LITFL Authors

We are Australasian emergency and critical care physicians, nurses and healthcare professionals exploring the changing world of eLearning, emergency medicine, critical care and toxicology through clinical cases, fictionalized anecdotes and medical satire.

Many people have contributed to this website and we are thankful to them all for their hard work.

Dr Tim Friedmann MD Mount Sinai LITFL Author

Dr. Tim Friedmann, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is an Assistant Program Director for the residency program and works clinically at Mount Sinai Hospital and Elmhurst Hospital | Sinai EM |

Dr Dean Fulford, reformed orthopaedic surgeon now Anaesthetics trainee | @footydeanoLinkedIn |

Dr Hugo Gale LITFL Author

Studied at the University of Edinburgh MBChB BSc. British doctor currently working in Emergency Medicine in Perth, Western Australia. Interests in Anaesthetics, Critical Care and trail running.

Dr Sylvia Garcia MD Mount Sinai LITFL author

Dr. Sylvia Garcia, MD is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics. She is an Assistant Program Director for the Emergency Medicine Residency at Mount Sinai Hospital where she oversees pediatric education for the emergency medicine residents, and EM education for pediatric residents | Sinai EM |

ED registrar with lots of interests- the usual- sport, music and wine

Michael A. Gibbs, MD, FACEP, FAAEM. Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine at Carolinas Medical Center & Levine Children’s Hospital | EMGuidewire |

Dr Laura Gilliland LITFL Author

MB ChB, Edinburgh Medical school. F1/F2 in Bath, now in Australia, Perth preparing for a career in Emergency medicine. I have an interest in wilderness medicine and women’s health, but haven’t fully found my niche interest yet.

Resident medical officer in emergency medicine MB ChB (Uni. Dundee)  MRCS Ed. Avid traveller, yoga teacher, polylinguist with a passion for discovering cultures.

Duncan Grossman DO Mount Sinai LITFL Author

Dr. Duncan Grossman, DO is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine. Dr. Grossman attended the University of New England School of Medicine. His academic interests include Medical Education and Emergency Medical Services | Sinai EM |