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Almaz Dessie is an Associate Professor at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, specializing in Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics. She earned her BA in Music Theory and Composition, cum laude, and her MD with a concentration in Global Health from Brown University’s Program in Liberal Medical Education. Dr. Dessie completed her pediatrics residency at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland and subsequently pursued fellowships in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Brown University and Emergency Ultrasound at Columbia University. She is a leading expert in pediatric point-of-care ultrasound and serves as the Ultrasound Director in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine as well as the Director of the Pediatric Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship. Passionate about diversifying the healthcare workforce, Dr. Dessie focuses on providing equitable and justice-informed emergency care, and she leads diversity and inclusion efforts in her division. Currently, she practices as a Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician at Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, RI. Her research involves the use of point-of-care ultrasound in pediatric emergency resuscitation, addressing severe infections, and she has authored numerous manuscripts on topics including justice, anti-racism, health equity, and social emergency medicine.
Department: Department of Economics