Leadership Department Leadership Manish N. Shah, MD, MPH The Azita G. Hamedani Distinguished Chair of Emergency Medicine Katy Oksuita, MS Chief Administrative Officer Founding Chair Azita Hamedani, MD, MPH, MBA The Wisconsin Endowed Chair of Leadership in Emergency Medicine Vice Chairs Nicholas Kuehnel, MD Vice Chair of Clinical Operations,Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Mary Westergaard, MD Vice Chair of Education Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, PhD, RN Associate Vice Chair of Research Medical Directors Andrew Cathers, MD Medical Director,UW Health Med Flight Joshua Gauger, MD, MBA Medical Director,University Hospital Irene (Allie) Hurst, MD, MS Medical Director,Pediatric Emergency Medicine Hani Kuttab, MD Medical Director,East Madison Hospital Collin Michels, MD Service Chief,Veterans Hospital Education Program Directors Aaron Kraut, MD Residency Program Director David Tillman, MD Director for Medical Student Education Division Leads Sara Damewood, MD Director,Emergency Ultrasound Joshua Glazer, MD Director,Critical Care Medicine Michelle Hughes, MD Director,Medical Simulation Nicholas Kuehnel, MD Vice Chair of Clinical Operations,Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Michael Lohmeier, MD Chief,Emergency Medical Services Jessica Schmidt, MD, MPH Director,Global Health Jenna Brink, PA-C APP Supervisor Senior Administrative Leadership Team Katy Oksuita, MS Chief Administrative Officer Cory Reithmeyer, MBA Assistant Department Administrator Jenna Wepfer, MBA, PHR Finance Associate Director Megan Childers, MHA Prehospital & Clinical Operations Director Taylor Johnson, MBA Education Program Administrator Phoebe Natzke, MS Research Services Manager