Amit Bahl, MD, MPH
Dr. Bahl is a distinguished board-certified emergency medicine physician renowned for his extensive expertise and specialized focus on point-of-care ultrasound. As a Professor of Emergency Medicine at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine in Rochester, Michigan, he has contributed significantly to the field. Dr. Bahl's impressive body of work includes over 75 publications, including several groundbreaking articles in vascular access, and he is sought after as a presenter on vascular access topics worldwide.
Featured Recent Publications
Bahl A, Johnson S, Alsbrooks K, Mares A, Gala S, Hoerauf K. Defining difficult intravenous access (DIVA): A systematic review [published online ahead of print, 2021 Nov 17]. J Vasc Access. 2021;11297298211059648. doi:10.1177/11297298211059648 (Pubmed).
Kache S, Patel S, Chen NW, Qu L, Bahl A. Doomed peripheral intravenous catheters: Bad Outcomes are similar for emergency department and inpatient placed catheters: A retrospective medical record review. J Vasc Access. 2022;23(1):50-56. doi:10.1177/1129729820974259 (Pubmed).
Bahl A, Hijazi M, Chen NW, Lachapelle-Clavette L, Price J. Ultralong Versus Standard Long Peripheral Intravenous Catheters: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Ultrasonographically Guided Catheter Survival. Ann Emerg Med. 2020;76(2):134-142. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.11.013 (Pubmed).
Pandurangadu AV, Tucker J, Brackney AR, Bahl A. Ultrasound-guided intravenous catheter survival impacted by amount of catheter residing in the vein. Emerg Med J. 2018;35(9):550-555. doi:10.1136/emermed-2017-206803 (Pubmed).
Bahl A, Pandurangadu AV, Tucker J, Bagan M. A randomized controlled trial assessing the use of ultrasound for nurse-performed IV placement in difficult access ED patients. Am J Emerg Med. 2016;34(10):1950-1954. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2016.06.098 (Pubmed).