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UCF NORTH FLORIDA EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Core Faculty

Engaged educators with expertise spanning ultrasound, simulation, EMS, research, critical care, wellness, and administration.

Ultrasound Director

Joshua Middleton, MD, FACEP, FAEMUS

Resuscitation. Critical care. Transesophageal Echocardiography. Regional Anesthesia.

  • Fellowship: Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound
  • Residency: North Florida Emergency Medicine
  • Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine
  • Undergraduate: B.S. Biomedical Sciences
Associate Ultrasound Director

Mariah Cruz, DO

Ultrasound. Global Health. Underserved Populations.

  • Fellowship: Ultrasound — University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
  • Residency: HCA/UCF Gainesville — HCA Florida North Florida Hospital
  • Medical School: Edward Via College of Medicine — Virginia
  • Undergraduate: Salisbury University — B.A. Biology
Simulation Education Director

Evan Stern, MD, FACEP

Simulation. Innovative Learning.

  • Residency: William Beaumont Hospital — Royal Oak, MI
  • Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine
  • Undergraduate: University of Florida — B.A. Zoology
EMS Director

Amit Rawal, MD, FACEP

EMS. Stroke. Cardiovascular. Systems of Care.

  • Residency: Orlando Health
  • Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine
  • Undergraduate: University of Florida — B.S. Microbiology and Cell Science
Medical Director

DJ Martin, MD, FACEP

As Medical Director of the Emergency Department, I am particularly interested in process improvement and emergency medicine administration. While working in a tertiary care center with multiple specialties has its advantages, I like to make sure that our residents can manage a whole department by themselves by the time they graduate. I am also a night shift extraordinaire!

  • Residency: Orlando Health
  • Medical School: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
  • Undergraduate: University of West Virginia
Medical Student Clerkship Director

Jeffery Holloway, MD

Teaching. Ophtho. Sedation.

  • Residency: North Florida Emergency Medicine — Gainesville
  • Medical School: University of Missouri–Columbia School of Medicine
  • Undergraduate: Tulane University — B.S. Neuroscience
Core Faculty

Mahesh Setty, MD

Quality Improvement.

  • Residency: Emory University
  • Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine
  • Undergraduate: University of Florida
Core Faculty

Ryan Day, MD, FACEP

My passion in medicine is critical care and advanced airway management in the ED in addition to teaching new learners the importance of early critical illness identification. I am also very enamored about mental illness in the ED and the potential use of rapid acting antidepressant agents for more rapid improvement in depressed patients.

  • Residency: Lehigh Valley Health Network — Allentown, PA
  • Medical School: St. George University
  • Undergraduate: University of Central Florida — B.S. Biology
Core Faculty

Ryan Roberts, MD, PharmD

Wilderness Medicine. Wellness and Longevity.

  • Residency: University of Florida
  • Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine
Core Faculty

Jonathan Journey, MD

Toxicology. Journal Club

  • Residency: UF/Shands — Jacksonville, FL
  • Medical School: Florida State University College of Medicine
  • Undergraduate: University of Florida
Research Faculty

Shirlly Zhou, MD

Research. Scholarly activity.