Ken Zafren, MD FAAEM FACEP FAWM
Academic Appointments
- Clinical Associate Professor, Surgery - Emergency Medicine
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Division of Emergency Medicine 701 Welch Rd Bldg C MC 5777 Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel Work (650) 723-6576 Fax (650) 723-0121
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Emergency Medicine
Administrative Appointments
- EMS Medical Director, State of Alaska (2001 - present)
- Associate Medical Director, Himalayan Rescue Association (1993 - present)
- Vice President, International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (2001 - present)
- Medical Director, Denali National Park Mountaineering Rangers (1997 - 2001)
- Medical Director, Alaska Mountain Rescue Group (1994 - present)
- Medical Director, Lake Clark National Park (1997 - present)
Honors and Awards
- Education Award of the Wilderness Medical Society, Wilderness Medical Society (2003)
- Service Award of the Wilderness Medical Society, Wilderness Medical Society (2004)
- Hero of Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians (2008)
Professional Education
| Internship: | Presbyterian/St. Luke'S Hosp CO (1986) |
| Board Certification: | Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine (1995) |
| Residency: | Kern Medical Center CA (1994) |
| Medical Education: | University of Washington School of Medicine WA (1984) |
| BA: | New College / USF, Mathematics (1975) |
| MD: | University of Washington, Medicine (1984) |
Community and International Work
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
High altitude medicine, AMS, HACE, HAPE, cold injuries, including hypothermia and frostbite, emergency medical services, wilderness medicine, mountain rescue, thrombosis, international medicine, travel medicine, emergency medicine, resuscitation
Publications
- D-dimer is not elevated in asymptomatic high altitude climbers after descent to 5340 m: the Mount Everest Deep Venous Thrombosis Study (Ev-DVT). High Alt Med Biol. 2011; (3): 223-7
- Wilderness Medical Society consensus guidelines for the prevention and treatment of acute altitude illness. Wilderness Environ Med. 2010; (2): 146-55
- Fluid management in traumatic shock: a practical approach for mountain rescue. Official recommendations of the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MEDCOM). High Alt Med Biol. 2009; (1): 71-5
- Acetazolamide fails to decrease pulmonary artery pressure at high altitude in partially acclimatized humans. High Alt Med Biol. 2008; (3): 209-16
- Lightning injuries: prevention and on-site treatment in mountains and remote areas. Official guidelines of the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine and the Medical Commission of the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (ICAR and UIAA MEDCOM). Resuscitation. 2005; (3): 369-72
- Guidelines for the management of head injuries in remote and rural Alaska. Alaska Med. 2004 Jul-Sep; (3): 58-62
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