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 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 3/7/2022
Oster E, Schechter-Perkins EM, Branch-Elliman W. Reply to Klein and Harris. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Mar 07. PMID: 35253850.
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 - Published on 11/16/2021
van den Berg P, Schechter-Perkins EM, Jack RS, Epshtein I, Nelson R, Oster E, Branch-Elliman W. 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. 2021 11 16; 73(10):1871-1878. PMID: 33704422.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/1/2021
Harvey L, Taylor JL, Assoumou SA, Kehoe J, Schechter-Perkins EM, Bernstein E, Walley AY. Sexually Transmitted and Blood-borne Infections Among Patients Presenting to a Low-barrier Substance Use Disorder Medication Clinic. J Addict Med. 2021 Nov-Dec 01; 15(6):461-467. PMID: 34734572.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/27/2021
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. The impact of school opening model on SARS-CoV-2 community incidence and mortality. Nat Med. 2021 12; 27(12):2120-2126. PMID: 34707317.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/1/2021
Rencher L, Whitaker W, Schechter-Perkins E, Wilkinson M. Comparison of Minimally Invasive Loop Drainage and Standard Incision and Drainage of Cutaneous Abscesses in Children Presenting to a Pediatric Emergency Department: A Prospective, Randomized, Noninferiority Trial. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Oct 01; 37(10):e615-e620. PMID: 30839438.
Read at: PubMed
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