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Our Consultants
Our consulting team consists of over 100 emergency medicine physicians and nurses who all have extensive experience
in international emergency medicine or disaster management and strong
records of clinical excellence. They are known throughout the medical
community as outstanding educators
For our multi- disciplinary
consulting projects, we draw from over 1000 physicians in our
multi-specialty physician group practice.
Biographies of our featured consultants can be found below.
Senior Consulting Team
RICHARD WOLFE, MD
Chief of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Wolfe's specialty areas include designing integrated emergency departments, the relationship between emergency medicine specialty training with ED quality of care and operational efficiency, ED workflow management and ED leadership solutions.
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PETER ROSEN, MD
Professor Emeritus of Clinical Medicine and Surgery,
University of California School of Medicine
Senior Lecturer, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Rosen, considered to be the father of emergency medicine, is the original author and current editor of Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. Dr. Rosen's extensive experience leads him to consult on a wide array of academic and clinical emergency medicine topics, specifically focusing on the establishment of emergency medicine as a specialty and creating EM residency programs.
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JONATHAN A. EDLOW, MD
Vice-Chairman and Director of Quality, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Edlow has been involved with the international development of emergency medicine for over 14 years and has participated in educational, quality assessment and emergency care systems consulting projects in several countries. His areas of specialty are the treatment and care for Lyme Disease, and stroke and neurological care of ED patients.
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GARY L. SHILLIN, MBA/H
Chief Administrative Officer, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians
Gary Louis Shillin, MBA/H is a healthcare executive with over twenty years of hands-on experience in diverse leadership roles. His areas of specialty are revenue cycle management and ED budgets and finance.
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ROBERT FREITAS, MHA
Executive Director, Emergency Medicine Consulting
Robert Freitas is the Executive Director of Emergency Medicine Consulting at HMFP and also consults on Emergency Department leadership and pre-hospital systems development and staff training.
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PHILIP D. ANDERSON, MD
Associate Director of Quality Assurance
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Medical Director, Emergency Medicine Consulting
Dr. Anderson is the Medical Director of Emergency Medicine Consulting at Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians. His consulting expertise are in EM quality improvement, emergency care systems assessment, and leadership training.
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GREGORY CIOTTONE, MD
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
Director, Division of Disaster Resilience, BIDMC
Chair, Disaster Medicine Section, Harvard Medical School
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Ciottone specializes in disaster medicine consulting.
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CARRIE TIBBLES, MD
Director of Organizational Development, Dept of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
Attending Physician, Dept of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
Associate Director, Graduate Medical Education, BIDMC
Associate Program Director, BIDMC Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Tibbles specializes in the implementation of lean practices in the ED and lean team training program development.
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SHELLEY CALDER, RN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
Shelley Calder, a Clinical Nurse Specialist in the BIDMC Department of Emergency Medicine, consults on educational program development for ED nursing staff and has extensive international consulting experience, specifically in the area of ED needs assessment.
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REGIS ANTHONY DE SILVA, MD, MPA
Attending Physician, BIDMC
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Dr. De Silva specializes in emergency cardiac care training, emergency cardiac care systems development, and hospital governance.
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Consulting Team
KEVIN M. BAN, MD
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Ban consults on: emergency systems development, interactive medical education, and translational research emphasizing the implementation of best medical practices into clinical care.
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JONATHAN BURSTEIN, MD
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Burstein's consulting specialty areas include emergency medical services effectiveness, quality, and training as well as disaster medicine and planning.
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STEPHEN K. EPSTEIN, MD, MPP
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Epstein’s consulting areas include healthcare reform and policy at the local, state, and federal levels, as well as ED operations with a special interest in ED crowding and its solutions.
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JONATHAN FISHER, MD, MPH
Director, Undergraduate Education, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
Assistant Director of Clinical Research, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
Director, Continuing Medical Education, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Fisher specializes in emergency medicine education and EM research development.
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SHAMAI A. GROSSMAN, MD, MS, FACEP, FAAEM
Vice-Chair, Resource Utilization, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
Co-Director, Healthcare Quality, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
Director, Observation Medicine and Cardiac Emergency Center, BIDMC
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Grossman's consulting and research centers around developing evidence-based data for the management of cardiac emergencies.
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TARINA KANG, MD
Director, Emergency Ultrasound, BIDMC
Director, Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship, BIDMC
Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Kang specializes in emergency ultrasound protocol implementation and staff training.
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SEAN P. KELLY, MD
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Kelly specializes in geriatric emergency medicine, managing overcrowding, and the development of educational outcome measures for residency programs.
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RICHARD KLASCO, MD
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
CMO at newMentor
Dr. Klasco's consulting specialty areas include electronic clinical decision support, electronic medical records, CPOE, and patient safety. He is the Chief Medical Officer for newMentor.
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LARRY NATHANSON, MD
Director, Emergency Medicine Informatics, BIDMC
IT Specialist, Clinical Research and Development, BIDMC
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
Dr. Larry A. Nathanson specializes in clinical computing and ED informatics and is the designer of the ED Dashboard application.
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CARLO ROSEN, MD
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
Residency Program Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
Vice Chair for Education, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Rosen specializes in emergency medicine residency training and medical education.
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DOUGLAS SCUDDER, MD, MBA
Associate Chief, Emergency Department, Saint Vincent Hospital
Director, Quality Assurance and Process Improvement, Saint Vincent Hospital
Attending Physician, Saint Vincent Hospital
Dr. Scudder's consulting specialty areas include emergency medicine operations improvement, lean process strategies and quality assurance programs.
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PETER SMULOWITZ, MD
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School
Dr. Smulowitz specializes in the impact of health care reform in Massachusetts on ED and hospital utilization, cost control and payment reform in healthcare, improving care transitions and efficiency of treatment for ED patients, the implementation and financing of Accountable Care Organizations, and alternative models of liability reform.
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ASHLEY B. YEATS, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Milton
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
Dr. Yeats specializes in process improvement, urgent care development, code help policy and ED overcrowding strategies.
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