Edmund David Eugene Hsu
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
School of Medicine
School of Medicine
Course Director, Clinical Foundations 3 Integrated Ultrasound Competencies Curriculum (CF3 IUCC)
School of Medicine
School of Medicine
Course Director, 627A Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Elective
School of Medicine
School of Medicine
Course Director, Ultrasound Interest Group (USIG) Elective
School of Medicine
School of Medicine
B.S., University of California, Irvine, 2014
M.D., University of Central Florida, College of Medicine, 2018
M.S., California State University, Fullerton, 2024, Instructional Design and Technology
M.D., University of Central Florida, College of Medicine, 2018
M.S., California State University, Fullerton, 2024, Instructional Design and Technology
University of California, Irvine
3800 W. Chapman Avenue, Suite 3200, Orange, CA 92868
Irvine, CA 92868
3800 W. Chapman Avenue, Suite 3200, Orange, CA 92868
Irvine, CA 92868
Research Interests
Point of Care Ultrasound, Ultrasound Artificial Intelligence, Ultrasound Middleware, Resuscitative Transesophageal Echocardiography, Simulation, Tele-simulation, POCUS education, Carotid CPR ultrasound, Ultrasound QA, Global ultrasound, AI education
Academic Distinctions
UCI Simulation Fellowship 2021-2023
UCI Ultrasound Fellowship 2022-2023
UCI Ultrasound Fellowship 2022-2023
Appointments
ED Ultrasound Director
Director of Ultrasound Medical Education
Emergency Department Ultrasound Division Research Co-Director
Director of Ultrasound Medical Education
Emergency Department Ultrasound Division Research Co-Director
Awards and Honors
2014 University of Central Florida College of Medicine Institutional Scholarship.
2014 American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship.
2016 University of Central Florida College of Medicine Excellence in Clinical Skills Award.
2018 Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society.
2022 University of California, Irvine Emergency Medicine Fellow of the Year Award.
2023 Honorable Mention: School of Medicine Annual Outstanding Fellow/Resident Research Award.
2025 ACEP Clinical Ultrasound Accreditation Program (CUAP) Management Award
2014 American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship.
2016 University of Central Florida College of Medicine Excellence in Clinical Skills Award.
2018 Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society.
2022 University of California, Irvine Emergency Medicine Fellow of the Year Award.
2023 Honorable Mention: School of Medicine Annual Outstanding Fellow/Resident Research Award.
2025 ACEP Clinical Ultrasound Accreditation Program (CUAP) Management Award
Short Biography
Dr. Edmund Hsu is a board-certified UCI Health emergency physician who specializes in simulation medicine and point of care ultrasound. He earned his medical degree at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine in Orlando, Florida. He completed a residency in emergency medicine at Mount Sinai St Luke’s-Roosevelt in New York. He completed a fellowship in simulation medicine at the University of California, Irvine, and a fellowship in point of care ultrasound at the University of California, Irvine. He has a focused practice designation in advanced emergency ultrasound through the American Board of Emergency Medicine. He has a Masters of Science in Instructional Design and Technology from the California State University, Fullerton. He is the UC Irvine ED Ultrasound Director and Director of Ultrasound Medical Education. Since July 2026, he also serves as Research Co-Director of the Emergency Department Ultrasound Division.
His research interest includes studying the intersection of point of care ultrasound with medical education and simulation medicine. He also serves as an application peer reviewer for the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Clinical Ultrasound Accreditation Program (CUAP).
His academic interests include point-of-care ultrasound education and curriculum development for medical students, residents, and fellows; ultrasound program management and clinical workflow, including image archiving middleware and quality assurance; ultrasound in resuscitation, including carotid ultrasound during cardiopulmonary resuscitation and resuscitative transesophageal echocardiography; simulation and tele-simulation; global health ultrasound education; and artificial intelligence in medical education, including large language models for teaching, assessment, and feedback.
His research interest includes studying the intersection of point of care ultrasound with medical education and simulation medicine. He also serves as an application peer reviewer for the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Clinical Ultrasound Accreditation Program (CUAP).
His academic interests include point-of-care ultrasound education and curriculum development for medical students, residents, and fellows; ultrasound program management and clinical workflow, including image archiving middleware and quality assurance; ultrasound in resuscitation, including carotid ultrasound during cardiopulmonary resuscitation and resuscitative transesophageal echocardiography; simulation and tele-simulation; global health ultrasound education; and artificial intelligence in medical education, including large language models for teaching, assessment, and feedback.
Publications
Nashu M, Lam J, Khan Z, Saadat S, Almog R, Goubert R, Wasmund J, Choi H, Lahham S, Hsu E, Guy M, Fox JC. Point-of-care Ultrasound for Detecting Methamphetamine-associated Heart Failure in the Emergency Department. West J Emerg Med. 2026 Jul 16;27(4):994-1001. PMID: 42550695. https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.53982
Gossett N, Nguyen MT, Almog R, Hsueh A, Saadat S, Guy M, Hsu E, Nashu M, Goubert R, Santos AD, Nguyen A, Whited M, Baker J, Fox JC. Retrospective Analysis of eFAST Exams to Detect COVID-19 in Trauma Patients. Emerg Med Int. 2026;2026:6173255. PMID: 42555460. https://doi.org/10.1155/emmi/6173255
Hsu E, Kinoshita AT, Chu E, McCoy CE. Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury: A Visual Case Report with Computed Tomography Angiography Findings Revealing Carotid and Vertebral Artery Dissection. J Educ Teach Emerg Med. 2026 Jul;11(3):V35-V40. PMID: 42559532. https://doi.org/10.5070/M5.52229
Hsu E, Rokerya R, Tsai A, Guy M, Nashu M, Almog R, Goubert R, Nguyen-Phuoc A, Hsueh A, Wasmund J, Saadat S, Fox J. Optimizing Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workflow Through Middleware Integration: An Implementation Report. J Emerg Med. 2026 Jun 12;88:82-90. PMID: 42531624. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2026.05.034
McCoy CE, Nalula G, Hsu E, Chakravarthy B, Langdorf MI, Katzer R, Saadat S, Lotfipour S. Comparative Effectiveness of Telesimulation Versus In-Person Training for Teaching Tourniquet Application for Life-Threatening Hemorrhage: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study. Simul Healthc. 2026 Apr 1;21(2):116-123. PMID: 41020790. https://doi.org/10.1097/SIH.0000000000000880
Yang CD, Kim CK, Chang MM, Khosravi P, Bhatia APB, Santos AD, Dornhofer K, Guy M, Hsu E, Saadat S, Fox JC. Applications of Ocular Point-of-Care Ultrasound Assessment in the Emergency Setting: A Scoping Review. Clin Exp Emerg Med. 2025;12(3):188-197. PMID: 39237139. doi:10.15441/ceem.24.249
Aghaei R, Hsu E, McCoy C. Pyoderma Gangrenosum. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2025 May;9(2):242-244. PMID: 40402053. https://doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.1675
Yau JY, Saadat S, Hsu E, Murphy LS, Roh JS, Suchard J, Tapia A, Wiechmann W, Langdorf MI. Accuracy of Prospective Assessments of 4 Large Language Model Chatbot Responses to Patient Questions About Emergency Care: Experimental Comparative Study. J Med Internet Res. 2024 Nov 4;26:e60291. PMID: 39496149. https://doi.org/10.2196/60291
Kim S, Fischetti C, Guy M, Hsu E, Fox J, Young SD. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Applications for Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in Low-Resource Settings: A Scoping Review. Diagnostics (Basel). 2024 Aug 1;14(15):1669. PMID: 39125545. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14151669
Meyer A, Haley CB, Razzak E, Santos AD, Dornhofer K, Hsu E, Saadat S, Fox JC, Guy M. Erector spinae plane block for intractable, nonsurgical abdominal pain: a scoping review. Clin Exp Emerg Med. 2024 Dec;11(4):379-386. PMID: 38485263. https://doi.org/10.15441/ceem.23.171
Hsu E, Buffin N. (2020, April 9). Unlocking Common ED Procedures – Crackin' the Cranium: A Review of Cranial Burr Hole Decompression. emDocs.
Arbel LT, Hsu E, McNally K. Cost-Effectiveness of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in the Treatment of Recurrent Clostridium Difficile Infection: A Literature Review. Cureus. 2017 Aug 23;9(8): e1599. PMID: 29067223. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1599
Hsu E, Parthasarathy S. Anti-inflammatory and Antioxidant Effects of Sesame Oil on Atherosclerosis: A Descriptive Literature Review. Cureus. 2017 Jul 6;9(7): e1438. PMID: 28924525. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1438
Agrawal AK, Hsu E, Quirolo K, Neumayr LD, Flori HR. Red blood cell transfusion in pediatric patients with severe chronic anemia: how slow is necessary?. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2012;58(3):466-468. doi:10.1002/pbc.23238
Brown M, Hsu E, McCoy C, Whited M. A Case Report of May-Thurner Syndrome Identified on Abdominal Ultrasound. J Educ Teach Emerg Med. 2022;7(3):V14-V19. Published 2022 Jul 15. doi:10.21980/J8C64K
Tally S, Brown M, Hsu E. Case Report of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus with Concurrent Parotitis. J Educ Teach Emerg Med. 2023;8(2):V6-V10. Published 2023 Apr 30. doi:10.21980/J8R93N
Williams J, Hsu E, Flamer-Caldera A, Ferrabolli YJ. The Special K Constellation, a Rare Presentation of Ketamine Use: A Case Report. Cureus. 2019;11(5):e4766. Published 2019 May 28. doi:10.7759/cureus.4766
Prabhu V, Hsu E, Lestin S, Soltanianzadeh Y, Hadi S. Bradycardia, Renal Failure, Atrioventricular Nodal Blockade, Shock, and Hyperkalemia (BRASH) Syndrome as a Presentation of Coronavirus Disease 2019. Cureus. 2020;12(4):e7816. Published 2020 Apr 24. doi:10.7759/cureus.7816
Hsu E, Law SD. Refractory Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Requiring Surgical Intervention. Cureus. 2019;11(2):e4135. Published 2019 Feb 26. doi:10.7759/cureus.4135
Hsu, E., Kinoshita, A. T, & McCoy, C. E. (2023). Bullous Pemphigoid Causing Successive Emergency Department Visits. Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine. http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.1415 Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5g51j4wt
Tally S, Brown M, Hsu E. Case Report of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus with Concurrent Parotitis. J Educ Teach Emerg Med. 2023;8(2):V6-V10. Published 2023 Apr 30. doi:10.21980/J8R93N
Williams J, Hsu E, Flamer-Caldera A, Ferrabolli YJ. The Special K Constellation, a Rare Presentation of Ketamine Use: A Case Report. Cureus. 2019;11(5):e4766. Published 2019 May 28. doi:10.7759/cureus.4766
Prabhu V, Hsu E, Lestin S, Soltanianzadeh Y, Hadi S. Bradycardia, Renal Failure, Atrioventricular Nodal Blockade, Shock, and Hyperkalemia (BRASH) Syndrome as a Presentation of Coronavirus Disease 2019. Cureus. 2020;12(4):e7816. Published 2020 Apr 24. doi:10.7759/cureus.7816
Hsu E, Law SD. Refractory Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Requiring Surgical Intervention. Cureus. 2019;11(2):e4135. Published 2019 Feb 26. doi:10.7759/cureus.4135
Hsu, E., Kinoshita, A. T, & McCoy, C. E. (2023). Bullous Pemphigoid Causing Successive Emergency Department Visits. Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine. http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.1415 Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5g51j4wt
Kumar CH, Guillen V, Sebt S, Andrade FJ Jr, She T, Frey D, Hsu E. Transforming Ultrasound Simulation into ABEM-Level Reasoning. ACEP Emergency Ultrasound Section Newsletter. August 2026. https://www.acep.org/emultrasound/newsroom/august-2026/transforming-ultrasound-simulation-into-abem-level-reasoning
Hsu E. Interview Feature. April 2026. Anthill Podcast. (1-hour episode)
Le NN, Brown J, Milgrim F, Cowett A, Duggan N, Dreyfuss A, Goldsmith A, Hsu E, Guy M, Martin D, Setiawan A, Stroud H, Riscinti M. Highlights and Takeaways from the SAEM25 Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Block Workshop. Emergency Medicine News. August 2025. https://journals.lww.com/em-news/fulltext/2025/08000/highlights_and_takeaways_from_the.15.aspx
Agaraj I, Boivin Z, Hsu E. POCUS in Simulation: How to Incorporate and Publish Cases. ACEP Emergency Ultrasound Section Newsletter. July 2025. https://www.acep.org/emultrasound/newsroom/july-2025/pocus-in-simulation-how-to-incorporate-and-publish-cases
Other Experience
Simulation Medicine Fellowship
UC Irvine 2021—2023
UC Irvine 2021—2023
Member and Coach, Lightning Talk Committee
Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships (SCUF) 2025—2026
Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships (SCUF) 2025—2026
Chair, Simulation Subcommittee (Chair-Elect, 2024-2025)
American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Emergency Ultrasound Section 2025—2026
American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Emergency Ultrasound Section 2025—2026
Faculty Organizer, Ultrafest
UC Irvine School of Medicine 2024
UC Irvine School of Medicine 2024
Chair-Elect-Elect, UME Subcommittee
American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Emergency Ultrasound Section 2026
American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Emergency Ultrasound Section 2026
Graduate Programs
Emergency Medicine
Emergency Ultrasound
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Last updated
11/01/2026
11/01/2026