About Our Team
Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC), Baylor Scott and White Health's flagship institution, is proud to introduce our Emergency Medicine Residency Program established in 2019. Under the leadership of our esteemed board-certified faculty group, residents will flourish in our robust program through innovation, knowledge translation, and collaboration. Our mission is to shape the future of Emergency Medicine by developing residents into healthcare leaders who deliver outstanding quality care to patients and their families.
With over ten years of experience managing Emergency Medicine programs and a track record of developing residents into leaders, our faculty are highly regarded as leaders within both the field of Emergency Medicine and the graduate medical education community. In collaboration with our partners at Integrative Emergency Services (IES), we are committed to the advancement of clinical education, patient safety, quality healthcare outcomes, and dissemination of information that ensures best practices across our clinical sites. Our program's design is unique in that it combines best practice clinical academics and emergency department operations management training that prepares our residents to excel in every aspect of Emergency Medicine upon graduation; medical education, emergency medicine quality, process improvement, and implementation science, billing and coding, risk management, and optimal patient experiences. Through a rich data stream, residents receive performance dashboards providing them the ability to measure themselves against their peers, thereby taking ownership of individual improvement and increasing their clinical outcomes. We shape the future of Emergency Medicine.
Train at one of U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals"
Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health, is a Level I Trauma Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center, Chest Pain Center, Transplant Center, with nationally ranked specialty services.
Leadership Team
Karina Reyner, MD
Program Director
Medical School
University of Florida College of Medicine
Residency
Carolinas Medical Center
Fellowship
Emergency Medicine Administration, Integrative Emergency Services
Robert Barnes, MD, FACEP
Associate Program Director
Medical School
University of Hawaii
Residency
Maricopa Medical Center
John Garrett, MD, MRA, FACEP
Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Department Medical Director
Medical School
Case Western Reserve University
Residency
Carolinas Medical Center
Fellowship
Emergency Medical Services at Carolinas Medical Center
Rick Robinson, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, CPPS
Director of Research
Medical School
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
Residency
University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
Operational Leadership
Christina Bird, DO, MBA, FACEP
Emergency Department Medical Director
Medical School
Nova Southeastern University
Residency
Medical College of Georgia - Augusta University
Robert Dahlquist, MD, MBA
Chief of Staff, BUMC
Administrative Fellowship Director
Assistant Medical Director
Interim Director External Affairs
Emergency Department Assistant Medical Director
Medical School
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Residency
Carolinas Medical Center
Fellowship
Emergency Medicine Administration Integrative Emergency Services
Kathryn Tessitore, MD
Emergency Department Assistant Medical Director
Medical School
Texas Tech El Paso
Residency
JPS
Ultrasound Division
Jonathan Brewer, MD, FPD-AEMUS
Director of Clinical Integration, Associate Division Chief and Fellowship Director
Medical School
Texas A&M University School of Medicine
Residency
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Fellowship
Advanced Emergency Ultrasound at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Scott Kurpiel, MD, MBA, FAAEM, FACEP, FPD - AEMUS
Assistant Ultrasound Director
Medical School
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
Residency
Emory University
Whitney Potomac, DO, MS, FACEP, FPD - AEMUS
Ultrasound Director
Medical School
Midwestern University Arizona College of Medicine
Residency
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Fellowship
Advanced Emergency Ultrasound at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Ideen Zeinali, MD, FPD-AEMUS
Assistant Division Chief and Associate Fellowship Director
Medical School
Texas A&M University School of Medicine
Residency
University of Florida College of Medicine - Gainesville
Fellowship
EMS, Global Health, and Advanced Emergency Ultrasound at University of Florida College of Medicine - Gainesville
Core Faculty
Ali Farzad, MD
Assistant Medical Director Quality and Cardiovascular Medicine
Medical School
St. George's University School of Medicine
Residency
University of Maryland Medical Center/R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma
Fellowship
Cardiovascular Emergencies at University of Maryland School of Medicine
Lauren Fine, MD
Medical Director of Forensic Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency Core Faculty
Medical School
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency
Alameda County Medical Center
Benjamin Morrissey, MD
Emergency Medicine Clerkship Director
Medical School
Rutgers University of Medicine
Dentistry of New Jersey
Residency
Alameda County Medical Center
Kevin Yavorcik, MD
System Informatics Lead, Emergency Medicine Service Line
Medical School
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Residency
Carolinas Medical Center
Our faculty have completed fellowships in Cardiovascular Emergencies, Emergency Medicine Administration, Emergency Medical Services, and Emergency Ultrasound.
Find Out More
Dallas Guide
Fellowships
Official Site
Research
Residents
Benefits
Contact Us
Courtney Durham
GME Emergency Medicine Program Administrator
Phone: 214.820.9732
Fax: 214.820.7272
Email: [email protected]
Emergency Medicine Residency
Baylor University Medical Center
3500 Gaston Avenue, Roberts Building
Dallas, Texas 75246