James M. Cusick, M.D., FACEP

Current Professional Position: Emergency Physician/Part-time Faculty, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colo.

Medical Degree: M.D., Nassau County Medical Center/SUNY Stony Brook, N.Y. (1983).

Internship and Residency: Internal Medicine Internship, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Youngstown, Ohio (1983-84); Emergency Medicine Residency, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, Calif. (1984-86); Emergency Medicine/Research Fellowship, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colo. (1986-87).

Jon Mark Hirshon, M.D., FACEP

Current Professional Position: Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine and

Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.

Medical Degree: M.D., University of Southern California (1990).

Internship and Residency: Emergency Medicine Residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital (1990-93); Preventive Medicine Residency at Johns Hopkins University (1993-95).

Hans R. House, M.D., FACEP

Current Professional Position: Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Associate Chair for Education, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; Residency Program Director, University of Iowa Emergency Medicine Residency.

Medical Degree: M.D., University of Southern California (1997).

Internship and Residency: Combined Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine Residency, UCLA–Olive View Residency Program (1997-2002).

Paul D. Kivela, M.D., FACEP

Current Professional Position: Managing Partner, Napa Valley Emergency Medical Group, Napa, Calif.; Medical Director, Medic Ambulance, Vallejo, Calif.

Medical Degree: M.D., University of Illinois (1990).

Internship and Residency: Emergency Medicine Residency, UCLA (1990-93).

Robert E. O’Connor, M.D., FACEP

Current Professional Position: Professor, Chair, Physician-in-Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Va.; Emergency Physician, Culpeper Regional Hospital, Culpeper, Va.

Medical Degree: M.D., Medical College of Pennsylvania (1982).

Internship and Residency: Emergency Medicine Residency, Medical Center of Delaware (1982-85).

Andrew E. Sama, M.D., FACEP (incumbent)

Current Professional Position: Senior Vice President, Emergency Services, North Shore–Long Island Jewish Health System, Manhasset, N.Y.; Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, North Shore University Hospital at Manhasset, N.Y.

Medical Degree: M.D., Cornell University Medical College (1981).

Internship and Residency: Internal Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, N.Y. (1981-84); Assistant Chief Resident of Internal Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, N.Y. (Spring 1984).