Simon Sarkisian

Simon Sarkisian, DO, MS, FAAEM serves as Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and as an active duty US Army Captain assigned to the 274th (Airborne) Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment at Cooper University Hospital through the Army Medical Department Military-Civilian Trauma Team Training Program.

His educational background includes:

• MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy
• DO, Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine (awarded via US Army Health Professions Scholarship Program)
• Emergency Medicine Residency, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (Chief Resident 2018)

Dr. Sarkisian's research focuses on operational and austere medicine, disaster medicine, and emergency preparedness with direct military applications. His work uniquely integrates combat trauma experience from deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan with civilian emergency medicine practice, emphasizing resource-constrained care and rapid response systems.

Professional recognition includes:

• Fellow of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (FAAEM)
• Board Certification in Emergency Medicine

As an educator, he provides comprehensive training through bedside instruction, specialized procedural sessions, and military medicine lectures. His current dual-role position creates a vital military-civilian trauma collaboration framework where real-world deployment experience directly enhances academic medical training. The integration of his combat zone deployments with academic emergency medicine establishes a unique pipeline for training in high-acuity resource-limited environments.