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Linda L. Spillane, M.D.

Linda L. Spillane, M.D.

Emergency Medicine , Pediatrics , Pediatric Emergency Medicine

UR Medicine Faculty The University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group (URMFG) consists of over 900 specialist and primary care providers spanning 19 departments. URMFG is certified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
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Office (585) 273-4244
Fax (585) 473-3516
Administrative (585) 273-4287

About Me

Professional Background

Dr. Spillane is a Professor of Emergency Medicine with a secondary appointment in Pediatrics. She graduated with an undergraduate degree in nursing and attended medical school at the Medical College of Pennsylvania (now Drexel). Her academic interests include simulation and medical education.

Certified Specialties

Emergency Medicine - American Board of Emergency Medicine

Faculty Appointments

Professor - Department of Emergency Medicine (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Residency, Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital. 1989 - 1991

Internship, Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital. 1988 - 1989

Education

MD | Medical College of Pennsylvania. 1988

Awards

Clinical Teaching Award for Pediatric Services, Department of Emergency Medicine. 2012 - 2013

Scholarly Sabbatical - Six month leave to study simulation, team-training and educational assessment. 2006 - 2006

Dean's Teaching Fellowship (Medical Student Assessment using Simulation). 2002 - 2003

Mayo Clinic Visiting Professorship - Simulation in Emergency Medicine Residency Training. 2002

Emergency Medicine Clinical Teaching Award. 1995

Lemmon Pharmaceutical Award for Excellence in Emergency Medicine. 1988

Alpha Omega Alpha. 1987

College Prize. 1980

Summa Cum Laude. 1980

Publications

Journal Articles

Acute encephalopathy with concurrent respiratory and metabolic disturbances in first known parenteral human administration of flunixin meglumine and acepromazine maleate.

Kamali MF; Wilson AC; Acquisto NM; Spillane LL; Schneider SM.

J Emerg Med. 2013; 45(2): 206-9.

Partnering in interprofessional education to design simulation programs to promote collaboration and patient safety.

Norsen L; Spillane LL.

Creat Nurs. 2012; 18(3): 109-13.

Rhabdomyolysis associated with kava ingestion.

Bodkin R; Schneider SM; Rekkerth D; Spillane LL; Kamali MF.

Am J Emerg Med. 2012; 30(4): 635 e1-3.

National growth in simulation training within emergency medicine residency programs, 2003-2008.

Okuda Y, Bond W, Bonfante G, McLaughlin S, Spillane L, Wang E, Vozenilek J, Gordon JA

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.. 2008 November 15 (11):1113-6. Epub 08/20/2008.

The assessment of individual cognitive expertise and clinical competency: a research agenda.

Spillane L, Hayden E, Fernandez R, Adler M, Beeson M, Goyal D, Smith-Coggins R, Boulet J

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.. 2008 November 15 (11):1071-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Using patient care quality measures to assess educational outcomes.

Swing SR, Schneider S, Bizovi K, Chapman D, Graff LG, Hobgood C, Lukens T, Radford MJ, Sanders A, Smith-Coggins R, Spillane L, Hruska L, Wears RL

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.. 2007 May 14 (5):463-73. Epub 03/29/2007.

The use of simulation in emergency medicine: a research agenda.

Bond WF, Lammers RL, Spillane LL, Smith-Coggins R, Fernandez R, Reznek MA, Vozenilek JA, Gordon JA,

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.. 2007 April 14 (4):353-63. Epub 02/15/2007.

The status of human simulation training in emergency medicine residency programs.

McLaughlin SA, Bond W, Promes S, Spillane L

Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare.. 2006 January 1 Spec no. :18-21. Epub 1900 01 01.

Clinical pharmacy services in an emergency department.

Fairbanks RJ, Hays DP, Webster DF, Spillane LL

American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.. 2004 May 161 (9):934-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

The use of simulation for emergency medicine resident assessment.

Bond WF, Spillane L

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.. 2002 November 9 (11):1295-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Graduate medical education downsizing: perceived effects of participating in the HCFA demonstration project in New York State.

Spillance LL, Jagoda A, Hare MA, Swoboda T, Calderon Y, Quintana EC,

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.. 2001 February 8 (2):145-50. Epub 1900 01 01.

Emergency medicine resident documentation: results of the 1999 american board of emergency medicine in-training examination survey.

Howell J, Chisholm C, Clark A, Spillane L

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.. 2000 October 7 (10):1135-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Interobserver variability among faculty in evaluations of residents' clinical skills.

LaMantia J, Rennie W, Risucci DA, Cydulka R, Spillane L, Graff L, Becher J, Kleinschmidt K

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.. 1999 January 6 (1):38-44. Epub 1900 01 01.

Frequent users of the emergency department: can we intervene?

Spillane LL, Lumb EW, Cobaugh DJ, Wilcox SR, Clark JS, Schneider SM

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.. 1997 June 4 (6):574-80. Epub 1900 01 01.

Research subject enroller program: a key to successful emergency medicine research.

Cobaugh DJ, Spillane LL, Schneider SM

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.. 1997 March 4 (3):231-3. Epub 1900 01 01.

Books

Rosen and Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult (2015)

Chapter: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Authors: Spencer M, Spillane L

Publisher: Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2015 2015

AAEM's Rules of the Road for Medical Students (2014)

Chapter: Tips for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Young Emergency Physicians

Authors: Jalali S; Spillane LL

Publisher: AAEM 2014

Rosen and Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult (2013)

Chapter: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Authors: Spencer M, Spillane L

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 2013

Rosen and Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult (2010)

Chapter: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Authors: Spencer M, Spillane L

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2010

Adoption. You Can! (2005)

Authors: Spillane L

Publisher: Schneider SM American College of Emergency Physicians 2005

Practical Health Care Simulations (2004)

Chapter: Simulations in General Emergency Medicine

Authors: Gordan, A; McLaughlin, S; Shapiro, M; Bond, W; Spillane, LL

Publisher: Loyd, Lake, and Greenberg 2004

Rosen & Barkin's 5 Minute Emergency Medicine Consult (2002)

Chapter: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Authors: Spillane, LL; Spencer, M

Publisher: Williams & Wilkins Publication 2002

AAEM's Rules of the Road (2002)

Chapter: Gay and Lesbian Issues in Emergency Medicine

Authors: Souders, C; Spillane, LL

Publisher: AAEM 2002