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Natan M. Cramer, MD, MS, FAAP

  • Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Director, Academic Pediatric Acute Care Fellowship
  • Lead, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Medical Student Segment
  • Clinical Skills Preceptor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Natan Cramer received his Bachelor of Science at the University of Winnipeg, Canada. He obtained his medical degree at the Tel Aviv University in Israel. He subsequently completed his pediatrics residency training and chief resident year at the University of Arizona in 2017. He then completed a pediatric emergency fellowship and was the chief fellow from 2017-2020. During this time he obtained a Master's of Science in Medical Education. His research interests include medical education product innovation, simulation, and learning theory.

Professional and Scientific Society Memberships

  • American Academy of Pediatrics, SEOM, 2017-Present
  • American Academy of Pediatrics, Young Physician Leadership Alliance, 2017-2020
  • American Academy of Pediatrics, SEOM Fellowship Representative, 2018-2020
  • American Academy of Pediatrics, SOECP Education Working Group Co-Chair, 2024-Present
  • American Academy of Pediatrics, POCUS in Pediatrics (PiP), 2023 - Present
  • Pediatric Acute Care Fellowship Leaders Committee, 2023-Present

Education & Training

  • BS, University of Winnipeg, 2009
  • MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine; Tel Aviv University, 2013
  • Residency in Pediatrics, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, 2013-2016
  • Chief Residency in Pediatrics, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, 2016-2017
  • Fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2017-present

Selected Publications

Ramgopal S, Cramer N, Gaines BA, Conti KA. Risk factors and outcomes from all-terrain vehicle injuries compared to motor vehicle collisions in children. Clinical Pediatrics. 2019 Jun PMID:31189332 

Cramer N, Zuckerbraun N, Puller J, Furtado A, Deb A, Dorfsman M, Siripong N, Christie M, Tavarez M. Putting Theory to Practice: Applying Cognitive Load Theory to Resident Medical Education. Pediatric Emergency Care 2021 Feb PMID: 35100776

Cramer N, Cantwell L, Ong H, Sivasankar S, Graff D, Zuckerbraun N, Wilson P, Sobolewski B, Noorbakhsh K, Lawson S, Neville D, Mickley M, Azhdam D, Hincapie M, Soung J, Marin J. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship POCUS Training in 2020. Academic Emergency Medicine Education and Training 2021 Jul PMID: ​​34568713

Owusu-Ansah S, Schmucker K, Keilman A, Aspiotes C, Cramer N. Pilot study to teach residents about EMS scope of practice through reverse role simulations. Education for Health 2024 (in production)

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Academic and Research Interests

  • Medical Education 
  • POCUS 
  • Simulation

Research Grants

Chesed@CHP, Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh, Steel Tree, Amount $5,000