Sharon Chekijian, MD, MPH
Emergency Medicine
Titles
- Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
- Medical Director, Patient Experience, Emergency Medicine
- Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
- Medical Director, PA/NP group
- Medical Director, Yale New Haven Hospital PA/NP Residency Program
- Faculty Member, Division of Global Health and International Emergency Medicine
- Chair, Patient Experience Forum
Education & Training
- MPHYale University, Health Policy and Administration (2011)
- ResidentYale-New Haven Hospital (2007)
- MDYale University School of Medicine (2001)
Languages Spoken
- Հայերեն (Armenian)
- English
- Français (French)
- Español (Spanish)
Additional Information
Board Certifications
- AB of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine (2008)
Publications
- Chekijian S, Truzyan N, Stepanyan T, Bazarchyan A. Healthcare in transition in the Republic of Armenia: the evolution of emergency medical systems and directions forward. International Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 14: 5. PMID: 33435883, PMCID: PMC7802204, DOI: 10.1186/s12245-020-00328-3.
- Chekijian S, Bazarchyan A. Violation of the Global Ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabagh: A Viral Amplification of Aggression. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2021, 36: 129-130. PMID: 33509320, PMCID: PMC7889838, DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X21000121.
- Sun, B, Chekijian, S, "Emergency Department Crowding and other Intractable Problems", NEJM Catalyst 2020 Vol 1, No2. DOI: 10.1056/CAT.20.0061
- Chekijian S, Kinsman J, Taylor RA, Ravi S, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Venkatesh A, Agrawal P. Association between patient-physician gender concordance and patient experience scores. Is there gender bias? The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 45: 476-482. PMID: 33069544, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.09.090.
- Chekijian SA, Simonyan H, Yaghjyan G. A post-Soviet Republic in Transition: A Novel Amplification Programme to Address the Crisis of Continuing Medical Education and Challenges Facing Regional Physicians in the Republic of Armenia. Journal Of European CME 2020, 9: 1815370. PMID: 33354407, PMCID: PMC7738310, DOI: 10.1080/21614083.2020.1815370.
- Chekijian S, Yedigaryan K, Bazarchyan A, Yaghjyan G, Sargsyan S. Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development in the Republic of Armenia: The Evolution of Legislative and Regulatory Frameworks Post Transition. Journal Of European CME 2020, 10: 1853338. PMID: 33425482, PMCID: PMC7758054, DOI: 10.1080/21614083.2020.1853338.
- Tsyrulnik A, Goldflam K, Coughlin R, Wong AH, Ray JM, Bod J, Chekijian S, Della-Giustina D. Implementation of a Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine Residency Within a Physician Residency. The Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 22: 45-48. PMID: 33439803, PMCID: PMC7806319, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.11.49052.
- Tsyrulnik A, Goldflam K, Coughlin R, Bod J, Chekijian S, Della-Giustina D. Response to "Implementation of a Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine Residency Within a Physician Residency". The Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 22: 49. PMID: 33439804, PMCID: PMC7806315, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.12.51312.
- Parwani V, Ashkenasi D, Rothenberg C, Ulrich A, Chekijian S, Shapiro M, Melnick E, Venkatesh AK. Emergency physician empathy does not explain variation in admission rates. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2019, 37: 767-768. PMID: 30220643, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.08.025.
- Andrew Taylor R, Venkatesh A, Parwani V, Chekijian S, Shapiro M, Oh A, Harriman D, Tarabar A, Ulrich A. Applying advanced analytics to guide emergency department operational decisions: A proof-of-concept study examining the effects of boarding. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 36: 1534-1539. PMID: 29310983, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.01.011.
- Chekijian SA, Elia TR, Monti JE, Temin ES. Integration of Advanced Practice Providers in Academic Emergency Departments: Best Practices and Considerations. AEM Education And Training 2018, 2: S48-S55. PMID: 30607379, PMCID: PMC6304279, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10207.
- Kim Y, Hogan K, D'Onofrio G, Chekijian S, Safdar B. Patient Ethnicity Predicts Poor Health Access and Gaps in Perception of Personal Cardiovascular Risk Factors. Critical Pathways In Cardiology 2017, 16: 147-157. PMID: 29135623, DOI: 10.1097/HPC.0000000000000132.
- Chekijian S, Paul M, Kohl VP, Walker DM, Tomassoni AJ, Cone DC, Vaca FE. The global burden of road injury: its relevance to the emergency physician. Emergency Medicine International 2014, 2014: 139219. PMID: 24719768, PMCID: PMC3956281, DOI: 10.1155/2014/139219.
- Chekijian SA, Truzyan N. Practices, attitudes and perceptions toward road safety in yerevan, republic of armenia. Annals Of Advances In Automotive Medicine / Annual Scientific Conference ... Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Scientific Conference 2012, 56: 191-200. PMID: 23169129, PMCID: PMC3503422.
- Legal, professional, public and policy barriers to the development of organ donation and transplantation programs in the Republic of ArmeniaChekijian, Sharon Anoush, "Legal, professional, public and policy barriers to the development of organ donation and transplantation programs in the Republic of Armenia" (2001). Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library. 2456. https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/ymtdl/2456
- Chekijian SA, Elia TR, Horton JL, Baccari BM, Temin ES. A Review of Interprofessional Variation in Education: Challenges and Considerations in the Growth of Advanced Practice Providers in Emergency Medicine. AEM Education And Training 2021, 5: e10469. PMID: 33796808, PMCID: PMC7995928, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10469.
- Chekijian SA. Emergency systems in the Republic of Armenia: country in crisis or land of opportunity. European Journal Of Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The European Society For Emergency Medicine 2021, 28: 337-338. PMID: 33899774, DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000831.
- Fang AC, Chekijian SA, Zeidan AJ, Choo EK, Sethuraman KN. National Awards and Female Emergency Physicians in the United States: Is the "Recognition Gap" Closing? The Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 61: 540-549. PMID: 34364703, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2021.07.009.
- Chekijian S, Li H, Fodeh S. Emergency care and the patient experience: Using sentiment analysis and topic modeling to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Health And Technology 2021, 11: 1073-1082. PMID: 34414063, PMCID: PMC8363088, DOI: 10.1007/s12553-021-00585-z.
- Chekijian S. Communication in the Time of COVID-19. The Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 61: 789-791. PMID: 34551877, PMCID: PMC8346334, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2021.07.065.
- Carpenter CR, Abrams S, Courtney DM, Dorner SC, Dyne P, Elia T, Jourdan DN, Kaji AH, Martin IBK, Mills AM, Nagasawa K, Pillow M, Reznek M, Starnes A, Temin E, Wolfe R, Chekijian S. Advanced practice providers in academic emergency medicine: A national survey of chairs and program directors. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2022, 29: 184-192. PMID: 34860436, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14424.
- Tsyrulnik A, Goldflam K, Coughlin R, Bod J, Chekijian S, Della-Giustina D. Response to AAEM's "Response to the Yale PA Residency Program". The Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 23: 54-55. PMID: 35060862, PMCID: PMC8782125, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2021.6.53820.
Patient Care Organizations
Titles
- Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
- Medical Director, Patient Experience, Emergency Medicine
- Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
- Medical Director, PA/NP group
- Medical Director, Yale New Haven Hospital PA/NP Residency Program
- Faculty Member, Division of Global Health and International Emergency Medicine
- Chair, Patient Experience Forum
Education & Training
- MPHYale University, Health Policy and Administration (2011)
- ResidentYale-New Haven Hospital (2007)
- MDYale University School of Medicine (2001)
Languages Spoken
- Հայերեն (Armenian)
- English
- Français (French)
- Español (Spanish)
Additional Information
Board Certifications
- AB of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine (2008)
Publications
- Chekijian S, Truzyan N, Stepanyan T, Bazarchyan A. Healthcare in transition in the Republic of Armenia: the evolution of emergency medical systems and directions forward. International Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 14: 5. PMID: 33435883, PMCID: PMC7802204, DOI: 10.1186/s12245-020-00328-3.
- Chekijian S, Bazarchyan A. Violation of the Global Ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabagh: A Viral Amplification of Aggression. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2021, 36: 129-130. PMID: 33509320, PMCID: PMC7889838, DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X21000121.
- Sun, B, Chekijian, S, "Emergency Department Crowding and other Intractable Problems", NEJM Catalyst 2020 Vol 1, No2. DOI: 10.1056/CAT.20.0061
- Chekijian S, Kinsman J, Taylor RA, Ravi S, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Venkatesh A, Agrawal P. Association between patient-physician gender concordance and patient experience scores. Is there gender bias? The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 45: 476-482. PMID: 33069544, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.09.090.
- Chekijian SA, Simonyan H, Yaghjyan G. A post-Soviet Republic in Transition: A Novel Amplification Programme to Address the Crisis of Continuing Medical Education and Challenges Facing Regional Physicians in the Republic of Armenia. Journal Of European CME 2020, 9: 1815370. PMID: 33354407, PMCID: PMC7738310, DOI: 10.1080/21614083.2020.1815370.
- Chekijian S, Yedigaryan K, Bazarchyan A, Yaghjyan G, Sargsyan S. Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development in the Republic of Armenia: The Evolution of Legislative and Regulatory Frameworks Post Transition. Journal Of European CME 2020, 10: 1853338. PMID: 33425482, PMCID: PMC7758054, DOI: 10.1080/21614083.2020.1853338.
- Tsyrulnik A, Goldflam K, Coughlin R, Wong AH, Ray JM, Bod J, Chekijian S, Della-Giustina D. Implementation of a Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine Residency Within a Physician Residency. The Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 22: 45-48. PMID: 33439803, PMCID: PMC7806319, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.11.49052.
- Tsyrulnik A, Goldflam K, Coughlin R, Bod J, Chekijian S, Della-Giustina D. Response to "Implementation of a Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine Residency Within a Physician Residency". The Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 22: 49. PMID: 33439804, PMCID: PMC7806315, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.12.51312.
- Parwani V, Ashkenasi D, Rothenberg C, Ulrich A, Chekijian S, Shapiro M, Melnick E, Venkatesh AK. Emergency physician empathy does not explain variation in admission rates. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2019, 37: 767-768. PMID: 30220643, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.08.025.
- Andrew Taylor R, Venkatesh A, Parwani V, Chekijian S, Shapiro M, Oh A, Harriman D, Tarabar A, Ulrich A. Applying advanced analytics to guide emergency department operational decisions: A proof-of-concept study examining the effects of boarding. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 36: 1534-1539. PMID: 29310983, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.01.011.
- Chekijian SA, Elia TR, Monti JE, Temin ES. Integration of Advanced Practice Providers in Academic Emergency Departments: Best Practices and Considerations. AEM Education And Training 2018, 2: S48-S55. PMID: 30607379, PMCID: PMC6304279, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10207.
- Kim Y, Hogan K, D'Onofrio G, Chekijian S, Safdar B. Patient Ethnicity Predicts Poor Health Access and Gaps in Perception of Personal Cardiovascular Risk Factors. Critical Pathways In Cardiology 2017, 16: 147-157. PMID: 29135623, DOI: 10.1097/HPC.0000000000000132.
- Chekijian S, Paul M, Kohl VP, Walker DM, Tomassoni AJ, Cone DC, Vaca FE. The global burden of road injury: its relevance to the emergency physician. Emergency Medicine International 2014, 2014: 139219. PMID: 24719768, PMCID: PMC3956281, DOI: 10.1155/2014/139219.
- Chekijian SA, Truzyan N. Practices, attitudes and perceptions toward road safety in yerevan, republic of armenia. Annals Of Advances In Automotive Medicine / Annual Scientific Conference ... Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Association For The Advancement Of Automotive Medicine. Scientific Conference 2012, 56: 191-200. PMID: 23169129, PMCID: PMC3503422.
- Legal, professional, public and policy barriers to the development of organ donation and transplantation programs in the Republic of ArmeniaChekijian, Sharon Anoush, "Legal, professional, public and policy barriers to the development of organ donation and transplantation programs in the Republic of Armenia" (2001). Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library. 2456. https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/ymtdl/2456
- Chekijian SA, Elia TR, Horton JL, Baccari BM, Temin ES. A Review of Interprofessional Variation in Education: Challenges and Considerations in the Growth of Advanced Practice Providers in Emergency Medicine. AEM Education And Training 2021, 5: e10469. PMID: 33796808, PMCID: PMC7995928, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10469.
- Chekijian SA. Emergency systems in the Republic of Armenia: country in crisis or land of opportunity. European Journal Of Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The European Society For Emergency Medicine 2021, 28: 337-338. PMID: 33899774, DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000831.
- Fang AC, Chekijian SA, Zeidan AJ, Choo EK, Sethuraman KN. National Awards and Female Emergency Physicians in the United States: Is the "Recognition Gap" Closing? The Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 61: 540-549. PMID: 34364703, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2021.07.009.
- Chekijian S, Li H, Fodeh S. Emergency care and the patient experience: Using sentiment analysis and topic modeling to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Health And Technology 2021, 11: 1073-1082. PMID: 34414063, PMCID: PMC8363088, DOI: 10.1007/s12553-021-00585-z.
- Chekijian S. Communication in the Time of COVID-19. The Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 61: 789-791. PMID: 34551877, PMCID: PMC8346334, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2021.07.065.
- Carpenter CR, Abrams S, Courtney DM, Dorner SC, Dyne P, Elia T, Jourdan DN, Kaji AH, Martin IBK, Mills AM, Nagasawa K, Pillow M, Reznek M, Starnes A, Temin E, Wolfe R, Chekijian S. Advanced practice providers in academic emergency medicine: A national survey of chairs and program directors. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2022, 29: 184-192. PMID: 34860436, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14424.
- Tsyrulnik A, Goldflam K, Coughlin R, Bod J, Chekijian S, Della-Giustina D. Response to AAEM's "Response to the Yale PA Residency Program". The Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 23: 54-55. PMID: 35060862, PMCID: PMC8782125, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2021.6.53820.
Patient Care Organizations