SERVING PATIENTS
is our privilege
Our Mission
EM Specialists strives to provide the highest standard of emergency services through dedicated commitment to medical care, operational efficiency, customer service, community involvement, and administrative collaboration.
Why Choose EMS
Our culture encourages balance between career and family. We cultivate longevity through flexible and equitable scheduling and an excellent benefit structure.
Philosophy
We recognize the medical staff is our customer. Through regular meetings with key service lines, interactions with admitting physicians, and a strong presence on a multitude of hospital committees, we are invested in the best outcomes for our mutual patients.
EMS will build on our current relationships to be the ultimate solution provider
We are committed to the success of Kettering Health in the southwest Ohio market and strive to be the provider of choice in emergency services. Emergency Medicine Specialists, Inc. serves twelve Kettering Health Emergency Departments, including seven hospitals and five free-standing facilities.
Our First Class Team
Emergency Medicine Specialists relies on top-in-class physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants to continue a tradition of efficient, compassionate care. Locally engaged and nationally recognized, EMS is privileged to care for patients in the Southwest Ohio region primarily serving the Dayton and Miami Valley area.
Medical Directors

Tyler Watson, DO
Assistant Medical Director, Kettering Health Miamisburg
Andrew Lee, MD
Assistant Medical Director, Kettering Health Dayton
Christopher P. Miller, MD
Medical Director, Kettering Health Troy
Elizabeth Gannon, DO
Assistant Medical Director, Kettering Health Springfield
Krystle Torok, DO
Assistant Medical Director, Kettering Main
Matthew Kasher, MD
Assistant Medical Director, Kettering Health Franklin & Middletown
Stephanie Maus, DO
Medical Director, Kettering Main
Theresa Foreman, MD
Assistant Medical Director, Kettering Health Huber & Preble
Nancy Pook, MD, FACEP
Medical Director, Kettering Health Network Operations Command Center
Matthew Kiefaber, MD, FACEP
Medical Director, Kettering Health Franklin & Middletown
Aditya Arora, MD
Medical Director, Kettering Health Greene Memorial & Springfield
Brooke McCarthy, DO
Medical Director, Kettering Health Miamisburg
Christina L. Smith, MD
Medical Director, Kettering Health Washington Township
Debra G. Edwards, MD
Assistant Medical Director, Kettering Health Troy
Francis A. Cortez, DO
Assistant Medical Director Greene Memorial
John Ewing, MD
Medical Director, Soin Medical Center
Marni Teramana, DO
Medical Director, Kettering Transport Services
Michael Dowler, DO
Medical Director, Kettering Health Huber & Preble
Michale Lakes, DO, FACEP
Medical Director, Kettering Health Dayton
Scott Balonier, DO
Assistant Medical Director, SoinWhy the EM Specialist Network
Doctors and physician extenders are employees of the corporation. Tenured physicians must be board certified in emergency medicine to be considered for equal ownership of the business entity.
Ready to learn more and join the EM Specialists Team?
EM Specialists seeks the talent of physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and support staff.