Core Faculty
Mark Saks
MD, MPH, FACEP, FAAEM
Program Director
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, Skidmore College, 1996
- Masters in Public Health, University of Michigan, 1998
- Doctor of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2002
- Residency, Emergency Medicine, Temple University Hospital.
Richard Hamilton
MD, MS, FACEP
Department Chair
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 1983
- Doctor of Medicine, Hahnemann University Medical center, 1987
- Internship, Transitional Year, San Diego Naval Hospital, 1988
- Residency, Aerospace Medicine, Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, 1989
- Residency, Emergency Medicine, Bronx Municipal Hospital, 1994
- Fellowship, Medical Toxicology, New York University, 1997
Max Cooper
MD, RDMS
Director of Ultrasound, Associate Program Director
Education
- Bachelor of Science, Brandeis University, 2008
- Doctor of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, 2012
- Residency, Emergency Medicine, Jefferson University Hospital, 2015
- Fellowship, Emergency Ultrasound, Portsmouth Naval Medical Center, 2016
Karima Sajadi-Ernazarova
MD, FAAEM
Associate Program Director
Education
- Bachelor of Science, Drexel University, 1998
- Doctor of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine 2004
- Residency, Cooper University Hospital, 2007
Pollianne Ward Bianchi
MD, FAAEM
Drexel Clerkship Director, DUCOM Pathway Director
Education
- Bachelor of Arts and Science, University of California, Davis, 2005
- Doctor of Medicine, Drexel College of Medicine, 2010
- Residency, Emergency Medicine, Temple University Hospital, 2013
Ilana Baltuch
MD
Institutional Director of Simulation
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 2007
- Doctor of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, 2013
- Residency, Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care Hospital, 2016
Matt DeStefano
DO
Director of Resident Education
Education
- Bachelor of Science, Dickinson College, 2010
- Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2016
- Residency, Emergency Medicine, Crozer-Chester Medical Center, 2019
Stephen Carroll
DO, MEd, FACEP
Director of Emergency Medical Services
Education
- Bachelor of Science, University of Notre Dame, 2004
- Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2009
- Masters of Education in the Health Professions, John Hopkins University, 2016
- Residency, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education
Consortium (SAUSHEC), San Antonio Military Medical Center, 2012
Thomas Ball
MD, FACEP
Medical Director - CCMC
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, Duke University, 1999
- Doctor of Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 2004
- Residency, Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care Hospital, 2007
Michael Dumin
MD, FACEP
Medical Director - DCMH
Education
- Bachelor of Science, The Pennsylvania State University, 1998
- Doctor of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2002
- Residency, Emergency Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, 2005
Brendan Leahy
MD
Medical Director - Taylor Hospital
Education
- Bachelor of Science, SUNY Geneseo Honors College, 2008
- Doctor of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2012
- Residency, Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 2015
Sumaya Mekkaoui
MD
Clinical Education
Education
- Bachelor of Science, Muhlenberg College, 2010
- Doctor of Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple, 2015
- Residency, Emergency Medicine, Cooper University Hospital, 2018
