Fellowship Program
EMS physicians play a vital role in the ongoing design, development, operation, and evaluation of the EMS system from initial patient access to definitive patient care. As such, Boston EMS offers a two-year Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program that provides training and education in all aspects of emergency medical services including operations, training, research, administration, and treatment. The Fellowship Program prepares physicians to be leaders in the field of emergency medicine and to conduct all aspects of EMS system medical direction.
Throughout the Fellowship, participants support the Boston EMS Medical Director and the Associate Medical Director with daily operations as well as training. They also have the flexibility to structure research projects around specific issues of interest within emergency medical care. Additionally, while working at Boston EMS, Fellows are enrolled at the Masters of Public Health Program at the Boston University School of Public Health and have a part-time appointment at the Boston Medical Center. Learn more about the Boston EMS Fellowship Training curriculum.
Applicants of the Boston EMS Fellowship Program should be graduates of a three or four year emergency medicine residency program, with four year residency program graduates preferred. If you have questions about the program, please contact Donna L. Shepard, Senior Administrative Assistant to the Medical Director at (617) 343-1125 or check out the EMS Fellowship Brochure.
The program is currently preparing for ACGME accredidation.
Current Boston EMS Fellow
Mazen El-Sayed, MD
Boston EMS Fellow
Mazen El-Sayed, MD enrolled in the Boston EMS Fellowship Program in July 2009. He is a graduate of the American University of Beirut, MD, BS, and completed an internship in general surgery in 2006 at the Department of General Surgery at the Washington Hospital Center located in Washington D.C. Dr. El-Sayed completed his emergency medicine residency training in 2009 at the University of Maryland Medical Center located in Baltimore, MD. His research interests include EMS systems, disaster preparedness, and international emergency medicine. Dr. El-Sayed has authored two book chapters.
Previous Boston EMS Fellows
Graduates of the Fellowship Program go on to pursue successful careers in the field of emergency medicine. The accomplishments of several Boston EMS Fellows are highlighted below.
David J. Hirsch, MD: Attending Physician, Concord Hospital and EMS Medical Director for the Concord Fire Department, Concord, NH.
Lori L. Harrington, MD: Associate Medical Director, Boston EMS and Attending Physician and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Laura Eliseo, MD: Attending Physician and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA and hospital liaison to Boston Emergency Medical Services, Boston, MA.
Michelle Fischer-Keane, MD: Part-time Staff Physician and Assistant Professor, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA.
Alexander Isakov, MD, MPH: Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Executive Director of the Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response (CPAR), Co-Director, Section of Pre-hospital and Disaster Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
Fred Jones, MD: Attending Physician and Director of EMS, Quincy Medical Center, Quincy, MA.
Kevin King, MD: Assistant Professor and Core Educator for the faculty of the Emergency Medicine Resident Program, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA.
Nannette M. Lugo-Amador, MD: Assistant Professor, EMS Director, Emergency Department, University of Puerto Rico Hospital, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Bryan McNally, MD, MPH, FACEP: Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Associate Medical Director, Emory Flight Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
Matthew Sholl, MD: Attending Physician and Medical Director of EMS, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME.
Elizabeth Temin, MD: Associate Director for Pre-hospital Care, Attending Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
