Media contact: Bob Shepard, bshep@uab.edu
Sarah Nafziger, M.D.
Professer of Medicine
Assistant Medical Director, State Office of EMS
Areas of expertise:
- Preparing before, during and after a crisis, ranging from a natural disaster to an emergency in a community
- Trauma and critical care
- Disaster medicine
- Pre-hospital care
As an emergency physician andco-chairof UAB’sEmergency Management Committee, Nafziger can comment on emergency preparedness, first aid after a disaster and health risks in the days following a natural disaster.
Media appearances:
- To deal with a flu onslaught, emergency rooms expand into waiting rooms, The Wall Street Journal
- B'ham hospitals applauded for preparedness for chemical spill victims, WBRC Fox 6