Faculty


Dr. Craig Goolsby, MD 
Department Chair
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
cgoolsby@dhs.lacounty.gov

Roger Lewis, M.D., Ph.D., FACEP
Roger Lewis, M.D., Ph.D., FACEP
Department Chair Emeritus
Director, Research Fellowship Program
Professor of Emergency Medicine-in-Residence
rlewis@dhs.lacounty.gov

Vice Chairs

Kabir Yadav, M.D., M.S., M.S.H.S., FACEP
Kabir Yadav, M.D., M.S., M.S.H.S., FACEP
Vice Chair, Academic Affairs
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
kyadav@dhs.lacounty.gov

Core Faculty

Nichole Bosson, M.D., M.P.H., FACEP
Nichole Bosson, M.D., M.P.H., FACEP
Associate Director, EMS Fellowship Program
Assistant Medical Director, Los Angeles County EMS Agency
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
nbosson@dhs.lacounty.gov

David Burbulys, M.D., FACEP, FAAP
David Burbulys, M.D., FACEP, FAAP
Associate Director, Residency Training Program
Health Sciences Clinical Professor
dburbulys@@dhs.lacounty.gov

Bradley Chappell, D.O., M.H.A, FACOEP
Bradley Chappell, D.O., M.H.A, FACOEP
Director, Rapid Medical Evaluation Program
Director, ED Administration Fellowship
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
bchappell@dhs.lacounty.gov

Ilene Claudius, M.D.
Ilene Claudius, M.D.
Director, Process and Quality Improvement Program
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor
iclaudius@dhs.lacounty.gov

Clinton Coil, M.D., MPH
Clinton Coil, M.D., MPH
Chief Quality Officer
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor
ccoil@dhs.lacounty.gov

Madonna Fernandez-Frackelton, M.D., FACEP
Health Sciences Clinical Professor
madfernandez@dhs.lacounty.gov

Ross Fleischman, M.D., MCR
Ross Fleischman, M.D., MCR
Director, Clinical Informatics Program
EM Workgroup Lead, LAC ORCHID EHR Project
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
rfleischman@dhs.lacounty.gov

Marianne Gausche-Hill, M.D., FACEP, FAAP
Marianne Gausche-Hill, M.D., FACEP, FAAP
Director, EMS Fellowship Program
Medical Director, Los Angeles County EMS Agency
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
mgausche-hill@dhs.lacounty.gov

Timothy Horeczko, M.D., MSCR, FACEP, FAAP
Timothy Horeczko, M.D., MSCR, FACEP, FAAP
Emergency and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Faculty
Director, Research Associates in the Department of Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
thoreczko@@dhs.lacounty.gov

Timothy Jang, M.D.
Timothy Jang, M.D.
Director, Emergency Ultrasound Program
Director, Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
tjang@dhs.lacounty.gov

Yiju Teresa Liu, M.D., RDMS
Yiju Teresa Liu, M.D., RDMS
Associate Director, Ultrasound
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
yliu4@dhs.lacounty.gov

Adedamola Ogunniyi, M.D.
Adedamola Ogunniyi, M.D.
Associate Director, Residency Training Program
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
aogunniyi@dhs.lacounty.gov

Patricia Padlipsky, M.D., FAAP
Patricia Padlipsky, M.D., FAAP
Director, Pediatric Emergency Department
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor
ppadlipsky@dhs.lacounty.gov

Ryan Pedigo, M.D.
Ryan Pedigo, M.D.
Program Director, Residency Training Program
Director, Medical Student Clerkship
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
rpedigo@dhs.lacounty.gov

Moh Saidinejad, M.D., MBA, FAAP, FACEP
Moh Saidinejad, M.D., MBA, FAAP, FACEP
Director, Patient Experience Program
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor
msaidinejad@dhs.lacounty.gov

Shira Schlesinger, M.D., MPH
Shira Schlesinger, M.D., MPH
Director, EMS and Disaster Preparedness Program
Medical Director, Paramedic Training Institute, LA County EMS Agency
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
sschlesinger2@dhs.lacounty.gov

Manny Singh, M.D., MBE
Manny Singh, M.D., MBE
Emergency Medicine Faculty
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
masingh@dhs.lacounty.gov

David Tanen, MD
David Tanen, MD
Associate Director, Residency Training Program
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
dtanen@dhs.lacounty.gov

Juliana Tolles, M.D., M.H.S
Juliana Tolles, M.D., M.H.S
Emergency Medicine Faculty
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
jtolles@dhs.lacounty.gov

Denise Whitfield, M.D.
Denise Whitfield, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Services Faculty
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
dwhitfield@dhs.lacounty.gov

Emeritus Faculty

Robert Hockberger, M.D., FACEP
Robert Hockberger, M.D., FACEP
Department Chair Emeritus
Professor of Emergency Medicine
rhockberger@dhs.lacounty.gov

Diane Birnbaumer, M.D., FACEP
Diane Birnbaumer, M.D., FACEP
Emeritus Senior Clinical Educator
Professor of Emergency Medicine
dbirnbaumer@dhs.lacounty.gov

Wendy Coates, M.D., FACEP
Wendy Coates, M.D., FACEP
Emeritus Senior Education Specialist
Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
wcoates@dhs.lacounty.gov

Stan Inkelis, M.D., FAAP
Stan Inkelis, M.D., FAAP
Emeritus Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
inkelis@emedharbor.edu

James Niemann, M.D., FACEP
James Niemann, M.D., FACEP
Emeritus Senior Faculty
Professor of Emergency Medicine-in-Residence
jniemann@dhs.lacounty.gov

Mike Peterson, M.D., FAAEM
Mike Peterson, M.D., FAAEM
Vice Chair, Clinical Operations
Health Sciences Clinical Professor
mpeterson@dhs.lacounty.gov

Clinical Faculty

Zahir Basrai, MD
Lilly Bellman, MD
Jonathan Birnbaum, MD
Manny Celedon, MD
Susannah Empson, MD
Lourdes Escalona, MD
Colin Hoff, MD
Ziyad Khesbak, MD
Bobby Missaghi, MD
Eleanor Oakley, MD
Jonathan Osgood, MD

Neil Patel, MD
Kian Preston-Suni, MD
Charles “Dan” Schnorr, MD
Alyssa Scott, MD
Patrick Shanovich, MD
Sonia Simms, MD
Thomas Solomon, MD
Shirley Tung, MD
Joyce Wang, MD
Richard Washofsky, MD
Curtice Wong, MD