Meet Our Team
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Thomas Peitz, M.D.
President
Medical Education: University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine
Residency: University of California San Diego Medical Center
Joined SFEMA: 1998
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Christopher Rooke, M.D.
Treasurer
Medical Education: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Residency: Loma Linda University Medical Center
Joined SFEMA: 1998
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John Stein, M.D.
Secretary
Medical Education: Dartmouth Medical School
Residency: Highland Hospital
Joined SFEMA: 2012
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Sherry Bird, M.D.
Medical Education: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Residency: Medical College of Pennsylvania
Joined SFEMA: 2001
Additional Roles: Quality Assurance Director & ED Sepsis Lead Physician
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Ritik Chandra, M.D.
Medical Education: Washington University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Louisville
Joined SFEMA: 2011
Additional Role: Mission Bernal Site Director
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John Loewen, M.D.
Medical Education: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Residency: Maricopa Medical Center
Joined SFEMA: 2016
Additional Role: Assistant Medical Director Santa Rosa
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Ryan Miglis, D.O.
Medical Education: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: New York Methodist Hospital
Joined SFEMA: 2012
Additional Role: Davies Site Director
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Abigail Pease, M.D.
Medical Education: Columbia University- College of Physicians & Surgeons
Residency: Highland Hospital
Joined SFEMA: 2011
Additional Roles: Van Ness Site Director, Physician Champion- ED Flow and Outbreak Preparedness
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Natalie Snyder, M.D.
Medical Education: East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine
Residency: University of California San Francisco
Joined SFEMA: 2014
Additional Role: Assurance Quality Director
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Vincent Tamariz, M.D.
Medical Education: Weill Cornell Medical College
Residency: University of California Medical Center LAC/Harbor
Joined SFEMA: 2010
Additional Role: Van Ness Pediatrics Site Director
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Dennis Alfaro, M.D.
Medical Education: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Residency: Highland Hospital
Joined SFEMA: 2014
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Kendall Allred, M.D.
Medical Education: University of Arizona College of Medicine and College of Public Health
Residency: University of California San Francisco
Joined SFEMA: 2023
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Rio Beardsley, M.D.
Medical Education: University of Vermont College of Medicine
Residency: Stanford University School of Medicine
Joined SFEMA: 2024
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Lilly Bellman, M.D.
Medical Education: Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency: University of California San Francisco
Joined SFEMA: 2020
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Brittney Berkey, PA
Medical Education: Samuel Merritt University
Joined SFEMA: 2024
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Tucker Bierbaum, M.D.
Medical Education: University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
Residency: Valley Medical Center
Joined SFEMA: 2022
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Pamela Blaufarb, NP
Medical Education: Samuel Merritt University
Joined SFEMA: 2023
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Russell Braun, M.D.
Medical Education: Albany Medical College
Residency: Maricopa Medical Center
Joined SFEMA: 2015
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Stephen Cady, M.D.
Medical Education: Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical School
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Joined SFEMA: 2014
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David Cain, PA
Medical Education: Idaho State University
Joined SFEMA: 2024
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David Carbonell, M.D.
Medical Education: Columbia University- College of Physicians & Surgeons
Residency: University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
Joined SFEMA: 2014
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Andy Celestia, M.D.
Medical Education: University of Michigan Medical School
Residency: Henry Ford Hospital
Joined SFEMA: 2024
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Michael Ching, M.D.
Medical Education: University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine
Residency: William Beaumont Hospital
Joined SFEMA: 2012
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Kunal Chohan, M.D.
Medical Education: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Residency: University of Vermont Medical Center
Joined SFEMA: 2024
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Craig Cohen, M.D.
Medical Education: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency: University of Michigan
Joined SFEMA: 2015
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Genny Copenhagen, PA
Medical Education: Samuel Merritt University
Joined SFEMA: 2024
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Crystal Cox, PA
Medical Education: Stanford University
Joined SFEMA: 2023
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Thomas Dalton, M.D.
Medical Education: University of Colorado School of Medicine
Residency: Hennepin County Medical Center
Joined SFEMA: 2019
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Albert Della Fave, M.D.
Medical Education: Ross University
Residency: New York Medical College
Joined SFEMA: 2024
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Danielle Delvo, PA
Medical Education: Samuel Merritt University
Joined SFEMA: 2023
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Katie DeWilde, M.D.
Medical Education: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: University of California San Francisco
Joined SFEMA: 2024
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Tabitha Doniach, M.D.
Medical Education: University of California Davis School of Medicine
Residency: University of California San Francisco Santa Rosa Family Practice
Joined SFEMA: 2023
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Timothy Duncan, M.D.
Medical Education: Dartmouth Medical School
Residency: Albany Medical Center
Joined SFEMA: 2004
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Adrian Flores, M.D.
Medical Education: Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Residency: University of California San Francisco
Joined SFEMA: 2016
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Shawn Franklin, M.D.
Medical Education: Harvard Medical School
Residency: Highland Hospital
Joined SFEMA: 2023
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Erick French, M.D.
Medical Education: Cornell University Medical College
Residency: Stanislaus Medical Center
Joined SFEMA: 2023
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Steven Friese, M.D.
Medical Education: University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Residency: Kern Country Medical Center
Joined SFEMA: 2020
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Jotham Gikuhi, FNP
Medical Education: Sonoma State University
Joined SFEMA: 2017
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Diego Gonzales y Tucker, M.D.
Medical School: Cornell University Medical College
Residency: Highland Hospital
Joined SFEMA: 2024
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Jared Greenholz, M.D.
Medical Education: New York Medical College
Residency: Highland Hospital
Joined SFEMA: 2011
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Greg Hadfield, PA
Medical Education: Stanford/Foothill College
Joined SFEMA: 2016
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Genell Hilton, NP
Medical Education: University of California San Francisco, University of Maryland, Adelphi University
Joined SFEMA: 2016
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Doug Hofstetter, M.D.
Medical Education: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Residency: Naval Medical Center
Joined SFEMA: 2024
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Elaine Hsiang, M.D
Medical Education: University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
Residency: University of California San Francisco
Joined SFEMA: 2023
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Jennifer Jackson, M.D.
Medical Education: Temple University School of Medicine
Residency: Temple University Hospital
Joined SFEMA: 2012
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Joe Jacober, M.D.
Medical Education: Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency: University of California San Francisco Fresno
Joined SFEMA: 2023
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Colin Jenkins, M.D.
Medical Education: Keck School of Medicine University Southern California
Residency: Riverside Community Hospital
Joined SFEMA: 2025
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Tim Jolis, M.D.
Medical Education: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Residency: Albany Medical Center
Joined SFEMA: 2024
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Matthew Karp, M.D.
Medical Education: University of California Davis School of Medicine
Residency: University of California San Francisco Fresno
Joined SFEMA: 2015
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Sofia Kenneally, PA
Medical Education: Samuel Merritt University
Joined SFEMA: 2022
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Frederick Kronen, M.D.
Medical Education: University of California San Diego School of Medicine
Residency: University of California San Francisco Santa Rosa Family Practice
Joined SFEMA: 2014
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Kenneth Kumamoto, M.D.
Medical Education: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Florida HSC- Jacksonville
Joined SFEMA: 2004
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Kristin Kuzma, M.D.
Medical Education: Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
Residency: University of California San Francisco
Joined SFEMA: 2022
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Isis LaLand, PA
Medical Education: Stanford University
Joined SFEMA: 2014
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Jennifer Lee, M.D.
Medical Education: University of California Davis School of Medicine
Residency: University of California San Francisco Santa Rosa Family Practice
Joined SFEMA: 2023
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Markus Leong, M.D.
Medical Education: George Washington School of Medicine
Residency: Beth Israel Medical Center
Joined SFEMA: 2016
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Sam McMillan, M.D.
Medical Education: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Residency: Saint Louis University Hospital
Joined SFEMA: 2024
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Nicole Moore Rayan, M.D.
Medical Education: University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
Residency: University of California San Francisco
Joined SFEMA: 2022
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Riley North, M.D.
Medical Education: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Joined SFEMA: 2024
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Dennis O'Connell, PA
Medical Education: Touro University
Joined SFEMA: 2016
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Julie Oliva, M.D.
Medical Education: University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
Residency: Highland Hospital
Joined SFEMA: 2017
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Carolina Ornelas-Dorian, M.D.
Medical Education: University of California San Francisco
Residency: University of California San Francisco
Joined SFEMA: 2024
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Margaret Peacock, M.D.
Medical Education: University of Western Ontario School of Medicine
Residency: University of Western Ontario Victoria Hospital
Joined SFEMA: 2023
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Nicholas Peairs, M.D.
Medical Education: University of Louisville School of Medicine
Residency: Desert Regional Medical Center
Joined SFEMA: 2022
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Tanisha Pelletier, M.D.
Medical Education: University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
Residency: SUNY Downstate-Kings County
Joined SFEMA: 2005
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Derrick Pelton, NP
Medical Education: University of Arizona
Joined SFEMA: 2019
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Amelia Randolph, M.D.
Medical Education: McGill University Faculty of Medicine
Residency: University of California Davis Mercy-Redding Family Practice
Joined SFEMA: 2023
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Carli Reisdorf, M.D.
Medical Education: University of California San Francisco
Residency: University of California San Francisco
Joined SFEMA: 2024
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Michael Rokeach, M.D.
Medical Education: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Residency: US Public Health Hospital
Joined SFEMA: 1998
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Jillian Rosenblum, M.D.
Medical Education: University of Arizona
Residency: Cook County Health & Hospitals System
Joined SFEMA: 2024
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Timothy Saunders, M.D.
Medical Education: Rosalind Franklin University Chicago Medical School
Residency: University of Texas at Southwestern
Joined SFEMA: 2015
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Sarah Schaaf, M.D.
Medical Education: University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
Residency: University of California San Francisco
Joined SFEMA: 2013
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Leah Schraga, M.D.
Medical Education: Technion Institute of Technology Medical School
Residency: University of New Mexico
Joined SFEMA: 2017
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Shradha Shah, M.D.
Medical Education: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency: Wayne State University Detroit Medical Center
Joined SFEMA: 2014
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Michael Shelendich, M.D.
Medical Education: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Residency: University of California San Francisco
Joined SFEMA: 2020
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Dawa Sherpa, M.D.
Medical Education: University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
Residency: Highland Hospital
Joined SFEMA: 2020
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Sneha Shrestha, M.D.
Medical Education: Stanford University
Residency: University of California Los Angeles Olive View
Joined SFMEA: 2024
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Cecily Sotomayor, M.D.
Medical Education: Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Joined SFEMA: 2024
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Mary Starrs, M.D.
Medical Education: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Residency: Stanford University
Joined SFEMA: 2024
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Eric Sterling, M.D.
Medical Education: University of California Irvine College of Medicine
Residency: King Drew Medical Center
Joined SFEMA: 2012
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Katie Stromsland, M.D.
Medical Education: Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Residency: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Joined SFEMA: 2024
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Katherine Sutherland Loewen, M.D.
Medical Education: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency: Maricopa Medical Center
Joined SFEMA: 2016
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Ben Tanaka, PA
Medical Education: Samuel Merritt University
Joined SFEMA: 2023
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Eric-Scott Tcheng, M.D.
Medical Education: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Residency: University of California San Francisco
Joined SFEMA: 2017
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Pierre-Carole Tchouapi, M.D.
Medical Education: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
Residency: University Hospital of Brooklyn
Joined SFEMA: 2024
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Nathan Teismann, M.D.
Medical Education: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Residency: Highland Hospital
Joined SFEMA: 2021
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Jan Vobecky, M.D.
Medical Education: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Residency: Stanford University
Joined SFEMA: 2019
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Samuel Wagner, M.D.
Medical Education: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Residency: University of Kansas Medical Center
Joined SFEMA: 2022
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David White, M.D.
Medical Education: Stanford University School of Medicine
Residency: University of California San Francisco
Joined SFEMA: 2021
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Blair Woodbury, M.D.
Medical Education: University of Colorado School of Medicine
Residency: Hennepin County Medical Center
Joined SFEMA: 2024
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Mitch Zekhtser, D.O.
Medical Education: Western University of Health Sciences
Residency: Albany Medical Center
Joined SFEMA: 2023