Doctor's Bio
Dr. Erika J. Sigman, MD, is a neurocritical care physician and Medical Director of the Marcus Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit at Grady. Dr. Sigman specializes in caring for patients with serious and life-threatening conditions affecting the brain and nervous system.
Board Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine
- Internship: Harvard University
- Residency: Harvard University
Fellowships
Emory University School of Medicine
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
OPEN 24 HOURS
Visiting hours are from 8 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. daily
Publications
- The Role of Neuroimaging in Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury.
Greene JP, Sigman EJ, Podell J, Albin CSW
Seminars in neurology. 2025;45(6):633-653.
PMID: 41119962 - The Stroke Alert that Wasn't: Lessons Learned from Meningitis-Associated Vasospasm.
Moran JL, Sigman EJ, Albin CSW
Neurocritical care. 2025;43(2):695-698.
PMID: 40457152 - A Modified Delphi Consensus Approach to Define Entrustable Professional Activities for Neurocritical Care Advanced Practice Providers.
Harrison DS, Sigman EJ, Ch'ang JH, Sarwal A, Celotto A, Malone A, Nowicki A, Martin A, Boling B, Nobleza COS, Reeves C, Greer DM, McLaughlin D, Woods EO, Fields E, Perets E, Jannotta GE, Mears J, Twomey K, Rath KA, Peronti K, Garner KM, Bevers MB, Morris NA, Martinez P, Zafar S, Livesay S, Wahlster S, Lawson T, Albin CSW
Critical care medicine. 2024;52(7):1032-1042.
PMID: 38488423 - Neuro Point-of-Care Ultrasound.
Sigman EJ, Laghari FJ, Sarwal A
Seminars in ultrasound, CT, and MR. 2024;45(1):29-45.
PMID: 38070756 - Education Research: Junior Neurology Residents Achieve Competency but Not Mastery After a Brief Acute Ischemic Stroke Simulation Course.
Albin CSW, Pergakis MB, Sigman EJ, Bhatt NR, Hutto SK, Koneru S, Osehobo EM, Vizcarra JA, Morris NA
Neurology. Education. 2023;2(2):e200071.
PMID: 39469342 - Geriatric Trauma Screening Tool: Preinjury Functional Status Dictates Intensive Care Unit Discharge Disposition.
Bridges LC, Christie AB, Awad HH, Sigman EJ, Christie DB, Ackermann RJ
The American surgeon. 2019;85(8):800-805.
PMID: 32051066 - A Multisite Initiative to Increase the Use of Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Through Resident Training and Clinic Systems Changes.
Seale JP, Johnson JA, Clark DC, Shellenberger S, Pusser AT, Dhabliwala J, Sigman EJ, Dittmer T, Barnes Le K, Miller DP, Clemow D
Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges. 2015;90(12):1707-12.
PMID: 26200578 - Combined abuse of clonidine and amitriptyline in a patient on buprenorphine maintenance treatment.
Seale JP, Dittmer T, Sigman EJ, Clemons H, Johnson JA
Journal of addiction medicine. 2014;8(6):476-8.
PMID: 25314340
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