Matthew Wheatley MD

Department of Emergency Medicine
Professor

(404) 616-6419
mwheatl@emory.edu

Emory University Hospital
Emergency Medicine
49 Jesse Hill Jr Dr FOB Steiner Building

Overview

Dr. Wheatley joined the Emory University School of Medicine faculty in 2006. He received his MD at Wayne State University School of Medicine and completed his emergency medicine residency at Emory University.

Dr. Wheatley is a member of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine and American College of Emergency Physicians. His research interests include Observation Medicine, Stress testing, Health Policy and International Emergency Medicine.

Academic Appointment

Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

BS from University of Michigan
MD from Wayne State University School of Medicine

Research

Focus

Observation Medicine, Congestive heart failure.

Publications

In the red zone: How Atlanta Falcons home games impact emergency department and emergency medical services volumes.
Am J Emerg Med Volume: 92 Page(s): 48 - 51
06/01/2025 Authors: Wallace G; Moran TP; Dixit S; Anand R; Husain I; Less K; Wheatley M; Stavely T; Lindsey S
The Impact of a High Sensitivity Troponin HEART Pathway-Based Clinical Decision Protocol on Observation Visits.
Crit Pathw Cardiol Volume: 24 Page(s): e0370
03/01/2025 Authors: Hughes GB; Emeli I; Wheatley MA; Goyal A; Bryksin J; Moran TP; Keadey MT; Ross MA
Opt-Out Syphilis Screening at an Urgent Care Center in Atlanta: Evaluation of a Pilot Program.
Sex Transm Dis Volume: 51 Page(s): 516 - 520
08/01/2024 Authors: Sweitzer S; Sharp J; Baker D; Lynch A; Stauch MA; Wheatley M; Lora M; Cantos VD; Gruen J
Safe Discharge Needs Following Emergency Care for Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault, and Sex Trafficking.
West J Emerg Med Volume: 24 Page(s): 615 - 621
05/02/2023 Authors: Clery MJ; Olsen E; Marcovitch H; Goodall H; Gentry J; Wheatley MA; Jackson N; Evans DP
The Impact of "Emergency-only" Hemodialysis on Hospital Cost and Resource Utilization.
West J Emerg Med Volume: 24 Page(s): 206 - 209
02/24/2023 Authors: Shafqat F; Das S; Wheatley MA; Kasper L; Johnson S; Pitts SR; Ross MA
Management of Minor Traumatic Brain Injury in an ED Observation Unit.
West J Emerg Med Volume: 22 Page(s): 943 - 950
07/15/2021 Authors: Wheatley MA; Kapil S; Lewis A; O'Sullivan JW; Armentrout J; Moran TP; Osborne A; Moore BL; Morse B; Rhee P
Using an Observation Unit to Decrease Disparities in Opiate Medically Assisted Treatment Program Follow Up
Volume: 76 Page(s): S30 - S30
10/01/2020 Authors: Wheatley M; Lang N; Osborne A; Steck A; Moran T; Backster A
Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance Survey: Anatomy and Physiology of an Emergency Department Observation Unit
Volume: 76 Page(s): S122 - S123
10/01/2020 Authors: Wheatley M; Osborne A; Augustine J
New Clarification About Observation Billing May Improve Care for Behavioral Health Patients.
West J Emerg Med Volume: 21 Page(s): 411
01/27/2020 Authors: Osborne AD; Wheatley MA; Baugh CW; Granovsky M
Retrospective Review of a Novel Approach to Buprenorphine Induction in the Emergency Department.
J Emerg Med Volume: 57 Page(s): 181 - 186
08/01/2019 Authors: Dunkley CA; Carpenter JE; Murray BP; Sizemore E; Wheatley M; Morgan BW; Moran TP; Steck A
EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF ALERT PATIENTS WITH TRAUMATIC INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES IN AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OBSERVATION UNIT
Volume: 35 Page(s): A139 - A140
08/01/2018 Authors: Wheatley M; Moran T; Ratcliff JR; Hall A; Kapil S; Morse B; Rhee P; Atallah H; Gelbard R; Moore B
Jaundice in the emergency department: meeting the challenges of diagnosis and treatment [digest].
Emerg Med Pract Volume: 20 Page(s): 1 - 2
04/02/2018 Authors: Taylor T; Wheatley M; Gupta N; Nusbaum J
Jaundice in the emergency department: meeting the challenges of diagnosis and treatment.
Emerg Med Pract Volume: 20 Page(s): 1 - 24
04/01/2018 Authors: Taylor T; Wheatley M
MANAGEMENT OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY IN OBSERVATION UNITS SAFELY REDUCES ICU AND ED LENGTHS OF STAY
Volume: 46 Page(s): 781 - 781
01/01/2018 Authors: Kapil S; Wheatley M
Observation of Minor Traumatic Brain Injury in Emergency Department Observation Units Significantly Reduces Length-of-Stay
Volume: 70 Page(s): S131 - S131
10/01/2017 Authors: Kapil S; Hamm E; Atallah H; Zalesky C; Ahmad F; Ratcliff J; Moore B; Rhee P; Wheatley M
The Effect of Compulsory Provider HEART Score Calculation on Chest Pain Patients Sent to Observation Units
Volume: 70 Page(s): S33 - S33
10/01/2017 Authors: Osborne AD; Rutz D; Ross M; Bodle C; Johnson R; Wheatley M
Care of Neurologic Conditions in an Observation Unit.
Emerg Med Clin North Am Volume: 35 Page(s): 603 - 623
08/01/2017 Authors: Wheatley MA; Ross MA
Additional Conditions Amenable to Observation Care.
Emerg Med Clin North Am Volume: 35 Page(s): 701 - 712
08/01/2017 Authors: Wheatley MA
A Model Longitudinal Observation Medicine Curriculum for an Emergency Medicine Residency.
Acad Emerg Med Volume: 23 Page(s): 482 - 492
04/01/2016 Authors: Wheatley M; Baugh C; Osborne A; Clark C; Shayne P; Ross M
There's Another Observation Unit?: A Case Series Survey of Second Level Observation Units.
Crit Pathw Cardiol Volume: 15 Page(s): 26 - 28
03/01/2016 Authors: Osborne AD; Farrah H; Wheatley M; Baugh C
Recommendations for the evaluation and management of observation services: a consensus white paper: the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care.
Crit Pathw Cardiol Volume: 13 Page(s): 163 - 198
12/01/2014 Authors: Peacock F; Beckley P; Clark C; Disch M; Hewins K; Hunn D; Kontos MC; Levy P; Mace S; Melching KS
Protocol-driven emergency department observation units offer savings, shorter stays, and reduced admissions.
Health Aff (Millwood) Volume: 32 Page(s): 2149 - 2156
12/01/2013 Authors: Ross MA; Hockenberry JM; Mutter R; Barrett M; Wheatley M; Pitts SR
First Medical Contact to Balloon Time in Out-of-Hospital Activation of the Catheterization Laboratory With and Without ECG Transmission
Volume: 62 Page(s): S46 - S46
10/01/2013 Authors: Osborne AD; Moore A; Wheatley M; Goyal A; Schrager JS; Capes JP; Ross MA
Characteristics Associated With Delays in Initial ECG among Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients
Volume: 62 Page(s): S13 - S13
10/01/2013 Authors: Osborne AD; Stroder R; Wheatley MA; Cochran RL; Capes JP; Ross MA
Favorable bed utilization and readmission rates for emergency department observation unit heart failure patients.
Acad Emerg Med Volume: 20 Page(s): 554 - 561
06/01/2013 Authors: Schrager J; Wheatley M; Georgiopoulou V; Osborne A; Kalogeropoulos A; Hung O; Butler J; Ross M
Characteristics of hospital observation services: a society of cardiovascular patient care survey.
Crit Pathw Cardiol Volume: 12 Page(s): 45 - 48
06/01/2013 Authors: Osborne A; Weston J; Wheatley M; O'Malley R; Leach G; Pitts S; Schrager J; Holmes K; Ross M
Ability of triage decision rules for rapid electrocardiogram to identify patients with suspected ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
Crit Pathw Cardiol Volume: 11 Page(s): 211 - 213
12/01/2012 Authors: Osborne AD; Ali K; Lowery-North D; Capes J; Keadey M; Franks N; Hertzberg V; Stroder R; Pitts S; Wheatley M
Peer Chart Review for Observation Medicine Patients With Chest Pain as a Novel Teaching Tool
Volume: 60 Page(s): S161 - S161
10/01/2012 Authors: Osborne AD; Leach G; O'Malley RE; Ross MA; Wheatley M
Diagnosing HIV in men who have sex with men: an emergency department's experience.
AIDS Patient Care STDS Volume: 26 Page(s): 202 - 207
04/01/2012 Authors: Copeland B; Shah B; Wheatley M; Heilpern K; del Rio C; Houry D
Efficacy of an emergency department-based HIV screening program in the Deep South.
J Urban Health Volume: 88 Page(s): 1015 - 1019
12/01/2011 Authors: Wheatley MA; Copeland B; Shah B; Heilpern K; Del Rio C; Houry D
Intensive medical student involvement in short-term surgical trips provides safe and effective patient care: a case review.
BMC Res Notes Volume: 4 Page(s): 317
09/01/2011 Authors: Leeds IL; Creighton FX; Wheatley MA; Macleod JB; Srinivasan J; Chery MP; Master VA
Injury secondary to antiretroviral agents: retrospective analysis of a regional poison center database.
West J Emerg Med Volume: 12 Page(s): 293 - 295
07/01/2011 Authors: Wheatley MA; Shah BB; Morgan BW; Houry D; Kazzi ZN
Von Willebrand disease.
Volume: 55 Page(s): 377 - ix
04/01/2008 Authors: Robertson J; Lillicrap D; James PD
ERGIC-53 gene structure and mutation analysis in 19 combined factors V and VIII deficiency families.
Blood Volume: 93 Page(s): 2261 - 2266
04/01/1999 Authors: Nichols WC; Terry VH; Wheatley MA; Yang A; Zivelin A; Ciavarella N; Stefanile C; Matsushita T; Saito H; de Bosch NB
Mutations in the ER-Golgi intermediate compartment protein ERGIC-53 cause combined deficiency of coagulation factors V and VIII.
Cell Volume: 93 Page(s): 61 - 70
04/03/1998 Authors: Nichols WC; Seligsohn U; Zivelin A; Terry VH; Hertel CE; Wheatley MA; Moussalli MJ; Hauri HP; Ciavarella N; Kaufman RJ
Polymorphism of adhesion molecule CD31 is not a significant risk factor for graft-versus-host disease.
Blood Volume: 88 Page(s): 4429 - 4434
12/15/1996 Authors: Nichols WC; Antin JH; Lunetta KL; Terry VH; Hertel CE; Wheatley MA; Arnold ND; Siemieniak DR; Boehnke M; Ginsburg D

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