Gregory R. Ciottone

Gregory R. Ciottone
Born July 16, 1965
Washington, DC
Residence Westminster, Massachusetts
Nationality United States of America
Education University of Massachusetts Medical School
Alma mater Colby College, St. Mark's School
Occupation Emergency Physician and Professor
Organization Harvard Medical School
Known for Commander of one of the first federal disaster teams deployed to Ground Zero on 9/11/2001
Notable work

Ciottone's Disaster Medicine, 2nd ed.,

Toxidrome Recognition in Chemical Weapons Attacks New England Journal of Medicine

Gregory R. Ciottone (born 1965) is an American physician specializing in Disaster Medicine and Counter-Terrorism Medicine. He is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the founding director of the BIDMC Fellowship in Disaster Medicine, the first of its kind in a Harvard teaching hospital. As well, he holds the position of Director for Medical Preparedness at the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, a joint program of the Harvard T.H.Chan School of Public Health and the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government.[1] He also serves as a consultant to the White House Medical Unit for the Obama and Trump administrations.[2]

Biography

Born in Washington, DC, Greg Ciottone attended St. Mark's School (Massachusetts) for secondary school and went on to earn his BA in Biology and Chemistry in 1987 at Colby College, where he graduated Phi Bet Kappa. He then received his MD degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School UMMS in 1991, receiving the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Award for Excellence in Emergency Medicine. He completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at UMMS in 1994 and was selected by his peers and faculty as Chief Resident. He continued on at that institution, being appointed Instructor of Medicine in 1994, and later Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMMS, where he also served as Director of the Institute for Disaster and Emergency Medicine,[3][4] and then Director of the Division of International Disaster and Emergency Medicine. In 1995 Dr. Ciottone was selected to lead the Washington DC-based American International Health Alliance (AIHA) Emergency Medicine Task Force for the former Soviet Union.[5] He served as Co-Director of the EMS/Disaster Medicine Fellowship program at UMMS, and in 1998 was appointed a Disaster Medicine Fellowship Director for the International Atomic Energy Agency in Geneva Switzerland.[6] In 1999 he was selected as Director of the University of Massachusetts-Minsk Belarus Medical Partnership program by AIHA.,[7][8]

In January 2001 Dr. Ciottone was appointed Director of the Division of International Disaster and Emergency Medicine in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He went on to become the Chairman of the International Emergency Medicine Section, Division of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School from 2002-2007, and was named Chairman of the Disaster Medicine Section at HMS in 2007, a position he maintains today. Also in 2007, he founded the BIDMC Fellowship in Disaster Medicine, which has grown to become the largest Disaster Medicine fellowship program in the United States.[9] He rose to the level of Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School in 2014.[10]

Career

Dr. Ciottone’s research and career interests have been in the area of Disaster Medicine, both in the United States and around the world.He has served as a consultant in more than 30 countries, including work he did to establish 16 Disaster and Emergency Medicine training centers throughout the former Soviet Union in the 1990s.[11] He also served as the Commander of the Disaster Medical Assistance Team, Massachusetts 2 (DMAT MA-2)[12] leading it as one of the first federal teams into Ground Zero on 9/11/2001.[13] In 2006, Dr. Ciottone became Editor-in Chief of Disaster Medicine,[14] later renamed Ciottone’s Disaster Medicine[15] for the second edition, which was released in 2016 and deemed “The leading textbook in the field” by the journal Annals of Emergency Medicine.[16] Through his textbook, Ciottone first suggested the requirement that Emergency Management be a part of the knowledge base necessary for the practice of Disaster Medicine, something that is commonly accepted today.[17] In addition to his textbook, he has written over 100 scholarly articles, chapters, and educational materials.

In recent years, Ciottone has played a leading role in establishing a new area of concentration he named Counter-Terrorism Medicine (CTM)[18][19] His work in CTM is designed to create more proactive processes in the areas of mitigation, preparedness, and response to asymmetric terrorist attacks, giving healthcare a seat at the counter-terrorism table. He is considered a pioneer in this field, with the World Association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM) naming him the Director of their new Special Interest Group: Counter-Terrorism Medicine.

Ciottone continues advancing the fields of Disaster Medicine and Counter-Terrorism Medicine through his research, teaching, lecturing, and consulting. He has served as subject matter expert for CNN,[20] SKY news,[21] ABC,[22] and other major news outlets, and has given the Keynote Address or Featured Speaker presentation at numerous international conferences.[23][24][25] In his work as consultant to the White House Medical Unit, he was recently recognized for "Outstanding Achievement in Support of The White House Medical Unit and the President of the United States"[26] In 2017 Dr Ciottone was inducted as an honorary fellow into the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, during a ceremony In Dublin.

Selected publications

Books

  • Ciottone Gregory R., Editor-in-Chief, Disaster Medicine, 1st ed., Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2006
  • Ciottone Gregory R., Editor-in-Chief, Ciottone’s Disaster Medicine, 2nd ed., Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2016

Selected articles (Last author slot= senior author)

  • Ciottone, Gregory R., Old, Nichols, Anderson, "Implementation of an Emergency and Disaster Medical Response Training Network in the CIS", Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2005 Vol. 29 No. 2, pp. 221–229
  • Teriggi J. Ciccone, MD; Philip D. Anderson, MD; Chon A. D. Gann, LPN, EMT-T, IDM; J. Michael Riley, EMT-P; Michael Maxwell, EMT-P; Robert Hopkins, EMT-P; Ciottone Gregory R., "Successful Development/Implementation of a Tactical Emergency Medical Technician Training Program for United States Federal Agents", Journal of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 2005 Vol. 20, No. 1, pp 36–39
  • Yim, ES, Callaway, DW, Fares, S, Ciottone, Gregory R., "Disaster Diplomacy: Current Controversies and Future Prospects", Journal of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 2009 Vol 24, No. 4, pp 291–293
  • Ganz A, Schafer J, Yu X, Burstein J, Graydon Lord, Ciottone Gregory R., "Real-time Scalable Resource Tracking Framework (DIORAMA) for Mass Casualty Incidents", International Journal on EHealth and Medical Communications (IJEHMC), Vol 4, issue 2, 2013
  • Fares S, Femino M, Sayah A, Weiner D, Yim ES, Douthwright S, Molloy MS, Irfan FB, Karkoukli MA, Lipton R, Burstein JL, Mazrouei MA, Ciottone Gregory R., "Healthcare System Hazard Vulnerability Analysis: An Assessment of all Public Hospitals in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates", Disasters, London, Vol 38, issue 2, 420-33, Apr 2014
  • Yim ES, Macy R, Ciottone Gregory R., "Medical and Psychosocial Needs of Olympic and Pan American Athletes After the 2010 Earthquake in Haiti: An Opportunity to Promote Resilience Through Sports Medicine and Public Diplomacy", Journal of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, Vol 29, issue 2, 195-9 Apr 2014
  • Ganz A, Schafer J, Tang J, Yang Z, Yi J, Ciottone Gregory R., "Interactive Visual Analytic Tools for Forensic Analysis of Mass Casualty Incidents Using DIORAMA System, in Technologies for Homeland Security (HST)", IEEE International Symposium, pp. 1–4, 2015
  • Ganz A, Schafer J, Tang J, Yang Z, Yi, J, Ciottone Gregory R., "Urban Search and Rescue Situational Awareness using DIORAMA Disaster Management System", Procedia Engineering, Vol. 107, 349-356, 2015
  • Wuthisuthimethawee P, Molloy MS, Ciottone Gregory R., "Sustainable Effectiveness of Applying Trauma Team Activation in Managing Trauma Patients in the Emergency Department", Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Sep;98(9):847-51, 2015
  • Ganz A, Schafer JM, Yang Z, Yi J, Lord G, Ciottone Gregory R., "Evaluation of a Scalable Information Analytics System for Enhanced Situational Awareness in Mass Casualty Events", International Journal of Telemedicine Applications. 2016;2016:9362067
  • Ganz A, Schafer JM, Zhuorui Yang, Jun Yi, Ciottone Gregory R., "DIORAMA enhances efficiency of a mass casualty incident: System and experimentation", Conf Proc IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2016 Aug;2016: 2644-2647. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2016.7591273.
  • Al-Shareef AS, Alsulimani LK, Bojan HM, Masri TM, Grimes JO, Molloy MS, Ciottone Gregory R., "Evaluation of Hospitals' Disaster Preparedness Plans in the Holy City of Makkah (Mecca): A Cross-Sectional Observation Study" Journal of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2017 Feb;32(1):33-45
  • Bortolin M, Morelli I, Voskanyan A, Joyce NR, Ciottone Gregory R., "Earthquake-Related Orthopedic Injuries in Adult Population: A Systematic Review", Journal of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2017 Jan 30:1-8
  • Sarin RR, Cattamanchi S, Alqahtani A, Aljohani M, Keim M, Ciottone Gregory R., "Disaster Education: A Survey Study To Analyze Disaster Medicine Training in Emergency Medicine Residency Programs in the United States", Journal of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2017 Mar 20:1-6
  • Molloy MS, Robertson, CM, Ciottone Gregory R., "Fit to deploy or deployment fitness; The Chester Step test (CST) a reliable, reproducible method of assessing disaster deployment personnel physical fitness", Southern Medical Journal. 2017 Aug;110(8):494-49
  • Ciottone Gregory R., "Toxidrome Recognition in Chemical Weapons Attacks", New England Journal of Medicine. 2018 Apr 26;378(17):1611-1620

References

  1. ↑ https://npli.sph.harvard.edu/about/leadership-and-staff/
  2. ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-ciottone-md-facep-914b15a/detail/treasury/position:1068462408/?entityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_treasuryMedia%3A(ACoAAAHx2-ABLUo0bbYxcSMuB-bjM3y7QuBwShM%2C1509193186400)
  3. ↑ https://hazdoc.colorado.edu/bitstream/handle/10590/3959/DISASTER%20RESEARCH_%20Issue%20235_Sep25_1997.pdf?sequence=1
  4. ↑ https://issuu.com/colbycollegelibrary/docs/v91_n2_14-full
  5. ↑ http://www.aiha.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/35-AIHA-Directions.pdf
  6. ↑ https://umassmed.edu/uploadedfiles/05-00.pdf
  7. ↑ https://umassmed.edu/uploadedfiles/05-00.pdf
  8. ↑ http://www.jem-journal.com/article/S0736-4679(05)00128-9/fulltext
  9. ↑ http://www.disasterfellowship.org
  10. ↑ http://hhi.harvard.edu/people/gregory-r-ciottone
  11. ↑ Ciottone, Gregory R.; Old, Andrew; Nicholas, Sarah; Anderson, Philip D. (August 2005). "Implementation of an emergency and disaster medical response training network in the Commonwealth of Independent States". The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 29 (2): 221–229. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.01.023. ISSN 0736-4679. PMID 16029838.
  12. ↑ "Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT MA-2) - Department of Emergency Medicine - UMass Medical School | Worcester". University of Massachusetts Medical School. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  13. ↑ "Boston.com / Sept. 11". archive.boston.com. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  14. ↑ Disaster medicine. Ciottone, Gregory R. (1st ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier Mosby. 2006. ISBN 9780323032537. OCLC 324993205.
  15. ↑ Ciottone's disaster medicine. Ciottone, Gregory R.,, Biddinger, Paul D.,, Darling, Robert G.,, Fares, Saleh,, Keim, Mark E.,, Molloy, Michael S. (Michael Sean), (Second ed.). Philadelphia, PA. ISBN 9780323286657. OCLC 927102597.
  16. ↑ Morris, Stephen C. "Ciottone's Disaster Medicine, 2nd Edition". Annals of Emergency Medicine. 67 (6). doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.02.030.
  17. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=xo53E_ygvBoC&pg=PR25&lpg=PR25&dq=disaster+medicine+preface&source=bl&ots=duQwV7hpAI&sig=iqNt6-MJ3y2_ps-JxpuZ6T9vphU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiXxfq77ZrWAhXJsFQKHf4nBEoQ6AEIKjAB#v=onepage&q=disaster%20medicine%20preface&f=false
  18. ↑ "Dr. Ciottone speaks at the University of Rome on Counter-Terrorism Medicine". BIDMC Fellowship in Disaster Medicine. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  19. ↑ G (2017-01-06), Dr. Ciottone introduces Counter-Terrorism Medicine, retrieved 2017-08-09
  20. ↑ Do quarantines work? - CNN Video, retrieved 2017-08-09
  21. ↑ "Allerta Zika, defezioni eccellenti per rischi contagio | Video Sky - Sky TG24 HD". video.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  22. ↑ "Dr. Ciottone on ABC News for the innovative telemedicine technology being implemented in Haiti". BIDMC Fellowship in Disaster Medicine. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  23. ↑ https://lifeinthefastlane.com/icem-2012-talks-free-online/
  24. ↑ "The Emergency Medicine Conference starts on 8 December with Workshops Accredited by the British College". Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  25. ↑ "Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine Conference" (PDF).
  26. ↑ MD, Gregory Ciottone (2017-05-01). "Don't know what to say. Humbled. This is more a reflection of the @BIDMCEM Fellowship in Disaster Medicine than me. Thank you WHMU!pic.twitter.com/jQ0z3QSp0F". @DrGregCiottone. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
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