Robert Dunne, M.D., FACEP, FAEMS, is a professor of Emergency Medicine at Wayne State University, and directs the School of Medicine’s pre-hospital programming, including Emergency Medical Services, Preparedness, EMS Research and more. He is also program director of the Emergency Medical Services fellowship. He has been a disaster responder for the US Department of Health and Human Services since 1996.Dr. Dunne is the elected medical director of the Detroit East Medical Control Authority, the local version of the state-designated entity that supervises all pre-hospital care in Detroit and eastern Wayne County. As its chief medical officer, he is responsible for the coordination of the medical response in multiple settings. He served as the Interim Medical Director of the Detroit Health Department in 2022.