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 medical personnel, 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 personnel 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.
NAEMSP Leadership
José Cabañas, MD, MPH, FAEMS
President
Wake County EMS System
Raleigh, NC
Term through Jan. 2025
Douglas F. Kupas, MD, EMT-P, FAEMS
President-Elect
Geisinger
Danville, PA
Term through Jan. 2025
Kevin Mackey, MD, FAEMS
Secretary/Treasurer
Sacramento Metro Fire Dist
Sacramento, CA
Term through Jan. 2025
Michael K. Levy, MD, FAEMS
Immediate Past President
Michael K. Levy, MD, FAEMS
Anchorage, AK
Term through Jan. 2025
Maia Dorsett, MD, FAEMS
Physician Member-At-Large
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Term through Jan. 2026
Phil Moy, MD, FAEMS
Physician Member-At-Large
St. Louis, MO
Term through Jan. 2026
Wook Beltran, MD, FAEMS
Physician Member-At-Large
Term through Jan. 2025
John Lyng, MD, FAEMS
Physician Member-At-Large
Minneapolis, MN
Term through Jan. 2025
Toni Gross, MD, MPH
Physician Member-At-Large
Children’s Hospital New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
Term thru Jan. 2025
David Miramontes, MD, FACEP
Professional 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
Diane Miller, MD, FAEMS
Program Committee Chair
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
Term through Jan. 2025
David Tan, MD, FAEMS
Advocacy Committee Chair (Ex-Officio)
Washington University
St. Louis, MO
Term through Jan. 2025
Christopher Colwell, MD, FACEP
Standards and Clinical Practice Committee Chair (Ex-Officio)
University of California
San Francisco, CA
Term through Jan. 2025
Annual Report
NAEMSP’s Annual Report is published each year in January and is available online in its entirety.
Strategic Partners
