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.
Education and Training
- Degrees
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BS,
University of California, Los Angeles
MPH, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
MD, Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Medical College
- Postdoctoral training
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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
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- 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.