Faculty
Dr. Craig Goolsby, MD
Department Chair
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
cgoolsby@dhs.lacounty.gov
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
Vice Chair, Academic Affairs
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
kyadav@dhs.lacounty.gov
Core Faculty
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
Associate Director, Residency Training Program
Health Sciences Clinical Professor
dburbulys@@dhs.lacounty.gov
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.
Director, Process and Quality Improvement Program
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor
iclaudius@dhs.lacounty.gov
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
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
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
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.
Director, Emergency Ultrasound Program
Director, Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
tjang@dhs.lacounty.gov
Yiju Teresa Liu, M.D., RDMS
Associate Director, Ultrasound
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
yliu4@dhs.lacounty.gov
Adedamola Ogunniyi, M.D.
Associate Director, Residency Training Program
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
aogunniyi@dhs.lacounty.gov
Patricia Padlipsky, M.D., FAAP
Director, Pediatric Emergency Department
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor
ppadlipsky@dhs.lacounty.gov
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
Director, Patient Experience Program
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor
msaidinejad@dhs.lacounty.gov
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
Emergency Medicine Faculty
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
masingh@dhs.lacounty.gov
David Tanen, MD
Associate Director, Residency Training Program
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
dtanen@dhs.lacounty.gov
Juliana Tolles, M.D., M.H.S
Emergency Medicine Faculty
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
jtolles@dhs.lacounty.gov
Denise Whitfield, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Services Faculty
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
dwhitfield@dhs.lacounty.gov
Emeritus Faculty
Robert Hockberger, M.D., FACEP
Department Chair Emeritus
Professor of Emergency Medicine
rhockberger@dhs.lacounty.gov
Diane Birnbaumer, M.D., FACEP
Emeritus Senior Clinical Educator
Professor of Emergency Medicine
dbirnbaumer@dhs.lacounty.gov
Wendy Coates, M.D., FACEP
Emeritus Senior Education Specialist
Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
wcoates@dhs.lacounty.gov
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
Emeritus Senior Faculty
Professor of Emergency Medicine-in-Residence
jniemann@dhs.lacounty.gov
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