Ashley Foster, MD

Title(s)Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address550 16th Street, #5545
San Francisco CA 94158
PronounsShe/Her/Hers
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    Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota MD05/2013
    University of California, San Francisco , San Francisco, CA06/2017Emergency Medicine
    Boston Children's Hospital , Boston, MA06/2019Pediatric Emergency Medicine

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    1. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Mental Health Crisis Line Callers Who Were Transferred to 911. Psychiatr Serv. 2025 Jan 10; appips20240050. Goldman ML, Elser A, Yeh HH, McDaniel M, Ma L, Ahmedani BK, Foster AA. PMID: 39789956.
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    2. Supporting Children's Mental Health Needs in Disasters. Pediatrics. 2025 Jan 01; 155(1). Hoffmann JA, Pergjika A, Burkhart K, Gable C, Foster AA, Saidinejad M, Covington T, Edemba D, Mullins S, Schreiber M, Beers LS. PMID: 39689730; PMCID: PMC11808827.
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    3. Suicide Prevention and Telehealth in Children's Hospital Emergency Departments. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2025 Feb 01; 41(2):e10-e17. Doupnik SK, Bowden CF, Worsley D, Keating C, Cassidy K, Foster AA, Quarshie W, Min J, Meisel Z, Marcus SC. PMID: 39642270; PMCID: PMC11781978.
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    4. Race, Neighborhood Disadvantage, and Prehospital Law Enforcement Handcuffing in Children With Behavioral Health Emergencies. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Nov 04; 7(11):e2443673. Watkins K, Glomb NW, Trivedi TK, Leibovich SA, Cruz-Romero M, Daftary RK, Kornblith AE, Foster AA, Schriger DL, Sporer KA, Kellison C, Hong T, Grupp-Phelan J. PMID: 39527058; PMCID: PMC11555546.
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    5. Pediatric Inpatient Psychiatric Capacity in the US, 2017 to 2020. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Oct 01; 178(10):1080-1082. Cushing AM, Nash KA, Foster AA, Zima BT, West AE, Michelson KA, Hoffmann JA. PMID: 39158901; PMCID: PMC11334005.
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    6. Association of emergency department characteristics with presence of recommended pediatric-specific behavioral health policies. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2024 Oct; 5(5):e13266. Foster AA, Hoffmann JA, Crady R, Hewes HA, Li J, Cook LJ, Duffy S, Johnson M, Schreiber M, Saidinejad M. PMID: 39224419; PMCID: PMC11367733.
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    7. Youth Crisis: The Current State and Future Directions. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2024 Sep; 47(3):595-611. Foster AA, Zabel M, Schober M. PMID: 39122348.
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    8. Strategies for optimal management of pediatric acute agitation in emergency settings. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2024 Aug; 5(4):e13255. Saidinejad M, Foster AA, Santillanes G, Li J, Wallin D, Barata IA, Joseph M, Rose E, Cheng T, Waseem M, Berg K, Hooley G, Ruttan T, Shahid S, Lam SHF, Amanullah S, Lin S, Heniff MS, Brown K, Gausche-Hill M, ACEP Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee. PMID: 39183940; PMCID: PMC11342465.
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    9. Comprehensiveness of State Insurance Laws and Perceived Access to Pediatric Mental Health Care. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Aug 01; 7(8):e2426402. Foster AA, Hoffmann JA, Douglas MD, Monuteaux MC, Douglas KE, Benevides TW, Hudgins JD, Stewart AM. PMID: 39133489; PMCID: PMC11320173.
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    10. Accountability to Quality and Equity of Care for Children With Acute Agitation in the Emergency Department. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 05 01; 14(5):390-393. Nash KA, Tolliver DG, Foster AA. PMID: 38618650.
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    11. Management of youth with suicidal ideation: Challenges and best practices for emergency departments. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2024 Apr; 5(2):e13141. Santillanes G, Foster AA, Ishimine P, Berg K, Cheng T, Deitrich A, Heniff M, Hooley G, Pulcini C, Ruttan T, Sorrentino A, Waseem M, Saidinejad M. PMID: 38571489; PMCID: PMC10989674.
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    12. Psychotropic Medication Administration in Pediatric Emergency Departments. Pediatrics. 2024 Apr 01; 153(4). Foster AA, Hoffmann JA, Qayyum Z, Porter JJ, Monuteaux M, Hudgins J. PMID: 38487821.
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    13. Evaluation and management of suicidal ideation and self-harm in children in the emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Med Pract. 2024 Mar; 21(3):1-28. Foster AA, Ketabchi B, Hoffmann JA. PMID: 38394334.
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    14. Approach to acute agitation in the pediatric emergency department. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2024 06 01; 36(3):245-250. Foster AA, Saidinejad M, Li J. PMID: 38299972.
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    15. A Qualitative Assessment of Barriers and Proposed Interventions to Improve Acute Agitation Management for Children With Mental and Behavioral Health Conditions in the Emergency Department. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry. 2024 Mar-Apr; 65(2):167-177. Hoffmann JA, Kshetrapal A, Pergjika A, Foster AA, Wnorowska JH, Johnson JK. PMID: 38070778; PMCID: PMC11032221.
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    16. Review of pediatric emergency care and the COVID-19 pandemic. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2023 Dec; 4(6):e13073. Foster AA, Walls TA, Alade KH, Brown K, Gausche-Hill M, Lin SD, Rose EA, Ruttan T, Shahid S, Sorrentino A, Stoner MJ, Waseem M, Saidinejad M, ACEP Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee. PMID: 38045015; PMCID: PMC10691296.
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    17. Physical restraint use in children with mental and behavioral health emergencies in the prehospital setting. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2023 Aug; 4(4):e13016. Foster AA, Watkins K, Trivedi TK, Cruz-Romero M, Leibovich SA, Daftary RK, Kornblith AE, Grupp-Phelan J, Sporer KA, Kellison C, Glomb NW. PMID: 37600903; PMCID: PMC10432898.
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    18. Pediatric emergency care coordinator workforce: A survey study. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2023 Aug; 4(4):e13006. Foster AA, Li J, Wilkinson MH, Ely M, Gausche-Hill M, Newgard C, Remick K. PMID: 37469489; PMCID: PMC10353296.
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    19. The cost of emergency care for children across differing levels of emergency department pediatric readiness. Health Aff Sch. 2023 Jul; 1(1):qxad015. Newgard CD, Smith M, Lin A, McConnell KJ, Remick KE, Burd RS, Marin JR, Mann NC, Gausche-Hill M, Hewes HA, Child A, Lang B, Foster AA, Maughan B, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Pediatric Readiness Study Group . PMID: 38756836; PMCID: PMC10986251.
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    20. Pediatric Agitation in the Emergency Department: A Survey of Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators. Acad Pediatr. 2023 07; 23(5):988-992. Foster AA, Saidinejad M, Duffy S, Hoffmann JA, Goodman R, Monuteaux MC, Li J. PMID: 36948291.
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    21. Saving Children's Lives by Improving Pediatric Readiness for Emergency Care. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 01 03; 6(1):e2250951. Foster AA, Hoffmann JA. PMID: 36637827.
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    22. Disparities in Pharmacologic Restraint Use in Pediatric Emergency Departments. Pediatrics. 2023 01 01; 151(1). Foster AA, Porter JJ, Monuteaux MC, Hoffmann JA, Li J, Lee LK, Hudgins JD. PMID: 36530158.
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    23. A Regional Intervention to Appoint Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators in New England Emergency Departments. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Feb 01; 38(2):75-78. Li J, Petrack EM, Boggs KM, Auerbach M, Foster AA, Sullivan AF, Camargo CA. PMID: 35100744.
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    24. Emergency department staff perceptions about the care of children with mental health conditions. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2021 Nov-Dec; 73:78-83. Foster AA, Sundberg M, Williams DN, Li J. PMID: 34687946.
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    25. Pharmacologic Restraint Use During Mental Health Visits in Pediatric Emergency Departments. J Pediatr. 2021 09; 236:276-283.e2. Foster AA, Porter JJ, Monuteaux MC, Hoffmann JA, Hudgins JD. PMID: 33771581.
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    26. Patient Factors Associated With the Decision to Transfer Adult Patients From a Pediatric Emergency Department for Definitive Care. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020 Oct; 36(10):473-476. Kornblith AE, Foster AA, Cho CS, Wang RC, Jaffe DM. PMID: 29135904.
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    27. Pediatric critical procedures in the emergency department. Clin Exp Emerg Med. 2020 Sep; 7(3):241-242. Foster AA, Eisenberg MA. PMID: 33028069; PMCID: PMC7550813.
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    28. Quality Improvement in a Pandemic. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2020 Jul-Aug; 5(4):e321. Foster AA, Stack AM. PMID: 32766494; PMCID: PMC7351456.
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    29. Ready or Not, Here I Come: Emergency Department Readiness for Pediatric Mental Health Visits. Pediatrics. 2020 06; 145(6). Hoffmann JA, Foster AA. PMID: 32393607.
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    30. How ready are we? A statewide assessment of pediatric readiness policies. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 04; 38(4):854.e1-854.e2. Foster AA, Monuteaux MC, Li J. PMID: 32059933.
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    31. The use of opioids in low acuity pediatric trauma patients. PLoS One. 2019; 14(12):e0226433. Foster AA, Porter JJ, Bourgeois FT, Mannix R. PMID: 31841556; PMCID: PMC6913969.
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    32. A weighty matter: Obtaining and documenting pediatric weight in the emergency department. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 03; 38(3):685-686. Foster AA, Petrack EM, Boggs KM, Sullivan AF, Camargo CA, Li J. PMID: 31519381.
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    33. Anaphylaxis Preparedness among Preschool Staff before and after an Educational Intervention. J Allergy (Cairo). 2015; 2015:231862. Foster AA, Campbell RL, Lee S, Anderson JL. PMID: 26300926; PMCID: PMC4537728.
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    34. Recurrent severe abdominal pain in the pediatric patient. J Emerg Med. 2014 May; 46(5):627-31. Homme JL, Foster AA. PMID: 24582407.
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    35. Delusional infestation is typically comorbid with other psychiatric diagnoses: review of 54 patients receiving psychiatric evaluation at Mayo Clinic. Psychosomatics. 2012 May-Jun; 53(3):258-65. Hylwa SA, Foster AA, Bury JE, Davis MD, Pittelkow MR, Bostwick JM. PMID: 22458994.
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    36. Delusional infestation: clinical presentation in 147 patients seen at Mayo Clinic. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012 Oct; 67(4):673.e1-10. Foster AA, Hylwa SA, Bury JE, Davis MD, Pittelkow MR, Bostwick JM. PMID: 22264448.
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