James H. Moak, MD, RDMS

Professor of Emergency Medicine
Director, Clinical Professional Development
Director, Fourth-Year Phase 3 Required Rotation

P.O. Box 800699
Charlottesville, VA 22908-0699
Phone: (434) 924-8485
Fax: (434) 924-2877
E-mail: james.moak@virginia.edu

Recipient of:
2025 John T. Casteen, III Faculty Leadership Award
2024 Dean’s Clinical Excellence Award
2018 & 2020 Robley Dunglison Award

Education

Residency, Emergency Medicine, Alameda County Medical Center (2003)
M.D., University of Mississippi (1999)
B.A., History, Yale University (1989)

Clinical and Research Interests

Resident and medical student education
Diagnostic emergency ultrasound
Ultrasound-guided vascular access
Evidence based medicine
Clinical decision-making

Recent Publications

Thom CD, Vann GM, Han DD, Martindale JR, Moak JH. A Randomized Study of Biplane Imaging in Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Vascular Access Performed by Novice Operators. J Emerg Med. 2025 Feb 15:S0736-4679(25)00049-6.
Moak JH, Gonzalez JO, Velazquez F, Martinez VL, McMurry TL, Keller EL, Chen W. Effectiveness of an online medical Spanish course in improving medical students’ Spanish proficiency. Cureus. 2024 Nov 17;16(11).
Moak JH, Swann KC, Kongkatong MM, Ottenhoff JE, Thom CD. Sonographic detection of iatrogenic carotid artery guidewires during internal jugular vein catheterization. POCUS (Point-of-Care Ultrasound) Journal. 2024; 9(2):88-92.
Christopher Thom , Michael Larsen , Matthew Kongkatong , Jakob Ottenhoff , James Moak , “It’s Not Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Until Dietl’s is Ruled Out: A Case for Point of Care Renal Ultrasound”, Journal of Emergency Medicine (2024), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2024.05.003
Thom C, Livingstone K, Ottenhoff J, Han D, Martindale J, Moak J. Comparison of transvaginal ultrasound utilization between radiology and point of care ultrasound in first trimester pregnancy. Am J Emerg Med. 2024 Apr 8;80:143-148. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2024.03.036. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38604108.
Thom, C. & Han, D. & Moak, J. & Ottenhoff, J. & Kongkatong, Matthew & Vann, G.. (2023). 32 Biplane Ultrasound in Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access: Impact on Medical Student Competency. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 82. S13-S14. 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.08.051. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.08.051
Thom C, Kongkatong M, Moak J. The Utility of Transvaginal Ultrasound After Intrauterine Pregnancy Identification on Transabdominal Ultrasound in Emergency Department Patients. Open Access Emerg Med. 2023 May 29;15:207-216. doi: 10.2147/OAEM.S409920. PMID: 37274422; PMCID: PMC10237201.
Kongkatong, M., Patel, M., Thom, C., & Moak, J. (2022). Fatal Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Due to Constipation: A Case Report. Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8mb5z8x2