New Orleans — Adam J. Singer, MD, FACEP, professor and vice chair for research, department of emergency medicine at Stony Brook University Hospital in New York, has received the Outstanding Contribution in Research Award from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) during its annual meeting in New Orleans.
Dr. Singer has established a reputation as an outstanding emergency medicine researcher, educator and clinician. His research in wound repair and pain management has improved the care of millions of patients with acute wounds and painful conditions and brought him national and international recognition.
“Dr. Singer’s work represents the very best emergency medicine has to offer,” said ACEP President Dr. Brian Keaton. “Emergency medicine benefits from his work and demonstrates not only our profession’s commitment to patient care but also to improving that care and continually striving to do more.”
Dr. Singer’s accomplishments underscore the fact that emergency physicians make contributions to basic science, as well as clinical research. His work has encompassed wound healing, infection, the appearance of scars, and the biochemical markers of injury and healing. His findings have been published as lead articles in the emergency medicine literature and as major articles in the New England Journal of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Singer is responsible for the development of numerous junior investigators and continues to serve as a key mentor for the future of emergency medicine research.
Dr. Singer has performed studies on optimal methods of wound management, evaluating irrigation, cleansing, anesthesia and the effect of practitioner experience. He was instrumental in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Dermabond, the first tissue adhesive approved for use in the United States.
He received his medical degree from Ben-Gurion University in Beer-Sheba, Israel, and completed an internship at Barzilai Medical Center in Askelon, Israel. He also completed residencies at Yale New Haven Hospital and State University of New York in Stony Brook.