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Richard Harrigan, MD

Professor, Emergency Medicine

Richard Harrigan
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215-707-5034
Education, Training & Credentials

Educational Background

  • Residency, Internal Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 1990
  • MD, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 1987
  • MA, Psychology, University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut, 1983
  • BA, Psychology, College of William and Mary University, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1979

Certifications

  • Internal Medicine
  • Emergency Medicine

Memberships

  • Fellow, American Academy of Emergency Medicine

Honors & Awards

  • Excellence in Teaching Award, Emergency Medicine Residency, Temple University Hospital and School of Medicine, 2000, 2007 (co-winner)
  • Outstanding Teacher Award, 4th Year Medical Students, Temple University Hospital and School of Medicine, 2006, 2007
Publications

Digital Bibliography

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Books, Book Chapters

Kauffman FH, Harrigan RA (eds). Updates in Trauma (volume 4). Atlanta, American Health Consultants, 1993.

Brady WJ, Harrigan RA (eds). Diagnosis and Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. Philadelphia. W.B. Saunders, 2001 (Vol 19, May).

Chan TC, Brady WJ, Harrigan RA, Ornato JP, Rosen P (eds). ECG in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care. 1st ed. Philadelphia, Elsevier Mosby, 2005.

Harrigan RA, Brady WJ, Chan TC. (eds). The ECG in Emergency Medicine. Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. Philadelphia. Elsevier, 2006 (Vol 24, February).

Harrigan RA, Ufberg JJ, Tripp M (eds). Emergency Medicine Review: Preparing for the Boards. Philadelphia, Elsevier Saunders, 2010.

Brady WJ, Harrigan RA. Bradycardia and atrioventricular conduction block. Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America 1998; 16:361-388.

Harrigan RA, Brady WJ. Antipsychotics. In: Tintinalli JE, Kelen GD, Stapczynski JS, (eds). Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide (5th edition). New York. McGraw-Hill, 2000, 1085-1088.

Brady WJ, Harrigan RA. Hypoglycemia. In: Tintinalli JE, Kelen GD, Stapczynski JS,  (eds). Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide (5th edition). New York.  McGraw-Hill, 2000, 1327-1329.

Brady WF, Harrigan RA. Diagnosis and Management of Bradycardia and Atrioventricular Block Associated with Acute Coronary Ischemia. Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. 2001; 19:371-384.

Harrigan RA, Brady WJ. Antipsychotics. In: Tintinalli JE, Kelen GD, Stapczynski JS, (eds). Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide (6th edition). New York. McGraw-Hill, 2003, 1044-1047.

Brady WJ, Harrigan RA. Hypoglycemia. In: Tintinalli JE, Kelen GD, Stapczynski JS,  (eds). Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide (6th edition). New York.  McGraw-Hill, 2003; 1283-1286.

Harrigan RA, Chan TC, Brady WJ. Basic electrocardiographic techniques. In: Roberts JR, Hedges JR (eds). Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine (fourth edition). Philadelphia, Elsevier, 2003;270-282.

Harrigan RA, McNeil BK. Pneumothorax. In: Chan TC, Brady WJ, Harrigan RA, Ornato JP, Rosen P (eds). ECG in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care. Philadelphia, Elsevier Mosby, 2005;300-302.

Isaacs L, Harrigan RA. Atrioventricular dissociation. In: Chan TC, Brady WJ, Harrigan RA, Ornato JP, Rosen P (eds). ECG in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care. Philadelphia, Elsevier Mosby, 2005;146-148.

Brady WJ, Harrigan RA. Atrioventricular block. In: Chan TC, Brady WJ, Harrigan RA, Ornato JP, Rosen P (eds). ECG in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care. Philadelphia, Elsevier Mosby, 2005; 85-88.

Harrigan RA. Tricyclic antidepressant agents. In: Chan TC, Brady WJ, Harrigan RA, Ornato JP, Rosen P (eds). ECG in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care. Philadelphia, Elsevier Mosby, 2005; 272-273.

Harrigan RA. Dysrhythmias at normal rates. In: Chan TC, Brady WJ, Harrigan RA, Ornato JP, Rosen P (eds). ECG in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care. Philadelphia, Elsevier Mosby, 2005; 31-35.

Harrigan RA. Abnormal axis. In: Chan TC, Brady WJ, Harrigan RA, Ornato JP, Rosen P (eds). ECG in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care. Philadelphia, Elsevier Mosby, 2005 ;46-47.

Harrigan RA. QRS complex. In: Chan TC, Brady WJ, Harrigan RA, Ornato JP, Rosen P (eds). ECG in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care. Philadelphia, Elsevier Mosby, 2005; 56-59.

Harrigan RA. QT interval. In: Chan TC, Brady WJ, Harrigan RA, Ornato JP, Rosen P (eds). ECG in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care. Philadelphia, Elsevier Mosby, 2005; 70-71.

Brady WJ, Harrigan RH, Chan TC. Acute coronary syndromes. In: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM (eds). Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice (sixth edition). Philadelphia, Mosby Elsevier, 2006; 1154-1198.

Harrigan RA, DeAngelis M. Pitfalls in the diagnosis of chest pain. In: Mattu A, Goyal D (eds). Emergency Medicine: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Improving the Outcomes. Malden, Massachusetts, British Medical Journal / Blackwell, 2007; 1-16.

Harrigan RA. Intraventricular conduction abnormalities. In: Mattu A, Barish R, Tabas J (eds). Electrocardiography in Emergency Medicine; American College of Emergency Physicians; 2007; 13-19.

Harrigan RA, Chan TC. What is the ECG differential diagnosis of bradycardia? In: Brady WJ, Truwit JD (eds). Critical Decisions in Emergency and Acute Care Electrocardiography. Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Chichester UK, 2009; 461-468.

Harrigan RA, Chan TC. What is the ECG differential diagnosis of the prolonged QT interval? In: Brady WJ, Truwit JD (eds). Critical Decisions in Emergency and Acute Care Electrocardiography. Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Chichester UK, 2009; 479.

Harrigan RA, Chan TC. What is the ECG differential diagnosis of ST segment elevation? In: Brady WJ, Truwit JD (eds). Critical Decisions in Emergency and Acute Care Electrocardiography. Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Chichester UK, 2009; 419-427.

Harrigan RA, Chan TC. What is the ECG differential diagnosis of ST segment depression? In: Brady WJ, Truwit JD (eds). Critical Decisions in Emergency and Acute Care Electrocardiography. Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Chichester UK, 2009; 428-435.

Chan TC, Harrigan RA. What is the ECG differential diagnosis of narrow complex tachycardia? In: Brady WJ, Truwit JD (eds). Critical Decisions in Emergency and Acute Care Electrocardiography. Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Chichester UK, 2009; 444-451.

Chan TC, Harrigan RA. What is the ECG differential diagnosis of wide complex tachycardia? In: Brady WJ, Truwit JD (eds). Critical Decisions in Emergency and Acute Care Electrocardiography. Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Chichester UK, 2009; 4452-460.

Chan TC, Harrigan RA. What is the ECG differential diagnosis of the abnormal QRS complex? In: Brady WJ, Truwit JD (eds). Critical Decisions in Emergency and Acute Care Electrocardiography. Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Chichester UK, 2009; 4469-478.

Chan TC, Harrigan RA. What is the ECG differential diagnosis of the abnormal T wave? In: Brady WJ, Truwit JD (eds). Critical Decisions in Emergency and Acute Care Electrocardiography. Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Chichester UK, 2009; 436-443.

Harrigan RA, Chan TC, Brady WJ. Basic electrocardiographic techniques. In: Roberts JR, Hedges JR (eds). Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine (fifth edition). Philadelphia, Saunders Elsevier, 2009; 255-268.

Brady WJ, Chan TC, Harrigan RA. Acute coronary syndromes. In: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM (eds). Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice (seventh edition). Philadelphia, Mosby Elsevier, 2009; 947-983.

Harrigan RA, Tripp M, Ufberg JJ. Trauma I. In: Harrigan RA, Ufberg JJ, Tripp M (eds). Emergency Medicine Review: Preparing for the Boards. Philadelphia, Elsevier Saunders; 387-408.

Tripp M, Harrigan RA. Cutaneous. In: Harrigan RA, Ufberg JJ, Tripp M (eds). Emergency Medicine Review: Preparing for the Boards. Philadelphia, Elsevier Saunders; 75-86.

Naples R, Harrigan R. Unusual causes of myocardial ischemia.  In Grossman SA, Rosen P (eds). Emergency Medicine Chronicles: Cardiac Cases, Concepts, and Management. Sudbury: Jones and Bartlett; 2010; 61-75; in press.

Green J, Harrigan R. Cardiac toxins and drug-induced heart disease.  In Grossman SA, Rosen P (eds). Emergency Medicine Chronicles: Cardiac Cases, Concepts, and Management. Sudbury: Jones and Bartlett; 2010; 247-269; in press.