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Cory Wittrock, MD

Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Current Positions

  • Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
  • Director of Emergency Ultrasound
  • Fellowship Program Director, Emergency Ultrasound

Education

  • BA in Biology, Chemistry, Mount Marty College, Yankton, South Dakota, United States
  • MD, Caver College of Medicine, University of Iowa
  • Emergency Medicine Residency, Georgetown University/ Washington Hospital Center
  • Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship, Georgetown University/Washington Hospital Center
  • MD in Medical Doctorate, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
  • EMT-Basic in EMT-Basic Course, Western Iowa Technical Community College, Sioux City, Iowa, United States
  • Fellow in Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship, Georgetown University / Washington Hospital Center Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  • Resident in Emergency Medicine, Georgetown University / Washington Hospital Center Emergency Medicine Residency, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Research Interests

  • Applications of Point of Care Ultrasound
  • Point of Care Emergency Ultrasound

Licenses & Certifications

  • Board Certification in Emergency Medicine
  • American Board of Emergency Medicine Focused Practice Designation in Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography
  • American Board of Emergency Medicine Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP)
  • American College of Emergency Physicians Medical License
  • Medical License, State of Iowa
  • Medical License, State of South Carolina
  • Physician-Medical Doctor, Maryland Board of Physicians, Maryland, United States
  • Medicine and Surgery, District of Columbia Department of Health Professional Licensing Administration - Board of Medicine, District of Columbia, United States
  • MD, South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners, South Carolina, United States
  • Physician - Permanent, Iowa Board of Medicine, Iowa, United States

Selected Publications

  • Wubben B, Wittrock C. Does simulation improve emergency medicine residents' performance of aorta point-of-care ultrasound? Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2023, TBD.
  • Junker C, Vakkalanka P, Wittrock C. Clinical ultrasound training in emergency medicine advanced practice provider residencies. J Physician Assit Educ. 2023, 28. doi:10.1097/JPA.0000000000000543.
  • Wubben B, Wallum MR, Wittrock CA. Exploring a cadaver-based model for teaching emergency medicine residents ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane blocks. Cureus. 2023, 15(9): e45178. doi:10.7759/cureus.45178.
  • Wubben B, Oberbiling M, Wittrock C, Rytlewski K, Thirnbeck CK, Junker C, Stier A. Pediatric residents' perceptions of a point-of-care ultrasound collaboration with emergency medicine. Cureus. 2023, 15(7): e41645. doi:10.7759/cureus.41645.
  • Yun H, Wittrock C, Wubben B. Is handled point-of-care ultrasound "good enough" in a busy academic emergency department? Annals of Emergency Medicine 2023, 82(4):S103-104. Oral abstract presented at American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Research Forum.
  • (2021). Lung ultrasound in emergency department patients with symptoms of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. (Vols. 28). (S1) SAEM21 Abstracts.
  • Dewey, K. & Wittrock, C. (2019). Acute Pelvic Pain. (Vols. 37). (2), pp. 207-218. Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2019.01.012.
  • Wittrock, C. & Peethumnongsin, E. (2017). Emergency department ultrasound in pregnancy. In Emergency Department Management of Obstetric Complications. pp. 15-30. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-54410-6_2.