Dr. Mehrotra has held key roles with ACEP, providing leadership and vision for many of its new and existing initiatives.
The announcement was made following a council vote during the ACEP23 meeting in Philadelphia.
“I am immensely honored by the privilege to represent and advocate for Emergency Physicians and our patients in this role,” said Dr. Mehrotra, Clinical Professor in the UNC Department of Emergency Medicine, Vice Chair for Strategic Initiatives and Operations, and co-lead for UNC Health System Emergency Services Specialty Program.
“In the field of Emergency Medicine, we face many challenges, yet I remain enthusiastically optimistic about our future, seeing the talent and dedication of our students, residents, and young physicians,” added Mehrotra. “I’m grateful for the training provided at UNC, the support of the Department of Emergency Medicine & UNC Hospitals, my mentors and predecessors at the NC College of Emergency Physicians (NCCEP) and ACEP, and most importantly, my family.”
Dr. Mehrotra has also held key leadership positions in other professional associations such as the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, the American Board of Emergency Medicine, and the NC College of Emergency Physicians.
Renowned as a leading clinician and thought leader, Dr. Mehrotra is a past president of the North Carolina chapter of ACEP and an extensively published author of book chapters and peer-reviewed publications on topics spanning emergency medicine. He is an oral examiner and item writer for the American Board of Emergency Medicine, a member of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, and maintains an active role in other medical societies.
Dr. Mehrotra earned a medical degree from The Ohio State University and completed an emergency medicine residency at University of North Carolina Hospitals.
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The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is the national medical society representing emergency medicine. Through continuing education, research, public education, and advocacy, ACEP advances emergency care on behalf of its 40,000 emergency physician members, and the more than 150 million people they treat on an annual basis. For more information, visit www.acep.org and www.emergencyphysicians.org.