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Felix Ankel, MD

Felix Ankel is an attending physician at Regions Hospital in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Minnesota. He is a former residency director, Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) designated institutional official (DIO), Council of emergency medicine Residency Directors (CORD) board member, and Society of Academic Emergency Medicine board member. He currently serves as a director for the American Board of Emergency Medicine. He is the recipient of the Council of EM Residency Directors Faculty Teaching Award, the ACGME Parker J Palmer Courage to Teach Award, and the International Medical Educator of the Year Award presented by the Royal College of Canada. He is a contributor to https://icenet.blog on the future of health professions education.

Sara Schulwolf

University of Connecticut

Sara Schulwolf is a MD/MPH student at UConn, currently applying into EM. She served on the RAMS board as a medical student representative and served as liaison to the Research Committee.

In addition to to her work with the research committee, she also served as ad-hoc representative to the Bylaws Committee and hosted webinars around changes to the residency application process such as program signaling and the proposed platform switch away from ERAS.

Daniel J. Artiga, MD

Dr. Daniel Artiga is a PGY-3 resident physician at the University of Cincinnati. He completed his undergraduate studies at Harvard University and was a Geffen Scholar at the University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine. He currently serves as the SAEM RAMS Secretary-Treasurer, and he has contributed to the RAMS community as a board member since 2022. Dr. Artiga is a first-generation Latino and believes in the empowerment of those underrepresented in medicine. He serves as liaison to the SAEM Equity and Inclusion Committee.

Dr. Artiga’s academic interests include ultrasound, education, and DEI. He has led multiple initiatives within RAMS including the Ask-A-Chair educational podcast series, advocacy efforts regarding unionization, social media pushes to feature resident membership, and informational reviews for EM certification. His most recent efforts involve teaching ultrasound to Latin American EM programs.

Juliet Jacobson, MD

Dr. Juliet Jacobson is a PGY-3 at New York Presbyterian Cornell Columbia and an SAEM board member on the Resident and Medical Student board.

Before embarking on her medical career, Dr. Jacobson taught 6th-grade math and science in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. She has a passion for medical education and learner support. She helps lead her residency's recruitment board, volunteers at college outreach programs, and mentors students at her alma mater. Her passion for medical education drives her to create tools and resources that can support learners not only during medical school and residency but throughout their entire medical careers.

Daniel N. Jourdan, MD, NRP

Henry Ford Hospital - Detroit

Daniel N. Jourdan, MD, NRP, is a fourth-year resident in the combined Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine Program at Henry Ford. He attained a Bachelor of Science from the University of North Carolina and a Doctor of Medicine from the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, where he was also honored as a Gold Humanism Fellow. Prior to his medical schooling, Dr. Jourdan served four years as an enlisted special operations soldier, completing two tours in Afghanistan. Throughout his undergraduate and medical studies, he concurrently worked as a paramedic for various emergency medical services (EMS) agencies.

Dr. Jourdan currently holds the position of SAEM-RAMS Immediate Past President. He is in his fifth year of service to the RAMS Board. He has also worked on various SAEM Committee's including Education, Membership, Faculty Development, Program and RAMS Nominating. He also served as chair of the RAMS Nominating Committee. Dr. Jourdan's contributions to SAEM-RAMS have yielded numerous nationally published articles, podcasts, and educational materials available on SAEM.org, as well as presentations at the SAEM Annual Meeting. In addition to his commitment to SAEM-RAMS, Dr. Jourdan has been an integral part of various national task forces, including the SAEM Workforce Task Force, SAEM Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Task Force, and SAEM Onboarding Task Force.

Andrew Hall, MD, FRCPC, MMEd, DRCPSC

University of Ottawa & Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

Adhitya Balaji

Trustees of Indiana University

"Integration of Simulation Into Rapid Sequence Intubation Training for Advanced Life Support/Basic Life Support Paramedics"

Adhitya Balaji is a second-year medical student at the Indiana University School of Medicine and a graduate of Indiana University Bloomington, where he earned a double major in molecular life sciences and neuroscience with a minor in economics. Adhitya is actively involved in advancing emergency medical services (EMS) through his role in quality assurance and education for Indiana University Health LifeLine, a comprehensive regional EMS provider, while also working clinically as an emergency medical technician (EMT) on a 9-1-1 ambulance. His research interests focus on EMS, simulation, quality improvement, and medical education. Adhitya also serves as the director of Midwest Outreach for The Journal of Collegiate Emergency Medical Services and as graduate advisor for Indiana University Collegiate Emergency Medical Services (IC-EMS), the collegiate EMS agency at IU Bloomington. He plans to pursue a career in emergency medicine with a special interest in prehospital medicine. 

Jude Luke

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

"ACED (A1C Check in ED): An Emergency Department Diabetes Screening and Linkage to Care Program"

Jude Luke is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He completed his undergraduate education at the University of Cincinnati, where he was a member of the Connections Dual Admissions Program with the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Inspired by his experience volunteering in the emergency department (ED) of NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue in Manhattan, where he learned about ED diabetes screening efforts, Jude, at the age of 19, began designing a program tailored to the unique needs of Cincinnati’s community. With support from the SAEMF/RAMS Resident Research Grant, he is piloting a comprehensive ED-based A1C diabetes screening program to assess its feasibility and potential to connect affected patients to primary care. Jude is an active emergency medicine (EM) researcher, contributing to projects on chest pain stratification, mild traumatic brain injury management, and ED quality improvement, resulting in multiple publications and presentations at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) annual meeting and other national EM conferences. Within the University of Cincinnati Department of Emergency Medicine, Jude serves as the senior student research advisor for the Medical Student Scholars Program and as a medical student member in the Division of Social Emergency Medicine. He is passionate about a career in emergency medicine and aspires to advance health equity and improve patient care through innovative systems-based solutions. 

Carter Gottschalk

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

"Effects of Cardiac Monitoring in Perceived Stress of Unexplained Syncope Patients"

Carter Gottschalk is a third-year medical student at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, focusing on community outreach and patient-centered outcomes. He conducted computational drug discovery projects while earning a Bachelor of Science degree at Virginia Tech and worked as a clinical research coordinator at the University of Virginia, focusing on stroke and hemorrhage studies. His current work in the emergency department involves measuring perceived stress, adherence, follow-up times, and patient experience associated with cardiac monitoring devices for unexplained syncopal events. Through the Resident and Medical Student Grant and The David E. Wilcox, MD, FACEP Scholarship, he aims to characterize patient perspectives on unexplained syncope, a condition challenging to risk-stratify and associated with diagnostic uncertainty. This grant supports his qualitative and quantitative data collection efforts, helping to fortify his skills as a young investigator. 

Katarina Ho

Brown University

"Use of Intubation Kits With Checklists to Reduce Intubation Risks in Rwanda"

Katarina Ho is a medical student at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She earned her Bachelor of Science in microbiology, immunology, and molecular genetics from the University of California, Los Angeles. Katarina previously worked at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she contributed to studies in subarachnoid hemorrhage and traumatic brain injury. Her research now focuses on improving outcomes in emergency medicine, specifically through the implementation of endotracheal intubation kits and checklists in resource-limited settings. She currently leads a project in collaboration with the University Teaching Hospital - Kigali (CHUK) and the University of Rwanda to bridge gaps in global health by enhancing emergency care practices in low-resource environments. Katarina is a recipient of the Ali and Danielle Raja RAMS Medical Student Research Grant from the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation (SAEMF). 

Carlisle Topping

Yale University

"What You See Is What You Learn: National Variation in Emergency Medicine Residency Environments"

Carlisle Topping is a research year medical student at Yale University pursuing an MD/MHS degree. She earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Columbia University.

Prior to medical school, she worked in the Cancer Outcomes Research and Education Program at Massachusetts General Hospital. Her introduction to emergency medicine was at Bellevue Hospital where she worked as a patient advocate and was witness to the impact of social forces and systems on health. She is interested in emergency medicine with a dedication to advancing equitable healthcare for individuals from low-income areas. This drove her to join Dr. Arjun Venkatesh’s lab, where she has worked on multiple health services and health policy projects addressing overlapping geographic and socioeconomic health inequities.

Marianne Lopez, MD

Memorial Healthcare System

"Mapping Clinical Skill Experience Curves of High Acuity Low Occurrence Procedures: Mastery or Decay"

Marianne Lopez, MD, is a first-year emergency medicine resident currently training at Memorial Healthcare System in Hollywood, Florida. Dr. Lopez is proudly practicing medicine in the community where she grew up and is committed to giving back to the place that shaped her. She continues to grow as a clinician and advocate for her patients. Dr. Lopez is deeply grateful for the opportunity to participate in research during her residency, which allows her to contribute to the advancement of emergency medicine while continuing to learn and grow. For her, combining clinical work with research offers a meaningful way to make a lasting impact on both her patients and the field.

Samuel Chiacchia, MD

Stanford University

"NextGen Artificial Intelligence for Predicting Organ Support Needs From the Emergency Department"

Samuel Chiacchia, MD, is a postgraduate year two (PGY2) in the Stanford Emergency Medicine Residency Program. He grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado and is a graduate of Princeton University and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Chiacchia’s research interests are at the intersection of emergency medicine, critical care, and informatics, where he hopes to develop clinical decision support tools that improve risk stratification among critical and peri-critical patients in the emergency department. He plans to pursue a fellowship in critical care and practice academic emergency and critical care medicine while pursuing a career in grant funded research as a physician scientist. He is grateful for the generosity of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation (SAEMF), whose support through the SAEMF/RAMS Resident Research Grant will work to advance his career aspirations in science and medicine. 

Sean Brown, MD, MBA, ScM

Mass General Brigham

"Gender Disparities in Point-of-Care Ultrasound"

Sean Brown, MD, MBA, ScM, is an emergency medicine resident at the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency (HAEMR) program, based at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Dr. Brown earned his medical degree and Master of Business Administration from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine and the Fox School of Business at Temple University. Prior to that, he completed his undergraduate studies at Johns Hopkins University, where he also obtained a Master of Science.

Dr. Brown is committed to enhancing clinical practices to ensure all patients receive high-quality, equitable care. The SAEMF/RAMS grant supports his research into inequities in point-of-care ultrasound use in the emergency department.

Sara Hurley, MD

The Ohio State University

"Elder Mistreatment Radiographic Biomarkers in Emergency Department Patients With Rib Fractures"

Manoj Arra, MD, PhD

The Washington University

"Characterizing Time of Day Variation in Human Neutrophil Inflammation and Metabolism"

Manoj Arra, MD, PhD, is a third-year emergency medicine resident at Washington University in St. Louis, aiming for a career in academic emergency medicine and critical care. His research focuses on developing novel biomarkers and therapeutics to enhance patient outcomes in sepsis.​

Dr. Arra completed his undergraduate degree at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and earned his MD-PhD from Washington University School of Medicine. His doctoral research in Molecular Cell Biology, under the mentorship of Yousef Abu-Amer, PhD, explored the relationship between inflammation, metabolism, and oxidative stress in chondrocytes, contributing to osteoarthritic changes.

Currently, Dr. Arra is investigating biological rhythms in cellular metabolism and inflammatory responses of myeloid cells, a project supported by the SAEMF Resident Research Grant Award. ​

In addition to his research, Dr. Arra was selected for membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society in 2023.

William Reis, MD, MS

University of Pennylvania

"Pulseless Electrical Activity in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Understanding Etiologies and Outcomes"

William Reis, MD, MS, is a fourth-year emergency medicine resident at the University of Pennsylvania with a dedicated focus on improving outcomes for patients experiencing cardiac arrest, particularly those presenting with pulseless electrical activity (PEA). PEA is a subset of cardiac arrest characterized by electrical activity without a detectable pulse, known for its increasing incidence and high mortality rate, yet lacking specific treatments.

Dr. Reis earned his undergraduate degree from Emory University before obtaining his medical degree from the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. He is currently completing his residency training in emergency medicine at Penn Medicine.

Dr. Reis’s research aims to clinically define phenotypes of PEA and identify treatments for idiopathic PEA—cases without an identifiable reversible cause. By distinguishing idiopathic PEA from cases with known etiologies, he seeks to enhance understanding of PEA's underlying mechanisms and determine the prevalence of idiopathic instances. For PEA cases with identifiable causes, the standard approach involves addressing the reversible etiology. However, for idiopathic cases, current treatment options are limited to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), which has low survival rates.

To advance this critical area of resuscitation research, Dr. Reis plans to pursue a research fellowship focused on repurposing existing therapeutics for the treatment of idiopathic PEA.

Hannah Edelson, MD, MPH

The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles

"Measuring Emergency Physician Attitudes and Adoption of Syphilis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing"

Hannah “Claire” Edelson, MD, MPH, is a third-year emergency medicine resident physician at the University of California, Los Angeles. She earned a medical degree and a master’s in public health in global environmental health at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Her interests include simulation in medical education, emergency department-led initiatives to improve equitable, high-quality care for socially vulnerable patients, and strengthening global health systems. Outside of work, Claire enjoys hiking, skiing, cycling, swimming, and gardening. 

Gabrielle Zuniga, MD, PhD

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

"Assess the Efficacy and Target Engagement of 3TC After Traumatic Brain Injury"

Gabrielle Zuniga, MD, PhD, is a physician-scientist in the emergency medicine residency program at the University of Texas Health San Antonio. She earned a medical degree and a doctorate from the South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Her work in the laboratory of Dr. Bess Frost focused on identifying mechanisms downstream of tau-induced neurodegeneration. Dr. Zuniga discovered that tau-induced deficits in ribonucleic acid (RNA) quality control are a novel pharmacologically targetable mechanism of neurodegeneration. She also played a key role in the development and completion of the clinical trial investigating the safety and feasibility of antiretroviral therapy in Alzheimer’s disease (ART-AD). Her current research interests are to elucidate tau-based mechanisms of neurodegeneration in the context of emergency medical care of patients after traumatic brain injury. 

Elaine Hsiang, MD

Stanford University

"Emergency Department Avoidance and Hesitancy to Seek Care Among LGBTQ+ Young Adults"

Elaine Hsiang, MD, is a social emergency medicine fellow and clinical instructor at Stanford University School of Medicine. She earned her medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and completed her emergency medicine residency at UCSF, where she also served as chief resident.

Dr. Hsiang's research focuses on LGBTQIA+ health, particularly its intersections with substance use, health professions education, and emergency care.

Dr. Hsiang is an active member of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), contributing to the SAEM Academy for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Medicine (ADIEM) LGBTQIA+ Committee and the SAEM Social Emergency Medicine and Population Health Interest Group. In recognition of her work, Dr. Hsiang received an SAEM Foundation Grant for her project on emergency department avoidance and hesitancy among LGBTQIA+ patients.