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Mahesh Polavarapu, MD

EM Resident Editorial Team, 2019-2020
EMRA Ortho Guide associate editor

Fellowship (Health Administration): Christiana Care Health System
Residency: Christiana Care Health System
Medical school: Northwestern University Medical School

Administration & Operations

Clinical Pathways in the ED: To Use or Not to Use?

2/12/2020 Paula Diaz, DO , Benjamin Golden, MD , Mahesh Polavarapu, MD

Can clinical pathways help acute care providers deliver safe, valuable, and standardized care to their patients? To help provide an answer, this article presents arguments for and against their use in

Administration & Operations , Health Care Administration , Health Policy

The Acute Unscheduled Care Model: A Chance to Prove Our Value

8/14/2019 Mahesh Polavarapu, MD , Claudie Bolduc, MD, MPH

An elegantly simple proposal, the Acute Unscheduled Care Model, attempts to put emergency physicians back in the driver's seat of care while illustrating value within the health care delivery system.

ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: June 2019

6/10/2019 Paige Ostahowski, MD , Mahesh Polavarapu, MD , Jeremy Berberian, MD

A 62-year-old female presents with 1 hour of crushing substernal chest pain. What is your interpretation of this EKG?

ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: December 2018

12/15/2018 Andrew Staffaroni, MD , Mahesh Polavarapu, MD , Jeremy Berberian, MD

A 72-year-old female presents with exertional syncope for the past several days. What is your interpretation of her EKG?

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