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, MBA, 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
- Flight Surgeon, Aerospace Medicine, Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, 1989
-Residency, Emergency Medicine, Bronx Municipal Hospital, 1994
- Fellowship, Medical Toxicology, New York University, 1997
-MBA LeBow College of Business, Drexel University 2021
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
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
Director of Resident 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
Jay Longenbach
MD
EMS Director/Ultrasound Core Faculty
Education
-Bachelor of Science, Penn State University, 2007
-Doctor of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, 2012
-US Navy Flight Surgeon 2014
-Emergency Medicine Residency St. Luke's University Health Network, 2020
-Ultrasound Fellowship, Crozer Medical Center, 2021
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
Ilana Baltuch, MD, FAAEM, CHSE
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
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
Raghav Sahni, DO
Education
- Bachelor of Science, University of the Sciences, 2016
- Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, 2020
- Residency, Emergency Medicine, Crozer-Chester Medical Center, 2023
- Fellowship, Emergency Ultrasound, Crozer-Chester Medical Center, 2024
