Message from the Chair
The Department of Emergency Medicine at 糖心Vlog's Schmidt College of Medicine consists of academic and community faculty who work together to achieve new levels of excellence in emergency care for South Florida.
Our聽faculty聽have trained throughout the country and are fellowship-trained in multiple emergency medicine subspecialties including EMS, pediatric EM, ultrasound, simulation, toxicology, medical education, sports medicine, and hyperbaric medicine. They are committed to excellence in teaching and have established a national footprint with their聽clinical research.
At the core of our department is our聽Emergency Medicine Residency Program. Our program trains six residents per year with a high rate of graduates choosing to stay and practice locally.
Lisa Clayton, D.O.
Chair of the Emergency Medicine Department
Program Director of the Emergency Medicine Residency
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Mission
We are innovative and bold, delivering excellent care to our community, and are advancing our field through research, discovery, teaching, and mentoring the future leaders of emergency medicine.
Faculty
The Emergency Medicine department is composed of a combination of academicians trained in a broad spectrum of sub-specialties, along with our community-based聽affiliate faculty.
Nabil K. Abazaid, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine | Simulation Director of the Emergency Medicine Residency
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Boca Raton Campus
Scott Alter, M.D., M.B.A.
Assistant Dean for Clinical Research | Program Director of the Emergency Medical Services Fellowship | Informatics Director of the Emergency Medicine Residency and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Emergency Medicine
David Barton, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine | Assistant Research Director of the Emergency Medicine Residency
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Timothy Buckley, M.D., M.P.H.
Quality Improvement Director | Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Jason Carvalho, M.D
Instructor of Emergency Medicine
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Boca Raton Campus
Lisa Clayton, D.O., M.B.S.
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Designated Institutional Official (DIO) | Chair of the Emergency Medicine Department, Program Director of the Emergency Medicine Residency, and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Gabriella Engstrom, Ph.D., R.N.
Research Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Lewis S. Nelson, M.D., M.B.A.
Dean and Chief of Health Affairs | Professor of Emergency Medicine / Medical Toxicology
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71
Richard D. Shih, M.D.
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Joshua J. Solano, M.D.
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine | Associate Program Director of the Emergency Medicine Residency
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Emergency Medicine