Emily C. Barrett

Emily C. Barrett, MD, serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Loma Linda University School of Medicine, where she conducts clinical research and provides patient care in acute medical settings.

Education:

• Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Illinois at Chicago, 2014

Research Interests: Dr. Barrett specializes in cardiovascular emergencies including heart failure and pulmonary embolism diagnostics, infectious disease management (particularly COVID-19), gastrointestinal complications in emergency settings, and psychiatric evaluation protocols. Her work emphasizes evidence-based approaches to improve diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes in time-sensitive clinical scenarios.

Publication Trends: Her recent scholarly output (2023-2024) demonstrates consistent focus on complex emergency presentations through case reports and diagnostic studies, with particular attention to how comorbidities like heart failure affect diagnostic pathways and rare gastrointestinal complications requiring emergency intervention.

Research Leadership:

• Principal Investigator for NIH-funded "Clinical Trial of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma in Outpatients (C3PO)"
• PI for internal studies on pulmonary embolism predictors and SMART criteria application in psychiatric evaluations
• Investigator for systemic review of COVID-19 patients at Loma Linda University Medical Center