Ronald A. Furnival, M.D., F.A.A.P., F.A.C.E.P.

Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Director, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Mayo Mail Code 814
420 Delaware St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612) 625-6740
furnival@umn.edu

Ronald A. Furnival, MD, FAAP, FACEP, is a Professor of Pediatrics, Director of the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and, Medical Director of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine at the University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, Fairvew.

Dr. Furnival received his M.D. degree from the University of Minnesota, and completed his internship and residency at the University of Minnesota. He then moved on to complete a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship at the University of Utah School of Medicine and Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City.

He remained at the University of Utah as faculty in the Department of Pediatrics in Emergency Medicine for 13 years. From 1998-2004, he served on the AAP Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine. In addition, from 2002-2005 Dr. Furnival was a faculty member of the National Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Data Analysis Resource Center and the (NEDARC) Intermountain Injury Control Research Center at the University of Utah School of Medicine . Dr. Furnival returned to the University of Minnesota in 2006 to lead the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. He is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Furnival is nationally recognized for his work on enhancing patient safety, pediatric prehospital care, pediatric trauma and analysis of emergency medical services data at statewide levels.

Honors

•  Distinguished Service Citation, American Academy of Pediatrics; 2004

Selected Recent Publications

Holsti M, Sill BL, Firth SD, Joyce SM, Filloux FM, Furnival RA . Prehospital Intranasal Versed for Pediatric Seizures. Pediatr Emerg Care ; (In Press)

Ely M, Hyde LK, Donaldson AE, Furnival RA , Mann NC . Evaluating state capacity to collect and analyze Emergency Medical Services Data. Prehosp Emerg Care ; 2006;10(1):14-20

Perno JF, Schunk JE, Furnival RA . Significant reduction in delayed diagnosis of injury with implementation of a pediatric Trauma Service. Pediatr Emerg Care ; 2005;21(6): 367-71

AAP Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine. AAP Policy Statement: Consent for Emergency Medical Services for Children and Adolescents. Pediatrics , 2003;111(3)703-706

Junkins EP, Nelson, DS, Carroll KL, Hansen K, Furnival RA . A prospective evaluation of the clinical presentation of pediatric pelvic fractures. J Trauma 2001;51(1):64-68

Junkins EP, Furnival RA , Bolte RG. The clinical presentation of pediatric pelvic fractures. Pediatr Emerg Care 2001;17(1):15-18

Furnival RA . Controversies in pediatric thoracic and abdominal trauma. Clinical Pediatr Emerg Med 2001;2(1)48-62