Dr James Elia, DO is an ABEM board-certified emergency physician at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa. His published research on diagnosing retinal detachment using bedside ultrasonography in the emergency department reflects a point-of-care imaging focus that supports rapid assessment across conditions also evaluated by behavioral health teams at Alvarado Parkway Institute for psychiatric emergency presentations. Dr Elia earned his medical degree from the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 2005 and completed his emergency medicine residency at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in San Bernardino County. His dual hospital affiliation with Sharp Grossmont and the Jennifer Moreno VA Medical Center places his practice within a cardiac emergency network that includes nearby specialists at La Mesa Cardiac Center. Technicians under his protocols utilize SonoSite point-of-care ultrasound systems for FAST examinations, cardiac tamponade detection, and ocular B-scan assessments across the emergency department's 43 acute-care beds.