Matthew Strehlow

Dr. Matthew Strehlow is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine. He received his doctorate from the University of Washington and completed his emergency medicine residency in the Stanford Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency Program. Following completion of the Global EM Fellowship at Stanford, he stayed on as faculty with a focus on global health. Currently, Dr. Strehlow serves as Vice Chair of Strategy for the Department of Emergency Medicine along with his roles as Director of Stanford Emergency Medicine International (SEMI) and as Director SEMI's International EM Fellowship. As a Fellow at the Center for Innovation in Global Health and as an advisor to Stanford's Digital Medic initiative, he works across the campus to help advance the University's mission of improving health and education worldwide. Dr. Strehlow is a recognized educator both nationally and internationally focusing on emergency care in developing countries, cardiology, and critical care. His research focuses on the epidemiology of emergencies in developing countries, emergency maternal and child referral systems, scalable inservice education, and the intersection of emergency care systems and gender based violence.

Academic Appointments

• Associate Professor - University Medical Line, Emergency Medicine
• Member, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)

Administrative Appointments

• Vice Chair of Strategy, Emergency Medicine (2016 - Present)
• Director, Stanford Emergency Medicine International Fellowship (2015 - Present)
• Director,, Stanford Emergency Medicine International (2015 - Present)
• Fellow, Centers for Innovation in Global Health (2015 - Present)

Honors & Awards

• Top 100 Courses for 2020 for "COVID-19: Training for Healthcare Workers", Coursera (2021)
• Keynote Speaker, Society for Ambulance Paramedics, India (2020)
• Contributions to Emergency Medicine Education, Global Emergency Medicine Academy, SAEM (2019)
• Lifetime Achievement Award, Global Emergency Medicine Academy, SAEM (2019)
• Extraordinary Contributions Award, Society for Ambulance Paramedics (2018)
• Chair Development Program, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2017-2018)
• Top Global Health Articles of 2016, Global Emergency Medicine, Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (2017)
• Stanford Medicine Leadership Academy, Stanford School of Medicine (2016-2017)
• Special Contributions to Emergency Medicine, King Saud University (2014)
• Fellow, American College of Emergency Physicians (2011)
• Lantern Award for exceptional and innovative performance by ED staff, National Emergency Nurses Association (2011)
• Team Award International for development of of 1st prehospital EMS service Nepal, California Emergency Medical Services (2011)
• Fellow, Stanford University Faculty Fellows Program (2010)
• Malinda S. Mitchell Award for Service Quality, Stanford Hospital (2009)
• Annual Resident Bedside Teaching Award, Stanford-Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency (2007)
• Annual Resident Bedside Teaching Award, Stanford-Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency (2006)
• Rising Star: Speaker Award, American College of Emergency Physicians (2006)
• Outstanding Contributions in International Medical Education, Egyptian Ministry of Health (2005)

Professional Education

• Fellow, Stanford Emergency Medicine, Global Emergency Medicine (2006)
• Internship: Stanford University Medical Center (2003) CA
• Residency: Stanford University Medical Center (2005) CA
• Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine (2006)
• Medical Education: University of Washington School of Medicine (2002) WA
• MD, University of Washington, Medicine (2002)
• Bachelor of Science, Pacific Lutheran University, Biochemistry (1996)