Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
It’s lights, camera, action as the popular TV drama The Pitt puts emergency medicine on center stage. But does the high intensity series get the story right? Matthew Strehlow, MD, executive vice chair of the Stanford Department of Emergency Medicine, provides a glimpse of the non-stop action in the emergency department. Strehlow gives his diagnosis of the Hollywood depiction, the Stanford connection, and what sets Stanford apart from other EDs.
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Stanford Medicine advances human health through world-class biomedical research, education and patient care. Bringing together the resources of Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford Medicine is committed to training future leaders in biomedicine and translating the latest discoveries into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat disease.
The Stanford Medicine YouTube channel is a curated collection of contributions from our School of Medicine departments, divisions, students, and the community. Our diverse content includes coverage of events, presentations, lectures, and associated stories about the people of Stanford Medicine.
It’s lights, camera, action as the popular TV drama The Pitt puts emergency medicine on center stage. But does the high intensity series get the story right? Matthew Strehlow, MD, executive vice chair of the Stanford Department of Emergency Medicine, provides a glimpse of the non-stop action in the emergency department. Strehlow gives his diagnosis of the Hollywood depiction, the Stanford connection, and what sets Stanford apart from other EDs.
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Stanford Medicine advances human health through world-class biomedical research, education and patient care. Bringing together the resources of Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford Medicine is committed to training future leaders in biomedicine and translating the latest discoveries into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat disease.
The Stanford Medicine YouTube channel is a curated collection of contributions from our School of Medicine departments, divisions, students, and the community. Our diverse content includes coverage of events, presentations, lectures, and associated stories about the people of Stanford Medicine.
