Commentators

EMA Commentators

W. Richard Bukata, MD

Medical Director, The Center for Medical Education, Inc
Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine,
Los Angeles County / USC Medical Center,
Los Angeles, California

Jerome R. Hoffman, MA MD
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Los Angeles County /
University of Southern California
Professor of Medicine and
Emergency Medicine, Emeritus
University of California, Los Angeles

Guest Commentators


Mel Herbert, MBBS (MD)
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Keck School of Medicine
CME Conference Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
Los Angeles County / USC Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
William Mallon, MD
Faculty, Emergency Department
Director, Division of International Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Diane M. Birnbaumer, MD
Professor of Medicine, UCLA
Associate Program Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California
Stuart Swadron, MD
Vice-Chair of Education
Program Director and Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center
Los Angeles, California

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