2026 Tidewater Healthcare Expo

Expo Speakers

Introducing this year's 50+ speaker line up for the upcoming Tidewater Healthcare Expo.

Adam Weiss
CEO
Speaker
Adrian Proumen
Anesthesiologist
Speaker
Alexa Shaw
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Speaker
Andrew Bershad
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Speaker
Bailey Hartley
EMS Captain
Speaker
Betsy Smith
Community Paramedic
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Bob Page
Director of Clinical Education
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Bryan Fleischman
Physician Associate (PA), Adjunct Assistant Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine, Firefighter-Paramedic
Speaker
Chris Kroboth
Educator
Speaker
Chris Vernovai
EMS Systems Planner
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Christopher Holstege
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics
Speaker
Daniel Matherly
Struggle Well Program Director, Mid-Atlantic Region
Speaker
David Murray
RN
Speaker
David Sanko
EMS Coordinator
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Dusty Lynn
Neonatal, Pediatric Emergency Education
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Elizabeth Beatty
EMS Battalion Chief
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Erik Crouch
President and Founder
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Frederick Haas
EMS Safety Manager
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George McDaniel
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine
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Ginger Vanhoozer
HAI/AR Education & Training Specialist
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Hugh Greenbaum
Paramedic, EMS Educator
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Ingrid Phillips
Strategic Advisor
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John Croushorn
Chief Medical Officer
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Joseph Lang
Program Director, EMS Fellowship
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Joshua Andrew
Deputy Chief Operations
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Katherine West
Infection Control Consultant
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Kenneth Sweitzer, Jr.
Fire Lieutenant Paramedic, Flight Paramedic
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Lisa Walker
Captain
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Mack Drake
Burn Medical Director
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Madison Gray
Community Crisis Paramedic
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Mark Barenklau
Infection Control Officer
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Matthew Streger
Attorney / Paramedic
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Melinda Wilson
Trauma Outreach and Injury Prevention Coordinator
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Melissa Padulsky
EMT Instructor
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Michael Garnett
Assistant Chief of EMS
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Michael Martyak
Associate Professor of Surgery
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Michael Owens
Emergency Physician, Medical Director - MMRS
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Rafael Tolentino
Assistant Professor of Surgery
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Raphael Barishansky
Principal
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Rick Slaven
Regional Vice President Midwest
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Seth Craig
Associate Professor of Emergency Medical Services
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Stephannie Malone
Trauma Therapist
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Teri Reeder
Captain
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Theresa Soska
Grants Manager
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Tiffiny Bounds
Captain- Community Health and Wellness/Mobile Integrated Healthcare
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Timothy Smith
Paramedic/Paramedic Educator
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Travis Kaufman
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
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Registration is now closed for 2026 but we will open 2027 calls for presentation Q3 2026 Stay tuned!