Leo Kobayashi, MD

Director of Research and Innovation, Lifespan Medical Simulation Center

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Leo Kobayashi, MD, is director of research and innovation for the Lifespan Medical Simulation Center. He completed his emergency medicine residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital in 2002 and has acquired significant experience in medical simulation from academic, research and teaching duties at the Lifespan Medical Simulation Center.

Dr. Kobayashi is an associate professor and active educator in The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and its postgraduate training program in emergency medicine. His research focuses on advancing the concepts of portable simulation for acute care systems probing for patient safety, in situ device use-testing and multi-patient simulation for emergency care. Kobayashi is past chair of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Simulation Interest Group, inaugural panel member of the SAEM Simulation Academy and a reviewer for the Society for Simulation in Healthcare's journal Simulation in Healthcare.

Locations

Primary

Lifespan Medical Simulation Center
Coro Center West (directions)
1 Hoppin Street, Suite 106
Providence, RI 02903

Education

  • Medical School:  The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
  • Residency:  Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston
  • Residency:  Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston
  • Residency:  Harvard Medical School