MEET OUR FACULTY
Brian M. Lahmann, MD, MHA, FACEP
Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Reading Hospital, Physician Leader, Emergency Medicine, Tower Health
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
Residency: Cooper University Hospital
Advanced Degree: Masters of Hospital and Health Administration (MHA)
Membership/Professional Affiliations:
American College of Emergency Physicians
American Academy of Emergency Medicine
Society of Academic Emergency Medicine
Pennsylvania Medical Society
Berks County Medical Society
Fun Fact: Love to travel with my husband and two daughters!
Hannah Mishkin, MD, MS, FACEP
Program Director
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine
Medical School: Jefferson Medical College
Residency: St. Luke’s Hospital
Advanced Degree: Masters of Science, Developmental Biology
Membership/Professional Affiliations: American College of Emergency Physicians
American College of Emergency Physicians, Pennsylvania Chapter, Chair, Wellness Committee
Graduate Medical Education Special Review Subcommittee, Chair
Pennsylvania ACEP, Board of Directors
Council of Residency Directors (CORD)
Academy of Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (AWAEM)
American Association of Women in Emergency Medicine (AAWEP)
Society of Academic
Emergency Medicine
Fun Fact: My bucket list includes hiking all the US national parks!
Adam Sigal, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Associate Program Director and Research Director
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine
Medical School: Hahnemann University School of Medicine
Residency: Cooper Hospital, University Medical Center
Membership/Professional Affiliations: American College of Emergency Physicians
American Academy of Emergency Medicine
Medical Director, Lower Alsace Ambulance Association
Medical Director, Berks County Department of Emergency Services
PA-DMAT4, Federal Disaster Medical Assistance Team
Southeast Pennsylvania Surge Medical Response Team
American College of Emergency Physicians
Berks County Medical Society
Fun Fact: US Navy Medical Officer, 1996-2000; USS Detroit AOE-4 1997-1999; US Naval Engineering Station, Lakehurst, NJ, 1999-2000. My Hobbies are: Obstacle Course Races and Crossfit.
Monisha Bindra, DO, MPH, FACEP, FAAEM
Assistant Program Director
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Lehigh Valley Hospital
Advanced Degree: Masters of Public Health Education - Community Heath Education
Membership/Professional Affiliations:
American College of Emergency Physicians
American College of Emergency Physicians, Pennsylvania Chapter: Member of Wellness and Young professionals Committee and Education Committee
Fun Fact: I was born in England! I love to travel and have visited over 26 countries and 30 states so far.
Courtney Cassella, MD
Assistant Program Director and Residency Ultrasound Director
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine
Medical School: New York University
Residency: Mount Sinai
Fellowship: Ultrasound, University of Pennsylvania
Membership/Professional Affiliations: American College of Emergency Physicians: Ultrasound, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Pennsylvania Medical Society
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
Area of academic interest: Ultrasound, Medical Education
Fun Fact: I love action movies and mystery fiction novels.
Jennifer Jozefick, DO
Student Clerkship Director
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine
Medical Director, Northern Berks and Oley Emergency Medical Service
Board Director Hamburg Emergency Medical Services
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Lehigh Valley Hospital
Membership/Professional Affiliations: American Osteopathic Association, American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Fun facts: Love all things Disney and have 3 Shiba Inus
Blake C. Bailey, DO, MBA, FACEP, FAAEM
Vice Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Lehigh Valley Hospital
Membership/Professional Affiliations: American College
of Emergency Physicians
American College of Emergency Physicians, Pennsylvania Chapter: Education Committee Chair
American Academy of Emergency Medicine
Fun Fact: I have a dog named Winston Wookie, after Winston Churchill and Chewbacca, for two of my favorite interests, history and Star Wars.
Christopher Valente, MD
Director of the Quality Committee for the Emergency Department and Vice-Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine
Section Chief of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
Residency: Johns Hopkins University Children’s Center
Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Membership/Professional Affiliations: American Academy of Pediatrics and American College of Emergency Physicians
Berks County Medical Society
Fun Fact: I love the horror movie genre – the gorier, the better!
Sarah Weiss, MD
Residency Toxicology Director and Core Faculty
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine
Medical school: Drexel College of Medicine
Residency: Stony Brook University Hospital
Fellowship: Toxicology, Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia
Thomas Stauffer, DO
EMS Director
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine
Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Lehigh Valley Hospital
Membership/Professional Affiliations:
NAEMSP
ACOEP (EMS Committee Member)
Medical Director Reading School of Health Sciences EMS Programs
Medical Director WBAA
Deputy Medical Director TowerDIRECT
Joined the Fire service in 1995 and Nationally Certified FFI and FFII as well as Vehicle and Special Vehicle Rescue Operations
Fun Facts: On February 6, 1994, I was struck by a train while driving to work and walked away.
Dorota Pazdrowska-Chowdhry, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Course Director and Core Faculty
Medical School: St. Georges University School of Medicine -Grenada
Residency: Carilion Medical Center Pediatrics
Fellowship: Indiana University Medical Center -Riley Hospital
Pediatrics Emergency