FDNY SRFM Symposium – Meet our Speakers

Meet some of our speakers who will be presenting at the FDNY SRFM Symposium which will be taking place April 24-27 at the FDNY Fire Academy. The symposium is open to ALL first responders and includes discussions on current hot topics, updates on the latest medical technology, and recent case studies from around the world. The FDNY SRFM Symposium takes place over four days with workshops, lectures, panel discussions, hands-on skills scenarios, and a vendor showcase with the latest equipment and products.

For more info and to register for the symposium, click HERE.

William Bullock, MPA, EMT-P

William J. Bullock is an EMS Lieutenant and Medic Officer with the San Antonio Fire Department (SAFD) and the Specialized Program Coordinator for Community Outreach at BioBridge Global, South Texas Blood & Tissue. He is the lead architect of SAFD’s regional whole blood program and is an active member of the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapires Out of Hospital & Prehospital Standards Committee and the Prehopsital Blood Transfusion Initiative Coalition. He also leads donor recruitment, community education, and academic collaborations for the South Texas Blood & Tissue Heroes in Arms blood program. He has personally transfused over 100 units of prehospital blood and facilitated the distribution of multiple large volume blood packs in preparation and response to mass casualty events in Texas.

Trevor Glass

Trevor’s prehospital career started in 1988 as a military combat medic. Originally from South Africa, Trevor spent decades working as a critical care paramedic in Johannesburg, well-known for its high levels of high acuity trauma, both on road and as a flight paramedic. He has been involved in medical special operations since 2000 and has deployed to multiple international disasters and served as the founding Chair of the INSARAG Medical Working Group (MWG) from its inception in 2007 until 2015, which he still sits on as a technical expert. Trevor now lives in Australia, he holds an MSc in Emergency Medicine, is the owner and managing director of DART Solutions, and is still a passionate and clinically active critical care paramedic and member of the AUS01 INSARAG Classified Heavy USAR team.

Captain Joseph G Kotora, MC, USN

Dr. Kotora is an emergency physician serving in the United States Navy.  He is veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and has completed numerous deployments across five continents. He currently resides in Arlington, Virginia and is assigned as the Navy’s EMS Medical Director for EMS operations globally. He is stationed at the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery in Falls Church, VA.

Ann Marie Zollo, DVM, DACVECC

Dr. Ann Marie Zollo, DVM, DACVECC is a board-certified Emergency and Critical Care Specialist at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center (AMC), New York City’s only Level 1 Veterinary Trauma Center. Dr. Zollo has worked at AMC since 2013, and she currently serves as an attending clinician in the AMC’s Emergency Room and ICU. Dr. Zollo’s areas of interests include resuscitation, trauma, and education.

Register HERE for the FDNY SRFM Symposium.