About the Authors

Swaminatha V. Mahadevan, MD, FACEP, FAAEM

Associate Chief, Division of Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Emergency Medicine)
Stanford University School of Medicine
Emergency Department Medical Director
Medical Student Clerkship Director
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA

Gus M. Garmel, MD, FACEP, FAAEM

Co-Program Director, Stanford/Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery (Emergency Medicine)
Stanford University School of Medicine
Senior Staff Emergency Physician, The Permanente Medical Group
Clerkship Director for Medical Students and Rotating Interns
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Santa Clara, CA