S. V. Mahadevan

Professor of Emergency Medicine, Emeritus

Clinical Focus

Emergency Medicine
International Emergency Medicine
Medical Education
Emergency Medical Services
Trauma

Academic Appointments

Professor Emeritus-Hourly, Emergency Medicine
Member, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)

Administrative Appointments

Director of South Asia Outreach, Center for Asian Health Research and Education (CARE) (2018 - Present)
Director, Global Affairs and Strategy, Stanford University School of Medicine / Stanford Health Care (2018 - Present)
Founding Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine (2015 - 2017)
Director, Fellowship in International Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine (2005 - 2015)
Founding Director, Stanford Emergency Medicine International, Stanford University School of Medicine (2000 - 2015)
Associate Division Chief, Stanford Division of Emergency Medicine (2000 - 2012)
Medical Director, Stanford University Emergency Department (2000 - 2012)
Course Director, Surgery 220, Introduction to Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine (2000 - 2008)
Director, International Visiting Scholar's Program, Stanford Emergency Medicine International (SEMI) (2000 - 2008)
Course Director, Surgery 313A, Medical Student Clerkship in Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine (1999 - 2006)

Honors & Awards

Citation for Outstanding Contributions to EMS Education, Research and Systems Development in India, GVK Emergency and Management Research Institute (EMRI) (2018)
S.V. Mahadevan Emergency Medicine Faculty Leadership Award, Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine (2017)
25 Emergency Medicine & EMS Professors You Should Know, Medical School Technologies (2015)
Save of the Month (January), Stanford University Emergency Department (2015)
SEMI Lifetime Achievement Award 2014, Society of Emergency Medicine in India (SEMI) (2014)
4th Lifeline-AAEMI Award for EMS (India), Lifeline, American Academy for Emergency Medicine in India (2013)
Save of the Month (July), Stanford University Emergency Department (2013)
ACEP National Faculty Teaching Award, American College of Emergency Physicians (2012)
Arthur L. Bloomfield Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Clinical Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine (2012)
Denise M. O"Leary Award for Excellence, Board of Directors, Stanford Hospital and Clinics (2012)
SEMI Excellence Award, Emergency Medical Services, Society of Emergency Medicine in India (SEMI) (2012)
2011 California EMS Authority: Team Award (International), California EMS Authority (2011)
CAL ACEP Education Award, California American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) (2011)
Stanford Biodesign Faculty Teaching Award, Stanford Biodesign (2008)
Award for Outstanding Community Service/Dedicated Leadership/ Contributions to Improving India's EMS, Osmania Gandhi Kakatiya Medical Alumni Assoc. (OGKMA) (2007)
Winter Emergency Medicine Bedside Teaching Award, Stanford- Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency Program (2007)
ACEP 2006-2007 Honorable Mention Outstanding Speaker of the Year Award, American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) (2006-2007)
50 Outstanding UC Riverside Students, 50th Anniversary of the UC Riverside Alumni Association (2006)
AMWA 2006 Book Award Winner: Physician's Category: An Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine, American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) (2006)
ACEP 2004-2005 Scientific Assembly Rookie Speaker of the Year Award, American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) (2004-2005)
Council of Residency Directors (CORD) Faculty Teaching Award, Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD) (2003)
Fall Emergency Medicine Bedside Teaching Award, Stanford- Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency Program (2003)
Innovations in Emergency Medicine Exhibit (IEME) Award, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) (2003)
2002-2003 Emergency Medicine Bedside Teaching Award, Stanford-Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency (2002-2003)
Spring Emergency Medicine Bedside Teaching Award, Stanford- Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency Program (2001)

Projects

USAID Quality Health ServIces project in Cambodia

Location

Cambodia
Managing Emergencies: What Every Doctor Needs to Know (Global EM Course)

Location

Mongolia
Stanford Essential Prehospital Care Course

Location

India

Professional Education

Residency: UCLA Emergency Medicine Residency (1996)
Internship: Harbor UCLA Transitional Year (1993) CA
Medical Education: UCLA David Geffen School Of Medicine Registrar (1992) CA
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine (1998)
BS, UC Riverside, Biomedical Sciences (1988)
MD, UCLA School of Medicine, Medicine (1992)

Community and International Work

2015-2017 Myanmar Emergency Medicine Training

Topic

Partnering Organization(s)

Populations Served

Location

International

Ongoing Project

true

Opportunities for Student Involvement

false
2014-2019 USAID Quality Health ServIces project in Cambodia, Cambodia

Topic

Improve reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition (RMNCHN) services

Partnering Organization(s)

USAID/ URC-CHS / Cambodia MOH

Populations Served

Location

International

Ongoing Project

true

Opportunities for Student Involvement

false
2014 VPOL Course: Managing Emergencies: What Every Doctor Needs to Know, Uganda

Topic

Partnering Organization(s)

Makerere University

Populations Served

Location

International

Ongoing Project

true

Opportunities for Student Involvement

true
2013-2016 Stanford Essential Prehospital Care Course, India

Topic

Partnering Organization(s)

EMRI

Populations Served

Location

International

Ongoing Project

true

Opportunities for Student Involvement

true
2012-2013 Stanford-EMRI Pediatric District Hospital Course, India

Topic

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Partnering Organization(s)

EMRI

Populations Served

Location

International

Ongoing Project

true

Opportunities for Student Involvement

false
2011-2013 Stanford-URC Cambodia, Cambodia

Topic

Emergency medicine strengthening

Partnering Organization(s)

URC-CHS

Populations Served

http://www.urc-chs.com/country?countryID=17

Location

International

Ongoing Project

true

Opportunities for Student Involvement

true
2010-2012 Iraq Regional Health Emergency Response Project (RHERP), Iraq

Topic

Emergency Medical Services

Partnering Organization(s)

World Bank

Populations Served

Location

International

Ongoing Project

true

Opportunities for Student Involvement

false
2010-2011 Stanford-EMRI EMS Protocol Development, India

Topic

EMS Protocols

Partnering Organization(s)

GVK EMRI

Populations Served

Location

International

Ongoing Project

false

Opportunities for Student Involvement

false
2009-2010 Stanford-EMRI District Hospital Course, India

Topic

Emergency Medicine at the District Hospital

Partnering Organization(s)

Populations Served

Location

International

Ongoing Project

true

Opportunities for Student Involvement

false
2009-2011 Stanford-EMRI International Research Insitute, India

Topic

Partnering Organization(s)

GVK EMRI

Populations Served

Location

International

Ongoing Project

true

Opportunities for Student Involvement

true
2010 Nepal Ambulance Project, EMT-Education, Nepal

Topic

EMS development

Partnering Organization(s)

Nepal Ambulance Service

Populations Served

http://nepalambulanceservice.org/

Location

International

Ongoing Project

false

Opportunities for Student Involvement

false
2007 Stanford-EMRI Post-Graduate Program in Emergency Care, Hyderabad, India

Topic

Emergency Medical Services

Partnering Organization(s)

Emergency Management and Research Institute (EMRI)

Populations Served

http://www.emri.in/

Location

Ongoing Project

false

Opportunities for Student Involvement

false
2006 Stanford-Apollo EMT-Intermediate Training Program, Hyderabad and Chennai, India

Topic

Emergency Medical Services

Partnering Organization(s)

Apollo Hospital India

Populations Served

Location

International

Ongoing Project

false

Opportunities for Student Involvement

false
2005 United Nations handbook Landmine And

Topic

First Aid

Partnering Organization(s)

UCLA CIM, United Nations

Populations Served

Location

International

Ongoing Project

false

Opportunities for Student Involvement

false
2004-2005 Fundamentals in Trauma Care, China

Topic

Trauma care

Partnering Organization(s)

UCLA CIM, Project Hope

Populations Served

Location

International

Ongoing Project

false

Opportunities for Student Involvement

false
2003-2005 Fundamentals in Trauma Care, Egypt

Topic

Trauma care

Partnering Organization(s)

UCLA CIM, Project Hope

Populations Served

Location

International

Ongoing Project

false

Opportunities for Student Involvement

false
2000-present Stanford Emergency Medicine International Visiting Scholar's Program, Stanford

Topic

International Emergency Medicine

Partnering Organization(s)

Populations Served

Location

International

Ongoing Project

true

Opportunities for Student Involvement

false
On field volunteer emergency physician San Francisco 49ers

Topic

Emergency Medicine

Partnering Organization(s)

San Francisco 49ers

Populations Served

Location

Bay Area

Ongoing Project

true

Opportunities for Student Involvement

false

Contact

Alternate Contact Christine Hendricks Administrative Assistant Tel: 650-723-0063

Clinical (Primary)

This is the primary clinic for this clinical provider. For additional clinical locations and information, please visit the link(s) listed below in the 'Additional Clinical Info' section.

Stanford Dept of Emergency Medicine 500 Pasteur Dr Stanford CA 94305 Tel: (650) 723-5111 Fax: (650) 723-0121

Additional Clinical Info

Stanford Health Care

2023-24 Courses

Independent Studies
- Directed Reading in Surgery
  SURG 299 (Aut, Sum)
- Graduate Research
  SURG 399 (Aut, Sum)
- Medical Scholars Research
  EMED 370 (Win, Spr)
- Medical Scholars Research
  SURG 370 (Aut, Sum)
- Undergraduate Research
  EMED 199 (Win)
- Undergraduate Research
  SURG 199 (Aut, Sum)

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