Meet the Director and Team — Emergency Medicine Residency at St. Vincent Medical Center

Michael J McCrea, MD, FACEP, FAAEM

Michael J McCrea, MD, FACEP, FAAEM | Program Director

Medical School: Medical College of Ohio at Toledo
Residency: Ohio State University Medical Center

Dr. McCrea joined the residency faculty in 2009 as the program's first simulation director. He subsequently served as assistant and associate program director before being named program director in 2026. His academic interests include ECG interpretation, toxicology, running crazy simulation cases, and risk management. Outside of the hospital, Dr. McCrea is a competitive masters powerlifter and pretends he is still good at golf even though he's not anymore.

Alexander Dzurik, MD, FACEP, FAAEM | Associate Program Director

Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine
Residency: Mercy Health – St. Vincent Medical Center

Dr. Dzurik joined the faculty in 2017 immediately after completing his residency, stepping into simulation faculty and shortly thereafter assuming role of simulation director. His academic interests include critical medical resuscitation, ACLS/PALS, crash airway management, procedural education and ED documentation. He also remains a certified flight physician working with LifeFlight/Mobile Life.

Aileen Newmyer, MD | Assistant Program Director

Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Residency: Henry Ford Hospital – Wayne State University

Dr. Newmyer joined the faculty in 2018 with a special interest in simulation and resident education. She likes to challenge the residents in the simulation lab with scenarios that they may not see often in the emergency department but should be prepared to handle. As an associate program director, she has focused on improving real-time feedback for residents and faculty.

Core Faculty

  • Mitch Bruss, MD
  • Greg Hymel, MD
  • David Johnson, MD, Emergency Medicine Department Chair
  • Joseph Jabour, DO
  • Randall King, MD, FACEP
  • William Krebs, DO
  • David Ledrick, MD, MEd
  • Aaron Orqvist, MD
  • Alexander Payvandi, DO
  • Michael Plewa, MD
  • Nicholas Sauber, MD
  • Julie Swartz, MD
  • Stephen Zohn, MD

Additional Faculty

  • Melissa Amonette, MD
  • Jeffrey Coursen, MD
  • Christina Ellis, DO
  • Sara Graber, MD
  • Sami Hammoud, DO
  • Nathan Hilliard, DO
  • Stewart Isley, DO
  • Margaret Krebs, MD
  • Jeromy Lewis, MD
  • Mansour, Mansour, DO
  • Wesley Martus, MD
  • Alexandra Murray, DO
  • Daniel Neumeyer, DO
  • Richard Worthington, MD
  • John Russ, MD

Contact Us

Academic Program Coordinator: Kat Burkett
Email: KBurkett@mercy.com
Phone: 419-251-4724
Fax: 419-251-2698

Academic Program Coordinator: Val Gongora
Email: valancy_gongora@mercy.com
Phone: 419-251-4723
Fax: 419-251-2698

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