The Department of Emergency Medicine is under the direction
of Mary Jo Wagner, M.D. (Chair).
Residency Faculty include:

Mary Jo Wagner, M.D. Chair EM Residency: St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, OH (1991) ABEM Board Certification
Robert Satonik, M.D. Associate Director EM Residency: Richland Memorial Hospital, Columbia, SC (1994) ABEM Board Certification

Mary Lynn Arvanitis, D.O.
EM Residency: Metropolitan Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI (1995)
AOBEM Board Certification

Andrew M.Bazakis, M.D.
EM Residency: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (2000)
ABEM Board Certification

Kevin Carnahan, D.O.
EM Residency: Botsford General Hospital,
Farmington Hills, MI (1998)
AOBEM Board Certification

Catherine Champagne , D.O.
EM Residency: Synergy Medical Education Alliance
Saginaw, MI (2006)
ABEM Board Eligible

Jim Cogbill Jr., M.D.
EM Residency: Synergy Medical Education Alliance,
Saginaw, MI (2005)
ABEM Board Certified

Kathleen Cowling, D.O.
EM Residency: Michigan State University -
Lansing Affiliated Hospitals, Lansing, MI (1995)
ABEM Board Certification

Matthew Deibel , M.D.
EM Residency: MSU/Spectrum Health Systems,
Grand Rapids, MI (2005)
ABEM Board Certification

Stephanie Duggan, M.D.
EM Residency: Grace Hospital Emergency Medicine,
Detroit, MI (1997)
ABEM Board Certification

Frederick Dunham, M.D.
General Surgery Residency: St. Joseph Hospital,
Pontiac MI (1983)
ABEM Board Certification

Andrew Franklin, M.D.
EM Residency: St. Francis Medical Center,
Peoria, IL (2001)
ABEM Board Certified

Harry Frederick, D.O.
Internship: South Bend Osteopathic Hospital,
South Bend, IN (1979)
ABEM Board Certification

Lance Freeman, M.D.
EM Residency: Grace Hospital,
Detroit, MI (1994)
ABEM Board Certification

Kirsten Guenther, M.D.
EM Residency: William Beaumont Hospital,
Royal Oak, MI (2002)
ABEM Board Certification

Brian Hartfelder, M.D.
EM Residency: Detroit Receiving Hospital,
Detroit, MI (1995)
ABEM Board Certification

Risty Kalivas, D.O.
Internal Medicine Residency: Saginaw Cooperative Hospitals, Inc.,
Saginaw, MI (1990)
AOBEM Board Certification

Anjanette Kemp, D.O.
EM Residency: Mount Clemens General Hospital
Detroit, MI (1998)
AOBEM Board Certification

Timothy Kaufman, M.D.
EM Residency: University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH (2001)
ABEM Board Certification

Lakshma Kottamasu, M.D.

Michelle McLean, M.D.
EM Residency: Synergy Medical Education Alliance,
Saginaw, MI (2005)
ABEM Board Certified

Steven McLean, M.D.
EM Residency: Detroit Receiving Hospital,
Detroit, MI (1998)
ABEM Board Certification

George Moylan, D.O.
EM Residency: St. Vincent's Medical Center,
Toledo, OH (1993)
ABEM Board Certification

Jeffrey Nielsen, M.D.
EM Residency: MSU/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies,
Kalamazoo, MI (1999)
ABEM Board Certification

Charles Nightingale, M.D.
EM Residency: Synergy Medical Education Alliance,
Saginaw, MI (2006)
ABEM Board Certification

Renee M. Nilan, M.D.
EM Residency: Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, MI (1998)
ABEM Board Certification

Brian Purchase, D.O.
EM Residency: Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital Medical Center,
Pontiac, MI (1998)
AOBEM Board Certification

Edgardo J. Rivera-Rivera, M.D.
Assistant Program Director
Director of EMS/Pre-hospital Care
EM Residency: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (1991)
ABEM Board Certification

Richard S. Ross,D.O.
EM Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center,
Philadelphia, PA (1996)
AOBEM Board Certification

Rosarita Rullan, D.O.
EM Residency: Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital Medical Center,
Pontiac, MI (1997)
AOBEM Board Certification

Robert Satonik, M.D.
Associate Director
EM Residency: Richland Memorial Hospital,
Columbia, SC (1994)
ABEM Board Certification

Aaron Smith M.D.
EM Residency: Synergy Medical Education Alliance
Saginaw, MI (2006)
ABEM Board Certification

Joseph Spadafore, M.D.
Surgery Resident (Flexible):  Parkland Hospital,
Dallas, TX (1981)
ABEM Board Certification

Tory Synder, D.O.
EM Residency: Synergy Medical Education Alliance,
Saginaw, MI (2004)
ABEM Board Certification

Jeffrey Territo, D.O.
EM Residency: Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital Medical Center,
Pontiac, MI (1997)
AOBEM Board Certification

Kevin Tishkowski, D.O.
EM Residency: GenesRegional Medical Center,
Grand Blanc, MI (1998)
AOBEM Board Certification

Steven Vance, M.D.
EM Residency: MSU/Spectrum Health System,
Grand Rapids, MI (2004)
ABEM Board Certification

Jason White, M.D.
EM Residency: Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, MI (1984)
ABEM Board Certification

Terri Williams, M.D.
EM Residency: Wright State University School of Medicine - Integrated Residency
Dayton, OH (1995)
ABEM Board Certification

Mildred Willy, M.D.
EM Residency: St. John's Hospital,
Detroit, MI (1999)
ABEM Board Certification