Meet the Program Leadership and Core Faculty

Chief of Operations and Emergency Department Medical Director
Jessica Kirby, DO
Emergency Medicine
Hobbies & Interests:
Family Bike Rides, Snow Skiing, Photography, Traveling, Dancing

Department Chair Emeritus
Nick Zenarosa, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine
Hobbies & Interests:
Reading, Visiting Bucees, Disney Land, Traveling with my Kids

Department Chair
Chet Schrader, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine
Hobbies & Interests:
Kids' Activities and Sports

Vice Chair and Residency Program Director
Ryan Kirby, MD FACEP
Emergency Medicine
Hobbies & Interests:
Family Time, Baseball, Traveling, Northern Michigan

Assistant Program Director
Jennifer Byrd, DO
Hobbies & Interests:

Assistant Residency Program Director and Clerkship Director
Katie Holmes, DO, FACEP
Emergency Medicine
Hobbies & Interests:
Enjoying Time with our Boys: Liam and Connor, Traveling with Family and Friends, Playing and Listening to Music

Associate Program Director; Chief of Innovation and Integration
Charles Huggins, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine
Hobbies & Interests:
Travel, Reading, Cooking

Chief of Research and Knowledge Translation
James d'Etienne, MD, FACEP
Emergency Medicine
Hobbies & Interests:
Gardening, Naturalist, Birding, Yoga, Bicycling, Traveling

Program Coordinator
Davina Belicek, C-TAGME
Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Hobbies & Interests:

Program Coordinator
Jane Gifford
Emergency Medicine Residency Program
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