Department of Emergency Medicine
Institutional Leadership Roles
- Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School – Baystate
Academic Appointment
- Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School – Baystate
Education and Training
- Boston University/Boston City Hospital, Boston, MA
Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine (1980-1983)
- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
M.D. (1976-1980)
- Duke University, Durham, NC
B.S., Biology (1976)
Scholarly Foci
- Emergency department crowding
- Health services research
- Pain management
Scholarly Activity
View a list of Dr. Rathlev's publications in the Scholarly Commons repository.
Professional Societies and Leadership Roles
- Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine
- Research Task Force (2020-present)
- Society of Academic Emergency Medicine
- Fellowship Approval Committee
- Member (1988-present)
- Baycare Health Partners
- Board of Directors (2011-2020)
- Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians
- President (2014-2015)
- Board of Directors (2008-present)
- Member (1986-present)
- American College of Emergency Physicians
Significant Honors and Awards (Limit 5)
- Pinnacle Award, Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians (2020)
- President’s Excellence Award, Overall Winner (Successful CAUTI Rate Reduction Using DMAIC Improvement and Change Management Strategy), Baystate Medical Center (2019)
- Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Decision (Associate) Editor (2015-present)
- Top Editorial Board Member (2015)
- Boston University School of Medicine
- Chair's Award, Department of Emergency Medicine (2001, 2008)
- Outstanding Faculty Award, Boston Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program (2005)
- Outstanding Faculty Award, Boston City Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency Program (1991)
- Fellow, American College of Emergency Physicians (1988-present)
Academic Office Contact Information
Department of Emergency Medicine
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA 01199
413-794-5375
Niels.RathlevMD@baystatehealth.org
(Updated December 2021)