Damon R. Kuehl, MD
Professional Background
Dr. Kuehl joined the faculty of Carilion Clinic in 2007. He moved here from Portland, OR with his wife, Karen (also an EM faculty member), to build an EM residency program and is the program director of the VTC Emergency Medicine Residency Program. He has also previously worked in EM in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and San Francisco. He is a researcher with broad interests in practice variation and how physicians make decisions, health care costs, and traumatic brain injury. He mentors students and residents in research and enjoys making it a whole lot easier. Dr. Kuehl is passionate about teaching with interests in novel ways of teaching and assessment, research methodology, and professional development. He particularly enjoys bedside teaching of complicated procedures, especially orthopedics and urology.
Education and Training
- Hatfield School of Government, Portland State University
- Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University: Health Services Research Fellowship
- Oregon Health and Science University: Preventive Medicine Residency
- Stanford University Medical Center: Emergency Medicine Residency
- University of Minnesota Medical School: MD
- St. John's University: BA
Other Positions
- Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
- Vice Chair of Research and Academic Affairs, Carilion Clinic