Have you met our friend,

Dr. Richard Pescatore, DO?

Richard (Rick) Pescatore, DO, FAAEM currently serves as Chief Physician and Associate State Medical Director for the Delaware Division of Public Health. A board-certified and practicing attending emergency physician at Albert Einstein Health Network in Philadelphia, PA, Rick is active in both emergency medicine and public health. Rick, Martha and Jim have done numerous projects together as well as recording an entire YEAR of EMNews Live together hosting the podcast! The podcast, now staffed by Rick and Dr. Ali Raja, MD is available for your listening pleasure on Emergency Medicine News. It includes monthly updates about the current and latest greatest information in EM - straight from all the wonderful EMNews authors. Check it out here. Rick is also a cherished faculty member at CCME courses, including the Advanced EM Bootcamp, Original EM Bootcamp, The Emergency Medicine and Acute Care Series and much more. And, if you really want to read a hot column in EM, check out “What to D.O.” You can access it by clicking here. Finally, Rick has been a frequent contributor across the world of medical education, including as CCME faculty and as a recurring voice on the podcasts EM:RAP, Urgent Care:RAP, ERCast, and more. With hundreds of publications in the worlds of EM and public health, dozens of presentations on the national and international stage, as well as featured appearances on MSNBC, CNN, and Larry King LIVE, Rick is known the world over as an expert in evidence-based medicine, research, operations, and administration. Follow him on Twitter @Rick_Pescatore for witty updates and great cutting edge EM. He’s a true pal, collaborative EM friend, and we love him.

Rick Pescatore and Martha Roberts at a CCME course, teaching the Original EM Bootcamp!