation
Manchester L, Della-Giustina D, Tan T, Coughlin R. 333 Improving Burnout With Resident Shift Adjustments: A Wellness Innovation. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 76: s128. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.09.348.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Clinical Care
Overview
David Della-Giustina, MD, is an emergency medicine specialist who cares for patients’ medical, traumatic, or surgical emergencies in the Yale New Haven Hospital Emergency Department. He has special expertise in wilderness medicine, including snake bites, heat injuries, lightning strikes, and gunshot wounds. He also has additional expertise in orthopedic and sports injuries.
Dr. Della-Giustina planned to become an orthopedic surgeon, but was drawn to emergency care in medical school, and he says it turned out to be the right choice. “The thing I love about my work is that with every patient I take care of, it’s likely one of the worst days of their life. They're scared, they're anxious, and they really want help—and I can help them,” he says.
A retired U.S. Army colonel with more than 29 years of service, including combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, he studied medicine in the Uniformed Services University and Madigan Army Medical Center, and practiced as a physician during his military tours.
“We developed the ability to manage and treat any injury or illness, with limited evacuation capabilities,” he says. “There is not much that I haven't seen or treated.” He learned that one of the most important things a physician can do in urgent situations is to listen to the patient and let them know that he understands what is wrong with them and what he needs to do to help.
“That allays a lot of fears,” he says. “I talk about my experience and expertise, as well as challenges I faced in the military when people had heart attacks or broken bones or developed pneumonia in austere settings. I say, ‘I've seen this before and I know what we need to do to make you better.’”
A professor of emergency medicine at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Della-Giustina is also the vice chair for education in emergency medicine at Yale and directs 76 physicians in a four-year training program to learn emergency medicine at Yale New Haven Hospital. He is also the program director of the Wilderness Medicine Fellowship.
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Outdoor Emergencies and Injuries
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Emergency Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Emergency Medicine
- Latest Certification Date
- 2017
- Original Certification Date
- 1996
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- July 14, 2021Source: HuffPost
Here's How Quickly The Heat Can Dehydrate You
- June 23, 2021Source: Washington Post
How to travel during extreme heat
- July 20, 2020
Della-Giustina Receives Rosemarie Fisher MD Excellence in Graduate Education Residency Director Award
- June 17, 2020Source: Health
What Are Heat Cramps? Everything You Need to Know About Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments