Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Our FAU Emergency Medicine Residency faculty are composed of a combination of academicians trained in a broad spectrum of sub-specialties along with community-based affiliate faculty at our clinical sites.
Lisa Clayton, DO, MBS, FACEP, FAAEM
Program Director
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Interests: EMS, Resident and Medical Student Education, Airway Management
Medical School: Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Morristown Medical Center (EM) – Chief Resident
Fellowship: Morristown Medical Center (EMS)
Board certification: ABEM-Emergency Medicine
Patrick Hughes, DO, MEHP, FACEP, FACOEP
Assistant Program Director
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Interests: Simulation Medicine, Research
Medical School: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: McLaren Oakland Hospital (EM)
Fellowship: Summa Health System (Medical Simulation)
Board certification: ABOEM-Emergency Medicine
Richard Shih, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Division Director
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Interests: Toxicology, Residency Education, Research
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College-Thomas Jefferson University
Residency: Medical Center of Delaware-Christiana Care Center (EM)
Fellowship: New York University- Bellevue Hospital (Toxicology)
Board certification: ABEM-Emergency Medicine and ABEM-Medical Toxicology
Scott Alter, MD, MBA, NRP, FACEP, FAAEM
Associate Research Director
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Interests: EMS, Informatics, Administration
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency: Morristown Medical Center (EM)
Fellowship: Carolinas Medical Center (EMS)
Board certification: ABEM-Emergency Medicine and ABEM-Emergency Medical Services
William Benda, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Wellness Director
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Interests: Wellness, Education
Medical School: University of Miami
Residency: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (EM) – Chief Resident
Fellowship: University of Arizona College of Medicine (Integrative Medicine)
Board certification: ABEM-Emergency Medicine
Joshua Solano, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Director
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Interests: Graduate and Undergraduate Medical Education, Quality Improvement, Patient Safety
Medical School: University of Florida
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Affiliated (EM)
Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Affiliated (Medical Education)
Board certification: ABEM-Emergency Medicine
Matthew Lickerman, MD
Site Director
Laura Borman, MD
Steffen Fletcher, MD
Brianna Garrett, MD
Craig Kushnir, DO
Paul Louis, MD
Suzanne Newstead, DO
Rian Pillitteri, MD
Gary Popovetsky, DO
Frances Rodriquez, MD
Courtney Stein, MD
Corinne Zachary, MD
Peter Kaplan, MD
Site Director
Brian Ackerman, MD
Kristen Dunlap, MD
James Lim, MD
Jenna Neufeldt, MD
Dileep Ravi, MD
Julio Rios, MD
Larry Roycraft, DO
Peter Simek, MD
Jason Turner, MD
Adam Isacoff, MD
Rakesh Mittal, MD
Evan Sherman, MD
