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Jay L. Falk, MD, FACEP Academic Chairman	Training: Medical School: State University of New York Residency: SUNY-Downstate Fellowship: Critical Care Medicine, Albany Medical College Academic Appointments: Clinical Professor of Medicine and Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine Academic Interest: Critical Care

Salvatore Silvestri, MD, FACEP Program Director; Associate Medical Director; Orange County EMS System; EMS Fellowship Co-director	Training: Medical School: The Mount Sinai School of Medicine Residency: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine/The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Emergency Medicine Academic Appointments: Associate Professor, University of Central Florida College of Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine Academic Interests: EMS, Capnography, Prehospital Airway Management

Jay Ladde, MD, FACEP Associate Program Director	Training: Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine Residency: Orlando Regional Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Academic Apointments Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine Academic Interest: Wound care

Josef G. Thundiyil, MD, MPH, FACMT, FACEP, FAAEM Associate Program Director	Training: Medical School: Northwestern University Residency: Orlando Regional Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Fellowship: Toxicology / Occupational and Environmental Medicine University of California, San Francisco Academic Appointments Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine Academic Interests: International Medicine, Toxicology, and Medical Education

Timothy B. Bullard, MD, MBA, FACEP Chief Medical Officer	Training: Medical School: University of Florida Residency: Charlotte Memorial, Emergency Medicine Academic Appointments: Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine Academic Interest: Administration

Gary A. Parrish, MD, FACEP Chairman & Medical Director, Department of Emergency Medicine	Training: Medical School: University of Alabama Residency: Geisinger-PA, Emergency Medicine Academic Appointments: Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine Academic Interest: ED Administration

Sara Baker, MD Director of Simulation-based Training	Training: Medical School: University of Kansas Residency: Orlando Regional Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Fellowship: Critical Care Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham Academic Interest: Simulation, Critical Care

Daniel F. Brennan, MD, FACEP Managing Partner, Emergency Physicians of Central Florida	Training: Medical School: University of South Florida Residency: University Florida-Jacksonville, Emergency Medicine Academic Appointments: Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine Academic Interests: EM Practice Management

Brandon Carr, MD, FAAP, FACEP Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician	Training: Medical School: Medical College of Georgia Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham Academic Interests: Pediatrics Emergency Medicine, International Medicine Academic Appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics / Emergency Medicine, Florida State University College of Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine

David D. Cassidy, MD, FACEP Ultrasound Faculty Assistant Medical Director, Department of Emergency Medicine	Training: Medical School: University of Hawaii Residency: Orlando Regional Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Academic Appointments: Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine Academic Interest: Ultrasound

Frances M. Chaar-Alvarez Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician	Training: Medical School: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine Residency: University of Florida-Jacksonville, Pediatrics Fellowship: University of Louisville, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Academic Appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor to University of Central Florida-College of Medicine University of Florida-College of Medicine Florida State University-College of Medicine Academic Interest: Pediatric EM

Mark C. Clark, MD, FACEP Director, Pediatric Emergency Department	Training: Medical School: University of South Florida Residency: Medical College Pennsylvania, Emergency Medicine Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Academic Appointments: Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine Academic Interest: Pediatrics Emergency Medicine

Kelly Cramm-Morgan, MD, FAAP Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician	Training: Medical School: Kansas University College of Medicine Residency: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center/Children's Hospital of New Orleans Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine / Children's Mercy Hospital Academic Appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics / Emergency Medicine, Florida State University College of Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine Academic Interest: Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Megan Crider, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician	Training: Medical School: University of South Florida Residency: Orlando Regional Medical Center, Emergency Medicine

Camilo Florez, MD, FAAEM Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician	Training: Universidad Militar Residency: Orlando Regional Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Academic Appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics / Emergency Medicine, Florida State University College of Medicine Academic Interest: Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Philip A. Giordano, MD, FACEP Director of Research Operations, Orlando Health; Administrative Fellowship Director	Training: Medical School: University of Virginia Residency: Orlando Regional Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Fellowship: Administrative Fellowship, Orlando Regional Medical Center Academic Appointments: Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine Academic Interest: Research, Skin infections and antibiotic use

Christopher Hunter, MD, PhD Associate Medical Director, Orange County EMS System	Training: Medical School: New York Medical College Residency: Orlando Regional Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Fellowship: Orange County EMS System Academic Appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Clinical Assistant Professor, The Florida State University College of Medicine Academic Interest: EMS, end-tidal carbon dioxide as a vital sign, traumatic brain injury

Michael G. Kelly, MD, FACEP Air Care Medical Director	Training: Medical School: Wayne State Residency: Allegheny General Hospital, Emergency Medicine Academic Appointments: Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine Academic Interest: Dermatology

Stephen Leech, MD, FACEP Ultrasound Director Ultrasound Fellowship Director	Training: Medical School: Temple University Residency: Orlando Regional Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Fellowship: Emergency Medicine Ultrasound, Christiana Care Health System Academic Appointments Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine Academic Interest: Ultrasound

Carolyn Lyon, MD, FACEP Pediatric Emergency Medicine Faculty	Training: Medical School: University of South Florida Residency: Orlando Regional Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Arnold Palmer Hospital Academic Interest: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Paula D. Mueller, MD EM Clerkship Director	Training: Medical School: University of Florida Residency: North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Emergency Medicine Fellowship: Clinical Toxicology and Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco Academic Appointments: Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine EM Clerkship Director, Florida State University College of Medicine Academic Interest: Toxicology

John F. O'Brien, MD, FACEP Clinical Faculty	Training: Medical School: Wayne State Residency: Henry Ford Hospital, Emergency Medicine Academic Appointments: Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine Academic Interest: Education, ACS Evaluation

Linda Papa, MD, FACEP Director of Academic Clinical Research, Orlando Health	Training: Medical School: McGill University Residency: McGill University Hospital, Emergency Medicine Academic Appointments: Adjunct Professor Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine Associate Professor, University of Central Florida College of Medicine Associate Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine Academic Interests: Biomarkers of Traumatic brain injury, Trauma, Clinical decision rules, Patient satisfaction, Acute coronary syndromes, Drowning, Renal Colic; Fellowship trained in Emergency Medicine Research, Masters in Clinical Epidemiology and Community Medicine

George A. Ralls, MD, FACEP Medical Director, Orange County EMS System; EMS Fellowship Co-director	Training: Medical School: University of Miami School of Medicine Residency: Orlando Regional Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Academic Appointments Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine Academic Interest: EMS

Jose Ramirez, MD, FAAP Physician Program Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship	Training: Medical School: Cornell University Medical College Residency: The New York Hospital, Cornell University Med Center Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center/NYU Medical Center Academic Appointments: Assistant Clinical Professor, Pediatric and Emergency Medicine, Florida State University College of Medicine Courtesy Assistant Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine Academic Interest: Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Efren Salinero, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician	Training: Medical School: Universidad Central Del Caribe Residency: Orlando Regional Medical Center, Pediatrics Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Arnold Palmer Hospital Academic Appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor, The Florida State University College of Medicine

James D. Tesar, MD, FACEP Clinical Faculty	Training: Medical School: University of Wisconsin Residency: Columbia University, Emergency Medicine Academic Appointments: Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine Academic Interest: Radiology

Kurt Weber, MD, FACEP Assistant Director of Research Operations, Orlando Health	Training: Medical School: University of Illinois – Chicago School of Medicine Residency: Orlando Regional Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Fellowship: Clinical Research, Orlando Regional Medical Center Academic Appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine Academic Interest: Research, Evidence-based emergency medicine

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