Department Title: Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending, Pediatric Residency Assistant Program Director, Ultrasound Fellow

Hospitals/Departments Where You Work: CMC Rainbow ED, St. John ED

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Undergraduate: Harvard University

Medical School: UICCOM, Chicago

Residency: Pediatric Residency and Chief Residency, MetroHealth

Additional Training: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship - UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s; Simulation Instructor and Advanced Instructor Training at Harvard Center for Medical Simulation; Ultrasound Fellowship - UHCMC

Research/Academic Areas of Interest: Medical Education, Ultrasound, Resuscitation & Simulation

Hobbies & Interests: Travel, Hockey – watching my son play and chauffeuring him to practices and games, reading and discussing books with my daughter, baking, and crocheting with the assistance of youtube (which does not judge me when I rewatch a video for the 10th time)

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: Depending on what kind of day we are having - anything ultrasound; resuscitation and effective code team dynamics; or pediatric sedation and airway management

Favorite thing about Cleveland: Metroparks, local food scene

If you weren't doing emergency medicine, what would you be doing?: Cake Decorator

Department Title: Attending, Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Hospitals/Departments Where You Work: Rainbow Pediatric ED

Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio (South Euclid)

Undergraduate: Case Western Reserve University

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University

Residency: Pediatrics - Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Additional Training: PEM Fellowship - Akron Children's Hospital Rainbow

Research/Academic Areas of Interest: Trauma, Simulation, Medical Education

Hobbies & Interests: Photography, Hiking with my dog

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: Evaluation of the pediatric trauma patient

Favorite thing about Cleveland: Ethnic diversity, Lake Erie, great restaurants, Playhouse Square, Cleveland Orchestra

If you weren't doing emergency medicine, what would you be doing?: Working at a winery

Department Title: Attending Physician

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED, UH Sports Medicine Clinic

Hometown: Worthington, OH

Undergraduate: The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA

Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL

Further Training: Sports Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC.

Research/Academic Areas of Interests: Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, Traumatic Brain Injury

Hobbies and Interests: Scuba diving, running, cycling

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: Joint dislocation

Favorite thing about Cleveland: Sports teams

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: Sports Medicine

Department Title: Attending Physician

Hospitals/Departments Where You Work: Rainbow ED, UH St. John ED

Hometown: Springboro, OH

Undergraduate: Miami University

Medical School: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Residency: Emergency Medicine - University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Additional Training: Pediatric Emergency Medicine- Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital

Hobbies & Interests: Reading, gardening, baking

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: Nursemaid's elbow reduction

Favorite thing about Cleveland: The different neighborhoods and atmospheres all in the same city! It's easy to find a place to go that suits whatever mood I'm in.

If you weren't doing emergency medicine, what would you be doing?: Likely working in a microbiology lab

Department Title: Attending Physician, Ultrasound Division Co-Director

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED, Ahuja ED

Hometown: Nashville, TN

Undergraduate: Emory University

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University

Residency: University of Michigan

Additional Training: University of Michigan (Ultrasound Fellowship)

Research/Academic Areas of Interest: Ultrasound

Hobbies and Interests: Swimming, cycling

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: Anything ultrasound guided

Favorite thing about Cleveland: Metro parks

Department Title: Attending Physician, EMS Medical Director

Practice Locations: Ahuja ED

Hometown: Cleveland, OH

Undergraduate: Case Western Reserve University

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Residency: University of Rochester

Research/Academic Areas of Interest: Tactical Medicine

Hobbies and Interests: golf

Favorite Procedure to Teach on Shift: Subclavian lines

Favorite Thing About Cleveland: Sports teams

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: Life off my wife

Department Title: Medical Director for The Center for Patient Flow Management, Attending Physician

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Undergraduate: Grinnell College

Medical School: Northwestern University School of Medicine

Residency: Northwestern University

Additional Training: Board certified in both Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine

Research/Academic Areas of Interests: NICOM, shock, evidence based emergency medicine, clinical risk management

Hobbies and Interests: Running, family, international travel

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: Medical decision making in caring for the acutely ill or injured patient

Favorite thing about Cleveland: Everything except for January-March weather and our (mostly) frustrating sports teams

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: I really don't know!

Department Title: Pediatric Emergency Medicine/Pediatric Residency Associate Program Director

Practice Locations: CMC Rainbow ED, St. John ED

Hometown: Dublin, OH

Undergraduate: Miami University

Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Residency: Pediatrics - Lurie Children's Hospital/Northwestern-McGaw

Additional Training: Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Lurie Children's Hospital/Northwestern-McGaw

Research/Academic Areas of Interest: Medical Education, Injury Prevention

Hobbies and Interests: Reading, Hiking, playing with my dog

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: Infant Lumbar Punctures

Favorite thing about Cleveland: Metropark system

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: Teaching or park ranger

Department Title: Research Director, Assistant Professor, Attending Physician

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED, Bedford ED

Hometown: Cincinnati, OH

Undergraduate: Miami University

Medical School: Wright State University

Residency: University of Louisville

Additional Training: Research Fellowship - Medical College of Wisconsin

Research/Academic Areas of Interest: public health and health services

Hobbies and Interests: running, dancing, foodie, water-related activities

Favorite Procedure to Teach on Shift: how to incorporate public health into the ED encounter

Favorite Thing About Cleveland: water-related activities

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: Open a cabana on the beach and blend margaritas/pina coladas

Department Title: Attending Physician, Assistant EMS Medical Director

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED, Ahuja ED

Hometown: Cleveland, OH

Undergraduate: Boston College

Medical School: University of Cincinnati

Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Additional Training: EMS, University of Cincinnati

Research/Academic Areas of Interest: Prehospital Medicine, Disaster Medicine and Preparedness, Event Medicine, Medical Education

Hobbies and Interests: soccer, Cleveland sports, traveling, hiking, trivia

Favorite Procedure or Topic to Teach on Shift: Prehospital & Disaster Medicine, Airway

Favorite thing about Cleveland: Cleveland sports, food/beer, parks, Ohio City, Lake Erie

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: Traveling the world and/or a veterinarian

Department Title: Attending Physician, Director of the Blair Dickey-White Sexual Assault Survivor Program

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED, Portage ED

Hometown: Youngstown, OH

Undergraduate: Kent State University

Medical School: NEOMED

Residency: UH Cleveland Case Western Reserve

Research/Academic Areas of Interests: Social Determinants of Health

Hobbies and Interests: Retail Therapy

Favorite thing about Cleveland: Cleveland Cavs Games

Department Title: Attending Physician, Fourth Year Clerkship Director, Medical Education and Academic Leadership Fellowship Co-Director

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED, Parma ED

Hometown: Portage, IN

Undergraduate: Purdue University

Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Residency: University of Cincinnati

Additional Training: University of Chicago - Medical Education

Research/Academic Areas of Interest: medical education, trainee assessment, learner education handoffs

Hobbies and Interests: running, SCUBA diving, playing the piano, traveling

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: DKA management and central lines

Favorite thing about Cleveland: A new place to explore!

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: Marine biologist or SCUBA instructor

Department Title: Attending Physician, Chief Medical Officer - Ahuja Medical Center

Practice Locations: Ahuja ED

Hometown: Cleveland, OH

Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania

Medical School: Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago

Further Training: Ultrasound Fellowship - MetroHealth Medical Center

Research/Academic Areas of Interests: Healthcare Quality and Safety and Process Improvement

Hobbies and Interests: Running, Peloton, SCUBA

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: US guided central lines

Favorite thing about Cleveland: Metroparks, food scene, culture

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: Traveling the world

Department Title: Attending Physician, Residency Program Director

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED, Parma ED

Hometown: Battle Creek, Michigan

Undergraduate: University of Michigan (Go Blue!)

Medical School: University of Cincinnati

Residency: University of Cincinnati

Research/Academic Areas of Interests: Effective Educational Modalities, Quality Improvement, Imposterism. Peer Review, Morbidity & Mortality.

Hobbies and Interests: Reading (Harry Potter, a million times), traveling, keeping in touch with friends all over the world

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: NP scope, approach to the difficult airway

Favorite thing about Cleveland: Lake Erie (seriously!), Georgetown Lakewood

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: My back-up career is a professional nanny. Who doesn't want an MD as a nanny?

Department Title: Attending Physician

Practice Locations: Ahuja ED, Bedford ED, Richmond ED, UHCMC

Hometown: Windsor, CT

Undergraduate: Columbia University

Medical School: Brown Alpert Medical School

Residency: New York Presbyterian Columbia/Cornell

Additional Training: Internal Medicine/Pediatrics at UHCMC/Rainbow

Research/Academic Areas of Interest: POCUS, critical care, COVID-19

Hobbies and Interests: Travel, family time, going out with friends, yoga, live music, video games and true crime

Favorite Procedure to Teach on Shift: Ultrasound, approach to the sick patient

Favorite Thing About Cleveland: It has everything you could want in a city but is also very affordable and livable

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: Med/peds hospitalist or something that involves traveling

Department Title: Pediatric ED Medical Director

Hospitals/Departments Where You Work: Rainbow ED

Hometown: Cleveland, OH

Undergraduate: Damascus University

Medical School: Damascus University

Residency: Pediatrics - Metro Health Medical Center

Additional training: Two years PICU/NICU fellowship at Metro Health/Rainbow

Research/Academic Areas of Interest: Bronchiolitis/Telehealth

Hobbies & Interests: Soccer

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: Sedation

Favorite thing about Cleveland: The four seasons

If you weren't doing emergency medicine, what would you be doing?: I always dreamt of being truck driver as a kid

Department Title: Clinical Operations and Healthcare Administration Fellow

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED, Geauga ED

Hometown: Cleveland, OH

Undergraduate: University of Michigan

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University

Residency: UHCMC

Research/Academic Areas of Interests: Operations/QA/Sim/EHR optimization

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: Efficiency and Flow in the ED

Hobbies and Interests: Hiking, Camping, Skiing, SCUBA, Watching Michigan and Cleveland Sports

Favorite thing about Cleveland: The metroparks are great for hiking and running. The food scene is great, but also affordable. Tons of different breweries to try

If you weren't doing emergency medicine, what would you be doing? Being a pilot would be fun, but most likely something in computer science

Department Title: Attending Physician; Medical Director, University Hospitals Health System Operations and Logistics; Emergency Medicine Quality Network Director

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED

Hometown: Rochester, NY

Undergraduate: University of Buffalo

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Hobbies and Interests: Kayaking, working-out, classic nintendo, spending time with my wife and two daughters

Research/Academic Interests: Medical operations and medical education.

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift:  Airway

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: Lead singer in a rock group

Random Fact: I am an Eagle Scout, I grew up in a family of all boys and now have two daughters... I'm just trying to keep my head above water. I also rotated here as a 4th year student, stayed for residency, and was invited to join as faculty! This group is my second family!

Department Title: Attending Physician, Ultrasound Faculty

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED, Portage ED

Hometown: East Brunswick, NJ

Undergraduate: Dartmouth

Medical School: CCOM - Midwestern University

Residency: UH Regionals Hospitals

Hobbies and Interests: Running, skiing, cycling, eating sweets

Favorite Procedure or Topic to Teach on Shift: Ultrasounding stuff!

Favorite thing about Cleveland: Metroparks and Towpath

Department Title: Sports Medicine Fellow, EM Attending Physician

Hospitals/Departments Where You Work: Ahuja ED

Hometown: Orchard Lake, MI

Undergraduate: Lawrence University

Medical School: Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Henry Ford Jackson Hospital

Research/Academic Areas of Interest: Critical Care, Pain Management, Ultrasound, OMT, Concussion

Hobbies & Interests: Hockey, weight lifting, going on adventures with my Wife and dog Toby

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: Procedure: Suboccipital Nerve Block -- Topic: Airway Management

Favorite thing about Cleveland: The food and the sports

If you weren't doing emergency medicine, what would you be doing? Sports med, otherwise, an enologist

Department Title: Attending Physician

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED

Hometown: Cedar Springs, MI

Undergraduate: University of Michigan

Medical School: University of Michigan

Residency: Metrohealth Medical Center

Research/Academic Areas of Interests: Critical Care

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: Intubation

Hobbies and Interests: Running, hiking, snowboarding, spending time with my kids.

Favorite thing about Cleveland: Cleveland Metroparks

Department Title: Attending Physician, Assistant Residency Director

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED

Hometown: Naperville, Illinois

Undergraduate: Dartmouth College

Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Residency: University Hospitals, Cleveland Medical Center

Research/Academic Areas of Interests: Medical education, Oral board preparation

Hobbies and Interests: Listening to music, drawing, spending time with family and friends, traveling

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: Favorite procedure: Placing chest tubes, which earned me the nickname of "ninja" during residency.

Favorite thing about Cleveland: All the amazing restaurants, visiting the Cleveland Botanical Garden

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: I cannot imagine doing anything else! Emergency Medicine is the best specialty.

I am so proud and honored to work alongside such amazing and talented residents and colleagues.

Department Title: Attending Physician, Director of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED

Hometown: Passaic, NJ

Undergraduate: Amherst College

Medical School: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Residency: Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ

Additional Training: EMS and Disaster Medicine, The George Washington University, Washington, DC; Master of Science with a Concentration in Crisis, Emergency, and Risk Management, The George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Washington, DC

Research/Academic Areas of Interest: Prehospital Medicine, Disaster Medicine, Event Medicine, Operational Medicine

Hobbies and Interests: Foodie, Gym, Movies, TV, Travel.

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift:  I like to teach how there are multiple approaches to a patient.

Favorite thing about Cleveland: Love the food scene here! And Playhouse Square has tons of good shows year round!

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: Something that would involve traveling and exploring the world!

Department Title: Attending Physician, Medical Toxicologist

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED, Parma ED

Hometown: Chagrin Falls, OH

Undergraduate: UCLA

Medical School: University of Pittsburgh

Residency: University of Pittsburgh

Additional Training: Medical Toxicology, Addiction Medicine

Research/Academic Areas of Interest: substance use disorders, harm reduction, ethanol metabolism

Hobbies and Interests: gardening (poisonous plants), trying new foods and drinks (hopefully not poisonous), traveling

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: management of the poisoned patient, medication mechanism of action, how to *really* dose sedating medications

Favorite thing about Cleveland: you can’t walk more than 50 feet without finding a craft beer and a burger and everybody is wearing at least one thing that says “Cleveland” on it

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: mad scientist

Department Title: Director of Quality Assurance for CMC ED

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED, Geauga ED, Parma ED

Hometown: Cleveland, OH

Undergraduate: Cleveland State University

Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University

Research/Academic Areas of Interest: Process improvement, peer review, wellness

Hobbies and Interests: Travel, history, cooking and food, cars, fitness, reading

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: NP scope

Favorite thing about Cleveland: April-October

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: I'd be an Astronaut

Department Title: Clinical Operations/Administration Fellow

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED, Ahuja ED, Parma ED

Hometown: Broadview Heights, OH

Undergraduate: Ashland University

Medical School: University of Cincinnati

Residency: University of Cincinnati

Research/Academic Areas of Interest: Patient Flow, Capacity Management, Sepsis

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: Intubations

Hobbies and Interests: I am currently attempting to learn Spanish....it is taking some time. I love watching sports (all things Cleveland Sports), running and watching stand up comedy

Favorite thing about Cleveland: The ever-present underdog mentality and pride people from Cleveland take in their city

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing? Hmm...that's a tough one. I think I could see myself doing something in finance actually. Potentially a financial advisor.

Department Title: Assistant Residency Director, Ultrasound Education Director & Fellowship Director

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED, Ahuja ED

Hometown: Newport, KY/ Cincinnati, OH

Undergraduate: Centre College

Medical School: University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Residency: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Additional Training: Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship - UHCMC

Research/Academic Areas of Interest: point-of-care ultrasound, medical education

Hobbies and Interests: running, biking, hiking, essentially anything outdoors/adventurous, traveling, coffee, University of Kentucky basketball (Go CATS!), making art, cooking

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: POCUS diagnostics and procedural guidance (including regional anesthesia), impact of the social determinants of health in the ED

Favorite thing about Cleveland: Metro parks - great trail running!, Playhouse Square

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: Ideally, traveling the world. More realistically, college cross country coach + graphic or interior design as my side hustle

Department Title: Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Anesthesia Critical Care

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED, CTICU/SICU

Hometown: Rochester, New York

Undergraduate: University of Pittsburgh

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine

Residency: Northwestern

Further Training: Anesthesia Critical Care Fellowship, Michigan Medicine

Research/Academic Areas of Interests: ECMO, High Acuity Low Opportunity Procedures, Multidisciplinary Critical Care

Hobbies and Interests: Playing with my littles, Brunch, Pitt Athletics

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: How to get things done in a Resuscitation

Favorite thing about Cleveland: It's just easy to live here: low cost of living, great food/entertainment, metroparks

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: Deep work in the morning, exercise in the afternoon, human connection in the evening

Department Title: Attending Physician, Assistant Residency Program Director, Medical Education & Academic Leadership Fellowship Co-Director

Practice Locations: UH CMC ED, Ahuja ED

Hometown: Bay City, Michigan

Undergraduate: The University of Michigan

Medical School: George Washington University

Residency: Boston Medical Center - Boston University

Additional Training: Medical Education Fellowship - The University of Chicago

Research/Academic Areas of Interest: Diversity, equity, and inclusion in medical education, remediation, simulation

Hobbies and Interests: Hiking, day drinking, traveling, watching football

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: Hip reductions and toxicology

Favorite thing about Cleveland: Amazing food! And Cuyahoga National Park

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: I'd be a character at Harry Potter World at Disney

Department Title: EM & Sports Medicine Attending Physician

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED, Parma ED

Hometown: Akron, OH

Undergraduate: University of Akron

Medical School: West Virginia University

Residency: New York University/Bellevue

Additional Training: Sports Medicine Fellowship - UH

Research/Academic Areas of Interest: Airway/Trauma

Hobbies and Interests: time with family, Messianic Judaism, lifting, biking, hiking, reading

Favorite thing about Cleveland: Metro parks, the lake, good breweries and wineries

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: I’d probably coach baseball and be a high school teacher

Department Title: Attending Physician; Chief Medical Officer - UH Geauga Medical Center

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED, Geauga ED

Hometown: Euclid, OH

Undergraduate: John Carroll University

Medical School: Wright State University

Residency: Wright State University

Additional Training: Registered nurse, EMT-P

Research/Academic Areas of Interest: ED flow/operations. EMS.

Hobbies and Interests: Coffee, Taking walks, relaxing

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: Planning for disposition. Ultrasound guided IVs

Favorite thing about Cleveland: The Cleveland pride!

Department Title: Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Attending Physician

Practice Locations: CMC ER, TSICU, Elyria MICU/SICU

Hometown: Cleveland, OH

Undergraduate: Fordham University

Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Lehigh Valley Health Network

Additional Training: Critical Care Medicine - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Research/Academic Interests: Sepsis/Septic Shock, Post Intensive Care Syndrome, Post Cardiac Arrest Care

Hobbies and Interests: Bike riding, trying new restaurants and bars, outdoor patios in the summer

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: Chest Tubes. Anything critical care related

Favorite thing about Cleveland: Metro parks, towpath bike trail, Lake Erie

If you weren't doing emergency medicine, what would you be doing?: Tiki bar owner in the Caribbean

Department Title: Emergency Department Chair & Physician-in-Chief, Immediate Past Ultrasound Director

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED

Hometown: Boston, MA

Undergraduate: Princeton University

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania Medical School

Residency: Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency

Further Training: Ultrasound Fellowship - St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital, NYC

Research/Academic Areas of Interests: Point of care ultrasound, global emergency medicine, imaging efficacy, social justice advocacy in emergency medicine

Hobbies and Interests: My nephews, my boat, traveling.

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: Ultrasound diagnostics!

Favorite thing about Cleveland: Lebron might actually be a higher order of human, and we have the second best orchestra on the planet!

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: Teaching - I love the energy of students

Additional wisdom: Living in academic medicine = career longevity as it is constantly renewing and challenging you!

Department Title: Medical Director - CMC, Attending Physician

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED

Hometown: Northampton, PA

Undergraduate: La Salle University

Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Residency: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/CWRU

Academic Interests: Social Determinants of Health, Access to care/medications

Hobbies and Interests: Hiking, travelling, cooking, my dog

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: Doing sensitive exams/procedures well.

Favorite thing about Cleveland: The Metroparks!

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: Meteorology.

Department Title: Attending Physician

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED, Portage ED, Bedford ED

Hometown: Athens, TN

Undergraduate: Maryville College

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: UH Regional Hospitals

Hobbies and Interests: Golf, Travel

Favorite thing about Cleveland: Weather! No, really, I love the seasons...

Department Title: Attending Physician, Medical Toxicologist

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED, Ahuja ED

Hometown: Canton, OH

Undergraduate: The Ohio State University (Go Bucks!)

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Lehigh Valley Health Network

Additional Training: Medical Toxicology at University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix

Research and Academic Interests: Med tox, withdrawal syndromes, socioeconomic boundaries to healthcare

Hobbies and Interests: True crime, Harry Potter, podcasts, breweries

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: Management and resuscitation of withdrawal patients

Favorite thing about Cleveland: Cleveland sports, checking out new breweries and restaurants

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: Either going to law school or running a dog rescue

Department Title: PEM Fellowship Director, Associate Division Chief for Pediatric EM, Director of Fellowship Education for Department of Pediatrics, Associate Professor

Practice Locations: UH-Rainbow Babies & Children's Peds ED

Hometown: Limestone, TN

Undergraduate: East Tennessee State University

Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine

Residency: Pediatrics--Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital

Additional Training: Pediatric EM Fellowship--UH/Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital

Research/Academic Areas of Interest: medical education, health disparities, addressing social determinants of health

Hobbies and Interests: running, cycling, travel, spending time with family

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: communication skills, managing pediatric respiratory emergencies

Favorite thing about Cleveland: beautiful Metroparks system, Cleveland orchestra, Playhouse Square

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: running a coffee/bicycle rental shop in Hawaii!

Department Title: Attending Physician, Medical Toxicologist

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED, Portage ED

Hometown: Cincinnati, OH

Undergraduate: Miami University

Medical School: University of Toledo

Residency: University of Rochester

Additional Training: Medical Toxicology at Indiana University

Research/Academic Areas of Interest: Medical toxicology, envenomations, drugs of abuse

Hobbies and Interests: Running, cooking, and adventuring outdoors

Favorite Procedure to Teach on Shift: Ultrasound guided IVs and toxidromes

Favorite Thing About Cleveland: Good food, better beer and extremely nice people

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: I'd be a park ranger

Department Title: Attending Physician

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED, Portage ED

Hometown: Amherst, OH

Undergraduate: University of Akron

Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University

Residency: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Research Interests: Peer review, clinical practice guidelines

Hobbies and Interests: All things Cleveland sports, Mixology, Cooking, Golfing

Favorite topic or procedure to teach on shift: Topic - Lactate. Procedure - Intubation

Favorite thing about Cleveland: Great food, great scene, great atmosphere

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: Bartender

Department Title: Attending Physician, EMS Faculty, EMS Medical Director

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED, Elyria ED

Hometown: Solon, OH

Undergraduate: Miami University

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Residency: University of Pittsburgh Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency

Additional Training: EMS Fellowship - University of Pittsburgh

Research/Academic Areas of Interest: Prehospital Medicine, Mobile Integrated Health, EMS Operations, Medical Education

Hobbies and Interests: Skiing, CrossFit, video games, board games, soccer, tennis

Favorite Procedure to Teach on Shift: Acid/base disorders

Favorite Thing About Cleveland: The many Cleveland Metroparks hiking trails and Lake Erie beaches

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: Professional ski bum

Department Title: Attending Physician, Third Year Clerkship Director

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED, St. John ED

Hometown: Cleveland, OH

Undergraduate: University of Dayton

Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Residency: University of Michigan

Additional Training: Medical Education Fellowship - Washington University in St. Louis

Research/Academic Areas of Interest: Medical education, specifically transitions in medical education, individualized learning, lecture design, and feedback

Hobbies and Interests: Reading fiction, breweries, running, watching the Browns, eating Chipotle, hanging out with my dog Sammy

Favorite Procedure to Teach on Shift: Resuscitation communication/leadership and approach to lactic acidosis

Favorite Thing About Cleveland: Everything. But especially Lakewood Park and anything on Lake Erie, and all the breweries

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing? Realistically, high school chemistry teacher. Unrealistically, owning a combo bookstore brewery

Department Title: Attending Physician

Practice Locations: Ahuja ED

Hometown: Willowick, OH

Undergraduate: Lake Erie College

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Residency: Mt. Sinai, Cleveland, OH

Additional Training: EMS Medical Direction Boarded

Research/Academic Areas of Interest: EMS education

Hobbies and Interests: Boating, fishing

Favorite Procedure to Teach on Shift: Capnography

Favorite Thing About Cleveland: Zoo, Playhouse Square, Restaurants, Lake Erie

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: Paramedics and playing with our grandkids

Department Title: Attending Physician

Practice Location: UHCMC ED

Hometown: Baltimore

Undergraduate: University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Medical School: University of Maryland

Residency: University of Maryland

Favorite thing about Cleveland: Family activities

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: Baking cookies or flying aircraft off a carrier.

Department Title: Attending Physician

Practice Locations: UHCMC ED, Geauga ED

Hometown: Randolph, OH

Undergraduate: University of Akron

Medical School: University of Toledo

Residency: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Research Interests: Palliative Care

Hobbies and Interests: Hiking mountains, Skiing, Good food, Disney sing along

Favorite thing about Cleveland: Indians, Feast of Assumption, Patterson’s Farm

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: Engineering/ Chef

Department Title: Attending Physician, Chief for the Division of International Emergency Medicine, Global Emergency Medicine Training Fellowship Director

Practice Location: UHCMC ED

Hometown: Howell, Michigan

Undergraduate: University of Michigan

Medical School: A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, Kirksville, Missouri

Residency: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (Emergency Medicine)

Further Training: St. Joseph Mercy Hospitals (Internal Medicine), University of Michigan (Infectious Diseases Fellowship), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (DTMH)

Research and Academic Areas of Interests: Health in displaced populations, HIV, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Antibiotic Resistance

Hobbies and Interests: Family, camping, landscaping, oenology

Favorite procedure or topic to teach on shift: Rational antibiotic use

Favorite thing about Cleveland: The people

If you weren’t doing Emergency Medicine, what would you be doing?: Likely working for an international health NGO