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Ali Pourmand, MD, MPH

Ali Pourmand

Professor of Emergency Medicine

Dr. Pourmand is a Professor of Emergency Medicine in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC. His research focuses on the current understanding of evidence-based medicine and clinical medicine through multidisciplinary collaboration across the School of Medicine and the GW campus. Current projects and research interests span medical education, point-of-care ultrasound, evidence-based medicine, and critical care medicine.

Medical degree

MD, Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services

Master's / additional degree

MPH, George Washington University

Special interests

Corticosteroids in septic shock, opioid utilization in the ED, diagnostic pitfalls in emergency medicine, virtual-reality-assisted pain management, ultrasound

Publications

Abstracts and poster presentations

  1. Chest x-ray unnecessary for chest pain patients. Critical Care Medicine. 2026.
  2. Hemodynamic status and outcomes in emergency department patients. Critical Care Medicine. 2026.
  3. Outcomes after syncope with vs without ventricular tachycardia. Critical Care Medicine. 2026.
  4. Outcomes of antibiotic use in necrotizing pancreatitis. Critical Care Medicine. 2026.
  5. Outcomes of epinephrine versus dobutamine and norepinephrine. Critical Care Medicine. 2026.
  6. Safety of hypertonic saline via peripheral intravenous access. Critical Care Medicine. 2026.
  7. Thrombectomy with alteplase or tenecteplase. Critical Care Medicine. 2026.
  8. 155 Neurological Complications in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2025.

Book chapters

  1. Atrial fibrillation research in the observation unit and the emergency department. Short Stay Management of Atrial Fibrillation. 2016.