Director of Education and Innovation

Director of Education and Innovation

Shira A. Schlesinger, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAEMS

Contact Info:
Office Phone: 562-378-1674
Email: sschlesinger2@dhs.lacounty.gov

Residency in Emergency Medicine:
Los Angeles General Medical Center (LAC+USC)

Fellowship in Emergency Medical Services:
University of California, Irvine Medical Center

Areas of Interest

Prehospital Education
Health Equity & Community Empowerment
Resuscitation Science
Disaster Medicine

Dr. Shira Schlesinger is Director for Education & Innovation for the Los Angeles County EMS Agency. She first dipped her toe into EMS & Disaster first as a volunteer CPR instructor and disaster responder, then became an EMT. She has continued to work in Emergency Medicine, EMS and Disaster Preparedness in a variety of environments and positions, seeking to engage audiences in health promotion and empowering communities through education and involvement in the system. Dr. Schlesinger is dedicated to advancing prehospital care in the context of overall public health, and to improving health outcomes in the communities we serve.

Dr. Schlesinger is Emergency Medicine faculty at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Associate Director for the EMS Fellowship Program at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in collaboration with the Los Angeles County EMS Agency, and faculty for the Harbor-UCLA Emergency Medicine residency program. Outside of the L.A. County EMS Agency, Dr. Schlesinger is a Medical Officer with the National Disaster Medical System, and Medical Director for a municipal Fire Department in Orange County. On the side she most enjoys spending time with her three kids…