Leadership Team

REMS has three ranks on the leadership team – InCharge (IC), Lieutenant, and Coordinator. The InCharge is an operational rank referring to the provider in command of a scene. The on-duty IC responds in the marked REMS vehicle that carries advanced medical equipment and approves all patient care decisions made during their shift. The IC is an Advanced Life Support provider (an Advanced EMT or Paramedic).

The rank of Lieutenant is given to members of the department who are responsible for managing separate functional areas of EMS and are collectively responsible for the organization's operational, educational, and administrative needs. In REMS, InCharges hold these positions.

The rank of Coordinator is given to active Duty Crew members responsible for a specific administrative area of the organization. Some functional areas also have Assistants who work in a specific area to support education, field training, etc.

Incharge Team


Dr. Hashim Zaidi
Dr. Hashim Q. Zaidi, MD, MBA, FAEMS

Associate Medical Director


Dr. Louis Fornage
Dr. Louis Fornage, MD

Associate Medical Director

Lisa Basgall
Lisa Basgall

EMS Director


Dylan
Dylan Balise

InCharge, EMS Captain


Kai
Kai Hyodo

InCharge, Senior Lieutenant, Community Outreach Lieutenant

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Kriti Pandellapalli

InCharge, Field Training Lieutenant


Steven
Steven Szladewski

InCharge, Operations Lieutenant


Rith
Rith Katikaneni

InCharge, Education Lieutenant

Abhi
Abhishek Tripathi

InCharge, CPR Lieutenant


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Amogh Varanasi

InCharge, Special Events Lieutenant


Dia
Dia Gupta

InCharge, Clinical Education Lieutenant

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Evan Shalev

InCharge, Education Lieutenant