Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

The Division of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine in the Department of Emergency Medicine at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center provides medical command and oversight to several local fire departments and prehospital agencies; the UH Ground Critical Care Transport Team; and UH AirMed, its air medical service in partnership with PHI Health, LLC. 

The Division also works in partnership with the University Hospitals EMS Training and Disaster Preparedness Institute (www.uhems.org), which provides medical command, oversight, and education to approximately 200 prehospital agencies and fire departments in northeast Ohio. In addition, the UHCMC ED shares on-line medical command responsibilities for Cleveland EMS.

The Division is involved in disaster medicine and emergency management through active participation in UHCMC’s Emergency Management Committee as well as the UH System Disaster Committee.

Mass gathering/event medicine is also a focus of the Division by providing medical support and staff for several events throughout the year, including the Cleveland Marathon, the Cleveland Triathlon, and all events at First Energy Stadium, Home of the Cleveland Browns.

The Division is responsible for EMS and disaster medicine education for the Department’s Emergency Medicine Residency as well as its own ACGME-Accredited EMS Fellowship. The Division also offers an EMS and Critical Care Transport Elective for fourth-year medical students.

Please feel free to contact any member of our team to learn more!

Jeffrey Luk, MD, MS

Director, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
Attending Physician, Center for Emergency Medicine
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Associate Professor
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Jeffrey.Luk@UHhospitals.org

Frank Forde, MD

Assistant Director, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
Center for Emergency Medicine
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Education:
Fellowship: Emergency Medical Services, University of Cincinnati, 2019-2020
Residency: Emergency Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2015-2019
Medical Education: University of Cincinnati, 2015
Undergraduate: Boston College, 2010
Frank.Forde@UHhospitals.org

Jordan Singer, MD

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
Center for Emergency Medicine
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Education:
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Emergency Medical Services Fellowship, 2021
Residency: University of Pittsburgh affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency, 2020
Undergrad: Miami University, 2013
Med school: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2017
Undergrad: Miami University, 2013
Board Certifications: Emergency Medicine; Emergency Medical Services
Jordan.Singer@UHhospitals.org