The Medical Director

Brent Myers, M.D., MPH, is the medical director for the Wake County EMS System. He is the sixth medical director for the System, and the first full-time medical director. He is responsible for overseeing all medical aspects of the System including protocols, certified personnel, continuing education, and Emergency Medical Dispatch.

 

Dr. Myers received his Bachelor of Arts in English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1994. From there, he attended Wake Forest University and graduated in 1998 with his Doctor of Medicine. He completed his residency in 2001 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. In 2002, he did a Fellowship in EMS at UNC Hospital. The same year he completed his Masters in Public Health at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health.

 

Dr. Myers also serves as the Medical Director of the Emergency Services Institute for WakeMed Health and Hospitals and serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UNC School of Medicine. He practices Emergency Medicine with Wake Emergency Physicians, PA, within the WakeMed Health and Hospitals System.