Meet Our Shareholders
Brian Hedrick, DO
EPSP President
Hometown: Mountain Lakes, New Jersey
Undergraduate: University of South Florida
Medical School: Nova Southeastern University
Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Board Certifications: Emergency Medicine
EPSP Member Since: 1999
Beth Girgis, MD
Medical Director of Bayfront Health – St. Petersburg Emergency Department
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Undergraduate: Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Residency: SUMMA Health System, Akron, OH
Board Certifications: Emergency Medicine
EPSP Member Since: 2005
Jennifer Fredericks, MD, PhD, FACEP
EPSP Vice President
Hometown: Tallahassee, FL
Undergraduate: University of Florida
Medical School: University of South Florida
Residency: Tampa General Hospital
Board Certifications: Emergency Medicine
EPSP Member Since: 2010
Krista Gillis, MD
EPSP Secretary
Hometown: Little Rock, Arkansas
Undergraduate: University of Arkansas
Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency: Tampa General Hospital
Board Certifications: Emergency Medicine
EPSP Member Since: 2007
Michael Lawless, MD
EPSP Treasurer
Hometown: Rutherford, NJ
Undergraduate: Drew University
Medical School: UMDNJ – New Jersey Medical School
Residency: SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
Board Certifications: Emergency Medicine
EPSP Member Since: 1999
Maribel Hawkins, DO
Shareholder
Hometown: St. Petersburg, FL
Undergraduate: University of South Florida
Medical School: Nova Southeastern University
Residency: Des Peres Hospital, St. Louis, MO/ Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
Board Certifications: Emergency Medicine
EPSP Member Since: 2005
Jason Manzella, DO
Shareholder
Hometown: Sarasota, FL
Undergraduate: University of Florida
Medical School: Nova Southeastern University (2012)
Residency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (2013-2016)
Board Certifications: Emergency Medicine
EPSP Member Since: 2016
Taylor Smith, MD
Shareholder
Hometown: Winter Park, CO
Undergraduate: Eckerd College
Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency: Atlantic Health
Board Certifications: Emergency Medicine
EPSP Member Since: 2017
Adeeb Saleh, DO
Shareholder
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Undergraduate: USF
Medical School: LECOM
Residency: MSU-St. Mary Mercy
Board Certifications: ABEM Board Certified
EPSP Member Since: 2018
Traci Ryan, DO
Medical Director of Bayfront Health Pinellas Emergency FSED
Hometown: Selins Grove, PA
Undergraduate: Pennsylvania State University
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (2005)
Residency: Lehigh Valley Hospital Network (2005-2009)
Board Certifications: Emergency Medicine
EPSP Member Since: 2015
Eric Shamas, DO
Shareholder
Hometown: St. Petersburg, FL
Medical School: University of South Florida
Morsani College of Medicine
Residency: TGH/Univerisity of South Florida
Emergency Medicine
Board Certifications: ABEM/Emergency Medicine
EPSP Member Since: 2019
