Karen M. Estrine, DO, is an attending emergency medicine physician and assistant professor of clinical medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Prior to that she held an attending position at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Fla.
Dr. Estrine’s article, “Motown’s Violence in My ED,” was recently published in the Handbook on the Psychology of Violence. She also has published articles in The Triad, the quarterly journal of the Michigan Osteopathic Association, including "A Love Affair with EMR" and "When Catastrophe Hits Home: A Guide to Preparing Your Patients for Disaster."
She also presented “Indications for Palliative Care Consultations in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Care Series” at the Emergency Medicine Resident Association of Michigan Research Day in East Lansing, Mich., and the Sinai Grace Hospital Research Day in Detroit. She also has presented lectures about trauma care and urologic emergencies.
After earning her osteopathic medical degree from the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing, Dr. Estrine completed an internship at Providence Hospital in Southfield, Mich. She completed a residency at Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University in Detroit.
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