Paul Ethan Austin, MD, FACEP

Attending physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Durham County Hospital, Durham, NC; author of “Something for the Pain”: One Doctor’s Account of Life and Death in the ER (W.W. Norton).  Dr Austin has published many essays in literary journals, and was recently a Fellow at the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference.

Nathan Charlton, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine University of Virginia

Director, University of Virginia Wilderness Medical Education

Gregory Christiansen, DO, FACOEP

Assistant Professor in Emergency Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Board certified emergency physician; Director of Simulation at VCU; member of Virginia's DMAT team (FEMA)

John (Jack) Cochran, MD

Associate Professor Medical College of Virginia Department of Neurology, Richmond, VA;  Medical Director of Neuroscience INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, VA

Board certified physician in Neurology; Lead stroke physician for the INOVA Health System (5 hospitals); Member of the Virginia State Stroke Task Force Richmond, VA; Representative for Virginia to the American Stroke Association, Dallas, TX

J. Stephen Huff, MD, FACEP

Associate Professor University of Virginia Department of Emergency Medicine and the Department of Neurology, Charlottesville, VA

Board certified emergency medicine/neurology physician with extensive experience in EM and neurology; author of numerous articles in neurology and emergency medicine; academic faculty at UVA's Emergency Medicine Residency, Richmond, VA

Karen N. Kuehl, MD, FACEP

Emergency Physician, Carilion Health System, Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA

Board certified emergency physician with extensive training and experience in wilderness medicine; author of numerous articles/textbooks in wilderness medicine; Section editor for the journal "Wilderness & Environmental Medicine"; Steering committee for Appalachian Center for Wilderness Medicine, Morganton, NC

Aisha T. Liferidge, MD, FACEP

Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland, Hyattsville, MD

Board Certified Emergency Physician; member of Maryland Stroke Coalition, Baltimore, MD; Member Brain Attack Coalition, Bethesda, MD

Julie A. Mayglothling, MD

Assistant Professor Medical College of Virginia Department of Emergency Medicine and Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma/Critical Care, Richmond, VA

Attending physician for both the Emergency Department and Trauma Department; author of many articles in emergency medicine/trauma; fellowship trained in trauma/critical care; national speaker in trauma/critical care

Melanie K. Prusakowski, MD

Pediatric Emergency Physician, Carilion Health System, Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA

Board certified pediatric emergency physician; National lecturer in pediatric emergency medicine

Karen Remley, MD, MBA, FAAP

Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Health; Board certified pediatric emergency physician

Richard Zweifler, MD

Professor Eastern Virginia Medical School Department of Neurology, Chief of Neurology, Sentara Medical Group, Norfolk, VA

Board certified physician in Neurology; Lead stroke physician for the Sentara Health System (7 hospitals); Co-chair of Virginia State Stroke Task Force, Richmond, VA