Matthew A. Szadkowski
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Matthew A. Szadkowski, MD

Dr. Szadkowski received his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. After also completing his pediatric residency at the University of Wisconsin, he finished fellowship training in pediatric emergency medicine at the University of Utah. He then joined the faculty at Primary Children's Hospital in 2016 as an assistant professor. He is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine.

His clinical interests focus on ultrasound teaching and training of medical students, residents, fellows, and faculty. He is a strong advocate for the use of ultrasound in limited-resource settings and has been involved in training providers in rural sites across Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. He also is involved with our PEM Global Health fellows in determining novel applications for ultrasound use as well as ultrasound quality assurance with partner sites in Africa.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics -Associate Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Emergency Medicine

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Truelove AJ, Gregory ME, Ahmad FA, Pajak SP, Hammer NC, Corwin D, Tzimenatos L, King SO, Szadkowski M, Herman MJ, Leonard JC (2025). Analysis of Pediatric Cervical Spine Injury Evaluation Workflow in the Emergency Department. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open, 7(1), 100295.
  2. Browne LR, Ward CE, Harding M, Cook LJ, Adelgais KM, Ahmad FA, Burger R, Chaudhari PP, Corwin DJ, Glomb NW, Kuppermann N, Lee LK, Leonard JR, Owusu-Ansah S, Riney LC, Rogers AJ, Rubalcava DM, Sapien RE, Szadkowski MA, Tzimenatos L, Yen K, Leonard JC (2025). Performance of the PECARN cervical spine injury prediction rule based on EMS clinician observations. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 99(6), 928-934.
  3. Leonard JC, Harding M, Cook LJ, Leonard JR, Adelgais KM, Ahmad FA, Browne LR, Burger RK, Chaudhari PP, Corwin DJ, Glomb NW, Lee LK, Owusu-Ansah S, Riney LC, Rogers AJ, Rubalcava DM, Sapien RE, Szadkowski MA, Tzimenatos L, Ward CE, Yen K, Kuppermann N (2024). PECARN prediction rule for cervical spine imaging of children presenting to the emergency department with blunt trauma: a multicentre prospective observational study. Lancet Child Adolesc Health, 8(7), 482-490.