Joseph Salomone, MDAssociate Professor
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Undergraduate School: University of Nevada |
Dr. Salomone has published research on pain management, migraine headaches and various emergency medical services topics. He has authored textbook chapters on anaphylaxis, hallucinogens, abdominal trauma, tick borne diseases, dehydration, ultrasound, procedures and dermatologic problems, a variety of bioterrorism and multiple causuality topics. His current research interests are in the areas of emergency medical services, resuscitation and education. He has served on the Missouri College of Emergency Physicians board of directors and a number of committees for NAEMSP, AAEM, ACEP and SAEM, and CORD.
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Dr. Salomone was born and raised in Reno, Nevada, and graduated from the University of Nevada School of Medicine in 1983. After completing a one year internship in general surgery in 1984, and he completed the emergency medicine residency at Truman in 1986. Dr. Salomone was selected as the first Emergency Medicine Research Fellow at Truman, and completed his research fellowship in 1987 with focus on EMS and Toxicology. Subsequently he held positions as Research and Fellowship Director and then Medical Director of Ambulance Services for Kansas City, Missouri. Following a year in private practice at St. Joseph's Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, he returned to Truman and served as Associate Residency Director from July of 1990 until August 1997. He was appointed Associate Professor in 1994 and served as the Residency Program Director from 1997 to 2002. Currently he is the EMS Medical Director for Kansas City. He is married to a former emergency nurse turned middle school teacher and has two sons, one a musician and the other an independent film producer and teacher.