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Emergency Medicine

  • Are you really my doctor?

    Are you really my doctor?

    Learn about Navy Veteran Dr. Matthew Messa’s journey to becoming a VA Emergency doctor and his message to Veterans.

  • VA Health Connect delivers emergency care to Veterans at home

    VA Health Connect delivers emergency care to Veterans at home

    Watch the Under Secretary for Health and a panel of experts discuss VA Health Connect tele-emergency care.

  • Tele-emergency care through VA Health Connect

    Tele-emergency care through VA Health Connect

    If you’re a Veteran enrolled in VA health care, you now have access to VA tele-emergency care – should you need it – through VA Health Connect

  • Explore emergency medicine at VA and learn more about our “hidden jewel”

    Explore emergency medicine at VA and learn more about our “hidden jewel”

    Dr. Neil Patel and Dr. Chad Kessler, two of our emergency medicine physicians, share the uncommon benefits that can be found by practicing at VA.

  • Find your physician fit with VA’s variety of patient care settings

    Find your physician fit with VA’s variety of patient care settings

    VA offers numerous arenas where a physician like you can find the opportunity to grow and thrive. Explore some of the possibilities today.

  • Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program offers aid to new VA physicians

    Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program offers aid to new VA physicians

    Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program offers aid to new VA physicians with a VA residency and a commitment.

  • Emergency medicine physicians: VA needs your help

    Emergency medicine physicians: VA needs your help

    Emergency medicine physicians or physicians-in-training are invited to apply for exciting opportunities providing life-saving care at VA.

  • Consider a career in emergency care for Veterans at #ACEP19

    Consider a career in emergency care for Veterans at #ACEP19

    Explore a VA emergency care medicine career at the American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly 2019.

  • Dr. Michael Ward’s career in VA emergency care leads to new research opportunities

    Dr. Michael Ward’s career in VA emergency care leads to new research opportunities

    As an emergency medicine staff physician at Tennessee Valley Healthcare System’s Nashville campus, Dr. Michael Ward offers acute care to Veterans.

  • Dr. Stephen Burgher advances Veteran emergency care while serving his country

    Dr. Stephen Burgher advances Veteran emergency care while serving his country

    Dr. Stephen Burgher is Chief of Emergency Medicine at Dallas VA Medical Center, where he provides leadership and guidance for Veterans’ emergency care.

  • As a VA health care leader, Dr. Glennon Park ensures that Veterans receive the best emergency care

    As a VA health care leader, Dr. Glennon Park ensures that Veterans receive the best emergency care

    From a physician working on the front lines of emergency [...]

  • Dr. Neil Patel discovered that a career in Veterans’ health care leads to new opportunities in emergency medicine

    Dr. Neil Patel discovered that a career in Veterans’ health care leads to new opportunities in emergency medicine

    Dr. Neil Patel serves as the clinical chief of Emergency [...]

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Last updated February 12, 2026

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