Eleanor Reid, MD, PhD
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Associate Medical Director, Yale Shoreline Emergency Department
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Director, Yale Global Health and International Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Emergency Medicine
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Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Associate Medical Director, Yale Shoreline Emergency Department; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Director, Yale Global Health and International Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Emergency Medicine
Biography
Dr. Reid specializes in Emergency Medicine and Global health, with specific focus on emergency medicine development and global palliative care. Her research is centered on defining the conditions and the context that make palliative care an essential, cost-efficient yet missing component of care in humanitarian and low-resource settings. She is collaborating with international partners on projects at the intersection of palliative care and Emergency Medicine development in Ethiopia, Uganda, Puerto Rico, Peru and Greece.
Dr. Reid is an Assistant Professor in the Yale University Department of Emergency Medicine. She is a graduate of Brown University, received her MD from Albany Medical College, and completed her emergency medicine residency at the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency at Brigham and Women's and Massachusetts General Hospitals. Dr. Reid is a graduate of Yale's Global Health and International Emergency Medicine Fellowship, which she now directs, and received her MSc from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and her PhD from University of Edinburgh, Scotland. She co-directs the Yale-Uganda Faculty Network. Dr. Reid holds a faculty appointment in the Yale University School of Medicine and is affiliate faculty of the Yale Institute for Global Health.
Last Updated on April 08, 2024.
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Emergency Medicine
Assistant ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Emergency Medicine
- Emergency Medicine York Street Campus Faculty
- Global Health Section
- Reid Lab for Innovation in Population Health
- Yale Institute for Global Health
- Yale Medicine
Education & Training
- PhD
- University of Edinburgh (2022)
- Fellow
- Yale (2017)
- MSc
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2016)
- Resident Physician
- Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency (2015)
- Intern
- Brigham & Women's Hospital (2012)
- MD
- Albany Medical College (2011)
- BA
- Brown University (2000)
Board Certifications
Emergency Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Emergency Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2016
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Medical Research Interests
Emergency Medicine; Palliative Care
Public Health Interests
Global Health; Health Economics
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0000-0002-5758-4903- View Lab Website
Reid Lab for Innovation in Population Health
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Research topics Eleanor Reid is interested in exploring.
Arjun Venkatesh, MD, MBA, MHS
Andrew Ulrich, MD
Rohit Sangal, MD, MBA, FACEP
Alexandria Brackett, MLIS, AHIP, MA
Cameron Gettel, MD, MHS
Ula Hwang, MD, MPH
22Publications
258Citations
Palliative Care
Emergency Medicine
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2025
Economic benefits of investment in palliative care: an appraisal of current evidence and call to action
Gwyther L, Bates M, Tran B, Grant L, Harding R, Krakauer E, May P, Namisango E, Rajagopal M, Reid E, Normand C. Economic benefits of investment in palliative care: an appraisal of current evidence and call to action. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2025 PMID: 40992639, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2025.09.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricPhysicians in Greece’s Emergency Departments: Attitudes, Readiness, and Need for Formal Training
Aly S, Babales D, Kouliou O, Ulrich A, Reid E, Tsiftsis D. Physicians in Greece’s Emergency Departments: Attitudes, Readiness, and Need for Formal Training. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2025, 0: 1002-1007. PMID: 40795001, PMCID: PMC12342500, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.39964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEM residency trainingEmergency medicineNationally Representative SurveyEmergency physiciansPearson chi-square testEMS certificationResidency trainingChi-square testRecognition of emergency medicineOnline consent formSurvey of physiciansPreparedness of physiciansUncomfortable caringHealth districtEmergency careCritical next stepsClinical preparednessEmergency departmentED patientsMixed-methodsMedical specialtiesFormal trainingLevel of competenceEmergency departments(EDTraining opportunitiesEmergency Medicine at the Frontline of Climate Change: The Role of Geographic Information Systems
Surapaneni T, Patrikakou A, Faka A, Grant L, Ulrich A, Tsiftsis D, Reid E. Emergency Medicine at the Frontline of Climate Change: The Role of Geographic Information Systems. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2025, 26: 990-993. PMID: 40794994, PMCID: PMC12342409, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.47035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsOccupation, displacement, and violence in the West Bank: A retrospective analysis of data from 2014–2024
Aly S, Mossolem F, Khalil A, Surapaneni T, Traboulsi A, Aldadah W, Reid E, Hajat S. Occupation, displacement, and violence in the West Bank: A retrospective analysis of data from 2014–2024. PLOS Global Public Health 2025, 5: e0004829. PMID: 40561106, PMCID: PMC12193732, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsUnited Nations OfficeWest BankInjury ratesCoordination of Humanitarian AffairsImpact of militaryConflict de-escalationPalestinian Central Bureau of StatisticsCentral Bureau of StatisticsBureau of StatisticsIsraeli governmentPolitical solutionsHumanitarian AffairsMilitary forcesEast JerusalemPolicy effortsRefugee communitiesPalestinian territoriesRetrospective analysis of dataChi-square analysisPalestinian deathsRefugee campsViolenceMilitary campaignsSettlement expansionCamp population
2024
It Takes a Village: Bringing Palliative Care to Ethiopia
Reid E, Abathun E, Gebre N, Harding R, Lorenz K, Hauser J, Zerihun M, Ayers N, Connor S. It Takes a Village: Bringing Palliative Care to Ethiopia. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2024, 27: 842-845. PMID: 38990601, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2023.0632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsPalliative careCommunity-based palliative careLimited health care resourcesHighest burden of diseaseHealth care resourcesDetrimental economic effectsGlobal health researchBurden of diseaseHealth care allocationNeighborhood organizationsPoor countriesImpact of diseaseImprove careHealth careHealth researchCare resourcesPhysical sufferingCareReduce sufferingVulnerable populationsCare allocationIddirsEthiopiaEconomic effectsPovertyThe state of emergency medicine in Greece: at critical momentum
Tsiftsis D, Ulrich A, Notas G, Patrikakou A, Reid E. The state of emergency medicine in Greece: at critical momentum. International Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2024, 17: 46. PMID: 38566013, PMCID: PMC10988821, DOI: 10.1186/s12245-024-00622-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsEmergency medicineEmergency departmentQuality of emergency servicesPublic hospital EDUndergraduate medical educationSpecialty training programsEmergency nursesHospital EDPublic hospitalsMedical educationTraining programEmergency servicesSpecialtyResidentsGreek governmentSoutheastern EuropePermanent residentsGreek islandParliamentary republicGreeceLate recognitionAthens areaNursesGreekMedicine
2023
Palliative care needs and barriers in an urban Ugandan Emergency Department: A mixed-methods survey of emergency healthcare workers and patients
Reid E, Lukoma M, Ho D, Bagasha P, Leng M, Namukwaya L. Palliative care needs and barriers in an urban Ugandan Emergency Department: A mixed-methods survey of emergency healthcare workers and patients. African Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 13: 339-344. PMID: 38162896, PMCID: PMC10757186, DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2023.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsPalliative care needsIntegration of palliative careUnmet palliative care needsPalliative careCare needsHealthcare workersEmergency departmentHealthcare providersEarly integration of palliative careAssociated with pain managementPalliative care Outcome ScaleProvision of palliative careEmergency department healthcare workersCare of vulnerable patientsInitiate palliative carePalliative care consultationEmergency healthcare workersEmergency healthcare providersKiruddu National Referral HospitalCross sectional surveyNational Referral HospitalLack of adequate trainingMixed methods surveyGrounded theory approachMixed-methods survey
2022
Early palliative care in newly diagnosed cancer in Ethiopia: feasibility randomised controlled trial and cost analysis
Reid E, Abathun E, Diribi J, Mamo Y, Wondemagegnhu T, Hall P, Fallon M, Grant L. Early palliative care in newly diagnosed cancer in Ethiopia: feasibility randomised controlled trial and cost analysis. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 2022, 14: e504-e507. PMID: 36414402, DOI: 10.1136/spcare-2022-003996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsEarly palliative careStandard cancer carePalliative careCancer careHome palliative careStandard careMiddle-income countriesPrimary outcomeFeasibility trialCancer deathPC outcomesStudy visitStage IIICare subjectsInformal caregiversCareCancerTrialsAddis AbabaPocket paymentsPatientsPC researchPOS useOutcomesRCTsA Qualitative Study of “What Matters” to Older Adults in the Emergency Department
Gettel CJ, Venkatesh AK, Dowd H, Hwang U, Ferrigno RF, Reid EA, Tinetti ME. A Qualitative Study of “What Matters” to Older Adults in the Emergency Department. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 23: 579-588. PMID: 35980413, PMCID: PMC9391017, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2022.4.56115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsOlder adult patientsAdult patientsEmergency departmentOlder adultsED careAge-Friendly Health SystemIntact older adultsSymptom resolutionED cliniciansED settingPatient 1Clinician recommendationsPatient concernsPatient prioritiesDyadic semi-structured interviewsSymptom reductionClinical practicePatientsCliniciansHealth systemConversation guideHealthcare systemAdultsHome environmentOutcomesEarly integrated palliative care in patients newly diagnosed with cancer in Ethiopia: a randomised controlled trial and cost–consequence analysis
Reid E, Abathun E, Diribi J, Mamo Y, Wondemagegnhu T, Hall P, Fallon M, Grant L. Early integrated palliative care in patients newly diagnosed with cancer in Ethiopia: a randomised controlled trial and cost–consequence analysis. The Lancet Global Health 2022, 10: s13. DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(22)00142-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsStandard cancer careIntegrated palliative carePatient-reported outcomesPalliative careCancer careCost-consequence analysisHealth care costsStudy visitMedical careEarly integrated palliative careHome-based palliative careTotal health care costsPalliative care interventionsOutpatient oncology clinicsPalliative care costsEnd of studyNon-communicable diseasesPocket paymentsMiddle-income countriesOncology clinicOutcome scoresMean ageCare interventionsPatientsEthical approval
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YSM Emergency Medicine Experts Make Global Impact
- May 07, 2025
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- January 16, 2024
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