EMRA Representatives to ACEP Sections

Be an EMRA Representative on an ACEP Section

Through cooperation with ACEP, opportunities are available for EMRA members interested in serving on select ACEP Sections. Section interest forms for ACEP sections are made available in March/April each year on the ACEP website and are due to ACEP by May. 

Interest forms due by May 1, 2026.

2025-2026 EMRA Representatives to ACEP Sections

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORTION SECTION
Kyle Essex

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN EPS SECTION
Haely Studebaker, MD

CAREERS IN EM
Alison Gasnick

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE SECTION
Alex Hallagan, MD

DEMOCRATIC GROUP PRACTICE SECTION
Zachary He, DO

DISASTER MEDICINE SECTION
Matthew Lyons, DO

DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND HEALTH EQUITY SECTION
Alberto Perez, MD

DUAL TRAINING SECTION
Grey Braybrooks

EMERGENCY MEDICINE INFORMATICE SECTION
Michael Makutonin, MD

EM WORKFORCE SECTION
Seamus Vahey

EMERGENCY TELEHEALTH SECTION
Avi Patel, MD

EMERGENCY ULTRASOUND SECTION
Sean Beckman, DO

EMS- PREHOSPITAL CARE SECTION
Kyle Essex

EM Practice Management and Health Policy
Nicholas Melucci, DO

EVENT MEDICINE SECTION
James Nardini, MD, MS

FREESTANDING EMERGENCY CENTERS
catherine Scocca, DO

FORENSIC MEDICINE SECTION
Alicia Stoebenau

GERIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE SECTION
Claire Seo, MD

INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE SECTION
Ekiomoado Olumese, MD

LOCUM TENENS SECTION
Taylor Sheppard

MEDICAL DIRECTORS
Haely Studebaker, MD

MEDICAL HUMANITIES
Melina Kanji, MD

OBSERVATION MEDICINE SECTION
Brittany Garza, DO

PAIN MANAGEMENT SECTION
Claire Seo, MD

PALLIATIVE MEDICINE SECTION
Nicholas Nasser, MD

PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE SECTION
Rebecca Leff, MD

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT & PATIENT SAFETY SECTION
Josue Minaya, MD

RESEARCH, SCHOLARLY ACTIVIEY, AND INNOVATION SECTION
Michael Makutonin, MD

RURAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE SECTION
Kevin Molinar

SOCIAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE SECTION
David Bronestein

SPORTS MEDICINE SECTION
Christian Holland, MD

TACTICAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE SECTION
Sriram Venkatesan, MD

TOXICOLOGY SECTION
Laura Szczesniak, MD

UNDERSEA AND HYPERBARIC MEDICINE SECTION
Peyton Lehman

WELLNESS SECTION
Sara Beth Hanna, DO

WILDERNESS MEDICINE SECTION
Jackson Anderson, MD

YOUNG PHYSICIANS SECTION
David Wilson, MD

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