Michael Yaron, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Division of Emergency Medicine

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Education:

           

            University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; BA; 1978; Biology

            University of Colorado School of Medicine; MD; 1982; Medicine

            Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN; Residency; 1982-1985;            

            Emergency Medicine

 

Research and Academic interests

         

            High altitude illness

            Environmental emergencies

            Emergency department facilities design

                  

Publications


Southard A, Niermeyer S, Yaron M.  Language used in Lake Louise scoring system underestimates symptoms of acute mountain sickness in 4- to 11- year old children. High Altitude Medicine and Biology. 2007, 8(2):124-130.


Yaron M, Niermeyer S. Clinical description of heat illness in children, Melbourne, Australia--a commentary. Wilderness Environ Med. 2004 Winter;15(4):291-2.


Yaron M, Lindgren K, Halbower A, Weissberg M, Reite M, Niermeyer S: Sleep disturbance after rapid ascent to moderate altitude among infants and preverbal young children.  High Altitude Medicine and Biology. 2004 Fall;5(3):314-20.


Yaron M, Niermeyer S, Lindgren K, Honigman B, Strain JD, Cairns CB:Physiologic response to moderate altitude exposure among infants and young children. High Atitude Med Biology, 2003; Spring, 4(1)53-9.


Yaron M, Niermeyer S, Lindgren K, Honigman B: Evaluation of diagnostic criteria and incidence of acute mountain sickness in preverbal children. Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 2002; 13:1:21-26.


Pollard AJ, Niermeyer S, Barry P, Bartsch P, Berghold F, Bishop RA, Clarke C, Dhillon S, Dietz TE, Durrer B, Durmowicz A, Eldridge M, Hackett P, Jean D, Krimler S, Litch JA, Murdoch D, Nickol A, Richalet J, Roach R, Shlim DR, Wiget U, Yaron M, Zubieta-Castillo G (Sr), Zubieta-Castillo G (Jr): Children at high altitude: an international consensus statement by an ad hoc committee of the international society for mountain medicine, March 12 2001.  High Altitude Medicine and Biology, 2001; 2:3:389-403.


Honigman B, Noordewier E, Kleinman D, Yaron M: High altitude retinal hemorrhages in a Colorado skier. High Altitude Medicine and Biology, 2001; 2:4:539-544.


Page C, Atkins D, Shockley LW, Yaron M: Avalanche deaths in the United States: a 45 year analysis. Wilderness and Environmental Medicine; 1999; 10:3, 146-151.