Nicholas Stark

MD, MBA, FACEP

Director of Clinical Innovation & Research

Background

Dr. Nicholas Stark is a board-certified emergency physician and healthcare innovation leader focused on making acute care safer, more humane, and easier to navigate for patients and families. His work bridges frontline emergency medicine, clinical operations, and digital health design, with a strong emphasis on person-centered care and practical quality improvement. He completed dual MD and MBA training at Georgetown University and has led physician-driven innovation initiatives across emergency medicine. At Lotus Health, Dr. Stark supports clinical innovation and evidence-focused clinician oversight in responsible AI-enabled care workflows.

Education

Georgetown University School of Medicine

Georgetown University McDonough School of Business

Affiliation

UCSF Health

US Acute Care Solutions

Lotus Health

Expertise

Emergency Medicine

Publications

Humanistic Charting: Empowering Person-centered Emergency Care Through Reimagining the Electronic Health Record

Compass for antibiotic stewardship: using a digital tool to improve guideline adherence and drive clinician behaviour for appendicitis treatment in the emergency department

Designing clinical guidelines that improve access and satisfaction in the emergency department

Discharge Navigator: Implementation and Cross-Sectional Evaluation of a Digital Decision Tool for Social Resources upon Emergency Department Discharge

How psychological safety and feeling heard relate to burnout and adaptation amid uncertainty

Unprecedented Training: Experience of Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic

HackED! Empowering Emergency Physicians in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

EM Innovation Collaborative - An interview with Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA & Zaid Altawil, MD

Design Thinking in Emergency Medicine (SAEM Pulse primer)

Links

EM Innovation Collaborative

EB Medicine EMplify Interview

ABEM Board Certification

Medical Disclaimer

Lotus Health Medical is a licensed medical practice. Our practicing physicians are licensed in the states where they provide care through the Lotus platform.