Roy Karl Werner, MD, MS

Medical Director, Emergency Medical Services Learning Resources Center
Assistant Professor, Clinical, Department of Emergency Medicine


MD: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: Emergency Medicine - Sinai-Grace Hospital of the Detroit Medical Center at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

Special Interests: Local, State, and National EMS, Resuscitation Medicine and Research, Rural, Suburban, and Urban EMS Research, Cardiac pre-conditioning response

Bibliography:

Werner, RK, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, and Microbiology Master’s Degree Program. "Development of a Doppler Shift Analysis for the In Vitro and In Utero Comparison of Trisomy 16 and Euploid Fetal Mouse Heart Beat Rates." Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, and Immunology. Springfield, Illinois. (Major Professor: L.E. Maroun, PhD, 1997, MS awarded.)

Alekel DL, Mortillaro E, Hussain EA, West B, Ahmed N, Petterson CT, Werner RK, Arjmandi BH, and Kukreja SC, "Lifestyle and Biologic Contributors to Proximal Femur and Bone Mineral Density and Hip Axis Length in Two Distinct Groups of Ethnic Premenopausal Women." Osteoporosis International, 1999: 9(4) L 327-338.

Alekel DL, Werner RK, Mortillaro E, Petterson CT, and Kukreja SC, "Biologic and Lifestyle Determinants of Anterior-Posterior Lumbar Spine Bone Mineral Density in Two Distinct Groups of Ethnic Premenopausal Women." Osteoporosis International (2001), (In press)

Alekel DL, Peterson CT, Werner RK, Mortillaro E, Ahmed N, Kukreja SC, "Frame size, ethnicity, lifestyle, and biologic contributors to areal and volumetric lumbar spine bone mineral density in Indian/Pakistani and American Caucasian premenopausal women." Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 2002 Summer; 5(2): 175-186.

Werner RK, and Dunne R, "911 Paramedic" (Media Review). Academic Emergency Medicine. 2002; 9:10, 1050-1051.
Werner RK and Dunne R, "Q & A Color Review of Pediatric Emergency Medicine by Ludwig, et al" (Media Review). Academic Emergency Medicine. 2003; 10: 9, 1014-1015.

Werner, RK, and Dunne, R, "Altered Mental Status and Diabetes" In Emergency Medicine Technician-Basic, International Textbook. Editors: Hays, Alteco, et al. (In Press, 2004).

Werner, RK, and Dunne, R, "Allergic Complications" In Emergency Medicine Technician-Basic, International Textbook. Editors: Hays, Alteco, et al. (In Press, 2004).

Werner RK. “Advanced Life Support Procedures” In NWMTI Emergency Medicine Technician-Basic, International Textbook. Editors: Hays, Alteco, et al.  (In Press, 2004).

Werner RK and Dunne R, “Emergency Medicine Pearls by Baren and Alpern” (Media Review). Academic Emergency Medicine. 2004; 11:10, 1108.

Werner RK, “Escherichia coli O157:H7 attack, Hemorrhagic Enteritis” Disaster Medicine.  Mosby Textbook. (In review 2004).

Werner RK, Ottman CL, Weintraub NL, and Dickson EW. “Effects of 2-archidonylglycerol on left ventricular function, coronary resistance, and ischemic tolerance in the isolated rabbit heart.”  ACEP 2004 National Conference, San Francisco, California, USA. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2004. 44 Supp. 4, page S52.

Iowa EMS Advisory Council, Position Statement on pre-hospital pain management and administration. (In review 2005)
Brownell, T and Werner RK, "Procedural Emergency Medicine" (Media Review). Academic Emergency Medicine. (In Press) 2005.