Faculty

Leadership

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  • Carl R. Chudnofsky, MD, FACEP
  • Title: Chairman, Emergency Medicine
  • Message

  • Welcome to the Emergency Medicine Residency at Einstein Medical Center. Our fully accredited long-standing residency program is dedicated to bringing breadth and depth to Emergency Medicine education.

    Emergency Medicine training at Einstein Medical Center will expose you to a wide variety of patients with a broad spectrum of illness and injury. Einstein Medical Center is a Level One Trauma Center with over 85,000 annual ED visits serving a predominantly urban patient population with a mix of medical, surgical, and trauma related pathology.

    The Emergency Medicine faculty is composed of board certified Emergency Physicians who are committed to resident education whose knowledge, skills, and insight will help you develop into an exceptional Emergency Physician.

    The Emergency Medicine Research Program at Einstein Medical Center is designed to provide residents with an opportunity to learn basic research methodology and analytic techniques important to the practice of emergency medicine. Our faculty and fellows are also busy conducting their own research on a broad range of emergency medicine topics. Our clinical research program employs a full time research coordinator and research assistants who are physically present in the emergency department 24 hours per day, seven days per week to assist with clinical research trials Take a moment to look at some of our recent program highlights, and I am sure you will agree that our faculty, fellows, and residents are leading contributors to the literature of Emergency Medicine. While a diverse patient population, strong faculty, and active research program all contribute to the success of the program, our greatest asset is our Emergency Medicine Residents. Our residents come from diverse cultural, educational, and social backgrounds, but their work ethic, caring, compassion, and camaraderie are uniquely similar, and second to none. Thank you for your interest in the Emergency Medicine Residency at Einstein Medical Center. On behalf of Einstein Medical Center, and faculty and staff of the Department of Emergency Medicine I wish you the best of luck as you enter the next phase of your medical education. If you have any questions or would like to discuss our program in more detail, please feel free to call Merle Carter, MD, Program Director or me any time.

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  • Carl R. Chudnofsky, MD, FACEP, is Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine, a member of the Einstein Practice Plan Fiscal Subcommittee and Associate Professor of Surgery, Jefferson Medical College. Dr. Chudnofsky is a reviewer for both the Academic Emergency Medicine and the Annals of Emergency Medicine and has been an oral board examiner for the American Board of Emergency Medicine since 1997. He is a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians, the National Board of Medical Examiners and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. Dr. Chudnofsky also is a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians.

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  • Jason Becker, MD
  • Title: Director of Undergraduate Medical Education
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  • Dr. Becker is the Director of Undergraduate Medical Education for the Department of Emergency Medicine.  Dr Becker is a graduate of the Jefferson Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed his emergency medicine residency training here at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr Becker’s clinical and academic interests include medical student and resident education. Medical Student elective inquiries should be directed to: Emresidency@einstein.edu.

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  • Merle A. Carter, MD
  • Title: Program Director, Emergency Medicine
  • Message

  • On behalf of the faculty and resident staff, I would like to welcome you to Emergency Medicine Residency.  As you will see, Einstein has a great deal to offer and we are proud of the many accomplishments of our residents and our faculty.

    The Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Einstein is a four-year training program, offering our residents 25% more training than other three-year programs.  Senior residents “run the ED” and are responsible for the overall management of the department and supervision of junior residents.  They also direct the trauma team’s activities every other day.  The graduating resident is exposed to additional training not typical of other three- year programs including Administration, Research, Burns, Neurosurgery, ENT, Ophthalmology, Toxicology, Neurology, Emergency Psychiatry, and four months of Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care.

    We offer our residents the resources and advantages of a major teaching institution, without losing sight of the individual.  Although we are among the largest tertiary care facilities in Pennsylvania, the Medical Center is a place where each resident’s individual and educational goals are of prime importance to us. Our mission is to prepare physicians for the rigors and challenges of clinical practice. We are confident that our graduates are well trained and well rounded. As a testament to our achievements, our national pass rate for the American Board of Emergency Medicine written exam is 100%, and the Oral Board pass rate is over 98% overall, well over the national average.

    Although some of you may not join us for postgraduate training, we wish all of you the best of luck in your career of Emergency Medicine and if there is anything that we can do to answer your questions, please do not hesitate to contact our program.

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  • Dr. Carter is the Residency Director for Emergency Medicine. She is an American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Teaching Fellowship graduate, a graduate of the ACEP/Emergency Medicine Foundation Research Skills program, and currently serves as Mentor for the ACEP Teaching Fellowship. Dr. Carter has served several terms as an elected member of the AEHN Medical Staff Board, is currently the Medical Staff Board Secretary, and an appointed Member of the Network Transformation Steering Committee, a Member of the Mission-Driven Leadership Committee, a Member of the Emergency Mid-Level Provider Steering Committee, in addition to her role on the Chaplaincy & Pastoral Education and Graduate Education Committees. She is active in Pennsylvania Chapter of ACEP, serving on the Education Committee and as Oral Board Review Course Faculty. Appointed to represent ACEP nationally, she is a member of the task force to revise the Model of Clinical Practice in Emergency Medicine, the core content document used by EM programs to drive their didactic and clinical curricula. She has presented nationally at ACOEP and ACEP conferences and regionally for SAEM. Dr. Carter has won the Medical Student Teacher of the Year Award several years in a row, has media appearances on behalf of the Einstein Network and PA-ACEP, and has been the recipient of the Medical Center’s prestigious Employee Recognition Award. Prior to assuming the role of Program Director, Dr. Carter was an Associate Program Director, and served as the Director of Undergraduate Medical Education and Clerkship Director. Dr. Carter may be contacted at carterm@einstein.edu.

Faculty

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  • Earl Bryant, DO, FACEP
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  • Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Einstein Medical Center.

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  • Jennifer Campbell, MD
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  • Attending Physician Department of Emergency Medicine Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, Pa Montgomery Hospital Norristown, Pa	07/01/2008-06/30/2009
    Attending Physician Department of Emergency Medicine Trinity Medical Center Birmingham, Al	04/15/2010-06/30/2010

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  • Sonia Chacko, MD
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  • Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Einstein Medical Center

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  • Tejal Chahan, DO, MPH
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  • Tejal A. Chauhan, DO
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  • Patrick Cheatle, MD
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  • Robert A. Czincila, DO, FACEP
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  • Operations Director-Montgomery Hospital Medical Center Assistant Professor, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University.

    Attending Physician Emergency Department Einstein Medical Center and change Operations Director to Chairman Department of Emergency Medicine Montgomery Hospital Medical Center.

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  • Joseph D’Orazio, MD
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  • Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Einstein Medical Center; Member of the Emergency Medicine Division of Toxicology
    
    Clinical and academic interest: Medical Toxicology

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  • Kenneth Deitch, DO, FACEP
  • Title: Research Director
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  • Associate Research Director, Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Einstein Medical Center; Assistant Professor, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University.

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  • Molly Furin, MD
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  • Kathleen A. Hayward, MD
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  • David Jaslow, MD , MPH, EMT-P
  • Title: Director, Division of EMS and Disaster Medicine, Medical Director, PATF-1 US&R
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  • Director, Division of EMS and Disaster Medicine; Fellowship Director, EMS and Disaster Medicine; Director, Center for Special Operations and Training; Deputy Chief and Medical Director, Einstein Physician Response Team; Medical Director and Lead Physician, PATF-1 Urban Search and Rescue.

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  • John J. Kelly, DO, FACEP
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  • Associate Chairman and Director of Emergency Department Quality Improvement and Patient Safety at Einstein Medical Center. He is an Associate Professor, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine; Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann School of Medicine; adjunct faculty, Department of Emergency Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine; member, PaACEP Written Board Review Course; faculty, Freshman Course in Emergency Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine; faculty, American College of Emergency Physicians, Education Committee; preceptor, Sophomore Fundamentals of Clinical Care, Temple University School of Medicine; manuscript reviewer, Journal of Emergency Medicine; manuscript reviewer, Annals of Emergency Medicine; CORD Question and Answer Bank, editor, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine; member, American College of Emergency Physicians; member, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine; Pennsylvania American College of Emergency Physicians, Education Committee, written board review course faculty; abstract reviewer: "W.H. Spivey Research Presentation"; Israeli Association for Emergency Medicine, Visiting Professorship Program Coordinator; National Eagle Scout Association, life member. He is Vice President of the Einstein Medical Center (AEMC) Medical Staff Board, Chair of the Physician Advocacy Committee of the Medical Staff Board, and Chair of the AEMC Pneumonia Task Force. Also at AEMC he is a member of the Hospital Board's Finance/Mission Resources Committee, Medical Leadership Executive Committee, Performance Improvement Council, Cath Alert QA Group, Stroke Task Force, and Network Mission/Vision "Alignment" Leadership Group. He is President and a Board Member of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), and is a Member of the Education Committee. Nationally, he is a member of the ACEP Quality and Performance Committee, and is Past Chair of the ACEP Academic Affairs Committee, Past Chair of the ACEP Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Section and appointed to the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Membership Committee. Dr. Kelly has published on Quality of Emergency Care, Patient Safety, and Emergency Airway Safety/Assessment. He was awarded the AEMC Physician Partnership Award and the Albert Einstein Society Physician Leadership Award.

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  • Ishrat Khatri, MD
  • Title: Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine
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  • Dr. Khatri is an Attending Physician at Einstein Medical Center, Dept of Emergency Medicine.

    Academic Clinical interests: Resident and Medical Student Education, Emergency Critical Care, Sepsis and Gastrointestinal Emergencies.

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  • Anne Klimke, MD
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  • Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Germantown Community Health Services, MossRehab at Elkins Park, Montgomery County Hospital

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  • Scott Korvek, MD, FACEP
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  • Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Einstein Medical Center

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  • Michael Kowalski, DO
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  • Kenneth Lavelle, MD, NREMT-P
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  • Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Einstein Medical Center

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  • Jonathon Leiser, MD, FACEP
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  • Associate Director Department of Emergency Medicine Germantown Hospital; Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Einstein Medical Center. Assistant Professor; Thomas Jefferson University. Adjunct Associate Professor; Philadelphia University. Fellow American College of Emergency Medicine.

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  • Priya E. Mammen, MD
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  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Attending Physician, Core Academic Faculty - July 2008 - current

    Reproductive Health Association of Cambodia (RHAC), Phnom Penh, Cambodia
    Consultant - February - July 2000

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  • Joshua E. Markowitz, MD
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  • Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Einstein Medical Center

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  • Andreia Marques-Baptista, MD
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  • Attending Physician-Emergency Medicine , Einstein Medical Center

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  • Douglas McGee, DO, FACOEP, FACEP
  • Title: Osteopathic Director of Medical Education
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  • Medical Director of the Department of Emergency Medicine; Chief Academic Officer for the Einstein Healthcare Network; Chair of the Graduate Education Committee and Continuing Medical Education Committee at Albert Einstein, and the Osteopathic Director of Medical Education. He is an Assistant Dean at Jefferson Medical College and is Past President of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians. He is an ACEP Councilor and has served as a member of the ACEP Council Steering Committee and chaired an ACEP Council Reference Committee. Dr. McGee is a member of the Board of Directors of the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine is a Board Advisor to the Society for Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants, and is active in the Pennsylvania Medical Society. He has served as a member of the Graduate Education Committee for the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Editor of the SAEM Academic Career Guide, and Chair and Coordinator of the National Emergency Medicine Clinical Pathological Case (CPC) Competition sponsored by the Council of Residency Directors, ACEP, SAEM and EMRA. Dr. McGee has represented SAEM to the Emergency Medicine Model Review Task Force. Dr. McGee has received numerous awards including the PaACEP Chapter Meritorious Service Award, the Benjamin Field Mentorship Award given by the ACOEP, the John W. Becher Award for Outstanding Contributions to Emergency Medicine given by the AEMC Alumni Association, the National Faculty Teaching Award given by ACEP, and Excellence in Teaching Award given by the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine. He is a frequent lecturer in local and national meetings and has lectured extensively on topics in trauma, diagnostic testing, CT scan interpretation, genitourinary emergencies, and residency administration. He is a graduate of the ACEP/EMF Teaching Fellowship and is now serving as a mentor for current fellows. Dr. McGee completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at Einstein Medical Center, served as the Associate Director of the Emergency Medicine Residency from 1992-2000 and as the Residency Program Director from 2000-2008.

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  • Dean Moore, MD
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  • Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Einstein Medical Center

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  • Lauren Morrell, DO
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  • Attending Physician, Montgomery Hospital Medical Center

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  • Daniel J. Morrissy, DO
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  • Attending Physician, Montgomery Hospital Medical Center

     

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  • Steven D. Morse, MD, FACEP
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  • Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, Montgomery Hospital Medical Center

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  • Julie O'Connor, MD
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  • Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Einstein Medical Center

     

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  • Rika O'Malley, MD
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  • Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Einstein Medical Center.

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  • Steven Parrillo, DO, FACOEP, FACEP
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  • Medical Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Germantown Community Health Services; Chairman, Einstein Medical Center, Emergency Preparedness Committee; Medical Director of the Emergency Department at MossRehab and Einstein Medical Center Elkins Park; Site Director for the HRSA Bioterrorism Training and Education grant; Director, AEMC HAZMAT Program; Past-President, Board of Directors, Pennsylvania Chapter of American College of Emergency Physicians; Co-Chairman, Pennsylvania Chapter of American College of Emergency Physicians, Education Committee; Examiner, American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine; Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University; Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

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  • Deborah Pierce, DO
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  • Dr. Pierce is an Assistant Program Director - Emergency Medicine Residency Program and serves on the Resident Competency and Promotion Committee. Her clinical and academic interests include resident and medical student education, emergency ultrasound (certified Level III emergency ultrasonographer), women in medicine, and Ob/Gyn emergencies.

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  • Stephen A. Pulley, DO, FACOEP
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  • Clinical and Academic Interests:  EMS, Medical Education, Major Incident Preparedness, Acute Traumatic Stress

    Dr. Pulley is a long standing Attending Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Montgomery Hospital Medical Center.  He was  previously the Vice-Chairman of that department and Associate  Director of the Emergency Department at Delaware County Memorial  Hospital.  He is a Clinical Associate Professor at Philadelphia  College of Osteopathic Medicine and a Clinical Assistant Professor at  Drexel University.  He has a Certificate of Added Qualification in  EMS from the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine.  Dr.  Pulley is a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress from the  America Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress.  He completed a
    Fellowship in Educational Leadership at the Costin Institute  at  Midwestern University.  He is an EMS Physician and is very active  in Montgomery County at multiple levels.  Dr. Pulley's clinical
    experience includes in addition to Emergency Medicine:  pre-hospital,  military, occupational, and in-patient medicine in a psychiatric  facility.  He is also a longtime member of the Montgomery County
    Critical Incident Stress Management Team having served 10 years of  his membership as it's Chief.  His lecture experience is extensive from the local to national levels.

    Dr. Pulley is a long standing Attending Physician in the Department
    of Emergency Medicine at Montgomery Hospital Medical Center.  He was
    previously the Vice-Chairman of that department and Associate
    Director of the Emergency Department at Delaware County Memorial
    Hospital.  He is a Clinical Associate Professor at Philadelphia
    College of Osteopathic Medicine and a Clinical Assistant Professor at
    Drexel University.  He has a Certificate of Added Qualification in
    EMS from the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine.  Dr.
    Pulley is a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress from the
    America Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress.  He completed a
    Fellowship in Educational Leadership at the Costin Institute
    at  Midwestern University.  He is an EMS Physician and is very active
    in Montgomery County at multiple levels.  Dr. Pulley's clinical
    experience includes in addition to Emergency Medicine:  pre-hospital,
    military, occupational, and in-patient medicine in a psychiatric
    facility.  He is also a longtime member of the Montgomery County
    Critical Incident Stress Management Team having served 10 years of
    his membership as it's Chief.  His lecture experience is extensive
    from the local to national levels.
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  • Adam K. Rowden, DO
  • Title: Fellowship Program Director, Toxicology
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  • Director of the Division of Medical Toxicology and Fellowship Director; Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Einstein Medical Center; Assistant Professor, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Fellowship: Medical Toxicology, University of Virginia

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  • Matthew Salzman, MD
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  • Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Einstein Medical Center; Member of the Emergency Medicine Division of Toxicology; Assistant Professor, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

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  • Stewart O. Sanford, MD
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  • Lynn Scherer, PA-C
  • Title: Program Director, EM Physician Assistant
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  • Director of the Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Einstein Medical Center; Physician Assistant Manager, Emergency Medicine, Einstein Medical Center; Physician Assistant, Einstein Medical Center.

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  • Shaun M. Sheehan, DO
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  • Serge-Emile Simpson, MD
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  • Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Einstein Medical Center; Member of the Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Einstein Medical Center.

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  • Jordan Spector, MD, MS
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  • Dr. Jordan Spector is an Assistant Program Director of the Emergency Medicine Residency Program.  Dr. Spector serves on the Resident Competency and Promotion Committee, Clinical and academic interests: Medical student and resident education, use of ultrasonography in the emergency department and difficult airway management.

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  • Paul Vanderbeek, MD
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  • Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Einstein Medical Center, Elkins Park and Germantown Hospital; Member of American College of Emergency Physicians; fellow, American College of Emergency Physicians.

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  • David Vearrier, MD
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  • Core Faculty	Division of Medical Toxicology Department of Emergency Medicine Albert Einstein Health Network	Jul 2010 - present
    Medical Toxicology Consultant	The Poison Control Center The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia	Sep 2010 - present
    Assistant Editor, ToxED	Elsevier, Inc	May 2010 - present
    Attending Physician	Emergency Department	Dec 2008 - Jun 2010

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  • Che Ward
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  • David Zlotowski, MD, MBA, ABFM
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  • Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine
    Montgomery Hospital
    Einstein Medical Center

    Clinical Interests:  Medical Economics, Sustainable Healthcare Systems, Urgent and Occupational Health, and the  Psychosociological Role of Emergency Medicine in the Health Care System

    Dr. Zlotowski has been practicing Emergency Medicine for nine years.  He came to medicine after having had a successful career in the business world, mostly in consumer products marketing and strategic consulting.  He is active on the boards of several charitable organizations and is the Managing Partner of DSD Holdings, a diversified investment company.  His non-medical interests include outdoor photography, hiking, foreign policy, and all things culinary.  He has two teen-aged daughters.