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William Frohna, MD, FACEP

William Frohna, MD, FACEP

About William Frohna, MD, FACEP

Adjunct Faculty

William Frohna

Dr. Frohna received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin and completed his internship and emergency medicine residency at Madigan Army Medical Center, Ft. Lewis, WA.  Following his military obligation, Dr. Frohna moved east and had a long career as an emergency physician, emergency physician leader, and executive physician leader in a large, regional, academic health system.

 

 

 

Courses Teaching:

  • Clinical skills
  • Musculoskeletal
  • Neurology

Professional Affiliations:

  • American College of Emergency Physicians
  • American Medical Association

Service and Community Affiliations:

  • Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine July 2012-July 2024
  • State EMS Board-Governor appointed member to this volunteer board since 2017
  • Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History- School Programs volunteer

Research Interests:

  • Quality, safety and risk reduction in clinical care
  • Performance improvement

Recent Publications:

  • Goyal M, Bhat R, Graf SK, Dubin JS, Bhooshan A, Tefera E, Frohna WJ. Body mass index is associated with inappropriate tidal volumes in adults intubated in the emergency department. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Jun 5. pii: S0735-6757(17)30443-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.06.005. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 28610771
  • Wilson M, Grossestreuer AV, Gaieski DF, Abella BS, FrohnaW, GoyalM. Resuscitation. 2017 Apr;113:83-86. doi: 1016/j.resuscitation.2016.10.025. Epub 2016 Nov 23. PMID:27888672
  • Alghamdi K, Zocchi M, Frohna WJ, Pines JM. The 2013 Dip: Factors Influencing Falling Emergency Department Visits and Inpatient Admissions in District of Columbia and Maryland, J Emerg Med. 2016 Jun;50(6):897-901. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2016.02.028. Epub 2016 May 19.
  • Dubin, J, Frohna W, Della-Giustina D. Neck and Back Pain. Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. Tintinalli JE, et al., 8th ed. McGraw Hill. 2015.
  • Kanwar R, Delasobera B, Hudson K, Frohna, W. Emergency Department Evaluation and Treatment of Cervical Spine Injuries. Emerg Med Clin N Am 33 (May 2015) 241–282. doi.org/10.1016/j.emc.2014.12.002

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