Matt Heimann MD 

Dr. Matthew Heimann is a native of St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from Florida State University College of Medicine. He went on to complete his emergency medicine residency training at UAB. Afterwards, his training continued at UAB by finishing the Global Emergency Medicine fellowship. Presently, Dr. Heimann serves as an Assistant Professor of emergency medicine and the Fellowship Director of Global Emergency Medicine. He is passionate about the education of medical students/residents/fellows. He aims to incorporate his international experiences and knowledge into bedside teaching at UAB. Through continued engagement in emergency medicine locally, nationally and internationally, he strives to remain clinically competent and be a leader in the practice of cutting-edge emergency medicine. Furthermore, he serves as the Associate Director of Global Health Education Programs in the Mary Heersink Institute of Global Health. In partnership with the multidisciplinary team at the institute, he has been tasked with expanding innovative and learner-centric global health educational offerings for the institution and its collaborators