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Ken Zafren, MD FAAEM FACEP FAWM
Academic Appointments
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery - Emergency Medicine
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Emergency Department 300 Pasteur Dr H1249 MC 5239 Stanford, CA 94305-2200 Tel Work (650) 723-7337 Fax (650) 723-0121
Professional Snapshot
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) View All 8administrative appointments of Ken Zafren
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) |
Community & International Work
Industry Relationships
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Scientific Focus
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
- The use of extrication devices in crevasse accidents: official statement of the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine and the Terrestrial Rescue Commission of the International Commission for Alpine Rescue intended for physicians, paramedics, and mountain rescuers. Wilderness Environ Med. 2008; (2): 108-10
- Acetazolamide fails to decrease pulmonary artery pressure at high altitude in partially acclimatized humans. High Alt Med Biol. 2008; (3): 209-16
- When searches become futile. Wilderness Environ Med. 2008; (1): 73
- A reference correction. Wilderness Environ Med. 2007; (4): 323
- 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
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