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Gerard Carroll, MD serves as Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Division Head of EMS/Disaster Medicine, and Program Director for the EMS Fellowship Program at Cooper University Hospital. His career bridges academic medicine with frontline prehospital care, focusing on system innovation and medical education.
His educational journey includes:
- Bachelor of Arts in History (with Honors) from Brandeis University
- Medical Degree from Dartmouth Medical School (Gold Humanism Honor Society)
- Emergency Medicine Residency at Temple University Hospital
- EMS/Disaster Medicine Fellowship at Cooper University Hospital
Dr. Carroll's research centers on transforming EMS into a patient-outcome-driven medical practice. He pioneered prehospital buprenorphine administration for opioid use disorder, developed protocols for underserved urban populations, and champions nontraditional transport models. His work integrates addiction medicine into emergency response systems while maintaining rigorous medical education standards through field-based apprenticeship models.
His recognitions include:
- 2013 Outstanding EMS Physician of the Year (NJ Department of Health)
As EMS Fellowship Director, he mentors through Cooper's prehospital physician response program that extends bedside teaching into the field. His supervision emphasizes hands-on training across diverse environments from disaster zones to cruise ships, preparing trainees for complex real-world scenarios while maintaining academic rigor.
Dr. Carroll leads multiple initiatives including the EMS Fellowship Program and prehospital response system, practicing across academic, rural, prehospital, and disaster medicine environments. His work consistently challenges EMS status quo by integrating medical expertise with community-focused care delivery.
