UTHSCSA Faculty Profiles v1.0
Gelabert, Christopher J
School of Medicine
Emergency Medicine
210-567-4292
gelabert@uthscsa.edu
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Dr. Chris Gelabert is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and a faculty member in the Division of Emergency Ultrasound. He joined UTHSCSA in 2014. Currently, he is Associate Director for the Division of Emergency Ultrasound and Associate Director, Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship.
Dr. Gelabert grew up in Texas, graduating from St. Mary's University with a degree in Biochemistry. He then attended the University of Texas School of Medicine here in San Antonio. After medical school, he moved to New York where he completed Emergency Medicine Residency at Beth Israel Medical Center, where he was Chief Resident. He was recognized as the ED Resident of the Year and ED Staff Member of the Year. He completed a fellowship in Emergency Ultrasound at North Shore University Hospital in 2014.
Dr. Gelabert moved back to San Antonio in 2014 and has been full-time faculty since. He is very involved in Medical Student and Resident Education, Ultrasound education and research and is proud to be a member of the UT Medicine family.
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| 8/2014 - Present |
Assistant Professor/Clinical |
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Emergency Medicine, San Antonio, TX |
| Year |
Degree |
Discipline |
Institution |
| 2014 |
Clinical Fellowship |
Emergency Medicine Ultrasound |
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset , NY |
| 2013 |
Residency |
Emergency Medicine |
Beth Israel Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program
New York , NY |
| 2010 |
MD |
Medicine |
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio , TX |
| 2006 |
BS |
Biochemistry |
St. Mary`s University
San Antonio , TX |
Emergency Ultrasound -
The clinical application of ultrasound in the emergent and critically ill patient. The education of faculty, residents, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses and medical students in the application of ultrasound in the emergent and critically ill patient. Research in the bedside application of emergent ultrasonography to improve the quality of patient care. |
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Description |
Institution |
# Students |
| 3/2018 - Present |
EM Grand Rounds: POWER UP-ED Workgroup |
UT Health San Antonio |
30 students |
| POWER UP-ED Information and Workgroup session |
| 7/2017 - Present |
Individual Instruction |
UT Health San Antonio |
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| 7/2016 - Present |
Individual Instruction |
UT Health San Antonio |
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| 7/2016 - Present |
Individual Instruction |
UT Health San Antonio |
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| 7/2015 - Present |
Individual Instruction |
UT Health San Antonio |
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| 9/2014 - Present |
Emergency Medicine Core Clerkship |
The University of Texas Health Science Center |
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| As an Attending Physician in the Emergency Department, I oversee MS3 students during their core clerkship in Emergency Medicine, oversee procedures, give feedback on patient presentations and physical examination skills, as well as assisting medical student medical decision making through feedback on worksheets,as well as individual shift cards. |
| 9/2014 - Present |
Individual Instruction |
UT Health San Antonio |
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| 9/2014 - Present |
Individual Instruction |
UT Health San Antonio |
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| 9/2014 - Present |
Academic Emergency Medicine - Longitudinal Elective |
The University of Texas Health Science Center |
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| This 18-month mentoring relationship involves a series of structured encounters with individual pre-clinical medical students over the first 1.5 years of their training to introduce skills in history taking, physical examination, and medical decision making, as well as humanism and professionalism.
Longitudinal elective. As both Core Faculty, and a member of residency leadership, I work both as supervising physician as well as assisting with guidance, evaluation, and mentorship for MS4 students on their elective. |
| 8/2014 - Present |
EMED4051 Emergency Ultrasound |
UT Health San Antonio |
40 students |
| This MS4 elective is 4 week block consisting of lectures, supervised scanning sessions in the Center for Clinical Ultrasound Education and Emergency Department, independent scanning sessions, and weekly and journal club. I am one of the core course faculty involved with developing curricula, evaluating students, and teaching. Approximately 40 MS4 students attend this four week course. |
| 8/2014 - Present |
Faculty, UT Health San Antonio UT Health San Antonio PGY-1 Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Rotation |
UT Health San Antonio |
10 students |
| This rotation is a 4 week block consisting of lectures, supervised scanning sessions in the Center for Clinical Ultrasound Education and Emergency Department, independent scanning sessions, and weekly QA and journal club. I am one of the principle faculty and am directly involved in approximately 12 hours of education per week. All 10 of our residents rotate through this course in their PGY-1 year. |
Journal Article |
| Gelabert CJ, Nelson M. Bleb Point: Mimicker of Pneumothorax in Bullous Lung Disease Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2015 Apr;16(3):447-449.
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| Heller M, Gelabert CJ, Preblick C, Habboushe J, FineFrock D. Takotsubo?s Cardiomyopathy: the Spectrum Expands American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2015 Feb;.
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| Gelabert CJ, Torradas J, Nelson M. Ileocolic intessusception Secondary to gastrointestinal stromal tumor in a 61 year old Am J Emerg Med 2014 Oct;32(10):1301-1302.
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State |
| Funding Agency |
University of Texas Healthcare Safety and Effectiveness Grant Program |
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The University of Texas Patient Safety Medical Education Grant Award |
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Complete |
| Period |
8/2015 - 7/2016 |
| Role |
Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
I was co-investigator in this UT funded grant, with Dr. Sisson, Ultrasound Director, and also faculty from the Department of Cellular and Structural Biology. We dissected and plastinated individual cadaveric hearts as well as a cadaveric thoracic block dissection that included the heart in its anatomical location. After plastination we prepared these models by cutting the individual hearts along representative echocardiographic planes and cutting a window into the thoracic model to show the spatial relationship of the heart to surrounding anatomic structures. These models were then used as part of an educational research study to determine their impact on first year medical student understanding of echocardiographic anatomy and imaging planes during the cardiac portion of their longitudinal ultrasound curriculum. Results were presented as an oral research presentation at the Word Congress on Ultrasound in Medical Education. |
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| Title |
Effect of Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation on IVC Collapsibility as Measured by Bedside Ultrasound |
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Active |
| Period |
- Present |
| Role |
Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
IRB# HSC20140271H This research project seeks to determine the effect that non-invasive positive pressure ventilation has on the inferior vena cava as measured by bedside ultrasound. To do this normal volunteers are consented and exposed to variable levels of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation and their inferior vena cava collapsibility index is measured from multiple previously reported standard locations. This data will also seek to determine the best location to measure the inferior vena cava using point-of-care ultrasound among the locations currently reported in literature. |
