Core Academic Faculty
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Jennifer Oakes, MD Program Director Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Affiliated Fellowship: Medical Toxicology - Emory University School of Medicine / CDC Georgia Poison Center Professional Interests: Critical and acute care toxicology, complementary and herbal medications and their toxicology, medical education Hobbies: Knitting, spinning |
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Omar Amr, MD GME US Director and Clinical ED US Director Medical School: Harvard Medical School Residency: University of California, Irvine Hobbies: Water polo, water sports |
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Tiffany Chioma Anaebere, MD Director, Special Projects and Innovation Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine Residency: Highland Hospital, Oakland, CA Professional Interests: Diversity in medicine, Quality improvement, patient education, healthcare utilization, mental health/wellness Hobbies: Travel, food, fitness, spending time with friends/family |
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Brett D. Cherrington, MD Associate Program Director Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University Residency: Upstate University Hospital, Syracuse NY Fellowship Medical Toxicology at Upstate University Hospital Professional Interests: Toxicology, medical Education Hobbies: Outdoors, sports, music, church, family |
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Maxwell Jen, MD Medical School: UC San Francisco Residency: UC Irvine Fellowship: Medical Informatics, UC Irvine |
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Matthew Kiefer, MD Director of Simulation Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Residency: Highland Hospital, Oakland, CA Fellowship: Medical Simulation, UC Davis Professional Interests: Simulation, medical education, ultrasound Hobbies: Sailing/kayaking/canoeing, playing music, spending time with my family |
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Katherine Shafer, MD EMS Medical Director Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital Professional Interests: EMS, pediatrics, critical care Hobbies: Traveling, kayaking, riding horses, and cooking |
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Ghufran Syed, MD Professional Interests: Machine Learning in Healthcare, Clinical Informatics, Medical innovation, Startups Hobbies: Hiking, programming, shooting, and completing an MS in Math and Statistics |
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Benjamin Wiederhold, MD Chair, St. Joseph's Emergency Department Medical School: University of California San Francisco Residency: Highland Hospital, Oakland, CA Professional Interests: Quality improvement, ED operations, ultrasound, resuscitation medicine, medical education Hobbies: Wake surfing, really any kind of surfing, high adventure hiking, family and coaching kids sports teams, travel |
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Brian Wood, MD Clerkship Director, Transitional Year Program Director Medical School: University of Southern California Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital, CT Fellowship: Medical Education Leadership, Yale-New Haven Hospital Professional Interests: Medical education Hobbies: Hiking, gardening, baking bread, spending time with family |