Elizabeth Leenellett, MD, FACEP, CPE

Dr. Elizabeth Leenellett is a Professor and Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs and Inclusive Excellence at the University of Cincinnati. She graduated from the University of Michigan’s Inteflex program, completed her EM residency at the University of Cincinnati and then joined the department as clinical faculty. Dr. Leenellett was the first female medical director within UCEM and served in that role at West Chester Hospital for almost a decade before becoming the inaugural UC EM Vice Chair of Women’s Initiatives. She founded the Emergency Medicine Program Of Women in leadERship (EMPOWER), established the Leadership Excels with Achievement of Diversity (UC LEADs) endowment fund, and uses the skills gained from her Hedgwig van Amerigen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) fellowship to propel initiatives forward and break down barriers. Dr. Leenellett won the 2021 Ohio ACEP Physician Leadership award, 2022 UC College of Medicine Grace LeMasters “Lift While You Climb” award, and the 2022 EMRA Faculty Mentor of the Year award. She is honored to serve as the W. Brian Gibler Endowed Chair for Education in Emergency Medicine and Chief of Staff of West Chester Hospital.