John M. Gallagher

MD, FAEMS, FACEP

Wichita/Sedgwick County EMS

Dr Gallagher is an Emergency and EMS Physician and works as the Service Director and Medical Director for Wichita/Sedgwick County EMS. He completed medical school at Temple University in Philadelphia and residency in Emergency Medicine at Geisinger Health system where he also worked as a Flight Physician for LifeFlight Air Ambulance. Before moving to Kansas, he practiced community emergency medicine and rural EMS in southeast Minnesota. Dr Gallagher has special interest in EMS system design, credentialing of EMS providers, and implementation of evidence based national standards at the local level. He has served at the state level as a chapter board member for ACEP and currently at the national level on the ACEP EMS Committee and on the board of directors of the National Association of EMS Physicians. Dr Gallagher is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and EMS Medicine, and is a Clinical Assistant Professor for the School of Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Short Bio: Dr Gallagher is an Emergency and EMS Physician and works as the Service Director and Medical Director for Wichita/Sedgwick County EMS. He has special interest in EMS system design, credentialing of EMS providers, and implementation of evidence based national standards at the local level, and serves on the board of directors for the National Association of EMS Physicians. Less than 100 words: Dr Gallagher is the EMS Director and Medical Director for Wichita/Sedgwick County. He completed medical school at Temple University in Philadelphia and residency in Emergency Medicine at Geisinger Health system where he also worked as a Flight Physician for LifeFlight Air Ambulance. After residency, he practiced community emergency medicine and rural EMS in Minnesota. Dr Gallagher has special interest in EMS system design, EMS provider credentialing, and implementation of evidence based national standards at the local level. He serves nationally on the ACEP EMS Committee and is on the board of directors for NAEMSP.