Ashley Foster, MD

Title(s)Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address550 16th Street, #5545
San Francisco CA 94158
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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. 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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    2. Psychotropic Medication Administration in Pediatric Emergency Departments. Pediatrics. 2024 Mar 15. Foster AA, Hoffmann JA, Qayyum Z, Porter JJ, Monuteaux M, Hudgins J. PMID: 38487821.
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    3. 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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    4. Approach to acute agitation in the pediatric emergency department. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2024 Feb 01. Foster AA, Saidinejad M, Li J. PMID: 38299972.
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    5. 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. 2023 Dec 08. Hoffmann JA, Kshetrapal A, Pergjika A, Foster AA, Wnorowska JH, Johnson JK. PMID: 38070778.
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    6. 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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    7. 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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    8. 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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    9. 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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    10. 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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    11. Disparities in Pharmacologic Restraint Use in Pediatric Emergency Departments. Pediatrics. 2022 Dec 19. Foster AA, Porter JJ, Monuteaux MC, Hoffmann JA, Li J, Lee LK, Hudgins JD. PMID: 36530158.
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    12. 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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    13. 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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    14. 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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    15. 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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    16. 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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    17. 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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    18. 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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    19. 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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    20. 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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    21. 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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    22. 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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    23. 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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    24. 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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    25. 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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