Jonathan Kei, MD, MPH, FACEP

Biography

Clinical Assistant Professor

Clinical Science

Dr. Jonathan Kei specializes in Emergency Medicine and has expertise in advanced airway management. In addition to his work at the KPSOM, Dr. Kei leads airway courses for medical students, residents, and attending physicians at the Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center, lectures on airway-related topics on the national and regional level, and publishes frequently on airway management techniques.

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Education and Training

Degrees
BS, University of California, Los Angeles
MPH, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
MD, Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Postdoctoral training
Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Davis

Professional Positions

Emergency Medicine Staff Physician, Partner
Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center
2007-present
Volunteer Clinical Faculty, Dept. of Family Practice
University of California, San Diego
2008-present
Director of Emergency Airway Management, Dept. of Emergency Medicine
Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center
2013-present
Emergency Medicine Residency Core Faculty, Dept. of Emergency Medicine
Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center
2013-present
Associate Residency Program Director, Dept. of Emergency Medicine
Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center
2016-present
Assistant Clinical Professor
University of California, Riverside
2016-present
Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Science
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
2022-present

Honors and Awards

Merit Award for No Sick Leave, Dept. of Emergency Medicine
Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center
2008, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022
Chief’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Emergency Department
Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center
2009
Merit Award for Airway Management Work, Dept. of Emergency Medicine
Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center
2011
San Diego Top Doctors, Field of Emergency Medicine
San Diego County Medical Society
2011, 2013, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Emergency Medicine Faculty Ultrasound Award
Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center
2017
Merit Award for Highest MAPPS, Dept. of Emergency Medicine
Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center
2022
Physician of the Month Nov. 2023, Dept. of Emergency Medicine
Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center
2023

Scholarly Activities

Selected peer-reviewed research manuscripts
  • Kei J, Richards JR. The Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus on Inanimate Objects in an Urban Emergency Department. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2011; Aug: 41(2): 124-127.
  • Kei J, Utschig EE, van Tonder RJ. Using Ultrasound to Assess the Effectiveness of Cricoid Pressure on Esophageal Compression. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2017. 53(2):236-240.
  • Mebust DP, Kei J. Realistic Chest Tube Simulator Using Pork Belly with Skin. Journal of Education & Teaching in Emergency Medicine. 2017. 2(3):I16-21.
  • Kei J, Mebust DP. Comparing the Effectiveness of a Novel Suction Set-up Using an Adult Endotracheal Tube Connected to a Meconium Aspirator versus a Traditional Yankauer Suction Instrument. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2017 Apr;52(4):433-437.
  • Kei J, Mebust DP. Realistic and Inexpensive Ultrasound Guided Paracentesis Simulator Using Pork Belly with Skin. Journal of Education & Teaching in Emergency Medicine. 2018. 3(3):I27-32.
  • Kei J, Mebust DP, Duggan LV. The REAL CRIC Trainer: Instructions for Building an Inexpensive, Realistic Cricothyrotomy Simulator with Skin and Tissue, Bleeding, and Flash of Air. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2019. Jan 23. 56(4):426-430.
  • Kei J, Mebust DP. Effects of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation on Direct Versus Video Laryngoscopy Using a Mannequin Model. American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2021. 50:587-591.
  • Kei J, Mebust DP. Comparing Direct and Video Laryngoscopy Skills Between Resident and Attending Emergency Physicians. The Permanente Journal. Sept 2023. 27(3):22-29.