Claire Plautz, MD

Plautz
 		 Claire Plautz, MD, FACEP

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Fellowship Director, Medical Education Fellowship
P.O. Box 800699                                                                    Charlottesville, VA 22908
Phone: (434) 924-8485
Fax: (434) 924-4118                                                             
E-mail: cmu5p@virginia.edu

Education:

  • BS, Biology, University of South Florida (1997)
  • MD, University of Miami School of Medicine (2001)
  • Residency, Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health System (2004)
  • Fellowship, Medical Education, University of Virginia Health System (2005)

Clinical and Research Interests:

  • Resident and Medical Student Education 
  • Simulation and Procedural Skills
  • Trauma/ Critical Care
  • Clinical Problem Solving
  • Quality Improvement Processes

Personal Interests:

  • Shotokan Karate
  • Technology
  • Navigating Motherhood

Most Recent Publications:  

  • A Shukla, C Plautz, M Martin, et.al. A Simulation Course on Life-Saving Techniques for Third Year Medical Students.  Simulation in Healthcare. Spring 2007; 2(1):11-15
  • B Fengler, W Brady, C Plautz. Atrial Fibrillation in Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome: ECG Recognition and Treatment in the Emergency Department. Am J Emerg Med. 2007 Jun; 25 (5): 576-583.
  • Williamson K, Mattu A, Plautz CU, Binder A, Brady WJ. Electrocardiographic Applications of Lead AvR.   Am J Emerg Med. 2006 Nov; 24 (7): 864-74.   
  • CU Plautz, Case contributor. Curriculum Monograph on Cultural Competency.   http://www.med-ed.virginia.edu/courses/culture/  Web-based learning module for resident and medical students. Active online October 2006.
  • Plautz CU, Perron AD, Brady WJ. ST Segment Elevation in the Blunt Trauma Patient: Acute Myocardial Infarction vs. Myocardial Contusion.  Am J Emerg Med. 2005 July; 23(4): 510-516.