About - EMS

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Beth Griffin, MD

Dr. Beth Griffin is the President of Emergency Medicine Specialists, an independent physician group in Wisconsin that staffs 13 Emergency Departments, 4 Urgent Cares and a Wound Care/Hyperbaric Clinic. Most recently she has focused on strategic development and growth of the group, while leading state and national initiatives in partnership with their health system. Since finishing residency at Advocate Christ Medial Center in 2008, she has served in multiple leadership roles within EMS that have prepared her to lead her group through rapid growth over the past year as they doubled in size. Dr Griffin also has experience leading a physician owned revenue cycle management company, ConsensioHealth, as she worked to transform the company during her time as President of the Board. Her strategy and style is focused on relationship development whether it be with her patients, colleagues, community, health systems, payors, or many of her exceptional ED colleagues and leaders.

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Gary Swart, MD

Gary Swart, MD graduated from the Medical College of Wisconsin and trained in Emergency Medicine at the Ohio State University. He has been in practice as a board certified Emergency Physician in southeastern Wisconsin since 1992. He has held multiple administrative roles during his career including MCW EM Residency Program Director, Member of the Board of Directors for Wisconsin ACEP, as well as Chair of the Emergency Department and Chief of Staff for Ascension Elmbrook Hospital and most recently Ascension St. Joseph’s Hospital. He also currently serves as Chief Medical Officer for Emergency Medicine Specialists, SC. His wife, Kerrie Swart, is a teacher in the Wauwatosa school system. His daughter Mackenzie is a graduate of Ripon College and his daughter Riley is a student at the University of Miami, FL.

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Neal Harmelink, MD

ABEM certified emergency physician practicing and serving patients in Southeast Wisconsin for the last 20 years. Dr. Harmelink has been in private practice with Emergency Medicine Specialists S.C. since 2003, serving various roles including St. Francis Associate Medical Director, Franklin ER Medical Director, Regional Medical Director-St. Francis and Franklin, Medical Staff President-Franklin Hospital, and CFO for Emergency Medicine Specialists from 2006-2018, Medical Director Elmbrook Memorial Hospital ER, and currently serving as Chair-Department of Emergency Medicine-Columbia St. Marys Milwaukee and Ozaukee hospitals. Dr. Harmelink has also served on the Emergency Medicine Specialists Executive Committee or Board of Directors from 2006-2023. Dr. Harmelink received his medical degree from The Medical College of Wisconsin in 2000 and completed residency training at Orlando Regional Medical Center in Orlando FL in 2003.

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Jessie Hugl-Wajek, MD

Dr. Jessie Hugl-Wajek is an ABEM certified Emergency Physician, who completed a residency in 2009 at Advocate Christ Medical Center (Oak Lawn, IL) after graduating from the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (Madison, WI.) She began her career in Northern Wisconsin, serving her local community as the Associate Medical Director, quality improvement developer, and clinical/community educator with an emphasis on stroke care. She returned to Milwaukee in 2015 where she is now a physician partner with Emergency Medicine Specialists. She is an active member of the EMS Board and serves as the Medical Director for Advanced Practice Providers, a liaison between physicians and advanced practice providers. She continues to pursue her passion as the community outreach coordinator through the wellness team, developing a variety of activities to educate the community on health-related topics, brainstorm solutions to provide the underprivileged in the area with basic needs, and offering the members of her group opportunities to positively interact with patients outside of the clinical arena.

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Jawwad Khan, MD

Jawwad Khan, MD is a father, husband, and Emergency Medicine Physician. I have been with Emergency Medicine Specialists, SC (EMS) since completing my residency training in 2011. I am a partner and shareholder along with serving our group in the role of Department Chairman and Medical Director at Ascension Franklin Hospital. I also serve on various committees for both EMS and our hospital system. Some of my past roles have included associate medical director at St. Francis and Franklin hospitals, past Chief of Staff at Franklin Hospital, and educational lead for clinicians in EMS. I am honored to serve on the Board of Directors for both EMS and Consensio Health. It brings me great joy to be a part of the EMS leadership team so we may continue to support our clinicians and ensure that EMS is the premiere Emergency Medicine job destination in southeast Wisconsin. I strive to live out our mission statement and provide the absolute best care possible for our patients – because they deserve nothing but the best.

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Matthew Mokrohisky, MD

Dr. Matthew Mokrohisky was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He worked in health management consulting for five years prior to earning his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He completed an emergency medicine residency at Orlando Health and has been practicing Emergency Medicine in the Milwaukee area for over seven years. He has contributed to continuing medical education and advocated for emergency medicine physicians and their patients while serving on the Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians. Dr. Mokrohisky lives in Milwaukee with his wife and four children.

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Nishant Pillai, DO

Dr. Nishant Pillai is a board-certified emergency medicine physician who has been a part of Emergency Medicine Specialists since finishing residency at Provident Hospital of Cook County/Midwestern University in 2011. While he has served multiple roles in the organization, he is currently the Medical Director at four Urgent Care locations throughout Southeast Wisconsin. Dr. Pillai also serves as Associate Medical Director at Ascension St. Joseph’s Hospital in Milwaukee. Most recently he has joined the Board of Directors in focusing on strategic development and growth of the group. As a founding partner of ConsensioHealth, Dr. Pillai has worked to develop coding and billing education, Epic ED template development, and most recently processes to streamline charting deficiencies with clients. As a clinician first, he continues to practice at 13 sites throughout Wisconsin.

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Jessica Rezmer, DO

Jessica Rezmer, DO is an ABEM certified Emergency Medicine physician who joined Emergency Medicine Specialists, S.C. (EMS) in 2011 upon completion of residency training at Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin. She is a partner and shareholder with EMS. Since 2018, Dr. Rezmer has served as the Associate Medical Director and then Medical Director at Ascension All Saints Emergency Department. She continues to serve on various hospital committees focused on patient care and clinical outcomes. Her true passion is bedside patient care. Dr. Rezmer lives in southeast Wisconsin with her husband and two children.

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Susan Good, MD

Dr. Susan Good is an emergency physician and shareholder with Emergency Medicine Specialists, SC. She graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts with a degree in Biology and Art. She earned her MBA from the University of Florida, and received a Master of International Management at the Thunderbird School of Global Management. Prior to medical school, she worked in private equity and investment banking for more than a decade. Dr. Good graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 2016, and completed her Emergency Medicine residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals. She serves on the board of the Wisconsin Chapter of ACEP and is the past EDPMA Fellow.

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Bradley Peterson, MD

Dr. Brad Peterson is a board certified emergency medicine physician who joined Emergency Medicine Specialists after completing residency in 2017. He is honored to serve on the Board of Directors of a physician led group. After earning his medical degree at UW School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, WI, he completed residency at Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI. Dr. Peterson is the Director of Physician Recruitment and serves in various other roles within the group and hospital system. EMS provides the opportunity to work at various facilities and one of the aspects of clinical work he enjoys most is the ability to provide care for patients from diverse socio-economic backgrounds.

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