Faculty
The faculty constitutes the 3rd critical pillar in a successful EM residency (along with the patient population and the curriculum plan). At IU, we are particularly proud of our talented and involved faculty.
First, you learn your specialty from working right alongside of our faculty, 24-7. You staff almost all of your cases with them, not with an upper level resident (who may or may not be an interested/capable educator, and certainly who lacks the experiential database so key to the successful practice of EM).
But doesn’t this decrease your ability to develop a sense of autonomy? Absolutely not. Instead, our faculty are able to modify their interaction to your needs. You are challenged to make decisions, and then compare those with the faculty’s recommendations. For instance, as an upper level resident a rather straightforward case can be changed by the faculty playing the “what if” game with you. For instance, “What would you do differently if you were working at a hospital who didn’t have that consultant available?” or “How would you approach this differently if this was a 2 year old rather than a 20 year old?”. Because all of us care for children and adults, we can think longitudinally across all ages, drawing parallels in approach as well as teaching about subtle differences. Almost 50% of the faculty have worked 1 or more years in a community ED setting, allowing us to discuss limitations in diagnostic testing, consultants, other team members such as social workers and hospital politics that are taken for granted in the training institution (or simply discussing transfer issues).
Our faculty represent all expertise niches within our broad specialty, and additionally have long-standing involvement and leadership roles locally and nationally. Although our academic department is just over 10 years old, we have an established research track record, to include 2 NIH funded researchers. A glance at our department’s recent bibliographies will provide a snapshot of our efforts in the science of discovery, application and dissemination. These provide “value-added” in perspectives and networking opportunities for our residents.
Please feel free to scan the bios provided for our faculty. They are here due to their commitment and expertise as teachers, educators and scientists. Within this group, we are certain that you will find many mentors, role models and even friends.
Please also see faculty listed by interest areas/areas of involvement
Jen Acciani, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Toxicology
Gaurav Arora, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency MedicineDaren Beam, MD
Research Fellow
Bart Besinger, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
John Boe, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Robert Collins, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency MedicineDirector of Riley Emergency Department
Director of the Division of Pediatrics
Karen Crevier, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Jim Doll, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Angie Fiege, MD
Assistant Professor of Critical Care Medicine
John T Finnell, MD, MSc
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Brent Furbee, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Toxicology
Melanie Heniff, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Susan Hoffert, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
Butch Humbert, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
James H. Jones, MD
Vice Chair and Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Jen Kersey, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatricsand Clinical Emergency Medicine
Jeff Kline, MD
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Matt Kuchinski, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicineand Pediatrics
Mike Mancera, MD
Out of Hospital Care Fellow
Frank C. Messina, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Charles Miramonti, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Rod Morrison, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Kris Nanagas, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicineand Toxicology
Mike Olinger, MD
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Dallas Peak, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Cory Pitre, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Christina Ricks, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
Ken Rood, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Debra Rusk, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and PediatricsHeather Savaadra, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
Jason Schaffer, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency MedicineDirector of the Division of Informatics
David P. Schlueter II, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency MedicineCory Showalter, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
Chris Skinner, MD
Assistant Professor of Critical Care Medicine
Greg Snead, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency MedicineAndrew Stevens, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Laura Tormoehlen, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology and Toxicology
Mary Verghese, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and PediatricsMike Vrablik, MD
Ultrasound Fellow
Chris Weaver, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Julie Welch, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Lee Wilbur, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency MedicineAssistant Program Director of the IUEM Residency
Jerry Snow, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine and Fellow of Clinical Toxicology
Brian Wagers, MD
Sheryl Allen, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and PediatricsAssistant Dean for Diversity Affairs
Ed Bartkus, EMT-P, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency MedicineEMS Director IU Health
Andrew Beckman, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Geoff Billows, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency MedicineMedical Director Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Carey Chisholm, MD
Professor of Emergency MedicineProgram Director of the IUEM Residency
Dylan Cooper, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency MedicineAssistant Program Director of the IUEM Residency
Marla Doehring, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Tim Ellender, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Critical Care MedicineFellowship Director- EM-CCM Fellowship
Heather Fleming, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
Blake Froberg, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and ToxicologyLindsay Harmon, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Cherri Hobgood, MD
Professor and Chair of Emergency Medicine
Rose House, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Benton Hunter, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Louise Kao, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Toxicology
Jonathan Kirschner, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Mary Ann Kozak, DrPH
Assistant Research Professor
Antoine Leflore, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Roland B McGrath, MD
Professor Emeritus
Hal Minnigan, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency MedicineAlice Mitchel, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Jim Mowry, Pharm. D.
Assistant Clinical Professor of Toxicology and Director of the Indiana Poison Center
Dan O'Donnell, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency MedicineVictoria Palmer-Smith, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Katie Pettit, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Jennifer Rice, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Kevin Rodgers, MD
Professor of Clinical Emergency MedicineCo-Program Director of the IUEM Residency
Steve Roumpf, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Dan Rusyniak, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicineand Toxicology
Luke Schafer, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency MedicineRyan Scheper, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Rawle (Tony) Seupaul, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency MedicineCharles Shufflebarger, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency MedicineDirector of IU Health Emergency Physicians
Brian Sloan, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Tyler Stepsis, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Chris Strachan, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency MedicineAssociate Medical Director - IU Health Methodist Emergency Medicine & Trauma Center
Joe Turner, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency MedicineMarie Vrablik, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Jen Walthall, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
Elizabeth Weinstein, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
Mary Wermuth, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Toxicology
Zach Worley, DO
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency MedicineJessica Kanis, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicineand Pediatrics
Jerry Snow
Toxicology Fellow
