Dr. Gary Vilke, MD, FAAEM, FACEP

Dr. Gary Vilke, MD, FAAEM, FACEP

Work:

Interim Medical Director, California Department of Parks and Recreation

Education:

Doctor of Medicine, UC San Diego School of Medicine

Dr. Gary M. Vilke has 29 years of experience in Emergency Medicine. He earned his BS in Zoology from the University of California, Berkeley, and his MD from UC San Diego School of Medicine. He completed an internship in Surgery and a residency in Emergency Medicine at UC San Diego Medical Center. Today, this expert is board certified in Emergency Medicine. Formerly, this expert held roles as the Co-Medical Director in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UC San Diego Medical Center and as the Medical Director of the Chula Vista Fire Department. Currently, he serves as the Vice Chair of Clinical Operations in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of California San Diego and as the Clinical Service Chief of Emergency Medicine Medical Staff at UC San Diego Health. He also serves as a Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine and as the Medical Director of Risk Management at UC San Diego Health.

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g*********@u****.edu

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(619) ***-****

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La Jolla, California

At a Glance

Expert Witness Activity

148

Plaintiff Cases

13

Defense Cases

127

Other Cases

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Expert Challenges

74

Malpractice Cases

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Deposition Transcripts

14

Personal Litigation

4

Publications

410

Media & News

447

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Litigation Activities

152 records available

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Joseph Earl Wheeler v. Graves County, Kentucky, et al.

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2017-03-14

Shirley A. Adamson v. D P Lyons, et al.

Expert Witness

2008-04-24

Calvin Reid, et al. v. City of Coconut Creek, et al.

Expert Witness

2015-10-07

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Publications

410 records available

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Impact of Implementation of a New Weapons Screening at an Urban Emergency Department

Journal Article

Copeptin to rule out myocardial infarction in Blacks versus Caucasians

Journal Article

Structured case reviews for organizational learning about diagnostic vulnerabilities: Initial experiences from two medical centers

Journal Article

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Using Expert Radar, we uncovered a textbook chapter written by the opposing expert that contradicted his testimony, helping us secure a $44 million verdict—the largest single verdict for a single plaintiff in Kentucky's history.

Mark Alcott, Esq.

Harlin Parker

Media & News

447 records available

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San Diego police leaders defend use of controversial neck ...

May 20, 2019 -- A controversial neck hold that many large departments have banned or ... Dr. Gary Vilke, a professor of emergency medicine at UC San Diego ...

Excited Delerium - Special Panel Review Report 2011

Gary Vilke (Univ of CA San Diego) Dr. Kent E. Vrana (Penn State-Pharmacology) ... * SBPD is the Santa Barbara Police Department (California), JNLWD is the DoD ...

Clinical Reviews: Excited Delirium Syndrome (Exds)

Reprint Address: Gary M. Vilke, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, UC San Diego Medical Center, 200 West Arbor Drive, Mail code #8676, San Diego, CA 92103. , ...

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Education

Institution

Degree Type

UC San Diego School of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine

University of California, Berkeley

Bachelor of Science

Work History

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Employer

Interim Medical Director

California Department of Parks and Recreation

Clinical Service Chief

UC San Diego Health

Medical Director

North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority

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