Center for Disaster Medicine

Faculty

Michael Richards, M.D., MPA, FACEP
Director Emeritus

Administrative Assistant – Monica Carlson

Laura Banks, DVM, MPH
Executive Director

Administrative Assistant – Cheryl Ritson

From the Health Sciences Center - Dr. Michael Richards named Emergency Medicine Chair
July 2007

 

Blaine (Jess) Benson, Pharm.D., D.A.B.A.T.
Associate Professor, UNM College of Pharmacy
Director, New Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center

Areas of Expertise: Clinical Toxicology, Pharmacology, Antidotes, Chemical Terrorism

Judith Brillman, M.D. FACEP
Professor, UNM Department of Emergency Medicine
Director, Faculty Development
Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Education

Areas of Expertise: Infectious diseases, Syndromic Surveillance, Bioterrorism, Medical Triage

Paul Cheney, M.D.
Associate Professor, UNM Department of Emergency Medicine
Medical Director, Albuquerque Fire Dept.
Medical Director, Bernalillo County Fire Dept.
Chief, EMS Section

Areas of Expertise: Emergency Medicine Services, Wound Management

Cameron Crandall, M.D.
Associate Professor, UNM Department of Emergency Medicine
Director of Research

Areas of Expertise: Epidemiology, Emergency Medicine, Violence and Injury Prevention, Research, Statistical Analysis

Brad Greenberg, MD, MPA

Justin Hazen, M.D.
Assistant Professor, UNM Department of Emergency Medicine
Medical Director, Lifeguard Air Emergency Services
Medical Director, Albuquerque Police Dept. SWAT
Assistant Medical Director, New Mexico Disaster Medical Assistant Team (NM DMAT)
Medical Director, Sandoval County Detention Center
Medical Director, New Mexico Mounted Patrol
Medical Director, Tijeras Fire and Rescue

Areas of Expertise: Weapons of Mass Destruction, Clandestine Labs, Tactical Emergency Medicine, Farm Rescue, Wilderness Medicine, Airway Management, Procedural Sedation

Darryl Macias, M.D.
Associate Professor,UNM Department of Emergency Medicine
Medical Director, Wilderness Medicine & International Health
Medical Director, Rio Rancho & Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council SAR
Emergency Ultrasound Coordinator

Areas of Expertise: Wilderness and improvisational medicine, International medicine, EMS, Trauma and Injury Prevention

Brooke S. Parish, M.D.
Associate Professor, UNM Department of Psychiatry
Current board certifications: Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Psychosomatic medicine

Areas of Expertise: Disaster Psychiatry, Disaster Medicine, Forensic Psychiatry

Michael Richards, M.D., MPA, FACEP
Director, Center for Disaster Medicine
Medical Director, New Mexico Disaster Medical Assistance Team
Associate Professor, UNM Department of Emergency Medicine

Areas of Expertise: Disaster Medicine, Hospital Preparedness, Public Health Emergency Management, EMS Education

Diane Rimple, M.D., FACEP
Assistant Professor, UNM Department of Emergency Medicine
Associate Residency Director
Director of Medical Student Education
Medical Director, New Mexico Task Force-1 Urban Search and Rescue Team
Immediate Past President, NMACEP

Areas of Expertise: Chemical and Radiation Exposure, Urban Search and Rescue, Medical Student Education

Robert Sapien, M.D. FAAP
Associate Professor, UNM Department of Emergency Medicine
Chief, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Areas of Expertise: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Disaster Medicine, School Emergencies, School Nurse Emergency Education, Special Needs Populations, Injury Prevention