Washington University EMS Fellowship




Joseph Finney, MD, Class of 2022
EMS Board Certified: Eligible
- Director of Emergency Medical Services – St. Louis Children’s Hospital
- Director of Missouri Emergency Medical Services for Children Prehospital Readiness – State of Missouri
- Medical Director – St. Louis Zoo First Aid Tent
- Medical Director Special Needs Tracking and Awareness Response System (STARS) – St. Louis Children’s Hospital
- Co-Chair Pediatric Subcommittee – Missouri EMS State Advisory Council
Katarzyna “Kasia” Hampton, MD, Class of 2022
EMS Board Certified – Eligible
EMS Assignments:
- International Emergency and Prehospital Physician
Rebecca Tracy, DO, Class of 2022
EMS Board Certified – Eligible
EMS Assignments:
- Emergency Medicine and EMS Faculty at SIU
Noah Bernhardson, MD, Class of 2021
EMS Board Certified – 2021
EMS Assignments:
- Southeast Fire Department
- Wymore EMS
- Lancaster County EMS Oversight Authority Board

David Wright, MS, PA-C. NRP, Class of 2020
EMS Assignments:
- Assistant Program Director – EMS Fellowship
- Assistant Medical Director – Des Peres Public Safety
- Assistant Medical Director – Jeffco Paramedic Program
- EMS Physician Assistant – Christian EMS
- EMS Physician Assistant – MO1 – DMAT

Erin Kane, MD, Class of 2020
EMS Board Certified – 2021
EMS Assignments:
- Northeast Ambulance & Fire Protection District

Heather de Anda, MD, Class of 2020
EMS Board Certified – 2021
EMS Assignments:
- Saline Valley Fire Protection District

Louis Fornage, Class of 2020
EMS Board Certified – 2021

Tyler Haas, MD, Class of 2019
EMS Board Certified – 2021
EMS Assignments:
- Assistant Medical Director – Kansas City Fire Department
Melissa Kroll, MD, EMT-T, Class of 2018
EMS Board Certified – November 2018
EMS Assignments:
- Co-Medical Director, Christian Hospital EMS
- Medical Director, Christian Hospital EMS Academy
- Assistant Medical Director – Mehlville Fire Department
- Development of Community Paramedicine Program
- Core Faculty – Washington University EMS
Sven W. Steen, MD, EMT-T, Class of 2018
EMS Board Certified – November 2018
EMS Assignments:
- Medical Director, AirCare 1, Iowa City
Maia Dorsett, MD PhD, Class of 2017
EMS Board Certified – November 2017
EMS Assignments:
- University of Rochester Medical Center, Division of Prehospital Medicine
- Medical Director, EMS Education Programs, Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY
- Associate Medical Director, Gates Volunteer Ambulance, Inc. Rochester, NY
Brandon Bleess, MD, EMT-T, Class of 2017
EMS Board Certified – November 2017
EMS Assignments:
- Medical Director, OSF Life Flight
- Clinical Assistant Professor, EMS Academic Faculty, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine-Peoria
Nathan Woltman, MD, EMT-T, Class of 2016
EMS Board Certified – November 2017
EMS Assignments:
- Director, Tactical Medicine Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Operational Medical Director, Bureau of ATF
Jeff Siegler, MD, EMT-P/T, Class of 2016
EMS Board Certified – November 2017
EMS Assignments:
- Tactical Physician, St. Charles County Regional SWAT
- Mehlville Fire Protection District
- Rock Township Ambulance District
- St. Charles County Police Department
Erica Carney, MD, Class of 2015
EMS Board Certified – November 2017
EMS Assignments:
- Regional Medical Director, Kansas City Region
- Medical Director, Central Jackson County
- Medical Director, Kansas City (MO) Fire Department
Nicholas Rathert, MD, Class of 2014
EMS Board Certified – 2013
EMS Assignments:
- Assistant Professor, EM, Albany Medical Center Albany, NY
- Associate Chief, Division Prehospital and Operational Medicine
- EMS Fellowship Program Director
- Schenectady Fire Department Medical Director
- LifeNet of New York/Air Methods Base Medical Director
Benjamin Ostrovsky, MD, Class of 2013
EMS Assignments:
- Director, EMS Rotation Emergency Medicine Residency Program
- Agency Medical Director, Genesee Valley Emergency Medical Services
- Agency Medical Director, SUNY Geneso First Response
- Assistant Agency Medical Director, Livonia Emergency Medical Services
- Deputy Medical Director, Monroe County
Jacob B. Keeperman, MD, EMT, Class of 2012
EMS Board Certified – November 2015 Acute Critical Care Medicine Board Certified in November 2016
EMS Assignments:
- Associate Professor, Washington University – Department of Anesthesiology and Division of Emergency Medicine, Section of EMS
- Medical Director, Tennessee Operations – AirEvac Lifeteam
- Chair, East Central Region EMS Committee
Michael T. Lohmeier, MD, Class of 2011
EMS Board Certified – November 2015
EMS Assignments:
- University of Wisconsin at Madison – EMS Division
- Associate Medical Director, Madison Fire Department
- Tactical Physician, Madison Police Department
Bridgette Svancarek, MD, Class of 2010
EMS Board Certified – November 2013
EMS Assignments:
- Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
- Program Director, Fellowship in EMS
- Medical Director, Education Subcommittee
- Medical Director, IHM Paramedic Academy
Jeffrey Shafer, MD, EMT-P, Class of 2009
EMS Assignments:
- EMS Medical Director for HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital EMS program
Scott Gilmore, MD, EMT-P, FACEP, FAEMS, Class of 2009
EMS Board Certified – November 2013
EMS Assignments:
- Medical Director, St. Louis Fire Department
- Board Member, National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
- Chair, EMS Committee, MOCEP
Brian Froelke, MD, Class of 2007
EMS Board Certified – November 2014
EMS Assignments:
- Deputy Chief – Washington University EMS
- Medical Director, Christian Hospital EMS
- Chief Medical Officer, Interstate Disaster Medical Collaborative
- Assistant Medical Team Manager, St. Louis Metro USAR Taskforce-1
- Regional EMS Medical Director – MO East Central Region
- State Chief Medical Officer – MO1-DMAT