NAEMSP's History
The National Association of EMS Physicians® (NAEMSP®) was formed in 1984 to serve as a resource and advocate for EMS physicians and EMS professionals. Since its inception, NAEMSP® membership has grown from a handful of dedicated founders from a cross-section of the U.S., to over 2,000 physicians, paramedics, nurses, administrators, educators, researchers and key EMS personnel.
As part of its ongoing commitment to improving out-of-hospital emergency medical care, the NAEMSP® promotes meetings, publications and products that connect, serve and educate its members. The Association also serves as resource and advocate of EMS-related decisions in partnership with organizations and federal agencies.
As EMS systems continue to grow and develop, many have lost the perspective that EMS is the practice of medicine, by EMS clinicians and physicians, in the out-of-hospital setting. Since EMS physicians emanate from various disciplines – such as emergency medicine, family practice, pediatrics, surgery and cardiology – and non-physician EMS clinicians encompass an unlimited range of professional backgrounds, NAEMSP® continues to coordinate and focus advances in medical care, research and training in each of these fields as they relate to EMS. EMS clinicians and systems deliver health care.
NAEMSP Leadership
Douglas F. Kupas, MD, NRP, FAEMS
President
Geisinger
Danville, PA
Term through Jan. 2027
Kevin Mackey, MD, NRP, FAEMS
President-Elect
Sacramento Fire Department/Sacramento Airport Fire Department
Sacramento, CA
Term through Jan. 2027
Phil Moy, MD, FAEMS
Secretary/Treasurer
St. Louis, MO
Term through Jan. 2027
José Cabañas, MD, MPH, FAEMS
Immediate Past President
Wake County EMS System
Raleigh, NC
Term through Jan. 2027
Maia Dorsett, MD, FAEMS
Physician Member-At-Large
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Term through Jan. 2026
Jeff Jarvis, MD, FAEMS
Physician Member-At-Large
Term through Jan. 2027
Clayton Kazan, MD, FAEMS
Physician Member-At-Large
Term through Jan. 2027
Melissa Kroll, MD, FAEMS
Physician Member-At-Large
St. Louis, MO
Term through Jan. 2027
Toni Gross, MD, MPH
Physician Member-At-Large
Children’s Hospital New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
Term thru Jan. 2026
David Miramontes, MD, FACEP
Physician Member-At-Large
UT Health Science Center
San Antonio, TX
Term through Jan. 2026
Remle Crowe, PhD, NREMT
Professional Member-At-Large
Director of Clinical and Operational Research at ESO
Term through Jan. 2026
Al Lulla, MD, FAEMS
Program Committee Chair (Ex-Officio)
Term through Jan. 2027
David Tan, MD, FAEMS
Advocacy Committee Chair (Ex-Officio)
St. Charles County Ambulance District
St. Louis, MO
Term through Jan. 2025
Joshua Gaither, MD, FAEMS
Standards and Clinical Practice Committee Chair (Ex-Officio)
Term through Jan. 2027
Annual Report
NAEMSP’s Annual Report is published each year in January and is available online in its entirety.
Strategic Partners
