J. Thomas Ahlquist, M.D., F.A.C.E.P.
Emergency Medicine

Education: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 1992
Medical School: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 1996
Residency: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 1999
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho
Special Interests: Acute Myocardial Infarction, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Chest Pain Center, ED Management, Health Education, Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence
Medical Associations: ACEP, AAEM, IMA, AMA, ACMS

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., 1989
Medical School: University of Wisconsin Medical School, WI, 1999
Residency: Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, MN - Residency, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation - Internship, 2003
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho
Special Interests: Chest Pain / Observation Medicine
Medical Associations: ACMS, ACEP

Theresa Balcerak, N.P.
Emergency Medicine

Education: Master of Science, Nursing, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 1995
Board Certification: Idaho State Board of Nursing
Licensure: RN
Professional Associations: AANP

Amy Baruch, M.D.
Emergency Medicine

Education: Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA 1988
Medical School: State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 1994
Residency: State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, 1997
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming, New York
Medical Associations: ACEP

Stephanie Bodes, M.D.
Emergency Medicine

Education: Stanislaus State, Turloc, CA 1986
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 1991
Residency: Valley Medical Center, Fresno, CA, 1995
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho
Special Interests: Toxicology, Critical Care Patients
Medical Associations: ACEP, ACMS

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

Gary Brandecker, M.D.
Emergency Medicine

Education: Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT 1984
Medical School: Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 1988
Residency: Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine, Norfolk, VA 1992
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho
Medical Associations: IMA, ACMS

Mark Burningham, M.D., F.A.C.E.P.
Emergency Medicine

Education: Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 1982
Medical School: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 1987
Residency: UCSF Valley Medical Center, Fresno, CA 1994
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho, California
Special Interests: Pain Management in the Emergency Department
Medical Associations: IMA, ACEP, ICEP, ACMS, IASP

Butler-Hall, Ian, MD
Emergency Medicine

Education: Duke University, NC, 2000
Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine, WA, 2004
Residency: Loma Linda University Medical Center, CA, 2007
Fellowship: Emergency Medical Services, Loma Linda University, CA 2008
Licensure: Idaho, California
Special Interests: EMS, Ultrasound
Medical Associations: AMA, ACEP, AMPA, NAEMSP, WMS

Bradley Chatlin, MD
Emergency Medicine

Education: Bachelor of Science, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 1992
Medical School: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, 1998
Residency: Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO, 02
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho
Special Interests: Sports Injuries, Cardiology
Medical Associations: ACEP

Stuart Clive, MD
Emergency Medicine

Education: Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 1991
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine, Georgia,1995
Residency: University of Texas at Houston, 1998
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: ID, MN
Special Interests: Administrative , Training
Medical Associations: ACMS, ACEP

L. Tad Cowley, M.D., M.M.M., F.A.C.E.P., F.A.A.E.M.
Emergency Medicine

Education: Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 1990
Medical School: Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 1995
Residency: University Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, 1996
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho
Special Interests: Stroke, ED Management, Health Education, EMS, Airway Management, Health Care Law
Medical Associations: ACEP, AAEM, IMA, ACMS, ACPE
Heather Crane, M.D.
Emergency Medicine

Education: Harvard University, 1993
Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine, CA, 2001
Residency: Loma Linda University School of Medicine, CA, 2004
Fellowship: International Emergency Medicine, Loma Linda University 2005
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho, California
Special Interests: International Emergency Medicine
Medical Associations: ACEP, WMS

Stephen Diemont, MD
Emergency Medicine

Education: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1986
Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center, 1990
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University, 1993
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho, North Carolina
Special Interests: Environmental Medicine
Medical Associations: ACEP, WMS

Melanie Evans, NP
Emergency Medicine

Education: Gonzaga University, WA - M.S Nursing, 2002, Westminster University, UT - B.S. Nursing, 1990
Board Certification: Idaho State Board of Nursing
Licensure: RN, NP
Special Interests: Administrative , Training
Medical Associations: ACMS, ACEP

Christopher Gnadinger, MD
Emergency Medicine

Education: Northwestern University, IL, 1992
Medical School: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 1996
Residency: Denver Health Medical Center, CO - EM, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, CO - IM, 2000
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho
Special Interests:
Medical Associations: ACMS, ACEP

Thomas Haga, M.D.
Emergency Medicine

Education: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 1973
Medical School: University of Tennessee Medical School, Memphis, TN 1986
Residency: University of Nevada, Reno, NV 1989 and University of Eastern Virginia, Norfolk, VA 1994
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Licensure: Idaho
Medical Associations: IAEP, AMA, MENSA

D. Rick Hansen, M.D.
Emergency Medicine

Education: Weber State University, Ogden, UT 1994
Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 1998
Residency: MSU-KCMS, 2001
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho
Special Interests: Endocrine Emergencies
Medical Associations: ACEP, AMA, ACMS

David Hightower, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine

Education: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 1987
Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX 1993
Residency: East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 1996
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho, Kansas
Medical Associations: ACEP, AMS, KACEP

Robert Hilvers, MD
Emergency Medicine

Education: University of Rochester, NY, 1992
Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine, 1997
Residency: Idaho Family Practice Medical Residency, 2000
Fellowship: Sports Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine
Licensure: Idaho
Special Interests: Wilderness Medicine, Sports Medicine/Orthopedics
Medical Associations: IMA, ACMS, AAFP, AMSSM, Wilderness Medicine Society

Matthew Hulquist, M.D.
Emergency Medicine

Education: Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 1995
Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Washington, 2000
Residency: University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, NM, 2003
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho
Special Interests: Sports Medicine
Medical Associations: IMA, ACMS, ACEP

David Johnson, M.D.
Emergency Medicine

Education: Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1997
Medical School: Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiania, 2001
Residency: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2004
Board Certification: ABEM Board Eligible
Licensure: Idaho
Special Interests: International Emergency Medicine
Medical Associations: IMA, ACMS, ACEP, AAEM

Douglas Kartel, M.D., F.A.C.E.P.
Emergency Medicine

Education: University of California, Los Angeles, CA , 1984
Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 1991
Residency: Valley Medical Center, Fresno, CA, 1995
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho, California, Mississippi
Special Interests: Disaster Medicine
Medical Associations: ACMS, ACEP

Eric Kendall, M.D.
Emergency Medicine

Education: Walla Walla University, Walla Walla WA 1999
Medical School: Loma Linda University, Loma Linda CA 2003
Residency: University of Connecticut, Farmington CT 2006
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine 2007
Licensure: Idaho
Special Interests: Simulation, Wilderness, and International Medicine
Medical Associations: ACEP, ACMS

Kevin Kittleson, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine

Education: Albion College, Albion, Michigan 1974
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 1978
Residency: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 1981
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: ID, WA
Special Interests: Leadership/administrative EM, Risk Management, EMS medical direction
Medical Associations: IMA, ACMS, ACEP, Fellow of the College of Emergency Medicine, Associate Professor - Univ. of Washington

Kate Krakker, N.P.
Emergency Medicine

Education: Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI, 1978; Masters of Nursing Degree, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, 1996
Board Certification: Idaho State Board of Nursing
Licensure: RN
Professional Associations: AANP

Richard Macdonald, M.D.
Emergency Medicine

Education: Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 1992
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, 1996
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 1999
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho
Medical Associations: ACMS

Jaime Martin, MD
Emergency Medicine

Education: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona CA, 1988
Medical School: University of CA Irvine, California College of Medicine, 1992
Residency: Los Angeles County - USC Medical Center, 1996
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: ID, TX, CA
Special Interests:
Medical Associations: ACEP

Michael Mercy, MD
Emergency Medicine

Education: Reed College OR, 1987
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD, 1992
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, MD, 1995
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho
Special Interests:
Medical Associations: ACMS, ACEP

Morch, Christian, PA
Emergency Medicine

Education: University of Connecticut, CT, 1998
Medical School: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Heath Sciences, MA, 2007
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
Licensure: Idaho
Special Interests: Wilderness Medicine

Janet Rosenquist, MD
Emergency Medicine

Education: University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA 1975
Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 1979
Residency: University of Washington, Seattle, WA 1983
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho, Washington, California, New Mexico
Medical Associations: ACMS, ACEP

Mike Ross, M.D., FACEP
Emergency Medicine

Education: Drake University, Des Moines, IA, 1992
Medical School: University of Iowa, 1997
Residency: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2001
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho, Montana
Special Interests: International & Wilderness Medicine
Medical Associations: IMA, WMS, ACMS

Thomas Sanderson, M.D.
Emergency Medicine

Education: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 1973
Medical School: University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 1976
Residency: FP Residency, The Medical Center, Columbus, GA 1979
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho, Montana, Kenya, Zambia
Special Interests: Tropical Medicine
Medical Associations: IMA, ACEP, CMDA, IEM, MEI

Bryan Shiflett, MD
Emergency Medicine

Education: University of Memphis, TN Brock University, Canada University of Tennessee, TN
Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Residency: University of Arizona School of Medicine, Tucson, AZ - Residency Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Lafayette, LA - Internship
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho
Special Interests: High School and Sports Medicine
Medical Associations: ACMS, ACEP

Keith Sivertson, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine

Education: Yale, New Haven, CT 1975
Medical School: Eastern University Medical School, Norfolk, VA 1980
Residency: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 1983
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho
Medical Associations: ACMS, ACEP

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

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, 1994
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

Kevin Timmel, M.D.
Emergency Medicine

Education: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 1993
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, 2000
Residency: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 2003
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine.
Licensure: Idaho
Special Interests: Airway Management, Procedural Sedation, Education, EMS
Medical Associations: IMA, ACMS

James C. Torres II, MD., F.A.C.E.P.
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: Administration, Risk Management, Stroke Care
Medical Associations: IMA, ACMS, ACEP

Marlin Trainer, D.O., F.A.C.E.P., F.A.A.E.M.
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

Steve Wyman, M.D., F.A.C.E.P, F.A.A.E.M.
Emergency Medicine

Education: University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, 1983
Medical School: Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, 1989
Residency: Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, 1995
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensure: Idaho
Special Interests: Ski Patrol, Sports Health
Medical Associations: ACEP, AAEM, ACMS

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

Education: University of Maine, 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