Susanne Spano, MD
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Location:
UCSF Fresno
Specialty:
Emergency Medicine
Additional Titles
Program Co-Director, Wilderness Medicine Fellowship, UCSF Fresno
Associate Editor, Wilderness & Environmental Medicine
Biography
Susanne J. Spano, MD, FACEP, FAWM, earned her medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine. Her residency in Emergency Medicine and her fellowship in Wilderness Medicine were completed at University of California, San Francisco, Fresno.
Dr. Spano’s professional interests are Wilderness Medicine, Search and Rescue, Disaster Medicine, Medical Education, and Public Speaking.
She volunteers her time as a member of the Fresno County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team.
Board Certifications
Emergency Medicine
Education and Training
- Fellowship, 07/2010 - Wilderness Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Fresno
- Residency, 07/2009 - Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Fresno
- M.D., 06/2005 - Medicine, Temple University
- B.S., 06/2001 - Neurobiology, University of California, Irvine
Awards and Honors
- Paul S. Auerbach Award, Wilderness Medical Society (WMS), 2021-2022
- Speaker's Award for Outstanding Service, American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), 2020-2021
- Excellence in Peer Reviews for Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, Wilderness Medical Society (WMS), 2018-2019
- Excellence in Peer Reviews for Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, Wilderness Medical Society (WMS), 2015-2016
- National Junior Faculty Teaching Award, American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), 2013-2014
- Speaker's Award for Outstanding Service, American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), 2013-2014
- Medical Student Teaching Award, University of California, San Francisco Fresno, 2013-2014
- Borba Fellow Excellence in Research Award, University of California San Francisco Fresno, 2010-2011