Alson Inaba, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor
Division / Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
Medical School: Tuffs University School of Medicine
Internship/Residency: UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital of Oakland
Research Interest: He is interested in mentoring premedical students and preclinical medical students (using his “STAR” Mentoring Program), and creating innovative methods of teaching (which sometimes incorporates magic and rap music).
Community Involvement: He is a fellow of the AAP. He has served as the Course Director for all PALS courses at The Queen’s Medical Center for over 20 years. He has served as the American Heart Association (AHA) National Faculty member for PALS for the State of Hawai‘i and also served on the AHA National Program Administration Subcommittee which oversees all of the PALS, ACLS and BLS courses in the nation and internationally. He has served as the Course Director for all PALS courses at The Queen’s Medical Center for over 20 years. He has served as the American Heart Association (AHA) National Faculty member for PALS for the State of Hawai‘i and also served on the AHA National Program Administration Subcommittee which oversees all of the PALS, ACLS and BLS courses in the nation and internationally. In June of 2019, He received the American Heart Association’s first ever Innovation At Heart Award for helping to save hundreds of lives around the world with his “Stayin Alive” CPR technique. He is also currently updating his “Stayin Alive” CPR technique using the song “Uptown Funk” by Bruno Mars. He has over 25 publications in journals and textbooks. He is an Associate Editor for our recently published general pediatrics textbook, Case Based Pediatrics For Medical Students and Residents. He is a charter member of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice Editorial Board. He also serves as the Medical Director for several community public access defibrillation programs (Iolani School and Endodontics Associates of Hawai‘i).
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