Rebecca Nahum, MD

she/her/hers

Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine

Commitment to Patient-Centered Care

“I am committed to providing the best care for the whole patient. I strongly believe in shared decision-making and helping patients make the best and most realistic choices that suit their lives.”

Clinical Expertise

Dr. Nahum is board-certified in both emergency and internal medicine. She has a special interest in evolving systems, technologies, and skills that address internal medicine practiced in the emergency department (ED boarding). She is also the associate program director for both the emergency medicine and emergency/internal medicine residency programs and is passionate about teaching the next generation of physicians clinical and procedural mastery.

Publications

  • Miner JR, Rieves A, Nahum R. Reframing conflict in the emergency department as an expected and modifiable source of moral injury. Acad Emerg Med. 2024 Jun;31(6):624-625.
  • Perez-Lauterbach D, Nahum R, Ahmad H, Topeff JM, Dossick D, Cole JB, Arens AM. Dose-Dependent Pulmonary Injury Following Nitrogen Dioxide Inhalation From Kinepak™ Detonation. J Emerg Med. 2019 Aug;57(2):177-180.
  • Cole JB, Klein LR, Strobel AM, Blanchard SR, Nahum R, Martel ML. The Use, Safety, and Efficacy of Olanzapine in a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center Emergency Department Over a 10-Year Period. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020 Feb;36(2):70-76.
  • Shaker S, Rivard C, Nahum R, Vogel RI, Teoh D. The American College of Surgeon’s surgical risk calculator’s ability to predict disposition in older gynecologic oncology patients undergoing laparotomy. J Geriatr Oncol. 2019 Jul;10(4):618-622.
  • Rivard C, Nahum R, Slagle E, Duininck M, Isaksson Vogel R, Teoh D. Evaluation of the performance of the ACS NSQIP surgical risk calculator in gynecologic oncology patients undergoing laparotomy. Gynecol Oncol. 2016 May;141(2):281-286.

Medical School

  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Residency

  • Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Professional Affiliations

  • American College of Physicians
  • American College of Emergency Physicians

Personal

“In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my husband and kids. I also enjoy reading, cooking, baking, and riding my bike.”