Ethan Cowan, MD, MS
CDUHR - Associate Director, Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Social-behavioral Theory Core
Mount Sinai Beth Israel - Professor of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai Beth Israel - Director of Research and Community Engagement
Mount Sinai Beth Israel - Professor of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai Beth Israel - Director of Research and Community Engagement
Email: ethan.cowan@mountsinai.org
Education
MD, New York University School of MedicineMS, Clinical Research Methods, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Research Interests
Public health, Program implementation, Screening, HCV, HIV, PrEP, PEP, Opioid use disorder, Research ethics, Social justice BIO
Ethan Cowan is a Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Icahn Mount Sinai School of Medicine. For the last 15 years, Dr. Cowan has used his formal training in clinical research methods to coordinate and conduct randomized controlled trials and cohort studies in the Emergency Department (ED). His focus area is the design, implementation and evaluation of public health interventions in the ED. The intersection of public health, emergency response and research has also resulted in multiple empirical studies and conceptual work in ethics. In the area of public health, Dr. Cowan has developed programs for HIV, HCV and STI screening in non-traditional settings. Dr. Cowan’s work in public health has resulted in strong community partnerships with outpatient primary care physicians, specialists in infectious disease, addiction medicine and hepatitis C. Dr. Cowan has strong working relationships with the New York City and New York State Departments of Health; the AIDS Institute Clinical Education Initiative and community partners such as the Latino Commission on AIDS. Projects
Principal Investigator, PrEP-ED: PrEP Services in the Emergency Department for Hard-to-Reach Populations. Active
Principal Investigator, Safety and Efficacy of High Dose Buprenorphine Induction in Fentanyl Positive Emergency Department Patients. Active
Principal Investigator, Systems-Level Change for Normalizing Routine HIV Testing in High-Volume Health Care Settings (HRT). Active
Principal Investigator, Emergency Department Initiated Oral Naltrexone for Patients with Moderate to Severe Alcohol Use Disorder: A Pilot Feasibility Study. Completed
Principal Investigator, PrEP Provision in the Emergency Department (PrEPPED) Trial. Completed
Publications
Recent
Justen M, Edelman EJ, Chawarski M, Coupet E, Cowan E, Lyons M, Owens P, Martel S, Richardson L, Rothman R, Whiteside L, O'Connor P, Zahn E, D'Onofrio G, Fiellin DA, Hawk KF (2023).
Perspectives on and experiences of emergency department-initiated buprenorphine among clinical pharmacists: A multi-site qualitative study
Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 155, 209058. doi: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209058.
Perspectives on and experiences of emergency department-initiated buprenorphine among clinical pharmacists: A multi-site qualitative study
Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 155, 209058. doi: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209058.
D'Onofrio G, Perrone J, Hawk KF, Cowan E, McCormack R, Coupet E, Owens PH, Martel SH, Huntley K, Walsh SL, Lofwall MR, Herring A, ED-INNOVATION Investigators (2023).
Early emergency department experience with 7-day extended-release injectable buprenorphine for opioid use disorder
Academic Emergency Medicine, 30 (12), 1264-1271. doi: 10.1111/acem.14782. PMCID: PMC10822018.
Early emergency department experience with 7-day extended-release injectable buprenorphine for opioid use disorder
Academic Emergency Medicine, 30 (12), 1264-1271. doi: 10.1111/acem.14782. PMCID: PMC10822018.
Cowan E, Perrone J, Dziura J, Edelman EJ, Hawk K, Herring A, McCormack R, Murphy A, Phadke M, Fiellin DA, D'Onofrio G (2023).
Urine toxicology profiles of emergency department patients with untreated opioid use disorder: A multi-site view
Journal of Emergency Medicine, 65 (4), e357-e365. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.06.007. PMCID: PMC10591927.
Urine toxicology profiles of emergency department patients with untreated opioid use disorder: A multi-site view
Journal of Emergency Medicine, 65 (4), e357-e365. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.06.007. PMCID: PMC10591927.
Cowan E, Perrone J, Bernstein SL, Coupet E, Fiellin DA, Hawk K, Herring A, Huntley K, McCormack R, Venkatesh A, D'Onofrio G (2023).
National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network meeting report: Advancing emergency department initiation of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder
Annals of Emergency Medicine, 82 (3), 326-335. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.03.025. PMCID: PMC10524880.
National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network meeting report: Advancing emergency department initiation of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder
Annals of Emergency Medicine, 82 (3), 326-335. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.03.025. PMCID: PMC10524880.
Sahan K, Sheehan M, Cowan E (2023).
Reasons for not participating in PCTs: The comparative case of emergency research under an Exception from Informed Consent (EFIC)
American Journal of Bioethics, 23 (8), 70-72. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2023.2217138.
Reasons for not participating in PCTs: The comparative case of emergency research under an Exception from Informed Consent (EFIC)
American Journal of Bioethics, 23 (8), 70-72. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2023.2217138.
Notable
Is preexposure prophylaxis ready for prime time use in HIV prevention research?
AIDS, 28 (3), 293-295. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000000055.
Cowan E, Leider J, Velastegui L, Wexler J, Velloza J, Calderon Y (2013).
A qualitative assessment of emergency department patients’ knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, and acceptance toward revised HIV testing strategies
Academic Emergency Medicine, 20 (3), 287-294. doi: 10.1111/acem.12090.
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