Faculty

THE BEST OF THE BEST

Our faculty consists of world-class practioners and medical support staff who not only love their jobs, but are highly-skilled, have trained at some of the best programs, and are gifted communicators and educators.  Their desire is to pass on the passion to help and heal to the next generation of providers.  Much of our staff comes from Sharp Memorial Hospital, as two Sharp Memorial doctors co-dounded Emerge.  However we also have staff from many other Southern California facilities. Click on their pictures below to read their bios.

 

THE FOUNDERS

Dr. Andrew Eads, MD & Emerge Co-Founder
Dr. Zack Shinar, MD & Emerge Co-Founder
Wendy Shinar, Emerge Co-Founder

COURSE COORDINATORS

Dr. Asia Takeuchi, MD (Emerge Curriculum Coordinator)
Jennifer Hites, RN (Emerge Volunteer Coordinator)
Daniel Padilla, HCP (Emerge Supply Coordinator)
Donovan Decker, RN (Student Coordinator)
Annette Austin, RN (Career Fair & Media Coordinator)

HANDS-ON FACULTY

Dr. Robert Ostrup
Robin Linville, PA
Dr. Christian McClung, MD
Dr. Christanne Coffey, MD
Dr. Tommy Korn, MD
Dr. Bijal Patel, MD
Dr. Mark Shultzel, MD
Dr. Matt Shultzel, MD
Maria DeRisi, PharmD
Dr. Paul Ishimine
Dr. Shahed Samadi
Dr. Rudolph-Bear Gamboa
Dr. Katie Baugher
Dr. Urszula Klich
Dr. Kristina Morocco
Dr. Simone Langness
Dr. Robert Patel
Dr. Aaron Smith
Dr. Gina Farinholt
Dr. Andrew Meeks
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PAST PARTICIPANTS & VOLUNTEERS

Dr. Lisa G Lowe Hiller, MD
Dr. Gilbert Boswell, MD, FACR
Dr. Kristy Schwartz, MD
Dr. Matthew Thomas, MD
Dr. David Hoffman, DO
Dr. John Austin, MD
Dr. Erin King, MD
Stefanie Wacker, RN
Dr. Lolie Fromm, MD
Dr. Diane Wintz, MD
Dr. Dasia Esener, MD
Dr. Paul Ishimine
Dr. Garrett Sterling, MD
Dr. Jasmine Lai, MD
Dr. Walter Dembitsky, MD
Dr. Ariel Bowman, MD
Dr. Russ Reinbolt, MD
Dr. Andrew Accardi, MD
Dr. Amelia Simpson, MD
Dr. Andrew Williamson, MD
Dr. Dale Mitchell, MD
Dr. Andrea Austin, MD
Dr. Keith Yablonicky, MD
Dr. Donald Blaskiewicz, MD

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Emma Anders, HCP
Sean Shugrou, HCP
Hayden Riley, RN
Karis Cookson, RN
Lauren Ritter, RN
Danielle Salameh, HCP
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Casey Nibecker, RN
Codi Daoust, HCP
Deanna Inai-Gordon, HCP
Will Bianchi, MD; Morgan McGuire, MD; Shahed Samadi, MD; Charley Coffey, MD; Rachna Subramony, MD; Urszula Klich, PhD; Katie Baugher, MD; Akal Sethi, MD; Chris Wybourn, MD; Maya Staw, MD