About Us Emergency Medicine About Us Quick Facts About Emergency Medicine at UK Level 1 Trauma Center We are the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center for both adult and pediatric patients. 26,000 Pediatric Patients Per Year We have the only dedicated pediatric emergency center in the state that serves central and eastern Kentucky. TRAUMA CERTIFICATION Our department has a Level 1 certification. ED PHARMACY SERVICES Our services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. ANCILLARY SERVICES AVAILABLE Dedicated ED social worker, respiratory therapy, language interpreter Our Team Our Leadership Our Leadership Roger L. Humphries, MD Chair of Emergency MedicineCharles A. Eckerline, Jr., MD Vice-Chair of Emergency MedicineSeth Stearley, MD Senior Inpatient Medical DirectorJoel Hamm, MD Co-Medical Director of Chandler Hospital ER Director of Global Health Fellowship Patrick Grace, MD Co-Medical Director of Chandler Hospital ER Medical Director of Toxicology & HyperbaricsGena Cooper, MD Medical Director of Pediatric EREric Reid, MD Medical Director of Good Samaritan Hospital ERChristopher Doty, MD Vice-Chair of Education Our Residency Team Our Residency Team Sameer Desai, MD Program Director Jonathan Bronner, MD Associate Program Director Linda Katirji, MD Assistant Program Director Jaryd Zummer, MD 4th Year Clerkship Director Bradley Buckingham, MD 3rd Year Clerkship Director Rebecca Peurach GME Program Coordinator Jocelyn Barnett Emergency Medicine Program Coordinator Kirsten Morant Health Education Specialist Our Faculty Click Here Our Residents and Fellows Click Here Our Pharmacists Click Here