Elaine Hua Situ-LaCasse, MD

Dr. Situ-LaCasse was born and raised in Phoenix before moving to Tucson to attend the University of Arizona for her undergraduate studies, after which she never left, staying on for medical school, residency and fellowship.

She became faculty at the Department of Emergency Medicine in 2017, with a focus on emergency ultrasound education and is a core faculty member of the University Campus EM residency program. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Dr. Situ-LaCasse is also the intersessions course director and advises EM-bound fourth-year medical students.

She is a current National Foundation of Emergency Medicine (NFEM) Scholar in the NFEM Scholars and Mentors Program.

Outside of work, she loves spending time with her family, eating, cooking, baking, and starting arts and crafts projects with the aspiration of eventually completing them.

2023 Women In Medicine and Science Awardee