Meet the Director and Team — Emergency Medicine Residency at St. Vincent Medical Center
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Randall King, MD, FACEP | Program Director Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine Dr. King has been the program director since 1991 creating a culture of excellence in education. Dr. King is past chief of staff at St. Vincent Medical Center and current chief medical information officer. |
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Alexander Dzurik, MD, FACEP, FAAEM | Associate Program Director Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine Dr. Dzurik joined the faculty in 2017 immediately after completing his residency, stepping into simulation faculty and shortly thereafter assuming role of simulation director. His academic interests include critical medical resuscitation, ACLS/PALS, crash airway management, procedural education and ED documentation. He also remains a certified flight physician working with LifeFlight/Mobile Life. |
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Aileen Newmyer, MD | Assistant Program Director Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dr. Newmyer joined the faculty in 2018 with a special interest in simulation and resident education. She likes to challenge the residents in the simulation lab with scenarios that they may not see often in the emergency department but should be prepared to handle. As an associate program director, she has focused on improving real-time feedback for residents and faculty. |
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Courtney Keel, MD | Assistant Program Director Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: Mercy Health – St. Vincent Medical Center
Dr. Keel joined as a community faculty member at Mercy Health – St. Charles Hospital in 2019. She then transitioned to St. Vincent’s starting in 2020 and now works as one of our nocturnists. She served as the ultrasound director from 2021 to 2023 and joined as an assistant program director in 2022. One of her main interests is wilderness medicine and took over as Midwest MedWAR director in 2021. Her other main areas of interest include resident evaluations and feedback, simulation, creating new and innovative procedural models and improving quality review of ultrasound images. |
Core Faculty
Mitch Bruss, MD
Greg Hymel, MD
David Johnson, MD
William Krebs, DO
David Ledrick, MD, MEd
Michael McCrea, MD
Aaron Orqvist, MD
Alexander Payvandi, DO
Michael Plewa, MD
John Russ, MD
Nicholas Sauber, MD
Julie Swartz, MD
Stephen Zohn, MD
Contact Us
Academic Program Coordinator: Rachel Hill
Email: rachel_hill@mercy.com
Phone: 419-251-4724
Fax: 419-251-2698
Academic Program Coordinator: Val Gongora
Email: valancy_gongora@mercy.com
Phone: 419-251-4723
Fax: 419-251-2698