Dr. Roth and his wife, Terri, live in Brentwood, Tenn. They are the parents of three young adult children: Jeremy, Taylor, and Alison. He treasures time with his family, enjoys downhill skiing, and is a connoisseur of fine wine – especially Italian reds, Oregon Pinot Noir, and French Bordeaux.

Thomas Dean Kirsch, M.D., MPH, FACEP

Disaster Medical Sciences Award

ACEP and the Disaster Preparedness & Response Committee present the Disaster Medical Sciences Award to the member who has made consistent contributions to disaster response education and implementation.

Dr. Kirsch currently serves as an associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, where he is also co-director of the Center for Refugee and Disaster Response.

Dr. Kirsch is an expert in disaster research, planning and response, and disaster and wilderness medicine. He has been teaching disaster-related subjects for more than 20 years, both nationally and internationally in countries such as Israel, Belgium, Taiwan, Azerbaijan and Pakistan. He currently teaches the masters-level courses Introduction to Humanitarian Emergencies and Public Health Methods in Disasters at the School of Public Health and Austere Medicine at the School of Medicine. He also directs the Disaster Fellowship in the Department of Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Kirsch has authored more than 50 scientific articles, dozens of abstracts, and 18 textbook chapters. He also authored the disaster medical textbook, “Emergent Field Medicine.”

He has served as the National Physician Advisor for the American Red Cross Disaster Health Services and has consulted on disaster-related issues for several organizations, including: The World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), The Pan American Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.