Leadership

The BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine is led by Dr. Manish N. Shah, who has served as chair since 2022.

Manish N. Shah, MD, MPH, is The Azita G. Hamedani Distinguished Chair of Emergency Medicine and Chair of the BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He joined the department in 2015, serving as vice chair of research until transitioning to department chair.

Dr. Shah is a professor of emergency medicine with faculty appointments in population health sciences and geriatrics, as well as leadership appointments at the Wisconsin Partnership Program and UW Center for Health Disparities Research. More about Dr. Shah »

Vice Chairs

Sara Damewood, MD

Vice Chair of Education & Division Chief, Emergency Ultrasound

Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, PhD, RN

Vice Chair of Research, The John and Tashia Morgridge Chair of Emergency Medicine Research

Nicholas Kuehnel, MD

Vice Chair of Clinical Operations & Division Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Mary Westergaard, MD

Vice Chair of Faculty Development

Medical Directors

Andrew Cathers, MD, DRTM

Medical Director,
UW Health Med Flight

Andrew Dean, MD

Medical Director,
Beloit Memorial Hospital

Joshua Gauger, MD, MBA

Medical Director,
University Hospital

Jamie Hess, MD, MMM

President, UW Medical Foundation & Interim Medical Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Irene (Allie) Hurst, MD, MS

Medical Director, Med Flight Pediatric Critical Care Transport

Hani Kuttab, MD

Medical Director,
East Madison Hospital

Michael Lohmeier, MD

Lead Medical Director,
Ground EMS

Collin Michels, MD

Service Chief,
Veterans Hospital

Division Chiefs

Sara Damewood, MD

Vice Chair of Education & Division Chief, Emergency Ultrasound

Joshua Glazer, MD

Division Chief,
Emergency Critical Care

Megan Gussick, MD

Division Chief,
Prehospital Medicine

Nicholas Kuehnel, MD

Vice Chair of Clinical Operations & Division Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Michelle Hughes, MD

Division Chief,
Medical Simulation

Jessica Schmidt, MD, MPH

Division Chief,
Global Health

Jenna Brink, PA-C

APP Supervisor

Ashley Vanderbosch, PA-C, MPH

APP Supervisor

Education Program Directors

Benjamin Schnapp, MD, MEd

Residency Program Director

Corlin Jewell, MD

Director, Medical Student Education

Department Administration

Katy Oksuita, MS

Chief Administrative Officer

Cory Reithmeyer, MBA

Assistant Department Administrator

Jenna Wepfer, MBA, PHR

Finance Associate Director

Taylor Ungerer, MBA

Education Program Administrator

Emily Kornhoff, MHA

Clinical Operations Director

Phoebe Natzke, MS

Research Services Manager