Joseph J. Calabro, DO, FACOEP-Dist, FACEP

Founder, President and CEO of Physicians’ Practice Enhancement, LLC (PPE), a Medical Practice Management Group. He is Chairman and Professor of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Seton Hall University and has a longstanding background in academic medicine and research. He is a graduate of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed an emergency medicine residency at Madigan Army Medical Center (Tacoma, Washington). Dr. Calabro also completed a flexible internship at Tripler Army Medical Center (Honolulu, Hawaii) and completed aviation medicine specialty training (flight surgeon) at Fort Rucker, Alabama.

Dr. Calabro is board certified in emergency medicine and the subspecialty EMS. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Medical Corps Serving as Director of Ambulatory Care and Emergency Services at Letterman Army Medical Center for the Northern/Central California region, Officer-in-Charge of the Western U.S. Nuclear Chemical Disaster Response team and VIP physician for US President and Vice President after his military career, he served as Chair of San Francisco Emergency Medical Care Committee overseeing S.F. Emergency Medical Services and was Principal Investigator for the California Statewide Loma Prieta Earthquake response research project. He has been involved in emergency medicine residency training for over twenty years having founded and served as Residency Program Director of two emergency medicine residency programs (Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Saint Michael’s Medical Center). In addition, Dr. Calabro has held numerous positions of medical leadership both regionally and nationally. He is immediate past President of the Northeastern Osteopathic Medical Education Network (NEOMEN), and Regional Assistant Dean and Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNECOM). Dr. Calabro is a reviewer for numerous medical journals and has been involved in many research trials and projects. Additionally, Dr. Calabro has published numerous articles and chapters on various topics and is a nationally known figure.

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