President and Department Chairman

Neeraj Soni, M.D.
Emergency Medicine


Education: Yale, New Haven, CT 1994
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1998
Residency: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 2001
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho
Special Interests: Information Systems in the ER, Toxicology, Clinical Decision Making
Medical Associations: IMA, AAEM, ACMS, ACEP

  Chest Pain Center Medical Director

Nathan Andrew, MD

Emergency Medicine


Education: Boston University Graduate School of Management - M.B.A., Boston University School of Medicine - M.A., Cornell University, MA - B.A.
Medical School: University of Wisconsin Medical School, WI
Residency: Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, MN - Residency, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation - Internship
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho
Special Interests: Chest Pain / Observation Medicine
Medical Associations: IMA, ACMS, ACEP

  Pediatric Emergency Department Medical Director

Kenny Bramwell, M.D., F.A.A.E.M., F.A.A.P.

Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine


Education: BA Spanish, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 1991
Medical School: UCSD, San Diego, CA 1995
Residency: UCSD, San Diego, CA 1999
Fellowship: Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT 2001
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics
Licensure: Idaho, Utah, Arizona
Special Interests: Airway Management, Pediatric Sedation, Trauma Management
Medical Associations: ACEP, AAEM, IMA, ACMS, Idaho Chapter of AAP

  Boise Emergency Department Medical Director

Marlin Trainer, D.O.

Emergency Medicine


Education: Cal Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA 1989
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences, 1993
Residency: Darnell Army Hospital, Fort Hood, TX,1996
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada
Special Interests: Business Administration
Medical Associations: ACEP, AAEM, ACMS, AOA, ACPE

  EMS Medical Director

Murry B. Sturkie, D.O., F.A.C.O.E.P., F.A.C.E.P.

Emergency Medicine


Education: Weber State College, Paramedic Cert, Ogden, UT, 1979; Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 1982
Medical School: Western University, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Pomona, CA, 1988
Residency: Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital, Pontiac, Michigan
Board Certification: American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho
Special Interests: EMS Medical Direction, EMS Education and Performance Improvement, EMTALA
Medical Associations: ACOEP, ACEP, AOA, IMA, ACMS

  Meridian Emergency Department Medical Director

James C. Torres II, MD

Emergency Medicine


Education: University of Massachusetts New York University
Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY
Residency: Bronx Municipal Hospital, Bronx NY - EM St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center, NY - IM
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho
Special Interests:
Medical Associations: IMA, ACMS, ACEP

  Air St. Luke's Medical Director

Rourke Yeakley, M.D, M.H.A.

Emergency Medicine


Education: University of Main, Orono, ME 1991; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 1993
Medical School: Tufts University, Boston, MA, 1998
Residency: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2001
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho, Arizona
Special Interests: Mass Gathering Medicine, Risk Management, Health Policy, Managed Care
Medical Associations: IMA, AMA, ACEP