Auerbach was the editor for the Journal of Wilderness Medicine (currently Wilderness and Environmental Medicine) published by the Wilderness Medical Society from 1990 to 1995.[3] Auerbach was also the author of a number of articles and books on topics such as emergency medicine, hazardous marine animals, and scuba diving,[5][6] including two books of underwater photography.[7] He died on June 23, 2021, from brain cancer at the age of 70.[8][9]
DAN/Rolex Diver of the Year, Divers Alert Network (2009)[4][10]
Editorships and publications
Auerbach was the editor for the Journal of Wilderness Medicine (currently Wilderness and Environmental Medicine) published by the Wilderness Medical Society from 1990 to 1995 when he became the Editor Emeritus.[3] Editorial boards that he has served on included Topics in Emergency Medicine (1981–2006), The Journal of Emergency Medicine (1985–1986), Current Concepts in Wound Care. (1986–1988), Emergindex (1992–2002), Annals of Emergency Medicine (1988–1991), and European Journal of Emergency Medicine (1993–2006).[3] He served on the editorial board for Emergency Medicine Reports (1986–20??).[3] Auerbach was on the consulting editorial board for the Journal of Emergency Nursing from 1981 to 1985. He also served as the contributing medical editor for several diving publications including Dive Data (1987), Scuba Times (1988), The Undersea Journal (1988), and Dive Training (1991).[3]
Books
Diving the Rainbow Reefs: The Adventures of an Underwater Photographer. Darwin Pr. 1991. ISBN0-87850-072-3.
A Medical Guide to Hazardous Marine Life. Mosby-Year Book. 1991. ISBN0-8016-6322-9.
^May, Melissa. "North Plainfield High School honors its alumni", Courier News, September 29, 1999. Accessed January 18, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "This year's banquet will honor six North Plainfield High School graduates and one teacher at its 1999 Alumni Hall of Fame Induction ceremonies. The honorees are Dr. Miriam Alter, 1967, medicine; Dr. Paul Auerbach, 1969, medicine... Dr. Paul Auerbach has served as professor and chief of emergency medicine at both Vanderbilt and Stanford universities. He is the driving force behind the field of wilderness medicine as an author, teacher, researcher and organizational leader."
^Auerbach PS; Auerbach, Paul S. (August 1991). "Marine envenomations". The New England Journal of Medicine. 325 (7): 486–93. doi:10.1056/NEJM199108153250707. PMID1677161.