Department Blog

This year, Department faculty were well-represented at the Maryland Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians’ 2026 Educational Conference and Annual Meeting.

Numerous faculty  were recognized for their outstanding contributions to Emergency Medicine in the State of Maryland. Award recipients include

• Professor Michael Bond, MD, who was honored as Maryland ACEP’s Physician of the Year;
• Assistant Professor Jenny Guyther, MD, who was honored as Maryland ACEP’s EMS Physician of the Year; and
• Professor and Interim Chair Mike Winters, MD, MBA, who was honored as Maryland ACEP’s Chairperson of the Year.

Beyond these honors, a wide range of faculty and residents presented at the conference, including

• Associate Professor Dan Gingold, MD, MPH, who participated in a panel on treating opiod use in the Emergency Department;
• EM Resident Hanna Hussein, MD, who competed in the conference’s resident competition with a presentation entitled “Rush Hour: Your Ultrasound GPS for the Crashing Patient;” and 
• Assistant Professor Bobbi-Jo Lowie, MD, who presented as a junior faculty speaker on her lecture “Everything Old is New Again: Reemergence of an Old Foe.”

Assistant Professor Sarah Sommerkamp, MD, coordinated the conference as a member of the Maryland ACEP Chapter’s Education Committee. On the Education Committee she was joined by Associate Professor Sarah Dubbs, MD; Clinical Associate Professor Jason Adler, MD; and Professor Michael Bond, MD, who all contributed to this year’s successful gathering.