Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine Associate Professor, Medical Education

Dr. Christopher Strother is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, and Medical Education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, as well as the Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital. He is also serving as the Director of Undergraduate Simulation for the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and as the Medical Director for the Simulation Teaching and Research Center (STAR Center). He also leads the Emergency Department’s Medical Education and Simulation Fellowship. Dr. Strother was awarded the status of Master Educator from the Mount Sinai Institute for Medical Education; it’s highest recognition for leadership and scholarship in medical education. Dr. Strother completed his Fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital and Residency in Pediatrics at the Cohen Children’s Medical Center. He is a proud graduate of the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Research Dr. Strother is currently involved in research on several aspects of education using high fidelity mannequin simulation and using simulation to study other aspects of medicine such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation and patient handovers. He has previously looked at resident experience in pediatric emergency medicine and the use of CPAP in acute asthma treatment in the emergency department.