The CardiAction Team

Jeff Cloyd
President, Board of Directors
Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit Receiving Hospital / Wayne State University
Jeff is the founder of CardiAction, born from his passion for education and improvement of quality care in the emergency department.  Other interests in medicine include cardiac emergencies and resuscitation, critical care in the emergency department, critical procedures, and regional anesthesia.

Tim Scott
Vice President, Board of Directors
Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit Receiving Hospital / Wayne State University
Tim has focused his efforts in education on the pre-hospital medical professionals, and has particular interest in early cardiac resuscitation as well as tactical medicine.  He is a resident in the Emergency Department.

Kristi Maso
Vice President,  Board of Directors
Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit Receiving Hospital / Wayne State University
Kristi has spent many years working with at-risk patients in major cities around the country; her particular interests rest in HIV emergencies, rapid HIV testing in the emergency department, and of course, cardiac resuscitation.  Kristi is an Emergency Medicine resident.

Robert Sherwin
Vice President, Board of Directors
Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit Receiving Hospital / Wayne State University
Rob has a particular passion for early resuscitation of the septic and cardiac patient.  He supervises clinical research and emergency critical care at Sinai-Grace Hospital, part of the Detroit Medical Center, as well as working closely with staff at Detroit Receiving Hospital in management of the critically ill patient.

Brian O'Neil
Member, Board of Directors
Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit Receiving Hospital / Wayne State University
Brian is Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Wayne State University and the Director of Clinical Research for Emergency Medicine at the Detroit Medical Center.  He also works nationally with the American Heart Association in developing the guidelines for Advanced Cardiac Life Support. 

Linda Gabrys
Member, Board of Directors
Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit Receiving Hospital
Linda is a lifetime paramedic and emergency medical services instructor; she works as medical control and telecommunications at Detroit Receiving Hospital. 

John Bertrand
Media Director, Board of Directors
Wayne State University School of Medicine

Alexander Lau
Art Director, Board of Directors
Wayne State University School of Medicine