Antonio Fernandez

Antonio has been a certified EMS provider for over 20 years. He became an EMT in 2003 and has been a nationally certified paramedic since 2005. He was the second person to successfully complete the National Registry of EMTs EMS Research Fellowship where he earned his PhD in Epidemiology/Public Health at THE Ohio State University. After the fellowship, he spent 10 years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was an Assistant Professor and Director of EMS Research for the EMS Performance Improvement Center. He is currently ESO's Principal Research Scientist.