Department of Emergency Medicine

Emergency Department Operations & Quality Improvement

Serving the people of Rhode Island and beyond by advancing innovation, research, and education in emergency department operations and quality improvement.

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Emergency Department Operations & Quality Improvement

Serving the people of Rhode Island and beyond by advancing innovation, research, and education in emergency department operations and quality improvement.

About the Emergency Department Operations & Quality Improvement Division

Division Mission

To serve the people of Rhode Island and beyond by advancing innovation, research, and education in emergency department operations and quality improvement to set the national standard in equitable and exceptional delivery of emergency medical care.

Our Vision

We aim to develop, research, implement, and sustain innovations in emergency department operations and quality improvement through a collaborative division which supports Brown Emergency Medicine faculty and trainees. We strive to be a nation-leading center which advances and disseminates the best practices in the delivery of emergency medical care through a commitment to research, education, and quality improvement.

Division Leadership

  • Anthony Napoli, MD

    Anthony Napoli, MD, MHL, FACEP

    Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, Professor of Emergency Medicine/Teacher Scholar, Professor of Health Services, Policy, and Practice
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    Yosef Berlyand, MD

    Associate Director, Division of Emergency Department Operations & Quality Improvement, Associate Director, Quality and Patient Safety, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator

Education

EM Healthcare Leadership & Administration Fellowship

Learn more about our EMHLA Fellowship!

EM Healthcare Leadership & Administration Fellowship

Education Mission

We have a multipronged educational approach to deliver resident and fellow education in emergency department operations, quality improvement, and patient safety.  

We train the next generation of administrative leaders through our Emergency Medicine Administration and Healthcare Leadership (EMHLA) Fellowship and deliver a tailored curriculum to the Emergency Department resident physicians to provide a well-rounded introduction to administration and quality improvement.  

The flagship of our education centers around the EMHLA Fellowship. This is a one- or two-year fellowship geared toward individuals pursuing a career as a leader in emergency medicine and healthcare delivery. The two-year fellowship allows for the opportunity to earn a Master of Public Health (MPH) from Brown University’s School of Public Health or a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Bryant University. Fellows are integrated into day-to-day ED operations and quality improvement. 

Our core faculty delivers a comprehensive curriculum in ED operations and quality improvement to all residents so that by graduation, each resident has a working knowledge of ED administration, operations, billing and coding, and quality improvement. All residents are required to complete a quality improvement initiative under the guidance of our core faculty. We additionally offer a dedicated administration track for interested residents to longitudinally incorporate education and training within operations and quality improvement to position them strongly as future emergency medicine leaders. 

Scholarly Mission

Our faculty members are widely published in the literature within emergency department operations, quality improvement, implementation science, patient experience, and patient safety. By bringing together experts from all facets of ED operations and quality improvement, our division serves as a catalyst for innovation to create a pipeline which turns operations and quality improvement project ideas into scholarly output. 

Core Faculty

  • Jared Anderson, MD

    Jared Anderson, MD

    Director, EM Informatics; Director, EM Quality & Patient Safety, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
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    Linda Brown, MD, MSCE

    President, Brown Emergency Medicine; Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine; Vice Chair, Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Interim Physician-in-Chief, Emergency Medicine, Rhode Island, Hasbro Children's, The Miriam & Newport Hospitals, Director, Brown EM Division of Medical Simulation, Professor of Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
  • Gary Bubly, MD, MHCI

    Gary Bubly, MD, MHCI, FACEP

    Senior Director of Business Development, Brown Emergency Medicine, Fellowship Co-Director, Emergency Medicine Healthcare Leadership and Administration, President, The Miriam Hospital Medical Staff Association, Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine & Medicine
  • David Curley, MD, PhD

    David Curley, MD, PhD

    Medical Director, The Miriam Hospital Emergency Department, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Susan Duffy, MD, MPH

    Susan Duffy, MD, MPH

    Vice Chair, Academic Faculty Affairs, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics
  • Dina Gozman, MD

    Dina Gozman, MD

    Associate Medical Director, The Miriam Hospital Emergency Department , Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
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    Nadine Himelfarb, MD

    Director, Brown Emergency Medicine Women's Faculty Development Group (WoBEM); Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Sara Holmstrom, MD

    Sara Holmstrom, MD

    Director, Clinical Pathways, HCHED, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
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    Erica Iafelice, DO

    Medical Director, Hasbro Children's Hospital Emergency Department, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
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    Alexis Lawrence, MD

    Medical Director, Newport Hospital Emergency Department, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
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    Ilse Jenouri, MD, MBA

    Clinical Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
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    Frank Overly, MD

    Professor of Emergency Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics
  • Matt Kopp, MD, CPC

    Matthew Kopp, MD, CPC

    Director, Scribe Program, Director, Revenue Cycle & Compliance, Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Daniel Shanin, MD

    Daniel Shanin, MD

    Medical Director, Anderson Emergency Center, Rhode Island Hospital, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator

Adjunct Faculty

  • Nicholas Asselin, DO, MS

    Nicholas Asselin, DO, MS

    Director, EMS Fellowship; Medical Director, Brown University Health Epicenter for Capacity and Flow, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Ryan Barnicle, MD

    Ryan Barnicle, MD

    Director, EM Critical Care; Director, EM Resuscitation Education , Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Hannah Chason

    Hannah Chason, MD

    Clinical Instructor, Emergency Medicine
  • Laura Chapman, MD

    Laura Chapman, MD

    Director, Pediatric EM Advanced Practice Providers; PEM Director of Information Technologies, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
  • Jamieson Cohn, MD

    Jamieson Cohn, MD, FACEP

    Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Jeffrey Feden, MD

    Jeffrey Feden, MD

    Associate Medical Director, Anderson Emergency Center, Rhode Island Hospital; Director, EM Patient Experience, Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Samuel Goldman, MD, MPH

    Samuel Goldman, MD, MPH

    Co-Director, Comprehensive Stroke Center, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Rebecca Karb, MD, PhD

    Rebecca Karb, MD, PhD

    Director, Social EM Division; Co-Lead, EM Journal Club; Director, EM Stroke Program; Medical Director, Brown University Health Community Health Worker Program & Community Outreach, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
  • David Lindquist, MD

    David Lindquist, MD

    Director of Teamwork Training, Brown University Health Medical Simulation Center, Assistant Medical Director, Newport Hospital Emergency Department, Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
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    James Monti, MD, MA

    Associate Medical Director, Anderson Emergency Center, Rhode Island Hospital, Medical Director. Advanced Practice Providers, Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine
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    Nathaniel Oz, MD, MBA

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
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    Kathryn Schissler, DO

    Director, Pediatric Prehospital and Emergency Preparedness, Brown Emergency Medicine, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Dale Steele, MD, MS

    Dale Steele, MD, MS

    Professor, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, and Health Services, Policy & Practice, Teaching Scholar
  • Selim Suner, MD

    Selim Suner, MD, MS

    Director, Division of EM Disaster Preparedness; Director, Brown Advanced Emergency Medicine Academies (BAEMA), Professor, Emergency Medicine, Surgery & Engineering, Teaching Scholar