Lisandro Irizarry, M.D., MPH, FAAEM, Department Chairman

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Weill College of Medicine

Dr. Irizarry received his M.D. degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He received his Masters degree in Public Health from the Columbia University School of Public Health. Dr. Irizarry completed the residency in Emergency Medicine of the New York University/Bellevue Hospital Center and completed the fellowship in Medical Toxicology at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and the American College of Medical Toxicology and is a Certified Consulting Hyperbaric Physician.

Dr. Irizarry is a member and Founding Fellow of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Medical Toxicology, The American College of Emergency Physicians, and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. In addition to being the Chairman of the Department, he chairs the Brooklyn Hospital Center Patient Satisfaction Taskforce and serves on several other hospital committees. In 2004, Dr. Irizarry has been voted the Secretary for the Professional Staff. He also serves on the American College of Emergency Physicians sections on Toxicology and Disaster Medicine, the Brooklyn Emergency Medicine Foundation, and the New York City Ambulance Destination Advisory Committee.

Dr. Irizarry is the author of a number of articles and chapters on toxicology, infectious diseases, and disaster medicine. His research interests include emergency response to terrorism and emergency department administration.

Kim Guishard, M.D., Department Vice Chairman

Dr. Guishard received his M.D. degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine. He completed the residency in Internal Medicine at the Veterans Hospital in Washington, DC. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

In addition to his duties as Vice Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Guishard serves on The Brooklyn Hospital Center's Medical Board Performance Improvement Committee. He also serves on the Department of Emergency Medicine's Quality Assurance Committee and New Chart Committee.

Dr. Guishard's research interests include treatment of sickle cell disease, diagnosis of pneumonia, and the relationship between dehydration and pneumonia.

Sylvie Desouza, M.D., FACEP, Department Assistant Vice Chairman

Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Weill College of Medicine

Dr. Desouza received her M.D. degree from the State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine. She completed the residency in Emergency Medicine at The Brooklyn Hospital Center. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Desouza is a member and Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. She is the Emergency Department Clinical Site Director for The Caledonian Hospital. She serves on the Emergency Department's Quality Assurance, Logistics, and Policy and Procedures Committees, as well as the Residency's Education Committee.

Dr. Desouza's research interests include identification and reporting of domestic violence.

Benson Yeh, M.D., FACEP, Residency Director

Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine, Weill College of Medicine

Dr. Yeh received his M.D. degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed the residency in Emergency Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center, New York. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Yeh is a member of ACEP and SAEM and a founding member of the SAEM interest group in evidence based emergency medicine. In addition to his role as Residency Director, he is active on The Brooklyn Hospital Center Blood Bank Committee and the Emergency Medicine Residency Education Committee. In 2004, Dr. Yeh was elected to Brooklyn Hospital's Professional Staff Guiding Committee and is the Vice-Chair of the House-staff committee

Dr. Yeh is the web master for the New York Academy of Medicine's Evidence Based Emergency Medicine web site.

Antonio Mendez, M.D., Associate Residency Director

Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Weill College of Medicine

Dr. Mendez received his M.D. degree from the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. He completed the residency in Emergency Medicine at the New York University/Bellevue Hospital Center where he served as Chief Resident. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Mendez is a member of ACEP and SAEM. He serves on The Brooklyn Hospital Center CVA Pathway, Medical Education, and House Staff Committees. He also serves on the Emergency Department's Education and New Chart Committees.

Dr. Mendez's research interests include the emergency response to domestic terrorism, predictors of resident academic performance, asthma, and the epidemiology of patients who leave the emergency department prior to medical evaluation.

Patricia Phan, M.D., Assistant Residency Director, Assistant Medical Student Director

Dr. Phan received her M.D. degree from the Howard University College of Medicine. She completed the residency in Emergency Medicine at the Beth Israel Medical Center. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Phan is a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. She serves on the Emergency Department's Computerized Tracking System Advisory Committee.

Dr. Phan's research interest is diagnostic odor recognition.

Anton Wray, M.D., FACEP, Medical Student Director

Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Weill College of Medicine

Dr. Wray received his M.D. degree from the Hahnemann University School of Medicine. He completed the residency in Emergency Medicine at the Brooklyn Hospital Center. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Wray is a member and Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. He is an Advanced Cardiac Life Support instructor. Dr. Wray serves on the Brooklyn Hospital Center's Committee on Graduate Medical Education. He directs the Emergency Department's medical student rotations and serves on the department's Interdisciplinary Committee.

Dr. Wray's research interests include asthma and isoimmunization in spontaneous abortion.