Susan Promes

Susan Promes, MD, MBA, is a Professor and Chair in the Department of Emergency Medicine. She specializes in clinical policy development, emergency medicine practices, and medical education strategies. Her research focuses on acute coronary syndromes, toxicology, and adult patient care. Promes has contributed to major clinical guidelines, including the 2025 ACC/AHA/ACEP joint guidelines for acute coronary syndromes management. Her work integrates coaching and mentoring frameworks to enhance medical educator effectiveness.

Her research activity spans over two decades, with significant contributions to emergency department protocols for conditions like carbon monoxide poisoning and lower respiratory tract infections. She collaborates internationally and holds editorial roles in prominent journals like Academic Emergency Medicine.