Jonathan Rowland, MD
Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine
About Dr. Jonathan Rowland
Dr. Jonathan Rowland is an oncologic emergency medicine assistant professor at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. He completed medical school at UT SOM San Antonio, EM residency at WSU/DMC Sinai Grace Hospital, and an emergency ultrasound fellowship at UC Irvine. He has been exclusively working at MD Anderson's Acute Cancer Care Center since 2021, one of the nation's only dedicated oncologic ERs. Every single clinical shift, he is both delighted and horrified by the quantity of highly advanced pathology that he finds using his ultrasound at the bedside. In addition to setting up a point-of-care ultrasound program at MD Anderson, his other professional interest is learning more about cancer treatment so he gets fewer angry emails from other oncologists. In his spare time, he enjoys woodworking, fixing things around the house, and trying to be a good dad to his 4-year-old girl and 3-year-old boy.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2017 | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA), San Antonio, TX, US, Medicine, Doctorate of Medicine |
Postgraduate Training
| 2020-2021 | Emergency Ultrasound Fellow, Emergency Ultrasound, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA |
| 2017-2020 | Resident Physician, Emergency Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University, Sinai Grace Hospital, Detroit, MI |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2025 | Pediatric Advanced Life Support |
| 2025 | Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support |
| 2024 | Focus Practice Designation in Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography |
| 2024 | Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) |
| 2021 | American Board of Emergency Medicine |
| 2021 | Texas Medical Board |
Experience & Service
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Point-of-care Ultrasound Director, Emergency Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2022 - Present
Intramural Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Faculty Senator, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present
Department Member, Education Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - Present
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
Member, SAEM Research Committee, Society for American Emergency Medicine, 2024 - Present
Member, AAEM Consultation Services Committee, American Academy of Emergency Medicine, 2023 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2019 | Detroit Sono Cup - Vascular Access Phantom Model Competition, Detroit Emergency Ultrasound |
| 2018 - 2020 | Detroit Sono Cup, Detroit Emergency Ultrasound |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2025. Bispecific Antibodies and CAR-T. Invited. Emergency Medicine Education Series. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2025. Bispecific Antibodies and CAR-T. Invited. Oncologic Emergency Medicine Conference. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2024. Cancer Overview: Metastatic Preferences, Solid v. Liquid Tumors. Invited. Emergency Medicine Education Series. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2024. Improving your ACCC Workflow. Invited. Emergency Medicine Education Series. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2022. Point-of-care Ultrasound for MD Anderson. Invited. Emergency Medicine Education Series. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2021. Point-of-care Ultrasound for MD Anderson. Invited. Division of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2021. Gastrointestinal Ultrasound. Invited. UCI Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds. Orange, California, US.
- 2020. Testicular Ultrasound. Invited. UCI Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds. Orange, California, US.
- 2020. Ocular Ultrasound Cases. Invited. UCI Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds. Orange, California, US.
- 2020. COVID-19, What We Know. Invited. DMC Sinai Grace Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds. Detroit, Michigan, US.
- 2020. Cognitive Theory and Clinical Biases. Invited. DMC Sinai Grace Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds. Detroit, Michigan, US.
- 2019. SICU Case - Rib Fracture Management. Invited. DMC Sinai Grace Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds. Detroit, Michigan, US.
- 2019. Pocket Ultrasound Introduction and Demonstration. Invited. Detroit, Michigan, US.
- 2019. Pediatric Fractures of Abuse. Invited. DMC Sinai Grace Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds. Detroit, Michigan, US.
- 2018. MICU Case - Diverticulitis and Hypokalemia. Invited. DMC Sinai Grace Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds. Detroit, Michigan, US.
- 2018. Abscess Management Deep Dive. Invited. DMC Sinai Grace Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds. Detroit, Michigan, US.
- 2018. Rheumatology Board Review. Invited. DMC Sinai Grace Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds. Detroit, Michigan, US.
- 2018. Obstetrics and Gynecology Board Review. Invited. DMC Sinai Grace Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds. Detroit, Michigan, US.
- 2017. Hematoma Blocks. Invited. Children's Hospital of Michigan - Pediatric Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds. Detroit, Michigan, US.
Regional Presentations
- 2019. A novel low-cost high-fidelity ultrasound-guided procedure phantom model. Invited. SAEM Midwest Regional Meeting. Southfield, Michigan, US.
National Presentations
- 2025. Oncologic Emergencies for Dummies. Invited. Society of Academic Emergency Medicine 2025 Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA, US.
- 2024. Emergency Cancer Care for Dummies. Invited. American Academy of Emergency Medicine 2024 Annual Conference. Miami, FL, US.
- 2023. What I Learned Working in an Oncologic ER. Invited. Oncologic Emergency Medicine Conference. Houston, Texas, US.
International Presentations
- 2025. Introduction to Point-of-Care Ultrasound. Invited. Excel and Educate 2025 International Medical Conference; Future of Medicine-2.0. Chennai, IN.
- 2023. Oncologic Emergency Ultrasound. Invited. Mediterranean Emergency Medicine Congress (MEMC). Rhodes, GR.
Formal Peers
- 2019. Intern Teaching Session - Ultrasound-guided Regional Anesthesia. Detroit, Michigan, US.
- 2019. Intern Teaching Session - Emergency Echocardiography Basics. Detroit, Michigan, US.
- 2019. Resident Procedure Day - Ultrasound-guided Vascular Access and Foreign Body Removal. Detroit, Texas, US.
- 2018. Intern Ultrasound Crash Course. Detroit, Michigan, US.
- 2018. MS4 Ultrasound Elective - Ultrasound-guided Peripheral IV Class. Detroit, Michigan, US.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Rowland, JW, Baker, J, Dunn, N, Whited, M, Saadat, S, Fox, JC. Impact of worklist selection on point-of-care ultrasound workflow – a quality improvement project. BMC Health Services Research 25(1), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39810260.
- Baker, J, Greb, AC, Rowland, JW, Whited, M, Saadat, S, Fox, JC. Examining the Durability of an Inexpensive Intervention for Improving Point‑of‑care Ultrasound Documentation Rates. Journal of Medical Ultrasound 33(2):132-135, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Chang M, Finney N, Baker J, Rowland J, Gupta S, Sarsour R, Saadat S, Fox J. Optimal Image Gain Intensity of Point-of-care Ultrasound when Screening for Ocular Abnormalities in the Emergency Department. West J Emerg Med 24(3):622-628, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37278794.
- Nguyen A, Saadat S, Rowland J, Fox J. Utilization of point-of-care ultrasound among graduates of a 4-year longitudinal medical school ultrasound curriculum. Clin Exp Emerg Med 10(2):224-229, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36718486.
- Favot M, Malik A, Rowland J, Haber B, Ehrman R, Harrison N. Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound for Detecting Severe Presentations of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Analysis. Crit Care Explor - Society of Critical Care Medicine 2(8):e0176, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32766567.
- Rowland J, Fouchia D, Favot M. Use of Point-of-care Ultrasound for the Seizing Infant: An Adjunct for Detection of Abusive Head Trauma. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med - Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 4(3):485-486, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32926724.
- Rowland J, Traill L, Favot M. Adult Male with Left Arm Pain and Swelling. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med - Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2(4):371-372, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30443634.
Review Articles
- Wattana, M, Rowland, JW, Qdaisat, AZ, Levavi, H, Anagnostou, T, Sanchez, L, Friedlander, P, Rohs, NC, Lipe, D, Richter, J. Diagnosis and management of bispecific T cell–engaging antibody toxicity. Cancer Treatment Reviews 134, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39913958.
- Roldan, C, Rowland, JW, Ye, AL. Haloperidol for Pain Management. Pharmaceuticals 17(8), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39204202.
- Malik A, Rowland J, Haber B, Thom S, Jackson B, Volk B, Ehrman R. The Use of Handheld Ultrasound Devices in Emergency Medicine. Curr Emerg Hosp Med Rep 9(3):73-81, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33996272.
Abstracts
- Hsu E, Baker J, Rowland J, Whited M, Guy M, Lee A, Greb A, Saadat S, Fox J. Cost-Analysis of the Documentation Rate of Point-of-Care Analysis in the Emergency Department, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Guy M, Phan A, Saadat S, Rowland J, Hsu E, Lee A, Desai M, Thao M, Fox J. Utilization of Point of Care Ultrasound Among Graduates of a 4-year Longitudinal Medical School Ultrasound Curriculum, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Desai M, Saadat S, Baker J, Kurzweil A, Rowland J, Abrams E, Whited M, Fox J. Point Of Care Ultrasound in Diagnosing Regional Wall Motion Abnormalities in Patients With ST Segment Elevated Myocardial Infarction, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Lee A, Guy M, Rowland J, Fox J. The Application of Cardiac POCUS in Detecting a Culprit Occlusion in Coronary Arteries in the Emergency Department, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Lee A, Guy M, Rowland J, Fox J. Clinician Preference for Worklist Selection in Point-Of-Care Ultrasound Workflow, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Lee A, Guy M, Rowland J, Fox J. Application of Clinician-Performed Lung Ultrasonography During the Pandemic, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Hsu E, Gibney R, Rowland J, Fox J. The Association of Image Gain Intensity to the Accuracy of Point-of-Care Ocular Ultrasound, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Guy M, Lee A, Rowland J, Fox J. Using Linear Probe Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Identify Early Intrauterine Pregnancies in an Emergency Department, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Rowland J, Nguyen A, Saadat S, Kurzweil A, Nguyen VH, Yun H, Fox J. Prospective Application of Clinician-Performed Lung Ultrasonography During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Distinguishing Viral Pneumonia Characteristics for Risk Stratification in the Emergency, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Greb A, Rowland J, Baker J, Whited M, Saadat S, Fox J. Examining the Durability of an inexpensive Intervention for Improving Ultrasound Documentation, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Lahham S, Rowland J, Nguyen A, Choi H, Yun H, Tang L, Saadat S, Fox J. The Application of Point of Care Cardiac Ultrasound in Detecting a Culprit Occlusion in Coronary Arteries in the Emergency Department, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Yun H, Nguyen V, Rowland J, Nguyen A, Saadat S, Kurzweil A, Fox J. Prospective application of clinician-performed Lung ultrasonography during the COVID-19 pandemic: distinguishing viral pneumonia characteristics for risk stratification in the Emergency Department, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Rowland J, Baker J, Whited M, Saadat S, Fox J. Clinician preference for worklist selection in Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workflow – a quality improvement project in the emergency department, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Chang M, Finney N, Baker J, Gupta S, Sarsour R, Rowland J, Saadat S, Fox J. Retrospective Study of Emergency Department Patients to Determine Optimal Ocular Ultrasound Gain, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Fox J, Lahham S, Rowland J, Nguyen A, Saadat S, Kurzweil A, Nguyen M. Ultrasound-Guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Thoracic Trauma: Impact on Opioid Reduction, Morbidity, and Mortality, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Kharabaf S, Nguyen A, Rowland J, Fox J, Saadat S. Use of Point-of-care Ultrasound to Accurately Diagnose Diastolic Dysfunction, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Rowland J, Khait L, Favot M. A novel low-cost high-fidelity ultrasound-guided procedure phantom model, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
Book Chapters
- Wattana, M, Cameron, B, Rowland, JW. Confusion, 32-40, 2026.
- Rowland, JW, Qdaisat, AZ. Near Syncope, 97-104, 2026.
- Yeung SCJ, Rowland J, Chaftari P, Manzullo E. Chapter 61: Oncologic Emergencies. In: The MD Anderson Manual of Medical Oncology.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified September 08, 2026