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Nancy E. Wood, M.P.A., M.S.

Nancy E. Wood, M.P.A., M.S.

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About Me

Faculty Appointments

Associate - Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Research Admin (SMD)

Credentials

Education

MS | Warner School of Education, University of Rochester. Education. 2008

MPA | SUNY College at Brockport. Health Policy. 1991

BA | University of Rochester. Health and Society. 1987

Awards

Community Benefit Excellence Award. 2010

American Hospital Association 2010 NOVA Award. 2010

Community Health Improvement Award. 2009

Innovations in Service Award to the Health-e-Access Telehealth Program. 2006

Health Care Advocacy Award. 2003

Research

Ms. Wood is currently a faculty member in Emergency Medicine Research where she is the Administrative Director of the Emergency Department Research Associate (EDRA) Program. She developed and tea...
Ms. Wood is currently a faculty member in Emergency Medicine Research where she is the Administrative Director of the Emergency Department Research Associate (EDRA) Program. She developed and teaches the ED Enroller Research Internship class for undergraduates as an introduction to ED research, and provides direction and supervision for the program. Her research interests are focused on health disparities and healthcare for underserved populations and include telemedicine, community paramedicine, and culturally sensitive delivery of healthcare within indigenous populations. Prior to becoming a faculty member, Ms. Wood was a study coordinator, monitor, and research project manager at the University of Rochester for 30 years. She enjoys volunteering with local animal rescue groups and refugee relocation services, playing with her many foster dogs, and learning to speak Onöndowa’ga:’ Gawë:nö (the Seneca language).

Publications

Journal Articles

Diagnostic Yield of Hospitalization for Emergency Department Patients With Syncope and Presyncope.

Baugh CW, Winskill C, Suh EH, Sacco DL, DeAngelis J, Nishijima DK, Schimmel J, Storrow AB, Wood N, Weiss RE, Probst MA

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.. 2026 August 33 (8):e70393. Epub 1900 01 01.

Palliative Care Utilization, Advance Care Planning, and Outcomes Among Older Adults With Cancer Presenting to the Emergency Department.

Janes M, Wood N, Strong E, Smith L, Snyder E, Yilmaz S

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.. 2026 June 33 (6):e70357. Epub 1900 01 01.

Predicting Echocardiography Findings in Adults Presenting to the Emergency Department With Syncope: An External Validation of the ROMEO Score.

DeAngelis J, Vargas G, Weiss RE, Winskill C, Suh EH, Sacco DL, Wood N, Nishijima DK, Storrow AB, Schimmel J, Poterucha TJ, Elias PA, Beltre N, Probst MA

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.. 2026 June 33 (6):e70366. Epub 1900 01 01.

Self-collection for HPV testing among emergency department patients: A prospective, interventional, single-arm, feasibility study.

Adler D, Wood N, Merriman J, Abar B

The American journal of emergency medicine.. 2026 May 12107 :33-38. Epub 05/12/2026.

Validation of 2 Syncope Risk Scores and Comparison With Physician Risk Estimation.

Suh EH, Winskill C, Sacco DL, DeAngelis J, Nishijima DK, Schimmel J, Storrow AB, Wood NE, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Baugh CW, Weiss RE, Probst MA

JAMA network open.. 2026 May 19 (5):e2617362. Epub 05/01/2026.

Sex Differences in Clinical Outcomes and Resource Utilization Among Emergency Department Patients With Unexplained Syncope or Presyncope: A Prospective, Observational, Cohort Study.

Sacco DL, Suh EH, Winskill C, Wan EY, DeAngelis J, Nishijima DK, Schimmel J, Storrow AB, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Wood N, Weiss RE, Probst MA

Annals of emergency medicine.. 2026 March 19 Epub 03/19/2026.

Test results and follow-up care stemming from an ED-based cervical cancer intervention.

Abar B, Wood N, Merriman J, Adler D

The American journal of emergency medicine.. 2026 January 19102 :78-80. Epub 01/19/2026.

Serious Cardiac Outcomes and Physician Estimation of Risk in Emergency Department Patients With Presyncope Versus Syncope.

Suh EH, Sacco DL, Winskill C, DeAngelis J, Nishijima D, Schimmel J, Storrow A, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Weiss RE, Wood N, Probst MA

Annals of emergency medicine.. 2026 January 87 (1):69-78. Epub 09/23/2025.

Low-cost interventions to increase uptake of cervical cancer screening among emergency department patients: Results of a randomized clinical trial.

Adler D, Wood N, Fiscella K, Mustian K, Tourtelot E, Merriman J, Chamberlin S, Abar B

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.. 2025 July 32 (7):776-784. Epub 01/28/2025.

Acceptability of hrHPV self-sampling intervention through the Emergency Department.

Ashji G, Sagastume E, Wood N, Adler D, Abar B

The American journal of emergency medicine.. 2025 July 93 :218-219. Epub 03/18/2025.

Understanding oncologic emergencies and related emergency department visits and hospitalizations: a systematic review.

Yilmaz S, Aryal K, King J, Bischof JJ, Hong AS, Wood N, Gould Rothberg BE, Hudson MF, Heinert SW, Wattana MK, Coyne CJ, Reyes-Gibby C, Todd K, Lyman G, Klotz A, Abar B, Grudzen C, Bastani A, Baugh CW, Henning DJ, Bernstein S, Rico JF, Ryan RJ, Yeung SJ, Qdaisat A, Padela A, Madsen TE, Liu R, Adler D

BMC emergency medicine. 2025 March 525 (1):40. Epub 03/05/2025.

Number needed to call in emergency care research: Postenrollment follow-up data from a multicenter prospective syncope study.

Wongtanasarasin W, Nishijima DK, Wood N, DeAngelis J, Storrow A, Schimmel J, Beltre N, Sacco D, Probst MA

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.. 2025 February 32 (2):165-168. Epub 09/02/2024.

Effect of a best practice advisory activated "kit in hand" naloxone distribution program in the emergency department.

Dash S, Acquisto NM, McElliott J, Schailey C, Jones CMC, Wood NE, Conner KR, Nacca N

The American journal of emergency medicine.. 2025 February 88 :134-139. Epub 11/23/2024.

Utilization of an undergraduate emergency department research associate program for the screening and recruitment of research subjects with heart failure into a clinical study.

Dzikowicz DJ, Hernandez-Romero B, Wood N, Abar BW, Adler DH, Wang L, Zareba W

Contemporary clinical trials communications.. 2025 February 43 :101410. Epub 12/07/2024.

Factors associated with incentive redemption among participants in a multicenter prospective syncope clinical study.

Wongtanasarasin W, Nishijima DK, Wood N, DeAngelis J, Storrow A, Schimmel J, Beltre N, Sacco D, Probst MA

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.. 2024 December 31 (12):1276-1279. Epub 06/28/2024.

Evaluating follow-up rates in cancer screening interventions among emergency department patients.

Mondal T, Hernandez-Romero B, Wood N, Adler D, Abar B

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.. 2024 October 31 (10):1071-1073. Epub 05/14/2024.

Increasing Uptake of Lung Cancer Screening Among Emergency Department Patients: A Pilot Study.

Adler DH, Wood N, Fiscella K, Rivera MP, Hernandez-Romero B, Chamberlin S, Abar B

The Journal of emergency medicine.. 2024 August 67 (2):e164-e176. Epub 03/30/2024.

Influence of Cooling duration on Efficacy in Cardiac Arrest Patients (ICECAP): study protocol for a multicenter, randomized, adaptive allocation clinical trial to identify the optimal duration of induced hypothermia for neuroprotection in comatose, adult survivors of after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Meurer WJ, Schmitzberger FF, Yeatts S, Ramakrishnan V, Abella B, Aufderheide T, Barsan W, Benoit J, Berry S, Black J, Bozeman N, Broglio K, Brown J, Brown K, Carlozzi N, Caveney A, Cho SM, Chung-Esaki H, Clevenger R, Conwit R, Cooper R, Crudo V, Daya M, Harney D, Hsu C, Johnson NJ, Khan I, Khosla S, Kline P, Kratz A, Kudenchuk P, Lewis RJ, Madiyal C, Meyer S, Mosier J, Mouammar M, Neth M, O'Neil B, Paxton J, Perez S, Perman S, Sozener C, Speers M, Spiteri A, Stevenson V, Sunthankar K, Tonna J, Youngquist S, Geocadin R, Silbergleit R,

Trials.. 2024 July 2325 (1):502. Epub 07/23/2024.

Intervention to increase colorectal cancer screening among emergency department patients: results from a randomised pilot study.

Abar B, Park CS, Wood N, Marino D, Fiscella K, Adler D

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ.. 2024 June 2041 (7):422-428. Epub 06/20/2024.

Use of Routine Emergency Department Care Practices with Deaf American Sign Language Users.

Conner KR, Jones CM, Wood N, Aldalur A, Paracha M, Powell SJ, Nie Y, Dillon KM, Rotoli J

The Journal of emergency medicine.. 2023 September 65 (3):e163-e171. Epub 06/03/2023.

A scalable approach to determine cervical cancer screening needs among emergency department patients in the United States.

Adler D, Bonham A, Chamberlin S, Fiscella K, Mustian K, Park CS, Wood N, Abar B

Preventive medicine reports.. 2023 June 33 :102221. Epub 04/25/2023.

A scalable approach to determine cervical cancer screening needs among emergency department patients in the United States

David Adler; Adrienne Bonham; Sydney Chamberlin; Kevin Fiscella; Karen Mustian; Chanjun Syd Park; Nancy Wood; Beau Abar.

Preventive Medicine Reports. 2023; 33.

Academic and Professional Outcomes of Participants in an Emergency Department Research Associate Program.

Liu M, Nobay F, Adler D, Wood N, Abar B

AEM education and training.. 2021 April 5 (2):e10507. Epub 08/08/2020.

Developing a Diverse EM Faculty by Thinking Strategically About the Pipeline That Leads From Student to Clinician

Wood, NE; Abar, B.

Society for Acedemic Emergency Medicine PULSE. 2020; : 24-25.

Academic and Professional Outcomes of Participants in an Emergency Department Research Associate Program

Liu, M; Nobay, F; Adler, D; Wood, N; Abar, B.

AEM Education and Training. 2020; .

An Intervention to Increase Uptake of Cervical Cancer Screening Among Emergency Department Patients: Results of a Randomized Pilot Study.

Adler D, Abar B, Wood N, Bonham A

The Journal of emergency medicine.. 2019 December 57 (6):836-843. Epub 10/05/2019.

High-Intensity Telemedicine Reduces Emergency Department Use by Older Adults With Dementia in Senior Living Communities.

Shah MN, McConnochie KM, Nelson D, Dozier A, Wang H, Wood NE, Wasserman EB, Gillespie SM

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.. 2019 August 20 (8):942-946. Epub 07/15/2019.

An Intervention to Increase Uptake of Cervical Cancer Screening Among Emergency Department Patients: Results of a Randomized Pilot Study.

Adler D; Abar B; Wood N; Bonham A.

Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2019; .

Implementation of an Emergency Medicine Research Associates Program: Sharing 20 Years of Experience.

Abar B, DeRienzo V, Glick J, Wood N, Shah MN, Schneider S, Adler D

The western journal of emergency medicine.. 2018 May 19 (3):606-612. Epub 03/08/2018.

Urban Telemedicine Enables Equity in Access to Acute Illness Care.

Ronis SD, McConnochie KM, Wang H, Wood NE

Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association.. 2017 February 23 (2):105-112. Epub 07/06/2016.

Care Offered by an Information-Rich Pediatric Acute Illness Connected Care Model.

McConnochie KM, Wood NE, Alarie C, Ronis S

Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association.. 2016 June 22 (6):465-72. Epub 12/24/2015.

Reducing Emergency Department Utilization Through Engagement in Telemedicine by Senior Living Communities.

Gillespie SM, Shah MN, Wasserman EB, Wood NE, Wang H, Noyes K, Nelson D, Dozier A, McConnochie KM

Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association.. 2016 June 22 (6):489-96. Epub 01/07/2016.

High-Intensity Telemedicine Decreases Emergency Department Use by Senior Living Community Residents.

Shah MN, Wasserman EB, Wang H, Gillespie SM, Noyes K, Wood NE, Nelson D, Dozier A, McConnochie KM

Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association.. 2016 March 22 (3):251-8. Epub 08/07/2015.

High-Intensity Telemedicine Decreases Emergency Department Use for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions by Older Adult Senior Living Community Residents.

Shah MN, Wasserman EB, Gillespie SM, Wood NE, Wang H, Noyes K, Nelson D, Dozier A, McConnochie KM

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.. 2015 December 16 (12):1077-81. Epub 08/17/2015.

Effectiveness and Safety of Acute Care Telemedicine for Children with Regular and Special Healthcare Needs.

McConnochie KM, Ronis SD, Wood NE, Ng PK

Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association.. 2015 August 21 (8):611-21. Epub 04/03/2015.

Expanding Telemedicine to Include Primary Care for the Urban Adult.

Markwick L, McConnochie K, Wood N

Journal of health care for the poor and underserved.. 2015 August 26 (3):771-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Patient evaluation of an acute care pediatric telemedicine service in urban neighborhoods.

McIntosh S, Cirillo D, Wood N, Dozier AM, Alarie C, McConnochie KM

Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association.. 2014 December 20 (12):1121-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

High-intensity telemedicine-enhanced acute care for older adults: an innovative healthcare delivery model.

Shah MN, Gillespie SM, Wood N, Wasserman EB, Nelson DL, Dozier A, McConnochie KM

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2013 November 61 (11):2000-7. Epub 10/28/2013.

Telemedicine in urban and suburban childcare and elementary schools lightens family burdens.

McConnochie KM, Wood NE, Herendeen NE, ten Hoopen CB, Roghmann KJ

Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association.. 2010 June 16 (5):533-42. Epub 1900 01 01.

Integrating telemedicine in urban pediatric primary care: provider perspectives and performance.

McConnochie K, Wood N, Herendeen N, ten Hoopen C, Denk L, Neuderfer J

Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association.. 2010 April 16 (3):280-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Acute illness care patterns change with use of telemedicine.

McConnochie KM, Wood NE, Herendeen NE, Ng PK, Noyes K, Wang H, Roghmann KJ

Pediatrics.. 2009 June 123 (6):e989-95. Epub 1900 01 01.

Acute illness utilization patterns before and after telemedicine in childcare for inner-city children: a cohort study.

McConnochie KM, Tan J, Wood NE, Herendeen NE, Kitzman HJ, Roy J, Roghmann KJ

Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association.. 2007 August 13 (4):381-90. Epub 1900 01 01.

Effectiveness of telemedicine in replacing in-person evaluation for acute childhood illness in office settings.

McConnochie KM, Conners GP, Brayer AF, Goepp J, Herendeen NE, Wood NE, Thomas A, Ahn DS, Roghmann KJ

Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association.. 2006 June 12 (3):308-16. Epub 1900 01 01.

Differences in diagnosis and treatment using telemedicine versus in-person evaluation of acute illness.

McConnochie KM, Conners GP, Brayer AF, Goepp J, Herendeen NE, Wood NE, Thomas A, Ahn DS, Roghmann KJ

Ambulatory pediatrics : the official journal of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association.. 2006 6 (4):187-95; discussion 196-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Telemedicine reduces absence resulting from illness in urban child care: evaluation of an innovation.

McConnochie KM, Wood NE, Kitzman HJ, Herendeen NE, Roy J, Roghmann KJ

Pediatrics.. 2005 May 115 (5):1273-82. Epub 1900 01 01.

Home oxygen administration and retinopathy of prematurity: survey of 1988 practices.

Colf NE, Phelps DL

American journal of diseases of children. 1990 February 144 (2):141-2. Epub 1900 01 01.

Books

Geriatrics Models of Care: Bringing 'Best Practice' to an Aging America (2015)

Chapter: High-Intensity Telemedicine Enhanced Acute Care for Elders Model

Authors: Wood N, Shah MN

Publisher: Springer, New York 2015