Pediatric Emergency
Medicine
Our mission is to strive daily for the health and welfare of acutely ill and injured children and their families. We provide safe, consistent, high-quality services that are evidence-based while promoting collaborative teaching and clinical research that benefits children.
More About Our DivisionWelcome to the Division of Emergency Medicine
The Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine strives to be a center of excellence. The emergency department at Rady Children’s Hospital is the only tertiary care and Level 1 pediatric trauma center in San Diego, a center of clinical excellence for providing acute care to ill and injured children in San Diego, and a premiere site on the West Coast and beyond for providing emergency medical services to children. The Division is committed to excelling in clinical care, teaching, research, quality improvement, community service, global health, and physician wellness.
The Division consists of 50 PEM attending physicians, 3 pediatricians, 16 Urgent Care pediatricians, and 5 allied health professionals providing the vast majority of pediatric emergency care for San Diego County. The main campus ED has a census of 103,000+ visits per year, with 16,000+ per year at our satellite location. The PEM Division supports a flourishing ACGME-accredited PEM fellowship, a POCUS fellowship, and is the training site for over 200 residents from multiple programs, UCSD medical students, and PA students. Faculty provide high-quality training and teaching to these learners.
Vincent Wang, MD
Division Chief
Emergency Medicine
Current Research
Increasing Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Testing for Adolescents in the Pediatric Emergency Department
January 1, 2024
Standardizing Medication Reconciliation in a Pediatric Emergency Department
January 1, 2024
Expanding trauma education during war: pediatric trauma fundamentals training in Ukraine
September 6, 2024
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among caregivers of children under five years old in a pediatric emergency department
January 2025
Meet Our Faculty
Contact Our Division
Mailing Address
3020 Children's Way, Mail Code 5075
San Diego, CA 92123
Physical Address and Phone Number
Sam S. and Rose Stein
Emergency Care Center
3030 Children's Way
San Diego, CA 92123
Phone 858-966-8800
Fax 858-966-7433