Vincent Lapman Kan

Vincent Lapman Kan is an Assistant Professor at UMass Chan Medical School, affiliated with the T.H. Chan School of Medicine and Department of Emergency Medicine in Worcester, MA. His research focuses on emergency care outcomes, particularly among older populations.

• Education: BS in Biomedical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute; MD from University of Vermont College of Medicine.

Dr. Kan’s research interests center on injury prevention, geriatric emergency medicine, and clinical decision-making in acute care settings. His work includes studies on ground-level falls in elderly patients and factors influencing emergency department admission rates.

Recent publications highlight trends in emergency medicine research. In 2025, he co-authored a study on ground-level fall outcomes in older adults. In 2024, he contributed to research analyzing clinician risk tolerance and hospitalization decisions.