Ashley D. Larrimore, MD

Medical Director, Ohio State Center for EMS; Medical Director, Newark Fire Department

In addition to her role as assistant professor, Ashley also works with Medflight of Ohio. She completed her emergency medicine residency at The University of Massachusetts Medical Center and her fellowship in emergency medical services at the University of Cincinnati/Cincinnati Fire Department/UC Aircare and Mobile Care. Larrimore is particularly interested in air medical transport and paramedic education.

Connie McCarthy

Senior Outreach Coordinator

Connie received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing, Health and Consumer Sciences from The Ohio State University. She has served in multiple roles since joining the medical center in 2006, working clinically as a registered nurse in the Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Unit and most recently as the senior quality manager of Critical Care and Neurosciences. Connie’s tremendous experience in process and performance improvement will greatly enhance the efforts of Ohio State’s Center for EMS!

Geoffrey Finnegan

Quality Data Manager

Geoff received his Bachelor’s degree in Security and Risk Analysis at Pennsylvania State University College of Information Sciences and Technology. Geoff became an emergency medical technician and worked for their student operated ambulance service. Geoff came to Ohio State in 2013 to serve as project coordinator for Project RED STAMP, a paramedic airway management education study funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality. In the Center for EMS, he is responsible for EMS related data reporting, continuing education credit issuing, and coordinating EMS simulation.

Travis Webb

Outreach Coordinator - Education and Communications

Prior to joining Ohio State, Travis served as communications specialist and transport coordinator for MedFlight of Ohio, and also served as an intermediate emergency medical technician. He is a graduate of Columbus State Community College and is currently studying biology as a pre-medicine major at The Ohio State University.

Mark Angelos, MD

Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine

Mark Angelos, MD, joined Ohio State’s faculty in 1991 as an assistant professor in Emergency Medicine. Over the past 24 years, he has actively engaged the three major academic missions of education, research and clinical care.

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Eric J. Adkins, MD

Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, Emergency Medicine

Dr. Adkins is the medical director of the Emergency Department at Ohio State Wexner Medical Center on main campus. He completed his medical degree at West Virginia University in 2002, followed by a five-year residency program for both emergency medicine and internal medicine at Christiana Care Health Services in Delaware, where he served as chief resident in his final year of training. In 2010 he completed a three-year fellowship in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, having served as chief fellow.

Michael Dick, MD

Medical Director, Emergency Department - University Hospital East

David C. Evans, MD, FACS

Medical Director, Trauma

Dr. Evans is assistant professor of Surgery and medical director of Ohio State’s level 1 trauma center. A graduate of Duke University Medical School, he came to Ohio State in 2006 for training in surgery and surgical critical care, joining the faculty in 2012. In addition to trauma, Dr. Evans is interested in nutrition in critically ill patients. He is an investigator in the TOP-UP ICU nutrition trial, the GIFT trial for pediatric trauma, and antibiotic and necrotizing soft tissue infection trials, among others. For 2013-14, he received funding from the Ohio Department of Public Safety for aeromedical transportation research.

Larry Jones, MD

Medical Director, Ohio State Comprehensive Burn Center

Dr. Jones is the director of the Burn Center at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, which is the only verified burn center in central Ohio. The majority of his career as a trauma and burn surgeon was spent in a private practice setting before arriving at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in 2011. He is board certified as National Faculty of Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) Courses through the American Board of Surgery, and State Faculty of Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Courses through the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma.

Ernest Mazzaferri Jr., MD, FACC, FSCAI

Medical Director, Ohio State Ross Heart Hospital

Dr. Mazzaferri is a high-volume interventional cardiologist who specializes in radial catheterization. An active participant in the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) program at Ohio State, he implanted the first ventricular partitioning device (VPD) in the United States in March 2008. Mazzaferri also is chair for the Central Ohio Mission Lifeline STEMI Accelerator Program, served a term on the American Heart Association's STEMI Science Advisory Task Force and for many years chaired the Mission Lifeline: Ohio Hospital Working group.

Michael T. Torbey, MD, MPH, FCCM, FAHA

Medical Director, Neurovascular Stroke Center

Dr. Torbey earned his medical degree at the American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine in Beirut, Lebanon. He then completed a neurology residency at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, followed by a fellowship in neurocritical care at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Torbey’s research focuses on the application of neuroprotective strategies in traumatic brain injury and global and focal ischemia models. He is also involved in multicenter NIH-funded clinical trials for acute neurological disorders.

Ashish Panchal, MD, PhD

Medical Director, Delaware County EMS; Assistant Medical Director, Worthington Division of Fire and EMS

Dr. Panchal began his career as a researcher, completing a PhD at Case Western Reserve University. Following this, he went to The Ohio State University College of Medicine for medical school, then completed a residency in emergency medicine and was elected chief resident. A board certified emergency physician, Dr. Panchal practiced at the University of Arizona prior to joining Ohio State. His interests include undergraduate medical education, emergency ultrasonography and cardiovascular research on cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Craig Key, MD

Medical Director, Clinton Township Fire Department; Medical Director, National Trail Raceway; Medical Director; Ohio Fire Academy

Douglas Rund, MD

Medical Director, City of Worthington Division of Fire and EMS; Medical Director, Columbus State Community College - Emergency Medical Services

Howard Werman, MD

Medical Director, Medflight of Ohio

James Ryan, MD

Medical Director, Memorial Tournament/Muirfield

Leo Boggs, MD

Medical Director, Jerome Township Division of Fire