2013 Symposium Faculty
Joe Lex, M.D., FACEP, FAAEM - Symposium Chairman
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Temple University School of Medicine,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C. James (Jim ) Holliman, M.D., F.A.C.E.P. Keynote Speaker
President-Elect, International Federation for Emergency Medicine
Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine (CDHAM)
Bethesda, MD
Kris Arnold, M.D., FACEP
Chair, ACEP Ambassador Program
Boston University College of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts
Ashley Bean, M.D.
Attending Physician
University Hospital of Little Rock
Little Rock, AK
Autumn Brogan, MD
Attending Physician, International Fellow
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California
Catie Carlson, M.D.
Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine
Critical Care, International Fellow
Loma Linda University, Loma Linda California
Craig Cooley, M.D., MPH, EMT-P, FACEP
Associate EMS Fellowship Director
Assistant Professor / Clinical
Department of Surgery
Division of Emergency Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio
Associate Medical Director
San Antonio Fire Department
Son Ngoc Do, MD, PhD
Attending Physician
Bach Mai Hospital
Hanoi, Vietnam
Vien D. Doan, D.O., FAAFP
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences
Adjunct Professor of Family Medicine, Touro University
Medical Director, Good Samaritan Medical-Dental Ministry
Riverside, California
Carter Hill, M.D., FACEP
ACEP Ambassador to Vietnam
Clinical Associate Professor - University of Washington
Medical Director - Holland America Cruise Line
Emergency Physician Highline Medical Center,
Seattle, Washington
Todd Huttenlocher, M.D.
Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital,
Snoqualmie, Washington
Tinh Huyn, M.D.
Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
The Memorial Hospital
Craig, Colorado
Ricardo Ismach, MD, MS, MPH
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Oregeon Health Sciences University,
Portland, Oregon
Thomas Kerz, M.D.
NeuroICU Intensivist
UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Mainz, Germany
Manon Kwon, M.D., FACEP
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California
Dr. Kim Lim MBBS, FACEM, MPH (OH&S), GCCS.
Honorary lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne
Austin Hospital, Studley Road, Heidelberg.
Melbourne, Victoria/Australia
Evie Marcolini, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Conneticut
Paul Marcolini, EMT
Urban Rescue
New Haven, Conneticut
Marie-Pierre Poloujadoff, MD, PhD
Emergency physician chez Centre hospitalier Poissy Saint Germain en Laye
Hopital Avicenne,
Paris, France
James Ramseier, M.D.
Attending Physician
Department of Emergency Medicine
Valley Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
Craig Sisson, MD, RDMS, FACEP
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director, Emergency Medicine Ultrasound
Center of Emergency Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Nilam Soni, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
UT Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas
Tamara Lynn Thomas, M.D., FACEP
Associate Dean for Faculty Development
Vice Chair - Emergency Medicine
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Loma Linda, California
Paul Tice, MD, FACEP
Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine
Harrison Medical Center
Bremerton, Washington
Onier Villarreal Alejandro, MD, FACEP
Associate Medical Director, ED
Brandon Regional Hospital
Brandon, FL
Joanne Williams, MD, FAAEM
Clinical Associate Prof. of EM
Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science
Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Benjamin Bui, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Resident
Temple University School of Medicine,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Luke Karaelias, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Resident
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Shannon Stacy, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Resident
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
Demetrios Tavoulareas
Emergency Medicine Resident
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
Rolando Valenzuela
Emergency Medicine Resident
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California