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Heather Prendergast

Vice Dean Clinical Affairs · University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago

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History

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
Present

Johns Hopkins Health System
2005–2006
University of California-Los Angeles
2004–2005
Emergency Medicine
University of Maryland Medical Center
1994–1997
Business Administration, Liautaud Graduate School of Business, University of Illinois Chicago
University of Illinois College of Medicine
1990–1994
Chemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1984–1988

Research

Medical clearance and screening of psychiatric patients in the emergency department
Academic Emergency Medicine · 1997 · 81 citations
Evaluation of an Enhanced Peer Mentoring Program on Scholarly Productivity and Promotion in Academic Emergency Medicine: A Five-Year Review
Journal of the National Medical Association · 2019 · First of 5 authors · Corresponding · 22 citations
Preparing the front line for the increase in the aging population: geriatric curriculum development for an emergency medicine residency program
Journal of Emergency Medicine · 2010 · First of 6 authors · 20 citations

Marina Del Rios
10 papers
Joseph Colla
6 papers
Pavitra Kotini-Shah
6 papers
Brad Bunney
5 papers
JM
Jared Marcucci
4 papers · 2 as a resident
Timothy Erickson
4 papers
Adam Schlichting
3 papers · 1 as a resident
Samuel Dudley
3 papers
Carissa Tyo
2 papers
Diego Marquez
2 papers
ES
Edward Sloan
2 papers
MM
Mark Mackey
2 papers

Grants

Targeting of UnControlled Hypertension in Emergency Department (TOUCHED)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R33
Contact PI · $2.1M · University of Illinois at Chicago
2018–2024
Targeting of UnControlled Hypertension in Emergency Department (TOUCHED)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R61
Contact PI · $505.3K · University of Illinois at Chicago
2018–2019
A Hypertension Emergency Department Intervention Aimed at Decreasing Disparities
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R56
Contact PI · $586.9K · University of Illinois at Chicago
2015–2018

Clinical trials

Improving Cancer Survival and Reducing Treatment Variations With Protocols for Emergency Care
Principal investigator · Completed
University of Illinois at Chicago
2020–2022
Targeting of UnControlled Hypertension in Emergency Department
Principal investigator · Completed
University of Illinois at Chicago
2019–2023