Elissa M. Schechter-Perkins, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

Biography
Infectious Diseases in the Emergency Department, Hepatitis C Virus screening in the Emergency Department, HIV Screening in the Emergency Department, Influenza Virus Testing in the Emergency Department, Abscess Management in the Emergency Department
Websites
Education
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, MD
- Stanford University, BS
Publications
- Published on 8/24/2022
Oster E, Schechter-Perkins EM, Branch-Elliman W. Reply to Klein and Harris. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Aug 24; 75(1):e312-e313. PMID: 35253850.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/24/2022
Barocas JA, Savinkina A, Lodi S, Epstein RL, Bouton TC, Sperring H, Hsu HE, Jacobson KR, Schechter-Perkins EM, Linas BP, White LF. Projected Long-Term Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic on Hepatitis C Outcomes in the United States: A Modeling Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Aug 24; 75(1):e1112-e1119. PMID: 34499124.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/2/2022
DiLorenzo MA, Schechter-Perkins EM. FebriDx host-response point-of-care testing improves patient triage for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the emergency department. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Aug; 43(8):1049-1050. PMID: 35491950.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/1/2022
Schechter-Perkins EM, Doron S, Johnston R, Hay J, Berlin D, Ciaranello A, Nelson SB, Gormley JM, Smole SC, Brown CM, Madoff LC, Branch-Elliman W. A Test-to-Stay Modified Quarantine Program for COVID-19 in Schools. Pediatrics. 2022 May 01; 149(5). PMID: 35132435.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/23/2022
Waxman MJ, Ray M, Schechter-Perkins EM, Faryar K, Flynn KC, Breen M, Wojcik SM, Berry F, Zheng A, Ata A, Lerner EB, Lyons MS, McGinnis S. Patients' Perspectives on Emergency Department COVID-19 Vaccination and Vaccination Messaging Through Randomized Vignettes. Public Health Rep. 2022 Jul-Aug; 137(4):774-781. PMID: 35465764.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/23/2022
van den Berg P, Schechter-Perkins EM, Jack RS, Epshtein I, Nelson R, Oster E, Branch-Elliman W. Corrigendum to: Effectiveness of 3 Versus 6 ft of Physical Distancing for Controlling Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Among Primary and Secondary Students and Staff: A Retrospective, Statewide Cohort Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Mar 23; 74(6):1127-1129. PMID: 35170734.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/29/2022
Branch-Elliman W, Jack RS, Schechter-Perkins EM, van den Berg P, Epshtein I, Oster E, Nelson R. Reply to Author. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 01 29; 74(2):370-371. PMID: 33988221.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/24/2022
Faiz J, Bernstein E, Dugas JN, Schechter-Perkins EM, Nentwich L, Nelson KP, Cleveland Manchanda EC, Young L, Pare JR. Racial equity in linkage to inpatient opioid use disorder treatment in patients that received emergency care. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Apr; 54:221-227. PMID: 35180668.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2022
Ertem Z, Schechter-Perkins EM, Oster E, van den Berg P, Epshtein I, Chaiyakunapruk N, Wilson FA, Perencevich E, Pettey WBP, Branch-Elliman W, Nelson RE. Author Correction: The impact of school opening model on SARS-CoV-2 community incidence and mortality. Nat Med. 2022 Jan; 28(1):212. PMID: 35022576.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/15/2021
Farrell NM, Lamb M, Baker WE, Gendron BJ, Fett D, Figueroa N, Margetak D, Schechter-Perkins EM. Operationalizing influenza vaccination in an urban safety-net emergency department. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Feb; 52:179-183. PMID: 34942427.
Read at: PubMed
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