Core Faculty

Learn about our world-class educators at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center! Many of our faculty were actually residents at St. Vincent and returned after their training to become faculty. Our Program Director Dr. King has been with us for over 30 years!

Randy King, MD, FACEP

Program Director & Former Chief of Medical Staff

Med School: University of Toledo/MUO, 1981
Residency: Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, OH 1981-1984

Alex Dzurik, MD, FACEP, FAAEM

Associate Program Director & EM Simulation Director

Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine 2014

Residency: Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center; 2014-2017

Aileen Newmyer, MD

Assistant Program Director

Medical School: Wake Forest University College of Medicine, 2015

Residency: Henry Ford Hospital; 2015-2018

Courtney Keel, MD

Assistant Program Director & Ultrasound Co-Director

Medical School: Ross University, 2016
Residency: Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, 2017-2019

David Ledrick, MD

Faculty & Observation Unit Director

Med School: Medical College of Pennsylvania, 1993
Residency: Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, OH 1993-1996
Additional Training: Master’s Degree in Education – University of Pittsburg 1996-1998

Julie Swartz, MD

Faculty & Clerkship Director

Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine 2010
Residency: Mercy Health – Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, OH; 2010-2013

Michael McCrea, MD

Faculty, specializing in Simulation and Curriculum

Medical School: Medical College of Ohio at Toledo 2004
Residency: Ohio State University 2004-2007

Stephen Zohn, MD

Faculty & Co-Director of NWOEMS Consortium

Residency: Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center

John Russ, MD, RDMS, FACEP

Faculty & Ultrasound Co-Director

Medical School: University of Toledo Medical Center, 1980
Residency: Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center; 1980-1983

Greg Hymel, MD

Faculty & Assistant Medical Director

Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine - New Orleans; 1993
Residency: Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center; 1993-1996

Michael Plewa, MD

Faculty & Research Director

Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School, 1985
Residency: University of Pittsburgh 1985-1988

William Krebs, DO, RDMS

Faculty & Medical Director of Mercy Life Flight, Life Star, Co-Director of NWOEMS Consortium

Med School: Ohio University COM, 2012
Residency: Mercy St Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, OH 2012-2015
Fellowship: EMS at The Ohio State University – 2015-2016

Aaron Orqvist, MD, FAAEM, FACEP

Faculty

Medical School: University of Toledo/MUO, 2003
Residency: Henry Ford Hospital Detroit Emergency Medicine, 2003-2006

Dave Johnson, MD

Faculty & Department Chair

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School, 1990
Residency: Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center; 1990-1993

Stuart Isley, DO

Clinical Faculty, Nocturnist

Medical School: Des Moines University Colelge of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center

Nick Sauber, MD

Faculty & EMS Director

Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences; 2014
Residency: The Johns Hopkins Emergency Medicine Residency; 2014-2017. Focused Advanced Specialized Training (FAST) EMS/Tactical/Flight Medicine 2017-2018

Christina Ellis, MD

Clinical Faculty

Residency: Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center

Richard Worthington, MD

Clinical Faculty

Medical School: University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine

Residency: Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center

Rachel Hill

Residency Coordinator

Office: 419-251-4724
Fax: 419-251-2698
Rachel_Hill@mercy.com