Valerie A. Pierre, MD, FAAEM

Dr. Valerie A. Pierre, MD, FACEP, FAAEM is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Maryland.
Dr. Pierre graduated from Xavier University of Louisiana, where she developed an interest in public health and healthcare disparities in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. She attended Howard University College of Medicine and trained in Emergency Medicine residency at the Brookdale Hospital and Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Pierre subsequently completed an ultrasound fellowship at New York University.
In addition to her clinical and teaching roles, Dr. Pierre is the Assistant Medical Director at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She also serves as a faculty mentor for the departmental Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee. Outside of her work within her local academic community, she lectures and leads hands-on training sessions on point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) internationally.
In addition to local leadership, Dr. Pierre is the Chair for the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion section of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine and Membership Chair of the Academy for Diversity & Inclusion of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. She also serves on the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging workgroup of the Education Committee for the Society for Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships and the POCUS subcommittee of the Global Emergency Medicine Academy of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. During her medical training, she previously held several national leadership positions, including her service on the Board of Directors for the Student National Medical Association as a National Co-Chair for the Health Policy and Legislative Affairs Committee and as a National Vice Chair for the Health Policy Committee for the Emergency Medicine Residents Association.
Her clinical and research interests lie in her long-standing passion for health equity and clinical ultrasound. More specifically, she is interested in reducing health disparities in at-risk populations and improving access to care for marginalized populations.