Richard M. Stromberg, MD, FACEP, President
After completing residency through the University of Florida College of Medicine in Jacksonville, Dr. Stromberg became one of the physician founders of ERG. He is a past Chief of the Medical Staff at Baptist Medical Center and is currently on the board of Baptist Medical Center South and Director of Emergency Services for all of the Baptist Hospitals. When not treating patients, he enjoys golf, traveling with his wife, and spending time with their grandchildren.
Raj Patel, MD, FACEP, Director of Risk and Quality Management
Risk Management has always been a passion with Dr. Patel. Originally trained in Bombay and London, he joined ERG after graduating from the University of Florida residency in Jacksonville. Over his career, he gradually developed systems to improve both ER chart documentation and physician education through QA programs and risk management seminars. His expertise in this area led to his appointment to the Claims Council and Board of Directors of MAG Mutual Insurance Company, an Atlanta based medical malpractice insurance carrier. Dr. Patel enjoys traveling with his wife and family.
Gregg Chapman, DO., Corporate Secretary and Director of Scheduling
Originally from New Jersey and Medical College in Philadelphia, Dr. Chapman was one of ERG’s founders. He currently oversees the physician scheduling process in all the ER’s and assists in recruiting activities. He is an assistant team physician with the Jacksonville Jaguars. When Dr. Chapman isn’t working the night shifts in our ER’s, he is usually out in the Gulf Stream or in the Intracoastal Waterway fishing with his family.
Cecilia A. Collins, MD, FAFP, Director of Emergency Department Fast Tracks
Patients who are not as sick as other patients need to be treated differently, so Dr. Collins heads a team of primary care physicians who have developed a Fast Track approach to treating and discharging these patients quickly and efficiently. One of ERG’s most fit physicians, Dr. Collins played college tennis and still skis, bikes, and scuba dives regularly. Still a Gator after medical school in Gainesville, she completed her residency at St. Vincent’s in Jacksonville. She is past president of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians and currently an officer on the Medical Staff at the Baptist Medical Center. Dr. Collins is very active in recruiting, ER improvement planning, and coordinating our monthly journal clubs.
Mark A. Horton, MD, FAAP, FAAEM, Co-Director of Wolfson Children’s Hospital ER
Twenty years ago, Dr. Horton joined ERG from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He has been ER Director of the Wolfson Children’s Hospital ever since. He also directs rotations through Wolfson’s ER by medical students, residents and fellows from Mayo Clinic, St. Vincent’s and Shands Jacksonville. A resident of Riverside, Dr. Horton takes full advantages of local cultural and special events and enjoys traveling with his family.
Anthony P. Pohlgeers, MD, Co-Director of Wolfson Children's Hospital ER
Sharing the leadership role in the Wolfson Children's Hospital ER is Dr. Pohlgeers. Prior to joining ERG 17 years ago, he attended medical school at the University of Kentucky, completed a Pediatric residency at the University of Louisville, and a fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati. Dr. Pohlgeers is in charge of Risk Management and Q.A. for the Peds ER. In his free time, he and his family enjoy the beach, hiking, and biking.
Jeff Smowton, MD, FACEP, FACP, Director of Baptist Medical Center Beaches ER
Since completion of University of Florida - Jacksonville residencies in both Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine, Dr. Smowton has been an integral part of our physician leadership at Baptist Beaches. His many professional interests include working with NASA, being a Red Cross Medical Director, and being as assistant team physician for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Some of his other interests are running, tennis, golf and family activities with his wife and daughters.
Matt Rill, MD, Director of Baptist Medical Center South ER
A graduate of the University of Florida – Jacksonville residency program, Dr. Rill has been Medical Director at Baptist Medical Center South, our newest ER, since it opened in February 2005. He has taken on the unusual challenges of the fastest growing Emergency Department in Northeast Florida, and the first paperless hospital in Northeast Florida. Since Dr. Rill, his wife and children are beach residents, he still makes time to surf when the waves permit.
David Pietrasiuk, MD, Director of Baptist Medical Center Nassau ER
After a tour in Jacksonville as a Navy physician, Dr. Pietrasiuk has been in various leadership positions with ERG. First, he was Assistant Medical Director of the Methodist ER (now Shands Jacksonville) and is currently Medical Director of the Baptist Medical Center Nassau ER in Fernandina Beach, just north of Jacksonville. Dr. Pietrasiuk lives in the north beaches area of Jacksonville with his wife and children.
Mike Lusko, DO, FACEP, Director Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Care - BMC - Downtown
Dr. Lusko has been practicing in the Jacksonville area for over 20 years. After medical school in Kansas City and an internship in Ohio, he completed his emergency medicine residency at Shands Jacksonville, where he was later on faculty. After practicing in Denver and Tallahassee, Dr. Lusko returned to Jacksonville for good and now directs patient care in The Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Care Center at Baptist Medical Center's Downtown Campus. Mike and his wife enjoy sailing in the St. Johns, snow skiing, and other travel adventures.
David Ross, MD, FACEP, Director Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Care - BMC - Beaches
A native of New York, Dr. Ross attended medical school in Gainesville, did his internship and residency in Miami and a clinical fellowship in Emergency Medicine in Cincinnati. After faculty appointments at the University of Cincinnati and later on at Shands Jacksonville, Dr. Ross was ER Medical Director at Orange Park Medical Center. Now he directs Hyperbaric and Wound Care services at Baptist Beaches.