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Flavia Nobay, M.D.

Flavia Nobay, M.D.

Emergency Medicine

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Contact

Appointment (585) 275-5730
Fax (585) 473-3516
Administrative (585) 463-2940

About Me

Dr. Nobay received her medical training at the University of California at San Diego and her residency training at Alameda County Hospital/Highland General Hospital in Oakland, California. Dr. Nobay came to us in June 2007. In addition to her role as Residency Director, she has also assumed the role...
Dr. Nobay received her medical training at the University of California at San Diego and her residency training at Alameda County Hospital/Highland General Hospital in Oakland, California. Dr. Nobay came to us in June 2007. In addition to her role as Residency Director, she has also assumed the role of Director of the REMS program. Her interests include medical education, remediation, and resident wellness. She is ultrasound trained and frequently lectures nationally and internationally on a variant of education topics.

Certified Specialties

Emergency Medicine - American Board of Emergency Medicine

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Residency, Emergency Medicine, Alameda County Medical Center. 1995 - 1999

Education

MD | University of California San Diego. 1995

Awards

Momentum Award. 2017

Faculty Inductee - University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry's Zeta Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha. 2013

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Best Practices Award in Health System Pharmacy. 2008

Association of American Medical Colleges Careers in Medicine, Academic Advising for Women in Medicine. 2008

Finalist for Outstanding Teacher Award, Moffitt Emergency Department, University of California San Francisco. 2005

Outstanding Teacher of the Year. 2002

Teaching Scholars Program. 2002 - 2003

Clinical Scholars Educational Series. 2001 - 2006

Outstanding Graduating Resident of the Year. 1999

Emergency Medicine Residency Association Faculty Development Scholarship. 1999

Chief Resident, Highland Hospital, Oakland, CA. 1998

Publications

Journal Articles

Publication Link

Depression and anxiety among emergency department patients: Utilization and barriers to care

The Development of Best Practice Recommendations to Support the Hiring, Recruitment, and Advancement of Women Physicians in Emergency Medicine.

Choo EK, Kass D, Westergaard M, Watts SH, Berwald N, Regan L, Promes SB, Clem KJ, Schneider SM, Kuhn GJ, Abbuhl S, Nobay F

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.. 2016 November 23 (11):1203-1209. Epub 11/01/2016.

Bronchoscopic Findings Associated with Inhaled Chlorine Toxicity.

Endrizzi J, Nobay F, Wiegand T, Porter E

The Journal of emergency medicine.. 2015 October 49 (4):e123-5. Epub 07/04/2015.

Multi-modal Curriculum to Teach Rare, Life-Threatening Obstetrical Emergencies

Nobay F; Thornberg L; Bonham A; Duecy E; Dadiz R; Arnold C; Spillane L.

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, CORD Research Forum Abstracts Special Issue. 2014; 15(5): S39.

A Suggested Approach to Remediation of the Medical Knowledge Milestone

Egan DJ; Nobay F; Murano T; Smith J.

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, CORD Research Forum Abstracts Special. 2014; 15(5): S42.

A novel internet-based geriatric education program for emergency medical services providers.

Shah MN, Swanson PA, Nobay F, Peterson LK, Caprio TV, Karuza J

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2012 September 60 (9):1749-54. Epub 08/20/2012.

Iodide mumps: a case report of complicated radioactive iodine causing sialadenitis.

Lei L, Velasco O, Nobay F

The American journal of emergency medicine.. 2012 March 30 (3):512.e5-6. Epub 02/26/2011.

The Outcomes of Emergency Pharmacist Participation During Acute Myocardial Infarction

Acquisto, NM.; Hays, DP.; Fairbanks, RJ.; Shah, MN.; Delehanty, J.; Nobay, F.; Guido, J.; Haas, CE.

J Emerg Med. 2012; 42(4): 371-8.

Pitfalls in first-trimester bleeding.

Promes SB, Nobay F

Emergency medicine clinics of North America.. 2010 February 28 (1):219-34, x. Epub 1900 01 01.

Emergency Department Ultrasound Credentialing: a sample policy and procedure.

Stein JC, Nobay F

The Journal of emergency medicine.. 2009 August 37 (2):153-9. Epub 06/02/2008.

An unusual case of subterfuge in the emergency department: covert administration of antipsychotic and anxiolytic medications to control an agitated patient.

Lewin MR, Montauk L, Shalit M, Nobay F

Annals of emergency medicine.. 2006 January 47 (1):75-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

A prospective, double-blind, randomized trial of midazolam versus haloperidol versus lorazepam in the chemical restraint of violent and severely agitated patients.

Nobay F, Simon BC, Levitt MA, Dresden GM

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.. 2004 July 11 (7):744-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Comparison of Versed versus Heldol and Ativan in Sedating Agitated Patients: A Prospective Randomized Trial

Nobay F; Simon B; Levitt A; et al.

Academic Emergency Medicine. 2004; 6(5).

Does the presence of ultrasound really affect computed tomographic scan use? A prospective randomized trial of ultrasound in trauma.

Rose JS, Levitt MA, Porter J, Hutson A, Greenholtz J, Nobay F, Hilty W

The Journal of trauma.. 2001 September 51 (3):545-50. Epub 1900 01 01.

Effects of Ultrasound in Decision Making in Blunt Abdominal Trauma: A Prospective Randomized Trial

Rose J; Levitt A; Hutson A; Greenhotz J; Nobay F; Porter J; Hilty B; Henderson V.

Journal of Trauma. 1999; .

Clinical Corner: Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

Nobay F; Adler D.

CAL/ACEP Lifeline, 2001. .

Books

Harwood-Nuss' Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine (2015)

Chapter: Bartholin Gland Cyst's and Abscess

Wexler, P. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Toxicology (2014)

Chapter: Barbiturates

Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Examination and Board Review (2013)

Chapter: Special Situations

Emergency Medicine Procedures, Second Edition (2013)

Chapter: Peripheral Venous Cutdowns

Encyclopedia of Toxicology, 3rd Edition (2013)

Chapter: Barbiturates (Long Acting/Short Acting)

AAEM's Rules of the Road for Medical Students The Guide for a Career in EM (2013)

Chapter: Women in Emergency Medicine

AAEM's Rules of the Road for Medical Students The Guide for a Career in EM (2013)

Chapter: Ethical Duties & Obligations in Emergency Medicine: An Overview

An Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine (2012)

Chapter: Altered Mental Status

Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide (2012)

Chapter: "Sexually Transmitted Diseases"

Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine (2010)

Chapter: Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation

Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7th Ed (2010)

Chapter: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

An Introduction to Clinical Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Altered Mental Status

Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation

The Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine (2004)

Chapter: Pharmacological Management of Common Medical Problems During Pregnancy

Text and Atlas of Emergency Medicine Procedures (2003)

Chapter: Peripheral Venous Cutdowns

AAEM Textbook of Emergency and Family Medicine (2001)

Chapter: Chronic Renal Failure

Clinical Emergency Medicine, Pre-Test Self-Assessment and Review (1999)

Chapter: Trauma Emergencies

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