CORE GEMSS FACULTY (Core Response Team from Dallas)
MD Number (MD-1, MD-2, etc.) denotes official Dallas Fire Rescue and Metropolitan Medical Response System (Dallas Medical Strike Team) call numbers.
Paul E. Pepe, M.D., M.P.H. (MD-1)
Professor of Public Health, Surgery, Medicine and
Chair, Emergency Medicine, UT Southwestern and the Parkland Health and Hospital System;
Head, Medical Direction Team, Dallas Area BioTel (EMS) System (City of Dallas and dozen surrounding cities)
Medical Director, Dallas Area Metropolitan Medical Response System
Raymond Fowler, M.D. (MD-3)
Assistant Professor of Surgery and
Attending Faculty in Emergency Medicine, UT Southwestern and the Parkland Health and Hospital System;
Deputy Medical Director for Operations and Quality Assurance, Dallas Area BioTel (EMS) System
(City of Dallas and dozen surrounding cities)
Team Member, Dallas Area Metropolitan Medical Response System
Kathy J. Rinnert, M.D., M.P.H. (MD-4)
Assistant Professor of Surgery and
Attending Faculty, Emergency Medicine, UT Southwestern and the Parkland Health and Hospital System;
EMS Fellowship Director and Associate Medical Director for GEMSS and WME Preparedness
Dallas Area BioTel (EMS) System (City of Dallas and dozen surrounding cities)
Medical Team Leader, Dallas Area Metropolitan Medical Response System
Jane G. Wigginton, M.D., (MD-5)
Assistant Professor of Surgery and
Attending Faculty, Emergency Medicine, UT Southwestern and the Parkland Health and Hospital System;
Assistant Medical Director for Resuscitation Research
Dallas Area BioTel (EMS) System (City of Dallas and dozen surrounding cities)
Team Member, Dallas Area Metropolitan Medical Response System
Fernando Benitez, M.D., (MD-6)
Assistant Professor of Surgery and
Attending Faculty in Emergency Medicine, UT Southwestern amd the Parkland Health and Hospital System;
Assistant Medical Director for Scene Response,
Dallas Area BioTel (EMS) System (City of Dallas and dozen surrounding cities)
Team Member, Dallas Area Metropolitan Medical Response System
Stewart Coffman, M.D., (MD-7)
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery and
Attending Faculty in Emergency Medicine, UT Southwestern and the Parkland Health and Hospital System;
Assistant Medical Director for Tactical Medicine (FBI)
Dallas Area BioTel (EMS) System (City of Dallas and dozen surrounding cities)
Team Member, Dallas Area Metropolitan Medical Response System and
Medical Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Regional Office (North Texas Region)
Raymond Swienton, M.D., (MD-8)
Assistant Professor of Surgery and
Attending Faculty in Emergency Medicine, UT Southwestern and the Parkland Health and Hospital System;
Assistant Medical Director for Tactical Medicine (Police) and Advanced Disaster Life Support (ADLS) Training,
Dallas Area BioTel (EMS) System (City of Dallas and dozen surrounding cities)
Team Member, Dallas Area Metropolitan Medical Response System
Lynn Roppolo, M.D., (MD-9)
Instructor of Surgery and
Attending Faculty in Emergency Medicine, UT Southwestern and the Parkland Health and Hospital System;
Assistant Medical Director for Disaster Response and Dispatch Operations
Dallas Area BioTel (EMS) System (City of Dallas and dozen surrounding cities)
Team Member, Dallas Area Metropolitan Medical Response System
Richard Linsky, M.D., (MD-10)
Instructor in Emergency Medicine, UT Southwestern and the Parkland Health and Hospital System;
Assistant Medical Director and GEMSS Fellow,
Dallas Area BioTel (EMS) System (City of Dallas and dozen surrounding cities)
Team Member, Dallas Area Metropolitan Medical Response System
