Joshua B. Gaither, MD, FACEP
Professor
Assoc. Medical Director, Banner-UMC Tucson Base Hospital
Medical Director, Tucson Fire Department
EMS Fellowship Director
Chief, Division of EMS
Contact:
1501 N. Campbell Ave.
PO Box 245057 Tucson AZ 85724
Phone:
(520) 626-6312
Fax:
520-626-2480 NON CLINICAL
Dr. Joshua Gaither is a professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine with fellowship training in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Disaster Medicine. He is the EMS Fellowship Director the Medical Director for Tucson Fire Department as well as several EMS training programs. Dr. Gaither also teaches in and is the director for the EMS Degree Program.
Education
Degrees:
MD: 2004, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Residency:
2008, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
Fellowship:
2009, Denver Health, Denver, CO
Research and Academic Interests and Expertise
EMS
Traumatic Brain Injury
Cardiac Arrest
Selected Recent Publications
"Availability and use of medications by prehospital providers trained to manage medical complications of patients in hazardous materials incidents." Am J Disaster Med. 2021;16(3):215-223.
"Refusals After Prehospital Administration of Naloxone during the COVID-19 Pandemic." Prehosp Emerg Care. 2021;25(1):46-54.
"Body Temperature after EMS Transport: Association with Traumatic Brain Injury Outcomes." Prehosp Emerg Care. 2017:1-7.
"In reply." Ann Emerg Med. 2017;70(2):263-264.
Clinical
Clinical Specialties:
Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services
Board Certification:
Emergency Medicine, 2009
Emergency Medical Services, 2014
Hospitals:
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Phone 520-694-0111
Banner - University Medical Center South Phone 520-874-2000