{"id":9446,"date":"2024-09-23T12:36:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T16:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/emergency-medicine\/?p=9446"},"modified":"2024-09-23T12:36:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T16:36:55","slug":"dr-debra-perina-receives-national-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/emergency-medicine\/2024\/09\/23\/dr-debra-perina-receives-national-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Debra Perina Receives National Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3856 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/emergency-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/11\/Perina-current-ACEP-leader-picture.jpg\" alt=\"portrait of Dr. Debra Perina\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/emergency-medicine\/2022\/02\/08\/dr-debra-perina-professor-emeritus-after-26-years-of-service\/\"><strong>Debra Perina, MD, FACEP<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Dr. Debra Perina, emeritus professor of Emergency Medicine at UVA Health, has been honored with a prestigious national award from the <strong>American College of Emergency Physicians<\/strong> (ACEP). Each year, only one member receives the <strong>John G. Wiegenstein Leadership Award<\/strong>, named after the ACEP\u2019s founder and first president. This award recognizes an individual\u2019s career, dedication, impact, and leadership following a national review.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Perina, a founding faculty member of UVA Health\u2019s Department of Emergency Medicine, dedicated over 26 years to serving the greater Charlottesville community, treating more than 100,000 patients before achieving emeritus status in 2021. She played a key role in establishing the UVA Ground Transport Program, providing critical care to the most severely ill and injured patients across Virginia. Additionally, Dr. Perina helped create the modern EMS board certification process for EMS physicians and established the first EMS Fellowship program in Virginia. Her contributions to the medical field and leadership in academia have been remarkable.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Congratulations, Dr. Perina!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Debra Perina, MD, FACEP Dr. Debra Perina, emeritus professor of Emergency Medicine at UVA Health, has been honored with a prestigious national award from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). Each year, only one member receives the John G. Wiegenstein Leadership Award, named after the ACEP\u2019s founder and first president. 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