Division of Special Operations

DSO

The Division of Special Operations (DSO) provides central command and coordination of the Johns Hopkins Medical Institution’s field emergency medicine operations and special event medical services. The mission of the DSO is to promote education, research and clinical excellence for the emergency medical care of patients in austere and complex, out-of-hospital environments.

Since its formal inception in 2002, DSO has evolved into a central resource within the Department of Emergency Medicine for advisory, logistical and operational support of clinical care in challenging and unconventional venues.

Specific DSO programs and responsibilities include:

  • Medical direction for ground and air critical care patient transport.
  • Law enforcement medical direction and tactical medical support.
  • Medical direction and oversight of prehospital emergency medical services systems.
  • Special event medical services and mass gathering operational support.
  • Disaster support and emergency preparedness.
  • Telemedicine and remote access emergency consultation services.
  • Specialty training in pre- and out-of-hospital medicine including resident EMS rotations, Focused Advanced Specialty Training (FAST) for senior emergency medicine residents and oversight of the Johns Hopkins Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fellowship and the Johns Hopkins Tactical Medicine Fellowship.

Faculty and Staff

Affiliate and Part-Time Faculty

Instructors

  • Lisa Steiner, M.M.S., PA-C

Contact Us

Nelson Tang, M.D., FACEP
Director, Division of Special Operations
Department of Emergency Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
5801 Smith Avenue
Davis Building - Suite 3220
Baltimore, MD 21209
(410) 735-6400
(410) 735-6425 (fax)
email: [email protected]

Nina Bingham, RN, BSN
Program Manager, Division of Special Operations
Department of Emergency Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
5801 Smith Avenue
Davis Building - Suite 3220
Baltimore, MD 21209
(410) 735-6400
(410) 735-6425 (fax)
email: [email protected]

Please see the individual faculty profiles to contact DSO Faculty & Staff directly.