GW Department of Emergency Medicine

The GW Department of Emergency Medicine provides emergency patient care to four hospitals, educates the next generation of health professionals and provides a wide range of innovative emergency medicine consulting services.

GW Emergency Medicine
As part of an academic multispecialty group practice, physicians actively collaborate in both the clinical and academic realms. More Information

International Focus
The Department has developed an extensive series of educational and consulting activities that span the globe. More Information

Innovation and Research
Department research focuses on the development of modern medical solutions that enhance the delivery of medical services worldwide. More Information

The Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) of The George Washington University is actively involved in a wide range of Emergency Medicine-related clinical, educational, research, and consulting programs. In support of our medical student, resident, and fellowship education programs and clinical research programs, the DEM staffs the ED’s of four hospitals including one hospital-based Hyperbarics / Wound Care program. The DEM also offers a wide range of Emergency Medicine consulting activities including: medical support for the travel assistance and commercial shipping industries, staffing solutions for remote clinics, telemedicine-related services, community-oriented emergency care programs.

Our mission is to provide excellent emergency patient care, train the next generation of health professionals, create new knowledge in the fields of Emergency Medicine and Emergency Management, and continually innovate.

Programs & Services

Featured Programs

Operated out of the GW Department of Emergency Medicine, Maritime Medical Access utilizes telemedicine to aid ships at sea.

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Education

Emergency Medicine Residency

The Emergency Medicine Residency Program at the George Washington University is sponsored by the George Washington University Medical Center in collaboration with the INOVA Fairfax and Prince George's Hospital Center. The DEM also sponsors a series of Fellowships that will create a new generation of Emergency Medicine leaders domestically and globally. Click on the link below to learn more.

Raymond Lucas, MD

Faculty Appointments:

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and
Vice Chair, Education

Degrees:

MD, University of South Florida, 1990
BS, Oglethorpe University
MS Organizational Management The George Washington University 2005

Residency Training:

Residency in Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati

Special Interests:

Graduate Medical Education, ED administration, medical decision making, maritime medicine

Certifications:

Diplomate, American Board of Emergency Medicine

Selected Publications:

Lucas, RL, H Farley, J Twanmoh, A Urumov, B Evans, N Olsen, H. Kabiri. Emergency Department Patient Flow: The Influence of Hospital Census Variables on Emergency Department Patient Length of Stay. Academic Emergency Medicine 2009;16(7): 597-602.
Lucas RL, H Farley, J Twanmoh, A Urumov, B Evans, N Olsen. Measuring the Opportunity Loss of Time Spent Boarding Admitted Patients in the Emergency Dempartment: A Multi-hospital Analysis. Journal of Healthcare Management. March/April, 2009; 54(2): 117 - 125.
Lucas RL, Bonifce, K, Roberts K, Kane E. Suspected Methicillin-resistant Staphylcoccus aureus Infections at Sea.. International Maritime Health. 2007;58; 93-102.

Public Access Defibrillation Trial Investigators. Public Access Defibrillation and Survival After Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest. New England Journal of Medicine August 12, 2004; 351(7): 637-46.