2022 Conference Faculty
We’re proud to feature a list of prominent speakers who are at the forefront of their fields. These professionals are always eager to share their knowledge and inspire like-minded enthusiasts.
Dr. Dan McCollum, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Assistant Residency Director
Director for GCEP
Augusta University Health System in Augusta, Georgia
Dr. Sukhi Atti, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
University of Alabama Birmingham
Assistant Director, Office of Medical ToxicologyCourse Director, Medical Toxicology Course
Associate Medical Director, Alabama Poison Information Center, Children’s of Alabama
Research and Clinical Interests
Residency medical education, addiction medicine, disaster medicine, chemical security, CBRN
Dr. James Crosby, MD
Assistant Professor
University of Alabama Birmingham
Research and Clinical Interests
Medical Education, Travel Medicine, International Health
Dr. Adam Kessler, DO
Associate Professor
University of Alabama Birmingham
Board certified in EM, IM and Critical Care
ED-ICU and Emergency Critical Care
Dr. Ben von Schweinitz, MD
Assistant Professor
University of Alabama Birmingham
Previously served in the Air Force Special Operations Command, AFSOC, Special Operations Surgical Team or SOST. Clinical interest: tactical medicine, disaster response, and trauma resuscitation.
Dr. Lauren Walter, MD
Associate Professor
University of Alabama Birmingham
Assistant Residency Director
‘Women of Emergency Medicine Mentorship and Interest Group’ (WOEMMIG) Founder/Director
Dr. Nicholas Rockwell, MD
Pediatric Critical Care Fellow
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dr. Kathleen Richard, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine
Fellowship trained in Emergency US
Dr. Neal Richmond, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, the Director of EMS Research, and EMS Fellowship Program Director
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Mike West, NRP, RN, MS
Coroner of Limestone County, AL
Dr. Daisy A. Ciener, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Emergency Medicine
Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program
Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Dr. Ryan Walsh, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Director of Procedural Simulation
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Howard "Howie" Mell, MD, MPH, CPE, FACEP
A Partner in Vituity, a physician owned multi-specialty group practice. An Emergency Physician assigned to the HSHS Health System in suburban St. Louis, Illinois.
Flight physician for Cleveland Metro Life Flight.
Dr. Matt Heimann, MD
Assistant Professor
Fellowship Director, Global Health and International Emergency Medicine.
University of Alabama Birmingham
Research and Clinical Interests
Emergency Medicine in Resource Limited Settings, Dengue Fever, International Development of Emergency Medicine
Dr. Larry Stack
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Lindsey Paige Anthony, MPA, CEM, CHEC, NREMT
Chief of Disaster and Emergency Management.
Department of Emergency Medicine
Augusta University Health System
