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ACADEMIC FACULTY 

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ROSS BERKELEY, MD
​FACEP, FAAEM
Chair, dept of Emergency med
PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Professor, UNLV
MEDICAL SCHOOL: UCSF School of Medicine
RESIDENCY:  University of Pittsburgh
LEADERSHIP ROLES: 
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EMS Medical Director, College of Southern NV Paramedic Program
• EMS Medical Advisor, National Park Service - Lake Mead NRA
• Board of Directors, ACEP Nevada Chapter
• Chair, UMC Professional Improvement Committee
• Co-Chair, UMC Cardiology Collaborative Committee
• Director, High Risk Emergency Medicine Course (2014-2020)
• Co-Chair, UMC Quality and Patient Safety Committee (2010-2022)
• Senior Director of Quality, USACS (2017-2020)
​• Chair, Clinical Quality & Patient Safety Committee, USACS (2017-2020)
• Director of Quality, EMP/USACS Central (2011-2017)

ACADEMIC INTERESTS:  Medico-legal liability; Risk Management; Quality Improvement and Patient Safety; Tactical Medicine; Closed Head Injury
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT: 
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Tactical Physician, LV Metropolitan Police Department SWAT Team
• NFL Unaffiliated Neurotruama Consultant –  Las Vegas Raiders
​• Peer Reviewer, Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners
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KETAN PATEL, MD, FACEP
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Associate program Director
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Assistant Professor, UNLV

​MEDICAL SCHOOL: Saint Louis University 
RESIDENCY: University of Nevada, Las Vegas  
LEADERSHIP ROLES:
• Director of Special Events, UMC
• Co-Medical Director, UMC Adult ED
ACADEMIC INTERESTS:
Clinical teaching, FOAM, Airway, Special events, Mass Casualty
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT: 
• Vegas Golden Knights EM Provider
• NFL Airway Management Physician, Las Vegas Raiders
• Medical Director, Lee Canyon Ski Patrol
• Special Events Provider, Allegiant Stadium
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CHRISTIAN YOUNG, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
​ASSISTANT PROGRAM DIRECTOR
EMS Director, dept of em
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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UNLV
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Drexel University College of Medicine
RESIDENCY:  Northwestern University
SUBSPECIALTY CERTIFICATION: Emergency Medical Services
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LEADERSHIP ROLES: 
• EMS Medical Director, Southern Nevada Health District Office of EMS & Trauma System
• Chair, Clinical Quality and Patient Safety Committee, UMC

ACADEMIC INTERESTS: Resident education, Health Information Exchange, EMS systems oversight
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT:
• Medical Director, Las Vegas Marathon
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J.D. McCOURT, MD
​FACEP, FAAEM
VICE CHAIR,
​CLINICAL OPERATIONS

associate PROFESSOR, UNLV
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Chicago Medical School
RESIDENCY: University of Chicago
LEADERSHIP ROLES:
• Past Medical Director, UMC Emergency Department

• Past President, ACEP Nevada Chapter
ACADEMIC INTERESTS: ED Operations and Efficiency
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT: 

• Vegas Golden Knights EM Provider
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 NFL Airway Management Physician, Las Vegas Raiders
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DAVID E. SLATTERY, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
research dIRECTOR
Professor, UNLV
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Nevada, Reno
RESIDENCY: Maricopa Medical Center
SUBSPECIALTY CERTIFICATION: Emergency Medical Services

LEADERSHIP ROLES: ​ 
​• Chair, UMC Institutional Review Board
​• Director, UNLV EMS Immersion Course

​• Former President, ACEP Nevada Chapter
• Former EMS Medical Director & Deputy Chief, Las Vegas Fire & Rescue

• National Oversight Board Member, Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES Registry)
•  Medical Director -Casino AED Programs
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•  Board Member, Council of Standards Emergency Communications Nurse System, International Academies of Emergency Dispatch
• NAEMSP Research Committee
ACADEMIC INTERESTS: 
• Out of hospital cardiac arrest: focus on pre-EMS period
• Post-resuscitation care, and victim/family survivor support
• Emergency airway management
• Strategies to improve community response to mass shootings
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT: 
• Prehospital Section Editor, Journal of Emergency Medicine
• AHA ACLS writing team

• Peer Reviewer, Prehospital Emerg Care
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JAMIE BAYDOUN, MD, FAAEM​
ULTRASOUND DIRECTOR
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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UNLV
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
RESIDENCY: St. Luke's-Roosevelt
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BRIAN AULT, DO, MS​
Assistant Ultrasound Director
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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UNLV
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific   
RESIDENCY: Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
LEADERSHIP ROLES: ​ 
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Quality Improvement Director, UMC Adult Emergency Department
ACADEMIC INTERESTS: POCUS, Non-narcotic pain treatment alternatives, Simulation and Procedural Training 
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GARREN GILES, DO
MEdical student education director
​​ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UNLV
MEDICAL SCHOOL: AT Still University
RESIDENCY:  UNLV Emergency Medicine
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AMEYA SAMANT, MD
Simulation medicine director​
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ASSisTant PROF, UNLV
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Chicago Medical School - Rosalind Franklin University
RESIDENCY:  Beaumont Health Systems
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KRISTINA DOMANSKI, MD
ASSISTANT RESEARCH DIRECTOR
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UNLV

​MEDICAL SCHOOL: Imperial College, London
RESIDENCY: John Peter Smith Hospital
FELLOWSHIP: Medical Toxicology – UT Southwestern
LEADERSHIP ROLES: 
• Director, Research Assistant Program, Dept of EM
ACADEMIC INTERESTS: Novel Psychoactive Substances, Envenomations, Gender Equity.


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DAVID OBERT, DO, FACEP, FAAEM​
​MEDICAL DIRECTOR,
UMC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

​​CLINICAL ASST PROF, UNLV
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Western University of Health Sciences
RESIDENCY: Kern Medical Center
LEADERSHIP ROLES:
• Chief of EM, UMC
• EMS & Events Director,
Community Ambulance

ACADEMIC INTERESTS: 
Clinical teaching, FOAM, Airway, Special events, Mass Casualty
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT: 
• NFL Airway Management Physician, Las Vegas Raiders
• Medical Director, Electric Daisy Carnival
• Medical Director, Critical Mass Gathering Med
• Ringside Physician, NV State Athletic Commission
• Arena Physician, National Finals Rodeo
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MITZI DILLON, MD, FACEP
CO-DIRECTOR, ​'SURVIVOR'
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​​CLINICAL ASST PROF, UNLV

​MEDICAL SCHOOL:  University of Nevada, Reno
RESIDENCY: UCSF Fresno
LEADERSHIP ROLES: 
• EMS Medical Adviser, National Park Service –
Death Valley National Park &
​Mojave National Preserve
ACADEMIC INTERESTS: Night shift work and Circadian rhythms 

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JORDAN ASH, DO
Clinical Faculty, uMC adult ed
clinical asst prof, unlv

MEDICAL SCHOOL: Midwestern University
RESIDENCY: UNLV Emergency Medicine
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JAMES BAILEY, MD
CLINICAL FACULTY, ​UMC ADULT ED
​​CLINICAL ASST PROF, UNLV
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
RESIDENCY: UNLV Emergency Medicine 
ACADEMIC INTERESTS: Intubation verification via US; case report writing
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT:
• Brigade Surgeon 17th Sustainment Brigade, Nevada Army National Guard
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JEFFERSON BRACEY, DO
CLINICAL FACULTY, ​UMC ADULT ED
​CLINICAL ASST PROF, UNLV
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine
RESIDENCY: Maricopa Medical Center
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CAITLIN BONNEY, MD​
TOXICOLOGIST
ADJUNCT ASST PROF, UNLV ​
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TRISTAN COOPER, MD
CLINICAL FACULTY, UMC ADULT ED
​CLINICAL ASST PROF, UNLV
MEDICAL SCHOOL:  Virginia Commonwealth School of Medicine
RESIDENCY: Albany Medical Center
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT:
​• NFL Unaffiliated Neurotruama Consultant –  Las Vegas Raiders
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• Ringside Physician, NV State Athletic Commission
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GLEN GUILLERMO, MD
CLINICAL FACULTY, ​UMC ADULT ED
​CLINICAL ASST PROF, UNLV
MEDICAL SCHOOL:  University of Nevada, Reno
RESIDENCY: Louisiana State University Medical Center
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RACHEL MANHART, MD
CLINICAL FACULTY, ​UMC ADULT ED
​CLINICAL ASST PROF, UNLV
MEDICAL SCHOOL:  OSHU School of Medicine
RESIDENCY: UNLV Emergency Medicine
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MICHAEL HOLTZ, MD
DISASTER MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR
​CLINICAL ASST PROF, UNLV
MEDICAL SCHOOL:  Eastern Virginia Medical School
RESIDENCY: UNLV Emergency Medicine
FELLOWSHIP: EMS – University of Pittsburgh
LEADERSHIP ROLES: 
​• 
EMS Medical Director, Clark County Fire
ACADEMIC INTERESTS: EMS
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT:
​• NFL Unaffiliated Neurotruama Consultant –  Las Vegas Raiders
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• Vegas Golden Knights EM Provider

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DEVON MOORE, MD
CLINICAL FACULTY, ​UMC ADULT ED
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CLINICAL ASST PROF, UNLV
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Wayne State University
RESIDENCY: Detroit Receiving Hospital
ACADEMIC INTERESTS: Minority and diversity recruitment and development 
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CHAZ WORTH, DO
CLINICAL FACULTY, ​UMC ADULT ED
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CLINICAL ASST PROF, UNLV
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Touro Nevada
RESIDENCY:  UNLV Emergency Medicine
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ACADEMIC INTERESTS: 
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JAMES PREDDY, DO
CLINICAL FACULTY, ​UMC ADULT ED
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CLINICAL ASST PROF, UNLV
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Touro University
RESIDENCY:  Mt. Sinai Medical Center
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HERMAN LEE, DO 
 CLINICAL FACULTY, ​UMC ADULT ED
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CLINICAL ASST PROF, UNLV

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MEDICAL SCHOOL: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
RESIDENCY:  UNLV Emergency medicine
ACADEMIC INTERESTS:
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT:
LEADERSHIP ROLES:
 

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RONALD SCHEER, DO
CLINICAL FACULTY, ​UMC ADULT ED
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CLINICAL ASST PROF, UNLV
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT:
​• NFL Unaffiliated Neurotruama Consultant –  Las Vegas Raiders
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​AMY URBAN, MD
CLINICAL FACULTY, UMC ADULT ED
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CLINICAL ASST PROF, UNLV
MEDICAL SCHOOL: St. George's University
RESIDENCY:  Detroit Receiving Hospital
LEADERSHIP ROLES: 
• Chair, UMC Credentials Committee
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JASON VILLAFLOR, MD
CLINICAL FACULTY, UMC ADULT ED
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CLINICAL ASST PROF, UNLV
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno
RESIDENCY:  UNLV Emergency Medicine
ACADEMIC INTERESTS: Toxicology

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ROBERT YANG, DO
CLINICAL FACULTY, UMC ADULT ED
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CLINICAL ASST PROF, UNLV
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
RESIDENCY:  Ascension Genesys Hospital
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CHASE MADSEN, DO
CLINICAL FACULTY, ​UMC ADULT ED
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Rocky Vista University​ 
RESIDENCY: UNLV Emergency medicine
ACADEMIC INTERESTS: ED workflow and efficiency
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JERAD ELDRED, MD
CLINICAL FACULTY, ​UMC ADULT ED
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Rocky Vista University​ 
RESIDENCY: UNLV Emergency medicine
ACADEMIC INTERESTS: ED workflow and efficiency

MIKE O'CALLAGHAN MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER

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TAYLOR ROTH, MD
MAJOR, USAF, MC
ASSOCIATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UNLV
MEDICAL SCHOOL: USUHS 
RESIDENCY: UNLV Emergency Medicine
ACADEMIC INTERESTS:  Trauma, medical education
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PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT: 

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EUGENE KANG, MD
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MAJOR, USAF, MC
ASSISTANT PROGRAM DIRECTOR​
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UNLV
MEDICAL SCHOOL: USUHS
RESIDENCY: Wright State University 
ACADEMIC INTERESTS: Operational Medicine 

PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT:
• Operation Bushmaster Instructor
• 58th Rescue Squadron Instructor


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KATHRYN SULKOWSKI, MD
CAPT, USAF, MC
Nellis Clerkship DirectoR
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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UNLV
MEDICAL SCHOOL:  Rush Medical College
RESIDENCY: UNLV Emergency Medicine
LEADERSHIP ROLES:
• Chief Resident, UNLV EM 2021-22
ACADEMIC INTERESTS: Clinical education, Gender Equity, Military mentorship
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SAMUEL BERGIN, MD
Emergency Medicine, USAF
​ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UNLV ​
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
RESIDENCY: UNLV Emergency Medicine 
ACADEMIC INTERESTS: Operational Medicine
​PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT: Operational Medicine, US Air Force 
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CHRISTI VERCHININ, DO
CLINICAL FACULTY, ​UMC ADULT ED
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Assistant PROFessor, UNLV ​
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
RESIDENCY: Wright State Emergency Medicine Residency
LEADERSHIP ROLES:
• Flight Commander
• SOMA Board of Directors 
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(Special Operations Medical Assoc)
ACADEMIC INTERESTS: Austere Medicine

CONTACT US


​901 Rancho Lane, Ste 135
Las Vegas, NV 89106

P: (702) 383-7885
F: (702) 366-8545
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