Dr. Christopher L Moore, MD

Summary

Dr. Christopher Moore established and directs the Emergency Ultrasound Section, Yale School of Medicine since 2002. He conducts research in emergency department diagnostic testing using ultrasound and computed tomography. Dr. Moore oversees education in point-of-care ultrasound including the teaching of medical students, residents, fellows, and directing national CME conferences.

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Education, Training, Positions

• Yale School of Medicine, Professor of Emergency Medicine
• Fellow, Resurrection Medical Center (2002)
• Resident, Carolinas Medical Center (2001)
• MD, University of Virginia School of Medicine (1998)
• BA, Amherst College (1992)

Recognitions

• Alvin Feinstein Award for Clinical Teaching
• Best Faculty Presentation, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine National Meeting
• Fellow, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
• National Teaching Award, American College of Emergency Physicians
• Senior Member, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine

Selected Grants and Papers

• Predictors of Hospital Admission and Urological Intervention in Adult Emergency Department Patients with Computerized Tomography Confirmed Ureteral Stones.
  Daniels B, Schoenfeld E, Taylor A, Weisenthal K, Singh D, Moore CL. Predictors of Hospital Admission and Urological Intervention in Adult Emergency Department Patients with Computerized Tomography Confirmed Ureteral Stones. The Journal Of Urology 2017, 198: 1359-1366. PMID: 28652122, PMCID: PMC5693671, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2017.06.077.
• Ultrasound on the Frontlines of COVID-19: Report From an International Webinar
  Rachel Liu, Vivek S. Tayal, Nova Panebianco, Yale Tung-Chen, Arun Nagdev, Sachita Shah, Emanuele Pivetta, Patricia C. Henwood, Mathew Nelson, Christopher L. Moore> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2020 Jun 1
• Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound: Does It Affect Scores on Standardized Assessment Tests Used Within the Preclinical Curriculum? Christopher L Moore, David N Suwondo, Rachel B Liu, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
• A retrospective study of pulseless electrical activity, bedside ultrasound identifies interventions during resuscitation associated with improved survival to hospital admission. A REASON Study.
  Gaspari R, Weekes A, Adhikari S, Noble V, Nomura JT, Theodoro D, Woo M, Atkinson P, Blehar D, Brown S, Caffery T, Douglass E, Fraser J, Haines C, Lam S, Lanspa M, Lewis M, Liebmann O, Limkakeng A, Lopez F, Platz E, Mendoza M, Minnigan H, Moore C, Novik J, Rang L, Scruggs W, Raio C. A retrospective study of pulseless electrical activity, bedside ultrasound identifies interventions during resuscitation associated with improved survival to hospital admission. A REASON Study. Resuscitation 2017, 120: 103-107. PMID: 28916478, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2017.09.008.
• Right Upper Quadrant Pain: Ultrasound First!
  Revzin MV, Scoutt LM, Garner JG, Moore CL. Right Upper Quadrant Pain: Ultrasound First! Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine : Official Journal Of The American Institute Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2017, 36: 1975-1985. PMID: 28586152, DOI: 10.1002/jum.14274.
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28586152 Impact of point-of-care ultrasonography on ED time to disposition for patients with nontraumatic shock.
  Hall MK, Taylor RA, Luty S, Allen IE, Moore CL. Impact of point-of-care ultrasonography on ED time to disposition for patients with nontraumatic shock. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 34: 1022-30. PMID: 26988105, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.02.059.
• Ureteral Stones: Implementation of a Reduced-Dose CT Protocol in Patients in the Emergency Department with Moderate to High Likelihood of Calculi on the Basis of STONE Score.
  Moore CL, Daniels B, Singh D, Luty S, Gunabushanam G, Ghita M, Molinaro A, Gross CP. Ureteral Stones: Implementation of a Reduced-Dose CT Protocol in Patients in the Emergency Department with Moderate to High Likelihood of Calculi on the Basis of STONE Score. Radiology 2016, 280: 743-51. PMID: 26943230, PMCID: PMC5341691, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2016151691.
• Emergency physician focused cardiac ultrasound improves diagnosis of ascending aortic dissection.
  Pare JR, Liu R, Moore CL, Sherban T, Kelleher MS, Thomas S, Taylor RA. Emergency physician focused cardiac ultrasound improves diagnosis of ascending aortic dissection. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 34: 486-92. PMID: 26782795, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.12.005.
• Cost-effectiveness of the Cardiac Component of the Focused Assessment of Sonography in Trauma Examination in Blunt Trauma.
  Hall MK, Omer T, Moore CL, Taylor RA. Cost-effectiveness of the Cardiac Component of the Focused Assessment of Sonography in Trauma Examination in Blunt Trauma. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2016, 23: 415-23. PMID: 26857839, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12936.
• STONE PLUS: Evaluation of Emergency Department Patients With Suspected Renal Colic, Using a Clinical Prediction Tool Combined With Point-of-Care Limited Ultrasonography.
  Daniels B, Gross CP, Molinaro A, Singh D, Luty S, Jessey R, Moore CL. STONE PLUS: Evaluation of Emergency Department Patients With Suspected Renal Colic, Using a Clinical Prediction Tool Combined With Point-of-Care Limited Ultrasonography. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 67: 439-48. PMID: 26747219, PMCID: PMC5074842, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.10.020.
• Emergency Department Diagnostic Imaging: The Journey to Quality.
  Kanzaria HK, Hall MK, Moore CL, Burstin H. Emergency Department Diagnostic Imaging: The Journey to Quality. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2015, 22: 1380-4. PMID: 26575420, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12817.
• Comparative Effectiveness Research: Alternatives to "Traditional" Computed Tomography Use in the Acute Care Setting.
  Moore CL, Broder J, Gunn ML, Bhargavan-Chatfield M, Cody D, Cullison K, Daniels B, Gans B, Kennedy Hall M, Gaines BA, Goldman S, Heil J, Liu R, Marin JR, Melnick ER, Novelline RA, Pare J, Repplinger MD, Taylor RA, Sodickson AD. Comparative Effectiveness Research: Alternatives to "Traditional" Computed Tomography Use in the Acute Care Setting. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2015, 22: 1465-73. PMID: 26576033, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12831.
• Intravenous Infiltration Resulting in Compartment Syndrome: A Systematic Review.
  Pare JR, Moore CL. Intravenous Infiltration Resulting in Compartment Syndrome: A Systematic Review. Journal Of Patient Safety 2018, 14: e6-e8. PMID: 26241617, DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000233.
• Time to Abandon the Term "3 in 1" Block.
  Moore CL. Time to Abandon the Term "3 in 1" Block. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 66: 215. PMID: 26208737, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.04.015.
• McConnell's Sign Is Not Specific for Pulmonary Embolism: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
  Walsh BM, Moore CL. McConnell's Sign Is Not Specific for Pulmonary Embolism: Case Report and Review of the Literature. The Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 49: 301-4. PMID: 25986329, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.12.089.
• The student's dilemma, liver edition: incorporating the sonographer's language into clinical anatomy education.
  Hall MK, Mirjalili SA, Moore CL, Rizzolo LJ. The student's dilemma, liver edition: incorporating the sonographer's language into clinical anatomy education. Anatomical Sciences Education 2015, 8: 283-8. PMID: 25573229, DOI: 10.1002/ase.1518.
• Independent evaluation of a simple clinical prediction rule to identify right ventricular dysfunction in patients with shortness of breath.
  Russell FM, Moore CL, Courtney DM, Kabrhel C, Smithline HA, Nordenholz KE, Richman PB, O'Neil BJ, Plewa MC, Beam DM, Mastouri R, Kline JA. Independent evaluation of a simple clinical prediction rule to identify right ventricular dysfunction in patients with shortness of breath. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 33: 542-7. PMID: 25769797, PMCID: PMC7032017, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.01.026.
• The "5Es" of emergency physician-performed focused cardiac ultrasound: a protocol for rapid identification of effusion, ejection, equality, exit, and entrance.
  Kennedy Hall M, Coffey EC, Herbst M, Liu R, Pare JR, Andrew Taylor R, Thomas S, Moore CL. The "5Es" of emergency physician-performed focused cardiac ultrasound: a protocol for rapid identification of effusion, ejection, equality, exit, and entrance. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2015, 22: 583-93. PMID: 25903585, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12652.
• Incidental findings on CT for suspected renal colic in emergency department patients: prevalence and types in 5,383 consecutive examinations.
  Samim M, Goss S, Luty S, Weinreb J, Moore C. Incidental findings on CT for suspected renal colic in emergency department patients: prevalence and types in 5,383 consecutive examinations. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology : JACR 2015, 12: 63-9. PMID: 25557571, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2014.07.026.
• Use of point-of-care ultrasound in Connecticut emergency departments.
  Herbst MK, Camargo CA, Perez A, Moore CL. Use of point-of-care ultrasound in Connecticut emergency departments. The Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 48: 191-196.e2. PMID: 25440859, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.09.017.
• Accuracy of reduced-dose computed tomography for ureteral stones in emergency department patients.
  Moore CL, Daniels B, Ghita M, Gunabushanam G, Luty S, Molinaro AM, Singh D, Gross CP. Accuracy of reduced-dose computed tomography for ureteral stones in emergency department patients. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 65: 189-98.e2. PMID: 25441242, PMCID: PMC5131573, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.09.008.
• Research priorities for the influence of gender on diagnostic imaging choices in the emergency department setting.
  Ashurst JV, Cherney AR, Evans EM, Kennedy Hall M, Hess EP, Kline JA, Mitchell AM, Mills AM, Weigner MB, Moore CL. Research priorities for the influence of gender on diagnostic imaging choices in the emergency department setting. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2014, 21: 1431-7. PMID: 25420885, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12537.
• Ultrasound first, second, and last for vascular access.
  Moore CL. Ultrasound first, second, and last for vascular access. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine : Official Journal Of The American Institute Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2014, 33: 1135-42. PMID: 24958398, DOI: 10.7863/ultra.33.7.1135.
• Derivation and validation of a clinical prediction rule for uncomplicated ureteral stone--the STONE score: retrospective and prospective observational cohort studies.
  Moore CL, Bomann S, Daniels B, Luty S, Molinaro A, Singh D, Gross CP. Derivation and validation of a clinical prediction rule for uncomplicated ureteral stone--the STONE score: retrospective and prospective observational cohort studies. BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.) 2014, 348: g2191. PMID: 24671981, PMCID: PMC3966515, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g2191.
• Radiation dose index of renal colic protocol CT studies in the United States: a report from the American College of Radiology National Radiology Data Registry.
  Lukasiewicz A, Bhargavan-Chatfield M, Coombs L, Ghita M, Weinreb J, Gunabushanam G, Moore CL. Radiation dose index of renal colic protocol CT studies in the United States: a report from the American College of Radiology National Radiology Data Registry. Radiology 2014, 271: 445-51. PMID: 24484064, PMCID: PMC5341688, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.14131601.
• Accuracy of emergency physician-performed limited echocardiography for right ventricular strain.
  Taylor RA, Moore CL. Accuracy of emergency physician-performed limited echocardiography for right ventricular strain. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2014, 32: 371-4. PMID: 24559906, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.12.043.

MedEdu Authors (a partial list)

• Dr. Jon Keroes, Cardiologist
  
• David Lieberman, Cardiac Simulation Software Engineer
• Dr. Barbara Erickson, Heart Sounds Educator/Author
• Diane Wrigley, Physician Assistant, Author and Nursing Educator
• Thomas O'Brien, EKG Instructor and Author of Electrocardiography for Healthcare Professionals, 3rd Edition
• William French, Author of Case Profiles in Respiratory Care

Selected Publications By Our Authors

• The Virtual Cardiac Patient: A Multimedia Guide to Heart Sounds and Murmurs, Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ISBN: 0781784425
• Introduction to Heart Sounds CD, Publisher: 3M Littmann, UPC: 707387565947
• Prentice Hall Heart and Lung Sounds, Workbook and CD, Publisher: Pearson, ISBN: 9780131949003
• SoundBuilder for Heart Sounds - iPhone App, Publisher: 3M Littmann
• Learning Lung Sounds CD, Publisher: 3M Littmann, UPC: 00707387565930
• Prentice Hall Heart and Lung Sounds Workbook and CD, Publisher: Pearson ISBN: 9780131949003
• Basic Arrhythmias (6th Edition) - EKG Drills CDROM, Publisher: Brady, ISBN: 0131175912
• Learning Lung Sounds - Web Site Edition, Publisher: 3M Littmann, UPC: Apple App Store (free)
• Electrocardiography for Healthcare Professionals, 3rd Edition, Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2011, ISBN: 0077485270
• Case Profiles in Respiratory Care, Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning, ISBN: 0766807770