UT Alamo Interprofessional Emergency Medicine Symposium | Faculty

Gillian Schmitz, MD

Keynote Address | February 16, 2023

 

Gillian Schmitz, MD, FACEP is a board-certified Emergency Physician. She practices clinically in the Emergency Department and serves as the Vice Chair of Education at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX. She is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Military and Emergency Medicine at USUHS and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UT Health San Antonio. She is currently serving as the President of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) for the 2021-2022 term.

Dr. Schmitz is an award-winning educator. She has won ACEP’s National Teaching Faculty award, EMRA’s 45 under 45 and Mentorship Award, and the National Early Career Faculty Award from the Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (AWAEM) to name a few. She brings a wealth of knowledge in the medicolegal background. She has served as an expert witness defending emergency physicians. She has given multiple national talks on risk management and managing litigation stress. She has practiced all over the nation and in many different practice settings (urban, suburban, government, academic, and free-standing emergency departments).

We are honored to have her open our symposium to discuss the future of emergency medicine.

Keynote Address | February 17, 2023

 

Salim Rezaie, MD, FACEP is a board-certified Emergency and Internal Medicine Physician. He practices clinically in a community emergency department associated with Greater San Antonio Emergency Physicians (GSEP). He serves as the Director of Clinical Education for the physicians and APPs within this organization. He is well known for being the founder of REBEL EM and REBEL Cast blog and podcast, which strives to cut down the knowledge translation time from research to patient care.

We are honored to have him with us to share his perspective on how what we do each day matters.

Symposium Speakers

Christopher Dayton, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, Pulmonary & Critical Care
Department of Emergency Medicine
UT Health San Antonio

 

Leanna Dolson, MD
Assistant Professor / Clinical
Department of Emergency Medicine
UT Health San Antonio

 

Amanda Fowler, PharmD, BCPS
Emergency Medicine Clinical Specialist
Residency Program Director, PGY2 Emergency Medicine
Department of Pharmacotherapy and Pharmacy Services
University Health System

 

Christopher Gelabert, MD, FACEP
Associate Ultrasound Director
Associate Ultrasound Fellowship Director
Assistant Residency Program Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
UT Health San Antonio

Luke A. Neff, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist, Emergency Medicine
Department of Pharmacotherapy and Pharmacy Services
University Health System

 

Brian Parker, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
UT Health San Antonio

 

Salim Razeie, MD
Emergency Medicine & Internal Medicine
Greater San Antonio Emergency Physicians (GSEP)
Director of Clinical Education
Founder / Creator / Editor / Author of R.E.B.E.L. EM

 

Ellen Robinson, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist, Emergency Medicine
Department of Pharmacotherapy and Pharmacy Services
University Health System

 

Brandon Skarpiak, MD
Global Health Fellow
Department of Emergency Medicine
UT Health San Antonio

 

Shawn M. Varney, MD, FACEP, FAACT, FACMT
Associate Professor
Medical Toxicologist
Department of Emergency Medicine
Medical Director, South Texas Poison Center
UT Health San Antonio

 

Ernie Wheeler, PA-C
Department of Surgery
Division, Trauma and Emergency General Surgery
UT Health San Antonio

 

More Speakers Being Added Daily !

Point of Care Workshop Faculty

Craig Sisson, MD, RDMS
Associate Professor, Clinical
Department of Emergency Medicine
UT Health San Antonio

Christopher Gelabert, MD
Associate Professor, Clinical
Department of Emergency Medicine
UT Health San Antonio

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Jessica Solis, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical
Department of Emergency Medicine
UT Health San Antonio

Mark Foster, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical
Department of Emergency Medicine
UT Health San Antonio

Benjamin Gardner, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical
Department of Emergency Medicine
UT Health San Antonio

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Alexander Arena, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical
Department of Emergency Medicine
UT Health San Antonio

Ryan Joseph, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical
Department of Emergency Medicine
UT Health San Antonio

Samuel Nesemann, MD
Fellow, Global Health / Ultrasound
Department of Emergency Medicine
UT Health San Antonio

Chad Retzloff, PA-C
Advanced Practice Provider
Department of Emergency Medicine
UT Health San Antonio

Intermediate EKG Workshop Faculty

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Brian Parker, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical
Department of Emergency Medicine
UT Health San Antonio

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George Willis, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical
Department of Emergency Medicine
UT Health San Antonio

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Prianka Kandhal, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical
Department of Emergency Medicine
UT Health San Antonio

Dental Workshop Faculty

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Rochisha Singh Marwaha, BDS, MPH
Assistant Professor, Clinical
School of Dentistry
UT Health San Antonio

AIEMS Executive Committee

Ralph Riviello, MD, Chair
Katie Braseth, PA-C, Director, AIEMS
Robert Delorenzo, MD, Vice Chair of Research
Louis Burton, MBA, Associate Director, Finance & Administration
Debbie Fowler, BBA, Staff Liaison

AIEMS Planning Committee

Venue, Exhibitors, Supplies, and Social Event Planning
Tatiana Emanual, PA-C
Lisa Fitzgerald, NP
Leticia Escobedo
Vanessa Soto
Melissa Villaneuva

AIEMS Education Committee

Curriculum Development

Katie Braseth, PA-C
Tatiana Emanuel, PA-C
Lisa Fitzgerald, NP
Brian Parker, MD
Ben Pilkey, MD
George Willis, MD

Poster Presentations
Robert DeLorenzo, MD