Howard A. Blumstein, M.D., Associate Professor Emergency Medicine

Howard A. Blumstein, M.D.

Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

Clinical Specialties

Emergency Medicine, Pain Management

Contact Information

Department: 336-716-4625

Email: hblumste@wakehealth.edu

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Board Certifications

American Board of Emergency Medicine

Memberships

Am Acad of Emergency Medicine

NPI Number

1801870209

Howard A. Blumstein, M.D.

Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

Contact Information

Department: 336-716-4625

Email: hblumste@wakehealth.edu

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Recent Publications

Miller CD, Hoekstra JW, Lefebvre C, Blumstein H, Hamilton CA, Harper EN, Mahler S, Diercks DB, Neiberg R, Hundley WG. Provider-directed imaging stress testing reduces health care expenditures in lower-risk chest pain patients presenting to the emergency department. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2012;5(1):111-118.

Miller C, Hwang W, Case D, Hoekstra JW, Lefebvre C, Blumstein H, Hamilton CA, Harper EN, Hundley WG. In emergency department patients with acute chest pain, stress cardiac MRI observation unit care reduces 1-year cardiac-related health care expenditures: a randomized trial [abstract]. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011;57(14 Suppl 1):E1187.

Miller CD, Hoekstra JW, Lefevbre C [sic] [Lefebvre C], Blumstein H, Hamilton CA, Harper EN, Mahler S, Diercks DB, Neiberg RH, Hundley WG. A randomized trial comparing stress cardiac MRI to conventional testing among observation unit patients with chest pain [abstract]. Acad Emerg Med. 2011;18(Suppl 1):S12.

Miller CD, Hwang W, Case D, Hoekstra JW, Lefebvre C, Blumstein H, Hamilton CA, Harper EN, Hundley WG. Stress CMR imaging observation unit in the emergency department reduces 1-year medical care costs in patients with acute chest pain: a randomized study for comparison with inpatient care. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2011;4(8):862-870.

Heitz CR, Gaillard JP, Blumstein H, Case D, Messick C, Miller CD. Performance of the maximum modified early warning score to predict the need for higher care utilization among admitted emergency department patients. J Hosp Med. 2010;5(1):E46-E52.

Miller CD, Hwang W, Hoekstra JW, Case D, Lefebvre C, Blumstein H, Hiestand B, Hamilton CA, Harper EN, Hundley WG, et al. Stress cardiac magnetic resonance imaging with observation unit care reduces cost for patients with emergent chest pain: a randomized trial. Ann Emerg Med. 2010;56(3):209-219.

Blumstein H, Schardt S. Utility of radiography in suspected ventricular shunt malfunction. J Emerg Med. 2009;36(1):50-54.

Blumstein H, Nicks BA. Pneumonia core measures and blood cultures [letter]. Acad Emerg Med. 2007;14(3):288-289.