Department of Emergency Medicine

Meet Our Faculty

Brown Emergency Medicine has a dedicated team of over 120 academic physicians committed to providing exceptional care, innovative research, and education programs to the next generation of emergency medicine professionals.

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Wellness

A consistent and comprehensive approach to overall wellness for BEM faculty will result in fuller, longer careers by more engaged, focused, and caring faculty, directly and positively impacting the quality of patient care and delivering as a byproduct economic benefit for BEM and therefore emergency medicine in the state of Rhode Island.

Meet Our Faculty

Brown Emergency Medicine has a dedicated team of over 120 academic physicians committed to providing exceptional care, innovative research, and education programs to the next generation of emergency medicine professionals.

Chair

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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

Vice Chairs

  • Brian Clyne, MD, MHL

    Brian Clyne, MD, MHL

    Vice Chair, Emergency Medicine Education, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Professor of Medical Science
  • Susan Duffy, MD, MPH

    Susan Duffy, MD, MPH

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

Medical Directors

  • David Curley, MD, PhD

    David Curley, MD, PhD

    Medical Director, The Miriam Hospital Emergency Department, Assistant Professor of 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
  • Daniel Shanin, MD

    Daniel Shanin, MD

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

Residency Program Director

  • Alexander Sheng, MD

    Alexander Sheng, MD

    Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Teaching Scholar

Faculty Members

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    Nicole Abrunzo, MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
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    Fahad Ali, MD

    Director, Diversity Education, Recruitment, & Community Engagement; Vice-Chair, Brown Emergency Medicine BDEI Group; Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Lauren Allister, MD

    Lauren Allister, MD

    Director, EM Wellness, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
  • Adam Aluisio, MD, MSc

    Adam Aluisio, MD, MPH

    Director, Division of Global Emergency Medicine, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Research Scholar
  • Siraj Amanullah, MD, MPH

    Siraj Amanullah, MD, MPH

    Director, EM Residency Research & BAEMA Fellow Research Education, Professor, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, and Health Services Policy & Practice, Teaching Scholar
  • Jared Anderson, MD

    Jared Anderson, MD

    Director, EM Informatics; Director, EM Quality & Patient Safety, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • 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
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    Caitlin Azzo, MD

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
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    Janette Baird, PhD

    Senior Research Scientist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Professor, Emergency Medicine, Research Scholar
  • Ryan Barnicle, MD

    Ryan Barnicle, MD

    Director, EM Critical Care; Director, EM Resuscitation Education , Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Meagan Barry, MD, PhD

    Meagan Barry, MD, PhD

    Research Coordinator, Division of Global EM, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Jay Baruch, MD

    Jay Baruch, MD

    Director, Foundry of Arts & Humanities, Professor, Emergency Medicine, Teaching Scholar
  • Andy Beck, MD

    Andrew Beck, MD

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator, Coordinator, Graduate Medical Education , Associate Coordinator, Rwanda Research & Development Fellowship
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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
  • Meghan Beucher, MD

    Meghan Beucher, MD

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
  • William Binder, MD, MA

    William Binder, MD, MA

    Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Madalene Boyle, MD

    Madalene Boyle, MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Mark Brady, MD, MPH, MMSc, DTM&H

    Mark Brady, MD, MPH, MMSc, DTM&H

    Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • 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
  • Geoffrey Capraro, MD, MPH

    Geoffrey Capraro, MD, MPH

    Co-Director, Scholarly Concentration in Medical Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
  • Sarah Case, MD

    Sarah Case, MD

    Director, Pediatric EM Resident Education, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
  • Laura Chapman, MD

    Laura Chapman, MD

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

    Hannah Chason, MD

    Clinical Instructor, Emergency Medicine
  • Thomas Chun, MD, MPH

    Thomas Chun, MD, MPH

    Director, Pediatric EM Research; Associate Director, EM Clinical Research, Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics, Teaching Scholar
  • Lydia Ciarallo, MD

    Lydia Ciarallo, MD

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
  • Jamieson Cohn, MD

    Jamieson Cohn, MD, FACEP

    Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Erika Constantine, MD

    Erika Constantine, MD

    Director, PEM Ultrasound, Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
  • Catherine Cummings, MD

    Catherine Cummings, MD

    Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine
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    Almaz Dessie, MD

    Director, Diversity & Inclusion; Chair, Brown Emergency Medicine BDEI Group; Director, Pediatric EM Ultrasound Fellowship; Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Kristin Dwyer, MD, MPH

    Kristin Dwyer, MD, MPH

    Director, Division of Emergency Ultrasound (EUS); Director, EUS Fellowship, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Teaching Scholar
  • Deirdre Fearon, MD, MS, MA

    Deirdre Fearon, MD, MS, MA

    Assistant Dean of Medicine, Program in Liberal Medical Education, Director, HCHED Patient Experience, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics, 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
  • Rachel Fowler, MD, MPH

    Rachel Fowler, MD, MPH

    Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Stephanie Garbern, MD, MPH

    Stephanie Chow Garbern, MD, MPH, DTM&H

    Associate Division Director, Global Emergency Medicine, Carolan Fellowship Co-Director, Rwanda Research Fellowship, Division of Global EM, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
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    Melissa Geary, MD, MPH

    Clinical Instructor, Emergency Medicine
  • Alicia Genisca, MD

    Alicia Genisca, MD

    Coordinator, Global PEM; Site Coordinator, Belize Project, Division of Global EM , Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
  • Thomas Germano, MD, MS

    Thomas Germano, MD, MS

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
  • James Giddings, MD

    James Giddings, MD

    Clinical Instructor, Emergency Medicine
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    Samuel Goldman, MD, MPH

    Co-Director, Comprehensive Stroke Center, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Dina Gozman, MD

    Dina Gozman, MD

    Associate Medical Director, The Miriam Hospital Emergency Department , Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Alison Hayward, MD, MPH

    Alison Hayward, MD, MPH

    Coordinator, Global EM Education, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Teaching Scholar
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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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    Haeyon Hong, MD, MS

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
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    Joel Hudgins, MD, MPH

    Vice Chair, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics
  • Elizabeth Jacobs, MD

    Elizabeth Jacobs, MD

    Associate Program Director, Pediatric EM Fellowship, Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
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    Adam Janicki, MD, MS

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Gregory Jay, MD, PhD

    Gregory Jay, MD, PhD

    John & Mary Panton & Emergency Medicine Professorship in Translational Sciences, Professor, Emergency Medicine, Medicine, Orthopaedics & Engineering, Research Track
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    Ilse Jenouri, MD, MBA

    Clinical Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
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    Elizabeth Kadow, MD

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Achyut Kamat, MD

    Achyut Kamat, MD

    Site Director, EM Residency, TMHED, Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Rebecca Karb, MD, PhD

    Rebecca Karb, MD, PhD

    Director, Social EM Division, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Naz Karim, MD

    Naz Karim, MD, MSc, MHA, MPH

    Director, Global EM Fellowship, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Teaching Scholar
  • Alexis Kearney, MD, MPH

    Alexis Kearney, MD, MPH

    Resident Coordinator, Ecuador Site Coordinator, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Sarah Keene, MD

    Sarah Keene, MD

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Ramu Kharel, MD, MPH, CTropMed

    Ramu Kharel, MD, MPH, CTropMed

    Communications Coordinator, Division of Global EM; Nepal Site Coordinator, Division of Global EM, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
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    Matthew Klein, MD, MPH

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
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    Anita Knopov, MD

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Leo Kobayashi, MD

    Leo Kobayashi, MD

    Professor, Emergency Medicine, Teaching Scholar
  • Matt Kopp, MD, CPC

    Matthew Kopp, MD, CPC

    Director, Scribe Program, Director, Revenue Cycle & Compliance, Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Joseph Lauro, MD

    Joseph Lauro, MD

    EMS Medical Director, TMHED & NPTED, Clinical Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
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    Alexis Lawrence, MD

    Medical Director, Newport Hospital Emergency Department, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Adam Levine, MD, MPH

    Adam Levine, MD, MPH, FACEP

    Professor, Emergency Medicine and Health Services, Policy & Practice, Research Scholar, Past Director, Division of Global Emergency Medicine, Global EM Bangladesh Site Coordinator
  • William Lewander, MD

    William Lewander, MD

    Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics, Teaching Scholar
  • Victoria Leytin, MD

    Victoria Leytin, MD

    Clinical Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Otto Liebmann, MD

    Otto Liebmann, MD

    Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, teaching Scholar
  • 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
  • Melanie Lippmann, MD

    Melanie Lippmann, MD

    Lead Physician, Opioid Overdose Treatment in Emergency Care, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Gregory Lockhart, MD

    Gregory Lockhart, MD

    Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Medical Student Education, Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
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    Oriane Longerstaey, MD

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator, Student Internship Director, Division of Global EM
  • Amy Mariorenzi, MD

    Amy Mariorenzi, MD

    Associate Program Director, EM Residency, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
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    Denise Marte, MD

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
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    Kyle Martin, DO, MA, MPH, DTM&H

    Associate Director, Global EM Fellowship, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator, Coordinator, Rwanda Research & Development Fellowship
  • Kristina McAteer, MD

    Kristina McAteer, MD

    Director, Brown EM Blog, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
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    Keegan McNally, MD

    Director, Medical Simulation Fellowship, Director, Resident Simulation Program, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Michael Mello, MD

    Michael Mello, MD, MPH

    Professor, Emergency Medicine, Health Services, Policy & Practice, and Medical Science, Teaching Scholar
  • Laura Mercurio, MD

    Laura Mercurio, MD

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
  • Christopher Merritt, MD, MPH, MHPE

    Christopher Merritt, MD, MPH, MHPE

    Program Director, Medical Education Fellowship, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics, Teaching Scholar
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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
  • Katelyn Moretti, MD, MSCTR

    Katelyn Moretti, MD, MSCTR

    Co-Lead, EM Journal Club; Climate Change and Healthcare Sustainability Program Coordinator, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
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    Jalea Moses, MD, MS, MA

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Michelle Myles

    Michelle Myles, MD

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Andrew Nathanson, MD

    Andrew Nathanson, MD

    Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine
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    Frank Overly, MD

    Professor of Emergency Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics
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    Nathaniel Oz, MD, MBA

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Lynne Palmisciano, MD

    Lynne Palmisciano, MD

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
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    Joseph Pare, MD

    Director, Emergency Ultrasound Research, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
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    Kunal Patel, MD, MS

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Kevin Pearson, MD

    Kevin Pearson, MD

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Leland Perice, MD

    Leland Perice, MD

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Gianna Petrone, DO, MS

    Gianna Petrone, DO, MS

    Assistant Program Director, EM Residency, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • David Portelli, MD

    David Portelli, MD

    Director, Observation Services for Brown Emergency Medicine, Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Michael Prucha, MD, MPH

    Michael Prucha, MD, MPH

    Assistant Program Director, EM Residency, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
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    Christa Pulvino, MD, MPH, MBA

    Director, Social EM Fellowship, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Jennifer Rogers, MD

    Jennifer Rogers, MD

    Director, Emergency Ultrasound Education, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Stephanie Ruest, MD, MPH

    Stephanie Ruest, MD, MPH

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics
  • Heather Rybasack-Smith, MD, MPH

    Heather Rybasack-Smith, MD, MPH

    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
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    Emily Shearer, MD, MPP, MSc

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Alexander Sheng, MD

    Alexander Sheng, MD

    Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Teaching Scholar
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    Erin Sieke, MD, MS

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
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    Zachary Smith, DO

    Clinical Instructor, Emergency Medicine
  • Sakina Sojar, MD

    Sakina Sojar, MD

    Program Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics, Clinician Educator
  • Dale Steele, MD, MS

    Dale Steele, MD, MS

    Professor, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, and Health Services, Policy & Practice, Teaching Scholar
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    Charles Stengel, MD, MA

    Associate Medical Director, NPTED, Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
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    Michelle Suh, MD, MA

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Francis Sullivan, MD

    Francis Sullivan, MD

    Clinical Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
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    Patrick Sullivan, MD

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • 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
  • Elizabeth Sutton, MD

    Elizabeth Sutton, MD

    Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine & Medical Science, Clinician Educator
  • Lynn Sweeney, MD

    Lynn Sweeney, MD

    Clinical Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
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    Keri Tilman, MD

    Clinical Instructor, Emergency Medicine
  • Lauren Trembley, MD

    Lauren Trembley, MD

    Director, Medical Student Education, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
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    Amy Tronnier, MD

    Clinical Instructor, Emergency Medicine
  • Robert Tubbs, MD

    Robert Tubbs, MD

    Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Jonathan Valente, MD

    Jonathan Valente, MD

    Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics, Teaching Scholar

  • Vincent Varamo, DO

    Clinical Instructor, Emergency Medicine
  • Frederick Varone, MD

    Frederick Varone, MD

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Grace Wanjiku, MD, MPH

    Grace Wanjiku, MD, MPH

    Ultrasound Coordinator, Global EM; Global EM Site Coordinator, Kenya, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Otis Warren, MD

    Otis Warren, MD

    Patient Services Coordinator, TMHED, Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Rachel Wightman, MD

    Rachel Wightman, MD

    Director, Toxicology and Addiction Medicine, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine & Epidemiology, Teaching Scholar
  • Kenneth Williams, MD

    Kenneth Williams, MD

    Director, Division of Emergency Medical Services; Medical Director, LifePACT Critical Care Transport Team, Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator
  • Taneisha Wilson, MD, ScM

    Taneisha Wilson, MD, ScM

    Director, EM Clinical Research , Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Robyn Wing, MD, MPH

    Robyn Wing, MD, MPH

    Director, PEM Medical Simulation, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics, Teaching Scholar
  • Shirley Wu, MD

    Shirley Wu, MD

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator

Wellness

A consistent and comprehensive approach to overall wellness for BEM faculty will result in fuller, longer careers by more engaged, focused, and caring faculty, directly and positively impacting the quality of patient care and delivering as a byproduct economic benefit for BEM and therefore emergency medicine in the state of Rhode Island.