our team
Medical Directors
DR. JAMESON
Chief Medical Officer and EMS Medical Director
Dr. Jameson is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services. He serves as the system Medical Director.
DR. LOZANO
Associate Medical Director for Research
Dr. Lozano is Board Certified in Emergency medicine, Emergency Medical Services, and Clinical Informatics. He has extensive experience in EMS Leadership, business leadership, and informatics.
DR. SMITH
Associate Medical Director for Special Operations
Dr. Smith is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services. His focus is on Special Operations and he provides primary physician oversight for all specialty teams including: Critical Care Transport, HAZMAT, SWAT, Tech Rescue, and USAR.
DR. DUMAS
Dr. Kenneth Dumas is a graduate of UCF Emergency Medicine residency and the current USF EMS Fellow.
ON-LINE MEDICAL CONTROL PHYSICIANS
MD-5
DR. DARKO
Dr. Jeffrey Darko
(bio coming soon)
MD-6
DR. NGUYEN
Dr. Anh-Vu Nguyen has been an emergency physician for 23 years and at C.W. Young VA Hospital since 2004. He has served Pinellas County Emergency Medical Services as an On-Line Medical Control Physician since 2006.
MD-7
DR. SEMMONS
Dr. Rachel Semmons is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services. In addition to her work with PCEMS, she serves as the City of Tampa Fire Department Medical Director and she is the Program Director of the University of South Florida EMS Fellowship.
MD-8
DR. FRANK
Dr. Marshall Frank is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services. In addition to his work at PCEMS, he serves as the EMS Medical Director for Sarasota County Fire Rescue and is on the faculty at Florida State University College of Medicine.
MD-9
DR. HILLMAN
Dr. James “Jim” Hillman is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and Medical Toxicology.
MD-10
DR. DOOLEY
Dr. Dooley is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine. She has extensive experience in Emergency Medical Services. Her focus is on education and quality management.
MD-11
DR. TERSHAKOVEC
Dr. Stephanie Tershakovec is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services. She completed her EMS Fellowship at the University of South Florida. In addition to her work at PCEMS she serves as the Medical Director at TransCare in Tampa.
MD-12
DR. LEMING
Dr. Melissa Leming is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine. She completed her Disaster Medicine Fellowship at U-Mass Worcester. She practices Emergency Medicine at Tampa General and in addition to her work with Pinellas County EMS she is the Hillsborough County Health Department Mass Casualty Director.
PRACTICE ADMINISTRATOR
Shelly Childers is our Practice Administrator and provides support and assistance to the Chief Medical Officer/EMS Medical Director, Associate Medical Directors, and other members of the Office of the Medical Director (OMD). She coordinates calendar management, travel arrangements, event planning, meeting schedules, the OLMC monthly calendars, record management, web page updates, projects, and reports. She has fiscal and personnel management responsibilities. She coordinates communication flow within the County team and the Office.
Prior to joining the OMD, she was the Executive Director for the Northern District of New York Federal Court, and the Curriculum Coordinator for Medical Education at SUNY Upstate Medical University. She served in the United States Air Force as a Security Police Officer. She has competed in 7 triathlons, is an avid gardener, a sports enthusiasts of Syracuse University basketball and football, and a Green Bay Packers shareholder.
Shelly has a Bachelor’s degree from Columbia College and an Associate of Applied Science degree from Cayuga Community College in Paralegal Studies.
Originally from Syracuse, NY, she now calls Safety Harbor her home.