2025
MD-77: Al Hussein Soliman (EX25)
Email: alhussein.soliman@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MSIV (Egyptian equivalent)
Affiliation while Extern: Medical Student, New Giza University, Cairo, Egypt
Current Affiliation: Researcher, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
Post-Externship Accomplishments:
• Co-author, “Chapter 34: International Wilderness EMS”, Wilderness Emergency Medicine (Cambridge University Press, 2026)
MD-78: Nate Barott (EX25)
Email: nate.barott@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MSIV
Affiliation while Extern: State University of New York (SUNY)-Upstate School of Medicine, Syracuse, NY
Current Affiliation: State University of New York (SUNY)-Upstate School of Medicine, Syracuse, NY
Post-Externship Accomplishments:
2024
MD-75: Laura Westneat (EX24)
Email: laura.westneat@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MD
Affiliation while Extern: Resident Physician, UNC-Chapel Residency in Emergency Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Current Affiliation: Resident Physician, UNC-Chapel Residency in Emergency Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Post-Externship Accomplishments:
• Wilderness Medicine Fellow, University of California-San Diego School of Medicine, 2025-2026
MD-76: Bret Naanep (EX24)
Email: bret.naanep@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MSIV
Affiliation while Extern: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Current Affiliation: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Post-Externship Accomplishments:
2023
MD-73: Brian Drury (EX23)
Email: brian.drury@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MD, MEd
Affiliation while Extern: Brown University Emergency Medicine Residency, Providence, RI
Current Affiliation: EMS Fellow, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR
Post-Externship Accomplishments:
• Chief Resident, Brown University Emergency Medicine Residency, Providence, RI
• EMS Fellow, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR
• Lead author, “Chapter 34: Wilderness EMS Management in Wildland Fire”, Wilderness Emergency Medicine 2e (Cambridge University Press, 2026)
• Lead author of multiple peer-reviewed publications on wildland fire in the EMS and wilderness medicine literature
MD-74: David Baskin (EX23)
Email: david.baskin@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MSIV (2023)
Affiliation while Extern: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
Current Affiliation: Resident Physician, University of Arizona-Tucson Dept of Internal Medicine, Tucson, AZ
Post-Externship Accomplishments:
Author, “Chapter 34: Wilderness EMS Management in Wildland Fire”, Wilderness Emergency Medicine 2e (Cambridge University Press, 2026)
2022
MD-71: Kara Hatlevoll (EX22)
Email: kara.hatlevoll@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: DO, MS, FAWM (2022)
Affiliation while Extern: Norman Regional Emergency Medicine Residency, Norman, OK
Current Affiliation: Virginia Tech-Carilion Wilderness Medicine Fellowship, Roanoke, VA
Post-Externship Accomplishments:
MD-72: Emily Hillmer (EX22)
Email: emily.hillmer@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MSIV (2022)
Affiliation while Extern: Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine, Portland, OR
Current Affiliation: University of South Dakota General Surgery Residency, Sioux Falls, SD
Post-Externship Accomplishments:
2021
MD-69: Jay Zhang (EX21)
Email: jay.zhang@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MSIV (2021)
Affiliation while Extern: UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Current Affiliation: Resident Physician, University of Pittsburgh Affiliated Residency in Emergency Medicine, Pittsburgh PA
Post-Externship Accomplishments:
• Resident Physician, University of Pittsburgh Affiliated Residency in Emergency Medicine, Pittsburgh PA
• Officer, South Orange Rescue Squad Technical Rescue Team, Chapel Hill, NC
MD-70: Lindsey Lamier Fell (EX21)
Email: lindsey.fell@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MSIV (2021)
Affiliation while Extern: Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine, Portland, OR
Current Affiliation: University of Utah Residency in Emergency Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
Post-Externship Accomplishments:
• Resident emergency physician, University of Utah Residency in Emergency Medicine
• Avalanche Mitigation for Snowbird Ski Resort
• 2024 Wilderness Medical Society Researcher in Training Grant recipient
• Author on multiple ski patrol medicine publications in the EMS and wilderness medicine peer-reviewed literature
2020
MD-68: Abigail Wehner, MD
Email: abigail.wehner@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MSIV (2020)
Affiliation while Extern: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
Current Affiliation: Emergency Physician, Catawba Valley Medical Center, Hickory, NC
Post-Externship Accomplishments:
• Resident Physician, Wake Forest University Residency in Emergency Medicine, Winston-Salem NC
• Fellow, Wake Forest Wilderness Medicine Fellowship, Winston-Salem, NC
• Faculty, Wake Forest Wilderness Medicine Fellowship, Winston-Salem, NC
• Lead author, “Chapter 21.2: Management of Infectious Diseases in the Wilderness Environment”, Wilderness Emergency Medicine 2e (Cambridge University Press, 2026)
MD-67: Stephen Hobson, MD, FAWM, DiMM (EX20)
Email: stephen.hobson@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MSIV (2020)
Affiliation while Extern: University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
Current Affiliation: Fellow, University of Vermont Wilderness Medicine Fellowship, Burlington, VT
Post-Externship Achievements:
• Resident Physician, University of Vermont Residency in Emergency Medicine, Burlington VT
• Fellow, University of Vermont Wilderness Medicine Fellowship, Burlington, VT
2019
MD-66: John Allen, MD
Email: john.allen@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MSIV (2019)
Affiliation while Extern: UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Current affiliation: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Family Medicine Residency, Lancaster, PA
Post-Externship Achievements:
• Resident Physician, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Family Medicine Residency, Lancaster PA
MD-65: Bryan Everitt, MD, Paramedic-NR (EX19)
Email: bryan.everitt@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MD (2019)
Affiliation while Extern: University of Texas-San Antonio Emergency Medicine Residency, San Antonio TX
Current Affiliation: Faculty, University of Texas-San Antonio EMS Fellowship, San Antonio TX
Post-Externship Achievements:
• Resident Physician, University of Texas-San Antonio Emergency Medicine Residency, San Antonio TX
• EMS Fellow, University of Texas-San Antonio EMS Fellowship, San Antonio TX
• Medical Director, Texas Search & Rescue, Austin TX
2018
MD-64: Hannah Loewenberg, MD (EX18)
Email: hannah.loewenberg@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MSIV (2018)
Affiliation while Extern: University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN
Current affiliation: University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN
Post-Externship Achievements:
• Resident Physician, Virginia Tech-Carilion Emergency Medicine Residency, Roanoke VA
• Fellow, University of Utah Wilderness Medicine Fellowship, Salt Lake City, UT
MD-63: CPT(P) Mike Brisson, DO, PhD, Paramedic-NR (EX18)
Email: michael.brisson@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MSIV (2018)
Affiliation while Extern: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Auburn, Auburn, AL
Current affiliation: South Baldwin Regional Medical Center Family Medicine Residency, Foley, AL
Post-Externship Achievements:
• Awarded Senior Army Aviator wings
• Instructor, FEMA Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP)
• Active duty deployment, Alabama National Guard COVID-19 task force (2020)
• Resident Physician, South Baldwin Regional Medical Center Family Medicine Residency, Foley, AL
• Lead author, “Chapter 4: Wilderness EMS Medical Oversight”, Wilderness Emergency Medicine 2e (Cambridge University Press, 2026)
2017
MD-62: Wooten Jones, MD, MPH, Paramedic-NR (EX17)
Email: wooten.jones@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MSIV (2017)
Affiliation while Extern: East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, NC
Current affiliation: Faculty, Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Residency, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, NC
Post-Externship Achievements:
• Resident Physician, East Carolina University School of Medicine Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Residency Program, Greenville, NC
• Faculty, Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Residency, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, NC
• Coastal Associate Director, Carolina Wilderness EMS Externship
MD-61: Alex Kranc, MD, FAWM (EX17)
Email: alex.kranc@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: PGY3 (2017)
Affiliation while Extern: University of Florida Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Gainesville, FL
Current affiliation: Attending Emergency Physician, Lexington Medical Center, Lexington, SC
Post-Externship Achievements:
• Resident Physician, University of Florida Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Gainesville, FL
• Medical Director, South Carolina USAR Task Force 1 (SCTF1)
• Lead author of first case report in the medical literature of procedural ultrasound use in a wilderness area
2016
MD-60: Jenna Wiley, MD (EX16)
Email: jenna.wiley@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MSIV (2016)
Affiliation while Extern: UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Current affiliation: Faculty, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR
Post-Externship Achievements:
• Assistant Medical Director – Portland Mountain Rescue
• Assistant Medical Director – AMR Reach and Treat Team
• Assistant Medical Director – Clackamas County Fire Department
• Treasurer, Finance Chair and Founding Board Member – Pacific Northwest Wilderness Medicine
• Medical Committee Member – Portland Mountain Rescue
• Instructor – Vertical Medicine Resources
• Resident Physician – Oregon Health Sciences University Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Portland, OR
• Wilderness Medicine Fellow, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR
• Faculty, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR
MD-59: Sarah Frances McClure, DO, Paramedic, FAWM, FAEMS (EX16)
Email: sarahfrances.mcclure@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MSIV (2016)
Affiliation while Extern: William Carey University, Hattiesburg, MS
Current affiliation: Director of Prehospital Services, Aligned Providers Wyoming, Cheyenne, WY
Post-Externship Achievements:
• Resident Physician, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Bronx, NY
• EMS Fellow, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
• Chair, Wilderness EMS Committee, National Association of EMS Physicians (2023-2025)
• Co-owner, Acrux Medical Solutions, LLC
– Medical Director, USDA Forest Service Region 1
– Medical Director, Timberline Medics
– Medical Director, Minuteman EMS
– Medical Director, 5 Forty EMS
– Medical Director, Precision Rescue
– Associate Medical Director, Aerie Backcountry Medicine
• USFS LEMA – Thunderland Basin National Grassland, Medicine-Bow-Routt National Forest, Shoshone National Forest, and Wyoming Hotshots associated with Big Horn National Forest
• Director of Prehospital Services, Aligned Providers Wyoming (Gillette, Cheyenne, and Laramie, WY)
• Medical Director, Ivinson Memorial Hospital EMS
• President, Wyoming Chapter of NAEMSP (2025-present)
2015
MD-58: Joshua Nackenson, MD, Paramedic-NR (EX15)
Email: joshua.nackenson@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MSIV, Paramedic (2015)
Affiliation while Extern: University of Miami, Miami, FL
Current affiliation: Attending Emergency Physician: O’Connor Hospital, San Jose, CA; Saint Louise Regional Hospital, Gilroy, CA
Post-Externship Achievements:
• Founder & Owner, The Strength Doc
• Resident Physician, University of Texas Southwestern Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Dallas TX
• EMS Fellow, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
MD-57: Noah Jordahl, MD, Paramedic-NR (EX15)
Email: noah.jordahl@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MSIV, Paramedic (2015)
Affiliation while Extern: UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Current affiliation: Attending Emergency Physician, Shiprock, NM
Post-Externship Achievements:
• Training Captain, South Orange Rescue Squad Technical Rescue Team, Chapel Hill, NC
• Resident Physician, University of Utah Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Salt Lake City, UT
2014
MD-56: David Amsalem, MD (EX14)
Email: david.amsalem@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MSIV (2014)
Affiliation while Extern: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Current affiliation: Attending Emergency Physician, Northern Inyo Hospital, Bishop, CA
Post-Externship Achievements:
• Co-Founder & Current International Advisory Board Member, Nepal Ambulance Service
• Resident Physician, UCSF-Fresno Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Fresno, CA
• Member, Mono County Search & Rescue Team
• Clinical Faculty, UCSF-Fresno
• Director, 2019 ParkMedic Training Course, National Park Service
• Volunteer, Yosemite SAR
• Volunteer, Teton County SAR
• LEMA, Inyo County National Forest
• Medical Director, Inyo County SAR
MD-55: Ryan Circh, MD, FACEP (EX14)
Email: ryan.circh@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MD (2014)
Affiliation while Extern: Johns Hopkins University Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Baltimore, MD
Current affiliation: Attending emergency physician, Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville, VA
Post-Externship Achievements:
• Author, Chapter 30, Wilderness EMS ((Wolters Kluwer, 2018)
• Co-founder, Maryland Search & Rescue
• Resident physician, Johns Hopkins University Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Baltimore, MD
• Author, “Chapter 31: Technical Rescue Interface: Search and Rescue in the Non-Snow/Glacier/Mountaineering Environment”, Wilderness Emergency Medicine 2e (Cambridge University Press, 2026)
2013
MD-54: Ben Smith, MD (EX13)
Email: ben.smith@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MSIV (2013)
Affiliation while Extern: UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Current affiliation: Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Post-Externship Achievements:
• EMS Fellow (2017-2018), UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine EMS Fellowship, Chapel Hill, NC
• Block Director, Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Block, UNC-Chapel Hill EM Residency
• Faculty Advisor, UNC-Chapel Hill Wilderness Medicine Student Interest Group
• Founding Medical Advisor, UNC-Chapel Hill Sports Medicine Institute Wilderness Medicine Program
• Medical Director, Carolina Air Care, UNC-Chapel Hill
• Medical Director, AirLife NC
• Assistant Medical Director, Orange County EMS, NC
• Author, Chapter 21 (Trauma), Wilderness EMS (Wolters Kluwer, 2017)
• Training Captain, South Orange Rescue Squad Technical Rescue Team, Chapel Hill NC
• Higgins & Langley Memorial Award in Swiftwater Rescue (2013)
• Author, Chapter 22: Management of Trauma in Wilderness Environments”, Wilderness Emergency Medicine 2e (Cambridge University Press, 2026)
MD-53: Chris Davis, MD, FAWM, DiMM (EX13)
Degree while Extern: MSIV (2013)
Affiliation while Extern: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Current affiliation: Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine & Wilderness Medicine Fellowship Associate Director, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
Post-Externship Achievements:
• Recipient, Appalachian Center for Wilderness Medicine Mountain Laurel Award (lifetime achievement award), 2024
• Author, Chapter 20 (Infectious Diseases), Wilderness EMS (Wolters Kluwer, 2018)
• Owner, Adventure Medical Consultants
• Owner, Lundy Charters
• EMS Fellow (2017-2018), Wake Forest University
• Wilderness Medicine Fellow (2018-2019), Wake Forest University
• First accredited/guideline-compliant Wilderness EMS Fellowship graduate in the USA
• Associate Director, Wake Forest University Wilderness Medicine Fellowship
• Chair, National Association of EMS Physicians Wilderness EMS Committee (2021-2023)
• Author, multiple peer-reviewed publications in the wilderness medicine and EMS literature
• Chair, Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee
• Author, Chapter 21.2: Management of Infectious Diseases in the Wilderness Environment”, Wilderness Emergency Medicine 2e (Cambridge University Press, 2026)
2012
MD-52: Justin Sempsrott, MD (EX12)
Email: justin.sempsrott@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MD (2012)
Affiliation while Extern: University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Current affiliation: Emergency physician, Kuna, ID
Post-Externship Achievements:
• Author, Chapters 16 & 27, Wilderness EMS (Wolters Kluwer, 2018)
• EMS Fellow, Wake Forest University (2013-2014)
• Medical Director, Starguard Elite
• Medical Director, International Surf Lifesaving Association
• Assistant Medical Director, Starfish Aquatics Institute
• Executive Director, Lifeguards Without Borders
• Author, Chapters 17 & 28, Wilderness Emergency Medicine 2e (Cambridge University Press, 2026)
MD-51: Danny Willner, MD (EX12)
Email: danny.willner@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MSIV (2012)
Affiliation while Extern: UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Current affiliation: Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Post-Externship Achievements:
• Operations Captain – South Orange Rescue Squad Technical Rescue Team
2011
MD-5: Ben Abo, DO, Paramedic, FAWM (EX11, Pilot Extern)
Email: ben.abo@hawkventures.com
Degree while Extern: MSIV, Paramedic-NR (2011)
Affiliation while Extern: Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine-CA, San Francisco, CA
Current affiliation: Faculty, Florida State University School of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida
Post-Externship Achievements:
• Author, Chapter 19, co-author, Chapter 27, Wilderness EMS (Wolters Kluwer, 2018)
• Associate Medical Director of Technical Rescue, Gainesville Fire Rescue
• Medical Director, Special Operations Division, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue
• Medical Director, Venom One & Venom Two
• Medical Team Manager, FLTF-1 US&R / Venom One Special Operations Division
• Assistant Medical Director, Hallandale Beach Fire Rescue, Hallandale Beach, Florida
• Director, URGENT
• Director, International Institute for Sustainability in Emergency Services
• Faculty and Director, Wilderness EMS Medical Director Course
• Chair, National Association of EMS Physicians Wilderness EMS Committee
• Author, Chapters 20 & 28, Wilderness Emergency Medicine 2e (Cambridge University Press, 2026)
• Author of multiple peer-reviewed publications in the EMS and wilderness medicine literature