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The Center for Emergency Medicine (CEM) and STAT MedEvac along with the greater Pittsburgh community mourn the loss of Dr. Ronald D. Stewart, our founder and emergency medicine giant. Dr. Stewart, who began his career in Nova Scotia, played a pivotal role in establishing emergency medical systems both locally and nationally. After training in emergency medicine in Los Angeles, he joined the University of Pittsburgh in 1978, where he founded the Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania. His foundation gave us the opportunity to not only advanced emergency care and research but also became instrumental in EMS training and innovation.

Dr. Stewart worked in the health care systems in both Canada and the U.S. for over 50 years. Before arriving in Pittsburgh, he trained in and revolutionized paramedicine services in California as Los Angeles County’s first paramedic director. There, Stewart also served as […]

• In March 2025, Shannon will have worked for UPMC for 30 years, 20 of which were in UPMC Mercy’s ER.
• Shannon played a key role in getting the STATMedEvac Peer Support group up and running, doing this made her incredibly happy!!
• She has two girls, Amelia, 22 and Elise, 17 and two dogs, Theo and Remi.
• Shannon loves music, spending time with family and friends, and traveling.
• She is an Advanced Open Water diver.

Talk about a great way to start out a new month! We’re excited to announce that we have added nine new personnel to STAT MedEvac. Allow us to introduce you to the new hire class of September 2024.   

L —> R 

Brian Huston (PM 17) 

Jessica Luce (RN 18) 

Jana Beene (RN 16) 

Eric Anderson (RN 14) 

Jason Miles (PM 12) 

Kimberly Snyder (RN 18) 

Christopher Hughes (RN 6) 

Tiffany Spiroff-Walstrom (PM 9) 

Devan Johns (RN CCGU/Hybrid) 

Christian Martin-Gill, MD, FP-C

Associate Medical Director

Year of Service – 18

Fun Facts

• Dr. Martin-Gill lived in Spain until he was 9 years old when he moved to Virginia.
• After medical school, he moved to Pittsburgh on a 3 to 5-year plan… in 2005.
• He started riding horses when he was 6 and rode regularly through high school, an interest now taken up by his daughter.
• He describes cooking, not ventilator management, as his primary hobby… though does one or the other most weeknights. He particularly enjoys making ribs.