Department of Emergency Medicine
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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, 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)
Academic Office Contact Information
Department of Emergency Medicine
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA 01199
413-794-5375
Niels.RathlevMD@baystatehealth.org
(Updated December 2021)