Faculty

Program Director, Ultrasound Division Director

Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital

Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital- Ultrasound

Academic interests: Emergency Ultrasound, Pain management, Medical Education

Hobbies: I’m solar powered! My favorite thing to do is spend time outdoors with my family - boating, kayaking, golf and tennis.  If I’m not working with the residents, you can find me with a coffee in hand, planning parties, traveling, trying to keep plants alive or walking my dog on the beach. 

Associate Program Director

Residency: Virginia Tech Carilion Clinic - Roanoke, VA

Academic interests: Medical Education, Communication, Adult Learning, Critical Care, LGBTQ+ Health.

Hobbies: My husband and I love to travel, probably our favorite trip so far as been Peru, and we're super excited for Japan in the next year. In the summer I try to squeeze in a little sailing and scuba diving. When nothing is planned, I spend my free time with my dogs, cooking / baking, gardening including a bonsai garden, and napping whenever possible. I spend hours reading novels, listening to music, and playing video games as well. I like adventures, but I also need my chill-at-home time.

Assistant Program Director, Ultrasound Fellowship Director

Residency: Grand Strand Medical Center

Fellowship: Grand Strand Medical Center-Ultrasound

Academic interests: I am interested in all things related to Point-of-Care-Ultrasound (POCUS).  I have a passion for teaching residents how to incorporate POCUS into their diagnostic algorithms in an effort to provide optimal patient care.  I am also interested in both ultrasound guided regional anesthesia and transesophageal echo and their application in the emergency department. 

Hobbies: When not practicing medicine, I can usually be found spending time with my wife and children.  We enjoy boating, fishing, golfing, grilling, working out and many other activities that Myrtle Beach has to offer.  

Director of Simulation, Clinical Faculty

Residency: St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx, NY dual residency EM and FM

Academic interests: Emergency Medicine

Hobbies: Well my husband is also faculty here at GSMC so we have a pretty busy schedule. I'm a FT doctor and a mom of 2 pre teen boys so that covers most of my hobbies. #momlife. We have a small farm with chickens goats turkeys cats and a dog and a small garden so the rest of my free time is spent tending the farm! If I get to rest I love to read mostly sci-fi, fantasy, and the classics. We love to travel and are always planning the next big trip! 

Research Director

Residency: Orlando Health for both EM residency and Research in EM Fellowship

Academic interests: Research

Hobbies: Home improvement, Family / Dad-life, skydiving, private piloting, pickle ball, running

Residency Ultrasound Director

Residency: Grand Strand Medical Center

Fellowship: Grand Strand Medical Center-Ultrasound

Academic interests: Procedural ultrasound, UGRA, Echo, TEE

Hobbies: hiking with my dog & husband, traveling, eating (I'm a huge foodie and I love trying new foods and restaurants)

Director of EMS, Core Faculty

Residency/Fellowship: Grand Strand Medical Center/Ohio State University 

Academic interests: Emergency Medical Services, prehospital cardiac arrest, event medicine

Hobbies: Golf, spending time with family, craft beer

Director of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine

Residency: University of Cincinnati

Academic interests: Toxicology, Wilderness Medicine, Environmental Medicine

Hobbies: Fishing, Travel, Cycling, Cooking, Gardening, Reading, History, oenophile

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Clinical Faculty

Residency: Grand Strand Medical Center

Academic interests: EKG’s, clinical and classroom teaching of medical students and residents, SIM and Wilderness Medicine

Hobbies: Traveling and spending time with my family, soccer, Legos, snowboarding

Assistant EMS Director, Clinical Clinical Faculty

Residency: University of Florida, Jacksonville

Academic interests: EMS, Administration

Hobbies: Golf, fishing, travel, sleep

Admin Liaison and FMD of Team Health EM group at Grand Strand

Residency: Grand Strand Medical Center

Academic interests: Administration & Leadership

Hobbies: reading, finding shark teeth at the beach, sunsets and long walks on the beach with my dog Ella!

Student Clerkship Director, AFMD

Residency: St Barnabas Hospital 

Academic interests: Toxicology, Psychiatry

Hobbies: Farming

Program Administrator

Academic interests: DEI, Wellness

Hobbies: Motorcycles, Gardening, Swimming, Horses