EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP
Thomas Wyatt, MD
Chair of Emergency Medicine
Dr. Wyatt has been a faculty member in the Department of Emergency Medicine since returning to Hennepin County Medical Center in 2013 after practicing Emergency Medicine in the community. He has significant expertise in administrative and clinical operations and is very active at the state and national levels in advocacy for the practice of emergency medicine. Previously serving as the Senior Medical Director for Emergency Services and a Member of the Board of Trustees for Hennepin Healthcare, Dr. Wyatt is currently the Chair of Emergency Medicine.
Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine
Residency: Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center
Rob Reardon, MD
Assistant Chief of Emergency Medicine
Dr. Reardon completed his Emergency Medicine residency at the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1997 and then rejoined the faculty at Hennepin in 1998. His areas of research interest include emergency airway management and emergency and critical care ultrasound. He is the Program Director for the Emergency Ultrasound fellowship at HCMC and is the course director for Ultrasound for Clinicians and a course instructor for The Difficult Airway Course.
Dr. Reardon is an accomplished author and editor having contributed to such medical textbooks as Roberts and Hedges’ Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine 6th Edition, Walls and Murphy’s Manual of Emergency Airway Management 4th Edition, Ma and Mateer’s Pocket Atlas of Emergency Ultrasound and Emergency Ultrasound 3rd Edition.
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Residency: State University of New York at Buffalo
Laura Schrag, MD
Medical Director of the Emergency Department
Dr. Schrag returned to Hennepin County Medical Center where she completed her residency after practicing Emergency Medicine in the community. She has significant expertise in proper documentation and coding for health care providers as well as administrative and clinical operations.
Medical School: Chicago Medical School – Rosalind Franklin University
Residency: Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center
Luke Dingman, MD
Asst. Medical Director of the Emergency Department
Dr. Dingman returned to Hennepin County Medical Center where he completed his residency after practicing Emergency Medicine in the community. He has significant expertise in administrative and clinical operations.
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Residency: Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center
Ethan Forsgren, MD
Asst. Medical Director of the Emergency Department
Dr. Forsgren joined the faculty at Hennepin County Medical Center after completing his EM residency at UCLA and Health Policy Fellowship at HCMC. His work focuses on Medicaid policy, mobile integrated health, and hospital operations.
Medical School: University of Iowa
Residency: Emergency Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
Jeff Ho, MD
Vice Chair of Operations in Emergency Medicine
Dr. Ho earned his medical doctorate in 1992 from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Loma Linda, CA. He completed an Emergency Medicine residency at Hennepin County Medical Center in 1995 and a Fellowship in Prehospital Care/Emergency Medical Services in 1996. He is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He is board certified in Emergency Medicine and is an Examiner for the American Board of Emergency Medicine.
Medical School: Loma Linda University Medical School
Residency: Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center
Fellowship: Prehospital Care/Emergency Medical Services, Hennepin County Medical Center
Glenn Paetow, MD MACM
Residency Program Director
Dr. Paetow completed his Emergency Medicine Residency and a Fellowship in Medical Education and Simulation, both at Hennepin County Medical Center. After obtaining his Masters in Academic Medicine through the University of Southern California, he joined Hennepin County Medical Center as a faculty member in the Department of Emergency Medicine and is the Program Director for the Emergency Medicine Residency Program. His academic interests include graduate medical education, wellness, simulation, quality improvement, and cultural responsive healthcare.
Medical School: University of Maryland
Residency: Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County
Fellowship: Medical Education & Simulation, Hennepin County
Rochelle Zarzar, MD MACM MBA
Senior Medical Director for Emergency Services
Dr. Zarzar completed her Emergency Medicine Residency in 2017 and a Fellowship in Medical Education and Simulation, both at Hennepin County Medical Center. After obtaining her Masters in Academic Medicine through the University of Southern California, she joined Hennepin County Medical Center as a faculty member in the Department of Emergency Medicine and served as one of the Associate Program Directors for the Emergency Medicine Residency Program. More recently she transitioned to current role as Senior Medical Director for Emergency Services at Hennepin Healthcare and completed her MBA at the University of Minnesota.
Medical School: University of Virginia
Residency: Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County
Fellowship: Medical Education & Simulation, Hennepin County
Nick Simpson, MD
Chief Medical Director of Emergency Medical Services
Dr. Simpson completed his Emergency Medicine Residency in 2014 and a Fellowship in Emergency Medical Services, both at Hennepin County Medical Center. After spending a few years working in a community ED in the Twin Cities, he joined Hennepin County Medical Center as a faculty member in the Department of Emergency Medicine and now serves as the Chief Medical Director for EMS.
Medical School: University of Virginia
Residency: Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County
Fellowship: EMS, Hennepin County
