Academic Affairs

 

Emergency Medicine

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Meet the Program Leadership and Core Faculty

Jessica Kirby, DO Chief of Operations and Emergency Department Medical Director
Chief of Operations and Emergency Department Medical Director
Jessica Kirby, DO
Emergency Medicine

Hobbies & Interests:

Family Bike Rides, Snow Skiing, Photography, Traveling, Dancing

Heidi Knowles, MD, FACEP Medical Director
Medical Director
Heidi Knowles, MD, FACEP

Hobbies & Interests:

Beekeeping, Scuba Diving, Gardening, Traveling

Devin Sandlin, MD
Assistant Medical Director
Devin Sandlin, MD

Hobbies & Interests:

Cooking, Coffee, Obstacle Course Racing

Nathan Hoot, MD
Assistant Medical Director
Nathan Hoot, MD

Hobbies & Interests:

Department Chair Emeritus Nick Zenarosa, MD, FACEP
Department Chair Emeritus
Nick Zenarosa, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine

Hobbies & Interests:

Reading, Visiting Bucees, Disney Land, Traveling with my Kids

Department Chair Chet Schrader, MD, FACEP Emergency Medicine
Department Chair Emeritus
Chet Schrader, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine

Hobbies & Interests:

Kids' Activities and Sports

Vice Chair and Residency Program Director Ryan Kirby, MD FACEP Emergency Medicine
Chief of Academics Emeritus
Ryan Kirby, MD FACEP
Emergency Medicine

Hobbies & Interests:

Family Time, Baseball, Traveling, Northern Michigan

Associate Program Director; Chief of Innovation and Integration Charles Huggins, MD, FACEP Emergency Medicine
Residency Program Director
Charles Huggins, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine

Hobbies & Interests:

Travel, Reading, Cooking

Assistant Program Director Jennifer Byrd, DO
Assistant Program Director
Jennifer Byrd, DO
 

Hobbies & Interests:

 

Katie Holmes, DO, FACEP Emergency Medicine
Assistant Residency Program Director
Katie Holmes, DO, FACEP
Emergency Medicine

Hobbies & Interests:

Enjoying Time with our Boys: Liam and Connor, Traveling with Family and Friends, Playing and Listening to Music

J. Hunter Scarborough, MD
Assistant Program Director
J. Hunter Scarborough, MD

Hobbies & Interests:

James d'Etienne, MD, FACEP Emergency Medicine
Chief of Research and Knowledge Translation
James d'Etienne, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine

Hobbies & Interests:

Gardening, Naturalist, Birding, Yoga, Bicycling, Traveling

Program Coordinator Davina Belicek, C-TAGME Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Program Coordinator
Davina Belicek, C-TAGME
Emergency Medicine Residency Program

Hobbies & Interests:

Program Coordinator Jane Gifford Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Program Coordinator
Jane Gifford
Emergency Medicine Residency Program

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