Jon Mark Hirshon, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAAEM, FACPM is an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and in the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He is a federally funded researcher with specific interest in developing emergency departments as sites for public health surveillance and hypothesis-driven research in public health. He is the principal investigator on over $2.4 million in federal research grants and is co-investigator on numerous other projects.

Additionally, he is the principal investigator of an Injury Prevention Research Training Grant in Egypt, sponsored by Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health. As part of this grant, he has led teams to the Middle East to train Iraqi and Egyptian health professionals in Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response. Dr. Hirshon is Board-certified in both Emergency Medicine and Preventive Medicine. He has authored over 35 articles and chapters on various topics, including the development of public health surveillance systems in emergency departments and respiratory hygiene in the emergency department. He has represented the American College of Emergency Physicians at a number of public health-related national meetings, including concerning pandemic influenza preparedness. In addition, he holds numerous leadership positions in State and National organizations, including immediate past Chairman of the Public Health Committee for the American College of Emergency Physicians, immediate past president of the Maryland Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians and is a Governing Councilor of both the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Public Health Association.