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Austin S. Kilaru, MD, MSHP

Penn Medicine-Department of Emergency Medicine

Austin Kilaru, MD, MSHP is an emergency physician and health services researcher. His work focuses on innovation in delivery and financing of emergency care, as well as transitions from the emergency department to outpatient services. He serves as Deputy Director of the Parity Center, which studies payment reform and health equity, and is the Physician Lead for Acute Care Initiatives at the Penn Medicine Center for Healthcare Transformation and Innovation. His work has been featured in the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, Health Affairs, and Annals of Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Kilaru attended Yale University, where he studied English. He received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania and trained in emergency medicine at Highland Hospital in Oakland, California, where he served as chief resident. He completed the National Clinical Scholars Program at Penn and received a Master’s degree in Health Policy Research.

Sudave Mendiratta, MD

Chair, Emergency Medicine

University of Tennessee

Dr. Sudave Mendiratta graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2005 then pursued residency training at Emory University/Grady Memorial Hospital and served as Chief Resident in his final year of training. Dr. Mendiratta joined the faculty of the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga, in 2008 and has served in leadership roles for medical student and resident education. He is currently the Past President of the Tennessee College of Emergency Physicians, President of the Chattanooga Emergency Medicine Foundation, and Chair of Emergency Medicine at UT/Erlanger. Dr. Mendiratta was recently featured on PBS Frontline and has an interest in addressing the social determinants of health in Chattanooga.