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Robert McNamara, MD, FAAEM

Professor and Chair, Emergency Medicine
Chief Medical Officer, Temple University Physicians

For Patients

Contact Information

Contact Information

Phone

215-707-8400

Education, Training & Credentials

Educational Background

Residency, Emergency Medicine, The Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1985
MD, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, 1982
BA, Biology, LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA, 1978

Certifications

Emergency Medicine

Memberships

American Academy of Emergency Medicine
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
American Medical Association
Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors
Pennsylvania Medical Society
Montgomery County Medical Society

Honors & Awards

Peter Rosen Award, American Academy of Emergency Medicine, 2009
David K. Wagner Award, American Academy of Emergency Medicine, 2008

Publications

Digital Bibliography

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Monographs, Books, and Book Chapters

McNamara RM (contributing editor) in Wagner DK, Altreuter RW, Davidson SJ, Greenberg MI, Morse SD, eds.: 1986 Yearbook of Emergency Medicine, Year-book Medical Publishers, Chicago.

McNamara RM, Wagner DK: General approach to the trauma patient. In: Current Therapy in Emergency Medicine. Callaham M (ed.), B. C. Decker, Inc., Toronto, 1987, pp. 71 74.

McNamara RM (contributing editor) in Wagner DK, Altreuter RW, Davidson SJ, Greenberg MI, Morse SD, eds.: 1987 Yearbook of Emergency Medicine, Year-book Medical Publishers, Chicago... Expand

McNamara RM (contributing editor) in Wagner DK, Hedges JR, Burdick WP, Davidson SJ, eds.: 1988 Yearbook of Emergency Medicine, Yearbook Medical Publishers, Chicago.

McNamara RM (contributing editor) in Wagner DK, Burdick WP, Davidson SJ, Spivey WH, eds.: 1989 Yearbook of Emergency Medicine, Yearbook Medical Publishers, Chicago.

McNamara RM (contributing editor) in Wagner DK, Burdick WP, Davidson SJ, Spivey WH, eds.: 1990 Yearbook of Emergency Medicine, Yearbook Medical Publishers, Chicago.

Spivey WH, eds.: 1991 Yearbook of Emergency Medicine, Yearbook Medical Publishers, Chicago.

Davidson SJ, McNamara RM: Surgical causes of abdominal pain. In: The Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine. Harwood Nuss AL (ed.), J.B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia 1991, pp. 113-117.

McNamara RM, Wagner DK: General approach to the trauma patient. In: Current Practice in Emergency Medicine. Callaham M (ed.). B.C. Decker, Inc.,Toronto, 1991, pp 80-84.

Davidson SJ, McNamara RM, Wagner DK: Acute abdominal pain: In: Current Practice in Emergency Medicine. Callaham M (ed.). B.C. Decker, Inc.,Toronto, 1991, pp 607-611.

McNamara RM (contributing editor) in Wagner DK, Burdick WP, Davidson SJ, Roberts JR, Spivey WH, eds.: 1992 Yearbook of Emergency Medicine, Yearbook Medical Publishers, Chicago.

McNamara RM (contributing editor) in Wagner DK, Burdick WP, Davidson SJ, Roberts JR, Spivey WH, eds.: 1993 Yearbook of Emergency Medicine, Yearbook Medical Publishers, Chicago.

McNamara RM. Spine and spinal cord trauma. In. Emergency Medicine Secrets. Markovchick VJ, Pons PT, Wolfe RE (eds), Hanley Belfus, Philadelphia 1993;pp 362-365.

Wagner DK, Burdick WP, Davison SJ, McNamara RM, Roberts JR, eds.: 1994 Yearbook of Emergency Medicine, Yearbook Medical Publishers, Chicago.

McNamara RM, Bouzoukis JK, Perina DG. Chemical Dependency Issues in Emergency Medicine Residency Programs. Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors, Lansing, MI, 1994.

McNamara RM. Acute Abdominal Pain. In: Emergency Care of the Older Adult. Sanders AB (ed.) Beverly Cracom Publications, St. Louis, MO, 1996, p 219-243.

McNamara RM. Demographics, aging and emergency medicine care. In: Emergency Care of the Older Adult. Sanders AB (ed.) Beverly Cracom Publications, St. Louis, MO, 1996, p 3-9.

McNamara RM, Freas G. Ethical Issues. In: Emergency Care of the Older Adult. Sanders AB (ed.) Beverly Cracom Publications, St. Louis, MO, 1996, p 43-48.

McNamara RM, Davidson SJ: Surgical causes of abdominal pain. In: The Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine, 2nd Edition. Harwood Nuss AL (ed.), J.B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia 1996, p 129-133.

McNamara RM. Wellness. In: Emergency Medicine. Howell JM (ed.). W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, 1997, p 1685-1690.

McNamara RM. Management of common dislocations. In: Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine. Roberts JR, Hedges JR. WB Saunders, Philadelphia, PA;1997, p 818-852.

McNamara RM, Loiselle J. Laceration repair. In: Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures. Henretig FM, King C (eds.) Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD;1997 p 1141-1168.

McNamara RM. Physician Wellness. In: Medline Search. 1997.

McNamara RM. Human Bites. In: Medline Search. 1998.

Pulver B, McNamara. Syphilis. In: Medline Search. 1998.

McNamara RM. Academic Emergency Departments. In: Medline Search. 1998.

McNamara RM, et al. Rules of the Road for Emergency Medicine Residents and Graduates, 1st Edition. Scaletta T (ed.). 1998.

McNamara RM, et al. Rules of the Road for Emergency Medicine Residents and Graduates, 2nd Edition. Scaletta T (ed.). 1999.

McNamara RM: Surgical causes of abdominal pain. In: The Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine. Harwood Nuss AL (ed.), J.B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia 2001, pp 153-157.

McNamara RM. Managing COPD and asthma. Audio-Digest Emergency Medicine. 9th Scientific Assembly. 2003;Volume 20, Issue 23.

McNamara RM: Abdominal Pain in the Elderly. In: Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 6th Edition. Tintinalli JE (ed.), McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. 2004, pp 501-505.

Ufberg JW, McNamara RM. Management of Common Dislocations. In: Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine. Roberts JR, Hedges JR. WB Saunders, Philadelphia, PA 2004; pp 947-988.

Klevens MJ, McNamara RM. Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Trauma. In: Emergency Medicine Secrets, 4th Edition. Markovchick VJ, Pons, PT. Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier, Inc., Philadelphia, PA 2006, pp 584-591.

McNamara RM, DeAngelis M. Laceration Repair with Sutures, Staples, and Wound Closure Tapes. In: Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures, Second Edition. King C AND Henretig FM (ed.) Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 2008, pp 1018-1044

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