UCSF Fresno | Emergency Medicine

Full-Time Core Faculty
	Gene Kallsen, MD, FACEP Chairman Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF Medical School: University of Minnesota EM Residency: UCSF Fresno Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
	James Comes, MD, FACEP Program Director Associate Clinical Professor of EmergencyMedicine, UCSF Medical School: University of Pennsylvania EM Residency: UCSF Fresno Board Certification: Emergency Medicine Biography
	Herbert Bivins, MD Assistant Program Director Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF Medical School: UCLA EM Residency: UCSF Fresno Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
	Marc Shalit, MD, FACEP, FAAEM Associate EMS Medical Director Medical Director, Parkmedic Program Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF Medical School: UCSF EM Residency: UCSF Fresno Board Certification: EM and Internal Medicine
	Greg Hendey, MD, FACEP Vice Chair and Research Director Medical Director, American Ambulance and SkyLife Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, UCSF Medical School: Vanderbilt EM Residency: UCLA Board Certification: Emergency Medicine Biography
	Jim Andrews, MD, FACEP EMS Medical Director Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF Medical School: University of Illinois EM Residency: UCSF Fresno Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
	Carolyn Chooljian, MD Director, Emergency Ultrasonography Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF Medical School: USC EM Residency: Loma Linda University Fellowship: Critical Care Transport, Stanford Board Certification: EM and Internal Medicine
	Geoff Stroh, MD Associate EMS Medical Director Co-Medical Director, Parkmedic Program Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF Medical School: University of Miami EM Residency: UCSF Fresno Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
	Lori Weichenthal, MD Associate Residency Director, UCSF Fresno Fellowship Director, Wilderness Medicine/EMS Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF Medical School: UCSF EM Residency: UCSF Fresno Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
	Michael Burg, MD, FACEP Founder & Chair, ACEP Section of Medical Humanities Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF Medical School: Yale University EM residency: Harbor-UCLA Board Certification: Emergency Medicine Biography
	Brian Chinnock, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF Medical School: University of Arizona EM Residency: UCSF Fresno Board Certification: Emergency Medicine Biography
	Manon Kwon, MD Medical Student Clerkship Director Director of the Clinical Skills Lab Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine EM Residency: The Brooklyn Hospital Center Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
	Saleen Manternach, MD Clinical Instructor, UCSF Base Hospital EMS Medical Director Medical School: Loyola University of Chicago EM Residency: UCSF Fresno Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
	Sarge Takhar, MD Clinical Instructor, UCSF Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin EM Residency: UCLA/Olive View IM Residency: UCLA Fellowship: Infectious Disease, UCLA Board Certification: EM and Internal Medicine; Infectious Disease eligible Biography
	Janak Acharya, MD Clinical Instructor, UCSF Medical School: Arizona EM Residency: UCLA Board Certification: EM Eligible
	Rimon Bengiamin, MD Clinical Instructor, UCSF Medical School: North Dakota EM Residency: Hennepin County Board Certification: EM Eligible
	Stuart Maxwell, MD Clinical Instructor, UCSF Medical School: Indiana EM Residency: University of Rochester Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
	Harold Edward Lowder, MD Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School EM Residency: USC Medical Center Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
Part-Time Clinical Faculty
	Michael Habibe, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine Medical School: F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine (Uniformed Services) EM Residency: Naval Medical Center, San Diego Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
	Hoori Hovanessian, MD, FACEP Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF Medical School: USC EM Residency: UCSF Fresno Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
	Jerry Jacobsen, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF Medical School: University of Iowa EM Residency: UCSF Fresno Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
	Anurag Jindal, MD Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF Medical School: Pt Bhagwat Dayal Sharma EM Residency: UCSF Fresno Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
	Brian Koch, MD Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin EM Residency: UCSF Fresno Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
	Matthew Lewin, MD, PhD Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF Medical School: University of Texas, Houston EM Residency: UCSF Fresno Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
	Dan Liao, MD Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia EM Residency: UCSF Fresno Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
	Mark Maertins, MD Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF Medical School: Creighton University EM Residency: UCSF Fresno Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
	Michael McCullough, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine Medical School: UCSF EM Residency: Stanford University Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
	Sarah McCullough, MD Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF Medical School: University of North Dakota EM Residency: UCSF Fresno Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
	Tania Robertson, MD Clinical Instructor, UCSF Medical School: UC San Diego EM Residency: UCSF Fresno Board Certification: EM Eligible
	Raymond Stillwell, MD Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF Medical School: USC EM Residency: UCSF Fresno Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
	Tom Utecht, MD, FACEP Senior VP, Chief Quality Officer, CRMC Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF Medical School: UCLA EM Residency: UCSF Fresno Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
	Susan Woodmansee, MD Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine EM Residency: UCSF Fresno Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
The Emergency Department has a total of 18 full-time core faculty. All attendings are residency trained and board certified/eligible in Emergency Medicine, and several have additional training and certifications. The staff act in multiple roles according to the needs of the situation, including housestaff supervision, bedside teaching, administration, and patient care. In general, one-half of each faculty member's hours per week are scheduled as clinical time. All faculty are actively involved with the educational program and serve on many hospital, state, and national committees. We currently have 56 hours of faculty coverage in the Emergency Department for active clinical supervisory and teaching purposes, with 14 hours of triple coverage.