Get to know the distinguished professionals who make American Medical Seminars a trusted source for high-quality CME. Each presenter brings a wealth of clinical experience and a passion for teaching, offering evidence-based insights that enhance your medical knowledge and practice.
Adam Guttentag, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiologic Sciences, Cardiothoracic Radiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Nashville, TN
Albert Peters
Medical Director, Center for Anti-Aging Medicine & Hormone Wellness, Allentown PA
Alyson Owen
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director of Quality Assurance, Echocardiography Laboratory, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Amal Mattu
Professor and Vice Chair of Education, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Amy Sussman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson; Tucson, AZ
Andrew Chang, MD, MS, FACEP, FAAEM
Professor of Emergency Medicine, Albany Medical College; Albany, NY
Andrew Perron, MD, FACEP, FACSM
Professor of Emergency Medicine, Associate Dean for GME & DIO, Certificate of Added Qualifications in Sports Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, NH
Anita Nelson, MD
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Western University of Health Sciences; Professor Emeritus Obstetrics & Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Medical Director of Research, Essential Access Health; Los Angeles, CA
Arshad Wani, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, PA
Benjamin Kaplan
Orlando Health Internal Medicine Faculty Practice; Internal Medicine Clerkship Director and Clinical Assistant Professor; Florida State University College of Medicine
Blair Weikert, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center; Philadelphia, PA
Bryant Allen
Assistant Professor; Assistant Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Carolinas Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Charlotte, NC
Danya Khoujah, MBBS, MEHP
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Tampa Advent Health; Tampa, FL
David Horowitz, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Associate Chief Medical Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System; Philadelphia, PA
David Lane
Medical Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Osceola Regional Medical Center; Chairman, University of Central Florida College of Medicine/HCA GME, Consortium Emergency Medicine Residency of Greater Orlando
David MacKenzie
David is the Director of Emergency Ultrasound at the Maine Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University.
David Riley, MD
Neurologist in Private Practice; Chair of Medical Education, InMotion; Cleveland, OH
Ganesan Murali, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Care Network; Allentown, PA
Gary Oberlender, MD, FACP
Consultant in Geriatric Medicine, Senior Evaluations, LLC; Charlotte, NC
Gary Vilke, MD
Dr. Vilke, is an Emeritus Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine where he practiced emergency care for over 30 years. He is the editor-in-chief for the Journal of Emergency Medicine Reports and also is the medical director for 14 EMS agencies in San Diego County. He has over 350 peer reviewed publications and has written two textbooks and over 100 textbook chapters and has mentored over 400 students, residents, fellows and faculty during his career.
George Pujalte
Assistant Professor; Senior Associate Consultant, Sports Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
Gerald Smetana
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Senior Physician, Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Gil Lichtshein, MD
Psychiatrist in Private Practice; Boca Raton, FL
Gregary Marhefka
Professor of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Co-Director, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit and Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Gregory Wu, MD
Assistant Professor, Albany Medical Center in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Medicine; Albany, NY
Gretchen Kimmick, M.D.
Gretchen Kimmick, MD, MS, FASCO is Professor of Medicine at Duke University, specializing in Breast Medical Oncology. She received her medical degree from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine and continued her training with an Internal Medicine residency at Shands Teaching Hospitals, University of Florida, and a Medical Oncology fellowship and Masters of Science in Epidemiology at Wake Forest University, Baptist Medical Center. Dr. Kimmick's academic career has focused on studying breast cancer treatment and outcomes, geriatric oncology, and symptom management in breast cancer patients.
Herbert Muncie, Jr., MD
Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine; New Orleans, LA
J. David Gatz, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Assistant Professor Department of Emergency Medicine University of Maryland School of Medicine
Associate Medical Director, Adult Emergency Department University of Maryland Medical Center
Jeffrey Miller
Professor of Dermatology and Chair, Department of Dermatology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
Jeffrey Seiden, MD, FAAP
Jeffrey Seiden, MD, MHA, FAAP. Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Medical Director, CHOP Emergency Department Care Network. Medical Director, CHOP Urgent Care
Jennifer Maynard
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine; Family & Sports Medicine Consultant; Program Director Sports Medicine Fellowship Mayo Clinic Florida
Jerry G. Ninia, MD, RVT
Clinical Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine; Clinical Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine; Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at St. Charles Hospital; Port Jefferson, NY
Jerry Jones, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
CEO, Medicus of Houston; Houston, TX
Jerry Zuckerman
Vice President, Infection Prevention and Control, Hackensack Meridian Health System, Edison, NJ
Joe Nemeth, MD
Associate Professor, Departments of Emergency Medicine/Pediatrics/Critical Care, McGill University; Montreal, QC
Joel Kravitz, MD
Associate Residency Director, Rutgers-CMC EM Residency Program; Toms River, NJ
John Bielinski, Jr. MS, PAC
John Bielinski, Jr. John holds a master of science in emergency and family medicine and actively works as a physician assistant in Western New York.
John Crane, MD
Professor of Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo; Chief of Infectious Diseases Section and Hospital Epidemiologist, Erie County Medical Center; Co-Medical Director, Erie County TB Clinic; Buffalo, NY
John Loiselle, MD, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Division of Emergency Medicine, Nemours Children’s Hospital of Delaware
John Pendleton
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA
Jordan Gross
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Section of Musculoskeletal Imaging, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA
Joshua Belfer, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine; Attending Physician in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Philadelphia, PA
Keith Kaye
Professor of Internal Medicine; Director of Clinical Research, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
Kendal Williams, MD, MPH
Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Philadelphia, PA
Kenneth Butler, DO, FACEP, FAAEM
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine; Associate Residency Director and Educational Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program, University of Maryland Medical Center; Baltimore, MD
Kenneth Kaye
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Kevin Elder
Associate Clinical Professor, University of South Florida; Assistant Clinical Professor, Florida State University; US Soccer Team Physician U23MNT (Team Physician Coordinator- Olympic Team); US Ski & Snowboard Team Physician
Kevin Ferentz
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine; Lead Physician, GBMC Primary Care, Owings Mills, MD
Laurel Rudolph, MD
Medical Director, Marshfield Clinic Health System Sports Medicine; WIAA Medical Advisory Committee; Medical Director, WIAA State Boys & Girls Cross-Country; Medical Director, WIAA State Boys & Girls Wrestling; Marshfield, WI
Laurence Kinsella, MD, FAAN
Adjunct Professor of Neurology, Saint Louis University Medical School; Director of Neurology, SSM Neurosciences Institute at St. Clare, SSM Health; St. Louis, MO
Lawrence Brent
Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Leen Abdullah Alblaihed
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine. Director, Cardiovascular Pre-Clinical Course, University of Maryland School of Medicine. Director, ECG course, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland Medical System
Leslie Zun, MD, MBA
Professor, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Psychiatry, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science/Chicago Medical School; Chicago, IL
Linda Brecher
Associate Professor of Medicine, Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine; Orlando, FL
Lisa Ferentz
Founder and President, The Ferentz Institute; Clinical Social Worker, Private Practice and Clinical Social Work Consultant, Baltimore, MD
Lorraine Rosamilia, M.D.
Dr. Rosamilia attended The Pennsylvania State University, where she received her medical degree, and completed her dermatology residency at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Dermatology.
Mark Joffe, MD
Professor Emeritus, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Director, Community Pediatric Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Philadelphia, PA
Mary Chester Wasko, MD, MSc
Rheumatologist, Federally Qualified Health Center; Ahoskie, NC
Merri Lou Pendergrass
Professor of Medicine, Clinical Chief of Endocrinology, and Director of the Diabetes Program, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ
Michael Gibbs
Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte, NC
Michael Goldfinger
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Drexel University, College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Michael Malone, MD
Family Medicine Residency Director, Tidelands Health/Medical University of South Carolina; Myrtle Beach, SC
Michael Muszynski, MD, FAAP
Professor Emeritus, Department of Clinical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine; Faculty, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children; Orlando, FL
Michael Sibel, MD
Dr. Sibel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine. After completing his residency at St. Luke’s University, he began Active Duty service in the United States Air Force, where he served for nine years and developed a niche in damage control resuscitation. During his service, he deployed on small, far-forward austere surgical and resuscitation teams in support of combat operations, working with some of the most elite surgical units in the Department of Defense (DoD). In his final four years of service, he was stationed at the University of Maryland as an instructor for the Air Force’s Continuous Sustainment of Trauma Readiness Skills (C-STARS) program, teaching damage control resuscitation to medical professionals across the DoD. Currently, Dr. Sibel is on faculty at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where he is actively engaged in medical education with special interests in trauma, disaster medicine, and ENT emergencies.
Michael Wilson, MD, PhD, FAAEM, FACEP
Board-certified in Emergency Medicine and Addiction Medicine; Associate Professor, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Psychiatry, Carilion Medical Center; Roanoke, VA
Michael Winters
Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medicine; Vice Chair for Clinical and Administrative Affairs, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Michele Maroon
Associate, Department of Dermatology, Danville, PA
Nathaniel Leu, MD, MS
Emergency Medicine Consultant; Mayo Clinic Health Systems Ultrasound Director; Assistant Professor, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science; Rochester, MN
Nicholas Ruggiero II, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM, FCPP
Cardiology Specialist; Philadelphia, PA
O. Fred Miller
Associate and Director Emeritus, Department of Dermatology, Danville, PA
Paul Axelsen, MD
Emeritus Professor, Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics Department, Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, PA
Paul M. Jaffray, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor, Radiology UCSD
Peter Croft
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine; Director of POCUS, MMC/MaineHealth; Co-Director, MMC ED Division of Ultrasound
Board Certification - Emergency Medicine, 2014, Fellowship - Massachusetts General Hospital, 2014, Residency - Maine Medical Center, Emergency Medicine, 2013, Medical School - Ohio State University College of Medicine, 2010, Hospital Affiliation - Maine Medical Center since 2013, MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization since 2013
Priya Kuppusamy
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine
Rakesh Mistry, MD, MS
Section Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital; Professor of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine; New Haven, CT
Renee Straub
Renee Straub, MD is a Dermatologist in North Charleston, SC. Dr. Straub has extensive experience in Skin Cancer & Excision and Cosmetic Skin Procedures. She is affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center.
Richard Colgan, MD
Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland School of Medicine; Baltimore, MD
Richard Scarfone, MD, FAAP
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Lead, Education Pillar, Center for Diagnostic Excellence, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Philadelphia, PA
Robert Belfer, MD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Director, Children's Emergency Department, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia at Virtua; Voorhees, NJ
Robert Martin, MD
Dr. Robert Martin is a Jacksonville-based family physician with sports medicine expertise and Florida faculty.
Ryan Lee, MD, MBA
Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Magnetic Resonance Medical Director, Director of Quality, Section Chief of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Einstein Healthcare Network; Philadelphia, PA
Ryan Smith, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Salim Baghli
Hospitalist, Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine and Nephrology, UPMC Memorial; Nephrologist, Instructor of Medicine, PennState Health, Hershey Medical Center
Sarah Dubbs
Assistant Professor and Residency Program Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Shayne Gue, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Director of Education, Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Program Director, Medical Education Fellowship Program, University of Central Florida/HCA Florida Healthcare GME (Greater Orlando/Osceola), Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Co-Chair, Membership and Professional Development & Florida College of Emergency Physicians
Stanislav Henkin, MD, MPH
Stan Henkin, MD, MPH, is a board-certified cardiologist, specializing in vascular medicine.
Stephan Esser, MD
Sports and Lifestyle Physician; Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Stephanie Cohen, DO
Dr. Stephanie Cohen obtained her medical degree at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Bradenton, Florida and served as a chief resident at the University at Buffalo Emergency Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Cohen completed her Simulation Medicine Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Cohen’s medical interests include academic medicine, medical education, simulation, evidence-based medicine, and critical care.
Stephen Eppes, MD, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University; Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics and Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Christiana Care Health System; Wilmington, DE
Stephen Gluckman, MD
Professor of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Medical Director, Penn Global Medicine; Philadelphia, PA
Stephen Winters, MD
Emeritus Professor and Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, University of Louisville; Louisville, KY
Steven Chen, MD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School; Vice Chief of Education, MGH Dermatology; Associate Program Director, Harvard Dermatology Residency Program; Director of Inpatient Dermatology, MGH Dermatology; Co-Director, Oncodermatology Program, MGH Dermatology; Co-Director, Comprehensive Cutaneous Lymphoma Program, MGH Cancer Center; Boston, MA
Tariq Ahmad, MD, MPH
Dr. Ahmad is Yale’s Chief of Heart Failure, specializing in advanced heart failure care and pragmatic clinical trials.
Thomas Tryon, MD, MBA, FAAP, FCUCM
Dr. Tom Tryon is a general pediatrician with broad-based experience in adult and pediatric ER and Urgent Care as well as primary care pediatrics and pediatric urgent care. Following residency at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Dr. Tryon practiced for four years as a solo practitioner and sole pediatrician in a rural community, as well as a half-time solo ER physician in a Level III Trauma Center ED. He then moved his pediatric practice to an urban solo practice for six years, where he also worked half-time as an adult minor ER and Urgent Care physician. He is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine. Dr. Tryon has served in multiple leadership roles with three different hospitals including Chief of OB/Peds, Chief of Pediatrics, Chief of Medicine for a 370- bed adult and pediatric health system, and Associate Division Director of Urgent Care for his current children’s hospital. Recently, he served as Pediatric Section Chair for the Urgent Care Association as well as a Director on the Board of Directors and as Secretary of the Board of Directors. He is a Fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics and a Fellow in the College of Urgent Care Medicine.
Trent Harrison, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Coordinator, Orthopaedic Residency Program, Brooks Rehabilitation; Jacksonville, FL
Valerianna Amorosa, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, PA
Vandana Bhide
Chief Hospitalist, St. Joseph Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ; Clinical Assistant Professor Creighton University School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Arizona College of Medicine
Walter Taylor, MD
Dr. Walter C Taylor, MD is retired from Mayo Clinic Florida full time family medicine and sports medicine practice, where he served as Family Medicine Residency Director and Sports Medicine Fellowship Director. He presently provides volunteer sports medicine services in a clinic for the uninsured in Asheville, NC.
William Ayoub
Attending Physician, Department of Rheumatology, Allegheny Health Network; Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
Yael Mauer, MD
Dr. Yael Mauer, MD, MPH, FACP, DABOM, is a Staff Physician in the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism at Cleveland Clinic