Dr. Pourmand is a professor of emergency medicine in the Department of Emergency Medicine at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C. His research focuses on the current understanding of evidence-based medicine and clinical medicine through multidisciplinary collaboration across the School of Medicine and across the GWU campus. Current projects and research interests span medical education, point of care ultrasound, evidence-based medicine, and critical care medicine. His work has helped over 200 medical students and approximately 100 residents and fellows in peer-reviewed publications. Recently, his research team has published more than 20 systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
Current Research Projects:
- Non-Emergency EMS transfer to the Emergency Department, Outcome and resource utilization
- HIV Testing in the Emergency Department
- National Trends and Clinical Characteristics of Emergency Department Visits for Suicide Attempts
- Analysis of Emergency Department Patients Leaving Without Being Seen or Before Treatment Completion
- Rising Burden of Hypertensive Emergency in United States Emergency Departments, National Trends, Outcomes, and Charges
- Resource Utilization among Unhoused Patients in the Emergency Departments, a Retrospective analysis
