Courtney W Mangus, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School
Office:
Michigan Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine-Children's Emergency Services
1540 E. Hospital Dr. #4204 CW 2-733
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-4260
1540 E. Hospital Dr. #4204 CW 2-733
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-4260
Email:
[email protected]
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Courtney W Mangus, MD
Assistant Professor
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About
Dr. Courtney Mangus is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics. She joined the faculty at the University of Michigan in 2019 after completing both her pediatric residency and pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Mangus is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the Sections on Emergency Medicine, Transport Medicine, and Pediatric Urgent Care.
Administrative contact:
Ava Bonell
[email protected]
Qualifications
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Clinical FellowshipJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, United States
2016 - 2019
Clinical Fellowship
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ResidencyJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baltimore, United States
2011 - 2014
Residency
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Postdoctoral ResearchHoward Hughes Medical Institute, National Institutes of Health, Chevy Chase, United States
2009 - 2010
Postdoctoral Research
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Masters Degree, Health and Healthcare ResearchUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
2022 - 2024
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MDWayne State University School of Medicine, 540 East Canfield, Detroit, MI, 48201, United States
2006 - 2011
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BAAlbion College, Albion, MI, United States
2002 - 2006
Center Memberships
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Center MemberInstitute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
Research Overview
Her academic interests include health services research related to diagnostic quality and safety, community pediatric emergency care, and patient communication including shared decision-making.
Recent Publications
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Anand S, Chen M, Micol VJ, Foster CJE, Hong VY, Mangus CW, Czyz EK. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science, 2026 May 24; 1 - 7.Journal ArticleHealth System Stakeholder Perspectives on a Text-Based Intervention for Caregivers of Suicidal Youth
DOI:10.1007/s41347-026-00648-w -
Greco JA, Nypaver MM, Kocher KE, Macy ML, Janke AT, Seiler K, Sikavitsas A, Arora R, Mangus CW. Pediatrics, 2026 May 1; 157 (5):Journal ArticleImproving Pediatric Respiratory Chest Radiograph Stewardship in a Statewide Network.
DOI:10.1542/peds.2024-070583 PMID: 41942131 -
Mangus CW, Parker SJ, Zikmund-Fisher BJ, Kharbanda A, Brooks M, Epstein HM, Guetterman TC, Griffin E, Joshi A, Judge B, Orman-Lubell H, Manojlovich M, Rice B, Sachwani G, Schrandt S, Speck KE, Mahajan P, Schoenfeld E. MDM Policy & Practice, 2025 Jul 30; 11 (1):Journal ArticleCurrent diagnostic approaches and challenges in the general emergency department evaluation of suspected pediatric appendicitis: A qualitative study
DOI:10.1177/23814683261438831 -
Ching A, Cator A, Carney M, Bei R, Rafee Y, Ghanim N, Tomy T, Fatiregun A, Elhadi M, Mangus C. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 2026 Apr 21;Journal ArticleEffect of an Institution-Specific Guideline on Adherence to the 2021 American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines for Febrile Infants at a Community Emergency Department: A Quality Improvement Initiative
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Mangus C. 2025 Nov 4;PresentationImproving Conversations and Patient Decision-Making: Development of a Decision Aid for the General ED Evaluation of Pediatric Appendicitis
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Haimovich AD, Janke AT, Kocher KE, Mangus CW, Parsons AS, McCoy L, Taylor RA, Rodman A, Pusic M. Ann Emerg Med, 2025 Oct 10;Journal ArticleManaging Clinical Uncertainty: Formalizing Management Reasoning in Emergency Care Delivery.
DOI:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2025.09.007 PMID: 41071138 -
Mangus C, Miller L. 2025 Nov 4;Additional ScholarshipIt’s Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later He was Dead
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Mangus C, Miller L. 2025 Nov 4;Additional ScholarshipIt’s Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later He was Dead
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Diagnostic stewardship optimizes detection of appendicitis
University of Michigan researchers found that emergency departments vary widely in how they balance the need to diagnose appendicitis with the potential harms of overtesting.
