Craig Cooley, MD, MPH, EMT-P, FACEP, FAAEM, FAEMS

Craig Cooley MD, MPH, EMT-P is the EMS Division Chief and EMS Fellowship Director for UT Health San Antonio Department of Emergency Medicine, Deputy Medical Director for San Antonio Fire Department, and a Medical Director for the Texas Emergency Medical Task Force (EMTF) – Region 8. In these roles, Dr. Cooley provides radio/phone and on-scene medical control for SAFD, provides medical oversight during state disaster responses, and educates fellows, residents, and medical students through the different programs and rotations he helped develop that are offered at UT Health San Antonio. He is also part of the Office of the Medical Director that provides EMT and Paramedic continuing education to 1500 personnel per year. Among his involvement in several regional, state and national organizations, Dr. Cooley is a member of the Texas Governor’s EMS and Trauma Advisory Council (GETAC) Cardiac Subcommittee and is Chair of the Council of EMS Fellowship Directors with the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP). In addition to speaking frequently at the program and local level on several EMS topics, Dr. Cooley continues to speak regionally, nationally and internationally about EMS and EMS system development.