Mel Herbert, MD, MBBS, FACEP, FAAEM

Dr. Mel Herbert is a renowned physician in emergency medicine, known for his entrepreneurial endeavors, philanthropy, and educational contributions. He founded both EM:RAP and the non-profit EM:RAP GO, which creates and distributes emergency medicine education in more than 160 countries. Despite his success, he believes in the power of ordinary individuals to achieve greatness, as outlined in his book, “The Extraordinary Power of Being Average.” Dr. Herbert also served as a consultant on the hit TV show, “ER”. He is currently a medical consultant and staff writer on the Emmy-award-winning TV show, “The Pitt,” currently streaming on HBO-MAX and TNT. 

Mizuho Morrison, DO

Dr. Mizuho Morrison (Miz) is Chief Medical Officer at EM:RAP. Miz is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician who trained at LAC+USC and has worked in both academic and community settings. Mizuho has a long-standing career in education and still juggles shifts in the community. She was one of the first female EM podcasters at EM:RAP and helped launch C3 and other projects. She is a renowned lecturer and is also known for helping to develop other physicians who have a passion for teaching. She leads the production teams at EM:RAP, helping to facilitate innovative ideas while keeping the standard high!

Matthew DeLaney, MD

Dr. Matthew DeLaney is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Matthew has worked in a wide variety of academic and community emergency departments and has a particular skill in making medical education that helps clinicians not only crush the boards but also be excellent at the bedside. Matthew lives in a house full of women, including his two daughters and his wife Erin, who is a family medicine physician and is without any doubt the best doctor in the DeLaney house.

Jennifer Beck-Esmay, MD

Dr. Jennifer Beck-Esmay is an associate professor of emergency medicine and assistant residency director at Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West in New York City. Dr. Beck-Esmay received a degree in drama from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, completed medical school at the University of Minnesota, and returned to NYC to complete residency at NYU-Bellevue. She is passionate about emergency medicine education and gender equity in medicine and is proud to have contributed content to numerous resources, including FemInEM, R.E.B.E.L. EM, EMDocs, EM:RAP, Emergency Medicine Abstracts, ERCast, UC:RAP, CoreEM, and Critical Care Now. She has spoken nationally and internationally at SMACC, FIX, EEM, ACOEP, ACEP, SEMPA, CORD, and Rebellion in EM.  Most importantly, she is a proud mama of a 4-year-old human, Lilith, and a 6-year-old feline, Khonshu.

Mackenzie Brown, MD

Dr. Mackenzie Brown is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at TCU College of Medicine, Simulation Co-Director and Assistant Fellowship Director of Medical Education at the John Peter Smith Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency, and Core Faculty with Emergency Medicine Reviews and Perspectives (EM:RAP).

Wes Brown, MD

Dr. Wes Brown completed his residency training at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), where he served as a chief resident in his final year. He practices clinically at a busy Level II trauma center in Athens, Georgia. While he predominantly enjoys the clinical aspect of emergency medicine, Wes is also a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership where he engages in medical education on shift with residents and medical students rotating in the emergency department. Having relied on EM:RAP as an essential educational resource throughout his training and career, he is now thrilled to contribute to the program that has contributed much to his practice.

Ilene Claudius, MD

Dr. llene Claudius trained at UCLA for medical school and a combined residency in Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine. She is currently a Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the David Geffen school of Medicine at UCLA, and director of Process and Quality Improvement for the Emergency Department at Harbor-UCLA.

Cameron Crosby, MD

Dr. Cameron Crosby is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), where he serves as Assistant Medical Director of the University Emergency Department. Dr. Crosby’s academic and research interests center on infectious diseases and global health education. He has received advanced training in tropical medicine and is active in both domestic and international medical education initiatives. He has worked in both community and academic emergency medicine, and in addition to his clinical and leadership responsibilities, he is deeply involved in resident education and was honored with his department’s “Lecturer of the Year” award. With a passion for equipping healthcare providers in both high- and low-resource settings, Dr. Crosby brings a broad perspective to emergency medicine education and board preparation.

Britt Guest, DO

Dr. Britt Guest completed her residency training at UCLA Ronald Regan/Olive View Emergency Medicine Residency Program. After her year as chief resident, Britt completed a fellowship in global health and medical education. Britt is now the Global Health fellowship director at UCLA and is dedicated to working with international leaders to create innovative teaching tools to help expand access to engaging educational content for EM training programs throughout the world. She is an award-winning educator and is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA as well as EM:RAP faculty. Through her work with EM:RAP, Britt has developed interactive, high-quality virtual and live medical content that make education not only fun, but easily accessible both locally and internationally.

Tarlan Hedayati, MD

Dr. Tarlan Hedayati is an Associate Professor and Chair of Education in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. She organizes the curriculum and educational activities for the 68 residents in the EM residency training program, oversees the medical student clerkships, integrates ultrasound and simulation education into the curriculum, and creates and oversees academic advising plans for the residents. She is a nationally and internationally recognized speaker and expert in cardiac emergencies, critical care, resuscitation, and medical education. She received the 2023 American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) National Emergency Medicine Faculty Teaching Award and was named the 2019-2020 Outstanding Speaker of the Year by ACEP. She has written and acted as editor for numerous emergency medicine textbooks and has been published in several journals, including Cardiology Clinics, Journal of Emergency Medicine, Academic Emergency Medicine, and NEJM.

Andrew Kalnow, DO, FACEP

Dr. Andrew "Drew" Kalnow is an Assistant Program Director and Director of Simulation for the emergency medicine residency program at OhioHealth Doctors Hospital in Columbus, OH.  In addition, he serves as an EMS medical director for several Central Ohio Fire/EMS agencies and is faculty for the OhioHealth EMS Fellowship. He is a regular medical podcast contributor and co-host of EM Over Easy, an emergency medicine podcast focused on “More than Medicine”. Drew received his medical degree from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his emergency medicine residency training at Doctors Hospital-OhioHealth. Beyond simulation and resident education, Drew is passionate about learning theory, rapid delivery of cold water and warm blankets to patients, promoting the emergency medicine community, and spreading the gospel of video laryngoscopy.

Andy Little, DO, FACEP

Dr. Andy Little is the Program Director for the emergency medicine residency at AdventHealth Orlando. He has research interests in vascular access, educational delivery models, and podcasting in medicine. He also serves as a cohost and co-founder for the podcast EM Over Easy.

Brit Long, MD

Dr. Brit Long is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at UVA School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA. He is clinical editor-in-chief at emDocs (Emergency Medicine Developments, Oddities, and Controversies), associate editor for the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, and author for CorePendium, EM:RAP’s premier online textbook. His interests include knowledge translation, evidence-based medicine, medical education, and free open-access medication education.

Jessica Mason, MD

Fellowship trained in medical education, Jess is on a mission to make the best emergency procedure videos in the world. Through her casual and relatable tone, her voice as an educator is grounded in her desire to be a lifelong learner. She is currently an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt University.

Tim Montrief, MD

Dr. Tim Montrief is an Assistant Professor of Critical Care Medicine at the Miami Transplant Institute's cardiovascular intensive care unit, lead intensivist for the Miami Transplant Institute's Cardiogenic Shock Team, and an attending physician at the Jackson Memorial emergency department. He received a degree in Arabic from the University of Michigan and a master’s in public health from the University of Miami. Tim completed medical school at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, his emergency medicine residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital, and both critical care and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) fellowships at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Sean Nordt, MD, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT, FAAEM, FACMT, FASAM 

Dr. Sean Patrick Nordt is a pharmacist, toxicologist, emergency physician, EMRAP faculty, and an Editor-in-Chief of CorePendium. Dr. Nordt earned his BSc and PharmD from St. John’s University in New York, his Doctor of Medicine from University College Dublin, and completed internship training in Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Maryland, followed by residency and fellowships at the University of California, San Diego. He currently serves as Professor of Emergency Medicine and Consultant Toxicologist at Loma Linda University School of Medicine and Attending Physician at LA General Hospital (USC+LAC), and remains active as a clinician, educator, and researcher. With extensive training and multiple board certifications, he brings unique expertise, experiences, and clinical perspective to bedside challenges. He is passionate about all areas of toxicology—from the “turf” (snakes, spiders) to the “surf” (marine envenomations, seafood poisoning), from the heaviest metals to the lightest gases. He also tracks emerging designer drugs as well as substances that have influenced human health for centuries.

Gita Pensa, MD, FAAEM

Dr. Gita Pensa is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Brown University. Her expertise lies in clinical medicine, risk management, and legal performance for clinicians. She practiced community emergency medicine for 13 years before joining Brown's faculty in 2015. Dr. Pensa was the editor of the Academic Emergency Medicine journal’s monthly research podcast through 2024 and remains a managing editor at Emergency Medicine Reviews and Perspectives (EM:RAP) as co-host of UC Max. She was named the EMRA (Emergency Medicine Residents' Association) National Faculty Mentor of the Year in 2018, and, in 2019, she was awarded a Special Service Recognition Award from Rhode Island ACEP for “courageous public advocacy of Rhode Island Emergency Medicine Colleagues”. In 2020, she received the Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University.

Todd Peterson, MD

Dr. Todd Peterson is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He has a passion for teaching and has served in a variety of resident and medical student education roles throughout his career. When he is not teaching residents or serving as a student affairs dean, he enjoys hiking, college football, and trying to keep up with his wife and four daughters.

Mark Ramzy, DO, EMT-P

Dr. Mark Ramzy is a cardiothoracic intensivist and emergency medicine physician, with over 20 years of EMS experience. He currently practices both cardiac critical care and emergency medicine and is a certified emergent re-sternotomy course instructor for his cardiac surgery intensive care unit. Dr. Ramzy completed two simultaneous fellowships in critical care medicine and point-of-care ultrasonography at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Ramzy is passionate about medical education through summative and formative feedback workshops, presentation redesign, and social media and utilizes his graphic design skills to convey lessons and knowledge through medical infographics.



Dr. Ramzy is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of REBEL EM, a widely respected FOAMed blog and podcast focused on core content, critical appraisal of medical literature, and knowledge translation—bridging the gap between evidence and bedside care. Dr. Ramzy enjoys teaching about team optimization and human behavior. He has coached multiple physicians over the years on how to teach, improve work-life balance, find fulfillment in their careers, and create meaningful personal and professional lives. He has advocated for numerous physicians when it comes to negotiating contracts, justifying administrative and academic time, and managing interpersonal challenges in the workplace.

Chris Reilly, MD

Dr. Chris Reilly is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine and a core faculty member of the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Cape Fear Valley Health in North Carolina. He received his MD from St. George’s University School of Medicine, and completed his residency training in emergency medicine at Brandon Hospital in Tampa Bay and a 2-year fellowship in medical education at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. He also completed a Masters in Health Professions Education program at MGH Institute for Health Professions and Harvard Medical School through the Harvard Macy Institute. Dr. Reilly is a faculty member at the Harvard Macy Institute in their program for Health Professions Education as well as core faculty with EM:RAP. And lastly, he is the co-founder of RapidRads Medical Education, a digital platform focusing on teaching radiology to non-radiologists.

Christina Shenvi, MD, PhD, MBA, FACEP 

Dr. Christina Shenvi is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill, an academic leader, and a keynote speaker with a passion for teaching, learning science, and innovative pedagogy. She is fellowship-trained in Geriatric Emergency Medicine and has received multiple national awards for teaching, including the ACEP Outstanding Speaker Award. She co-directs the ACEP/CORD Teaching Fellowship and teaches time management and career success through her platform, Time For Your Life.

Jan Shoenberger, MD, FACEP

Dr. Jan Shoenberger, after graduating from the USC Keck School of Medicine in 1999, completed her internship in internal medicine at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California. She began her residency training the following year at LAC+USC. Dr. Shoenberger is co-host and co-editor of EM:RAP. Dr. Shoenberger is the Chief of the Department of EM at Los Angeles General Medical Center, and Professor of Clinical EM at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Dr. Shoenberger has gained recognition as a speaker on the national level at ACEP's annual Scientific Assembly and at several other courses. In addition to her board certification in Emergency Medicine, she became board certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine in 2010. Her primary research interest lies in the interface between palliative medicine and emergency medicine. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed papers and book chapters in emergency medicine, and brings a deep passion for patient care to all aspects of her career.

Corey Slovis, FACP, FACEP, FAAEM

Dr. Corey Slovis is the founding Chairman of Vanderbilt's Department of Emergency Medicine and served in that role from July 1992 until July 2020. He is currently the Medical Director for the Nashville Fire Department and Nashville's International Airport. He has completed residencies in internal medicine and emergency medicine at Emory University and Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. He is board certified in emergency medicine, internal medicine, and emergency medical services. Dr. Slovis has won multiple educator awards and has published more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and numerous book chapters, and has co-authored three books. Dr. Slovis is a runner and practices yoga both aggressively and poorly. He is married to Dr. Bonnie Slovis, Professor Emeritus of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.

Maxwell Thompson, MD

Dr. Maxwell Thompson is an associate professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the department of emergency medicine where he serves as the director of emergency ultrasound. He completed medical school and residency in emergency medicine at UAB followed by an advanced emergency ultrasound fellowship at the University of California at Irvine. In his free time, he loves spending quality time with his wife and two children and can often be found on or around the water at the lake.

Jessie Werner, MD

Dr. Jessie Werner is board certified in emergency medicine, and she earned her medical degree at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She then completed her residency in emergency medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. After residency she completed a fellowship in Medical Education at University of San Francisco, Fresno. Dr. Jessie Werner is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at UCSF Fresno. She is the Director for the Emergency Medicine Medical Student Clerkship at USF Fresno, Assistant Director of Career Advising, and Core Faculty with Emergency Medicine Reviews and Perspectives (EM:RAP). She is also nn SJV PRIME Career Launch Working Group Leader.