Dr. Eric Brader is currently employed as emergency medicine faculty at the Cleveland Clinic. A longtime leader in emergency medicine, he has dedicated his career to advancing resuscitation science, emergency cardiac care, point-of-care ultrasound, and physician advocacy.
Dr. Brader attended the University of Pittsburgh for both his undergraduate and medical education. He completed his emergency medicine residency at Allegheny General Hospital, where he served as chief resident during his final year of training. During his early career development, he was research trained under pioneering critical care physician Peter Safar, widely regarded as one of the founders of modern CPR and resuscitation medicine.
Dr. Brader is a founding member of American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) and has remained deeply involved in advancing the specialty throughout his career. His early research and clinical innovation focused on benchtop CPR science, including hypothermic treatment during cardiac arrest and high-frequency jet ventilation, work that continues to be cited in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) materials more than 40 years later.
He is also recognized as an early pioneer in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), having performed more than 30,000 ultrasound studies since 1986. In 1996, he created the world’s first 24/7/365 EMS-to-cardiac catheterization laboratory activation program, helping establish systems of care that are now widely utilized in emergency cardiac treatment. In 2007, he received a top presentation award at the World Congress on Emergency Medicine. Throughout his career, he has lectured extensively at national and international emergency medicine conferences.
Dr. Brader believes this is a critical moment for healthcare, and particularly for emergency medicine. He has long supported AAEM’s mission to restore physician-led patient care and reduce corporate influence over the practice of medicine. He remains committed to advocating for physicians, protecting the specialty of emergency medicine, and ensuring patients receive high-quality, physician-directed care.