Board Certified Emergency Medicine Physician

Curriculum Vitae — Andrew Wittenberg, MD, MPH, FACEP

Professional Experience

Attending Emergency Physician

MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center, Long Beach, CA

• Provide care in a high-volume ED with 90,000+ visits per year
• Designated receiving center for stroke, trauma, STEMI, ECMO, and pediatrics

2007 – present

Community Hospital of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

• Delivered care in a single-coverage ED with 30,000 visits per year, and responded to in-house hospital codes

2014 – 2018

Medical Director — Department of Emergency Medicine

MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center, Long Beach, CA

• Led a team of physicians and advanced practice providers
• Collaborated with nursing and hospital leadership to enhance patient care, safety, and quality metrics

2020 – 2026

Chairman — Department of Emergency Medicine

MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center, Long Beach, CA

• Managed daily department operations, lead quality improvement projects, and served on multidisciplinary committees
• Conducted reviews of all deaths and re-admissions within 72 hyours of ED visits

2014 – 2020

Peer Case Reviewer

Sentact (formerly Hardenbergh Group/MDReview)

• Review emergency medicine cases for a national peer-review service opining on quality and standard of care

2020 – present

National Oral Board Examiner

ABEM (American Board of Emergency Medicine)

• Administer oral exams to physicians applying for board certification

2015 – present

Volunteer Clinical Professor

UC Irvine Emergency Medicine Residency Program

• Precept and teach rotating emergency medicine residents

2014 – present

Base Station Physician

MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center, Long Beach, CA

• Provide radio support to MICNs, paramedics, and EMTs

2007 – present

High School Science Teacher

Polytechnic High School, Long Beach, CA

• Taught science as part of the Teach for America corps

1993 – 1995

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

American Medical Response, Springfield, MA & Oneida County EMS, NY

• Provided 911 response and Basic Life Ssupport (BLS) transport

1990 – 1993

Licensure / Certification

California Phyician and Surgeon's License (2004 - Present)

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Active Registration (2004 - Present)

Emergency Medicine Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine (2008 - Present)

Education / Training

Emergency Medicine Residency (PGY 2-4)

Los Angeles County - USC Medical Center: Los Angeles, CA (2004 - 2007)

Transitional Internship (PGY 1)

Harbor - UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA (2003 - 2004)

Medical Doctorate (M.D.)

Temple University School of Medicine. Philadelphia, PA (2003)

Preclinical Medicine Studies

Sackler School of Medicine. Tel Aviv, Israel (1998 - 2000)

Master in Public Health (M.P.H.)

Drexel University (formerly MCP-Hahnemann, Philadelphia, PA) (1996- 1998)

Post-Baccalaureate Premed Program

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (1995 - 1996)

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Psychology

Hamilton College, Clinton, NY (1989-1993)

Committee Involvement

Chair: Quality Committee, MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center Board of Directors (2022 - Present)

Chair: Quality Committee, MemorialCare Health System Physician Society Board (2018 - 2026)

Chair: Executive Committee for Medical Specialties, MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center (2014-2018)

Medical Executive Committee Member and Treasurer, MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center (2014-2020)

MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center Committees:

Emergency Department Best Practice Team (2014 - 2026)

Sepsis Best Practice Team (2012 - 2026)

Chest Pain / STEMI Committee (2014 - 2026)

Professional Memberships

Fellow: American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)

Member: California Chapter of The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)

Honors and Awards

Off-Service Faculty Member of the Year: UC Irvine Emergency Medicine Residency (2013)

Hometown Hero Award: American Red Cross, Long Beach, CA (2011)

Golden Apple Teaching Award: UC Irvine Family Medicine Residency (2009)

Outstanding Achievement in Emergency Medicine, Temple University (2003)

Publications & Lectures

“EKG Interpretation for Nurses and EMTs,” MemorialCare Long Beach (2017, 2018)

“From Beach to ED, Care for Patients with Cervical Spine Injuries,” Hoag Hospital (2017)

“Use of the HEART Score to Allocates ED Resources,” ACC Annual Symposium, (2016)

Annual Panelist, Careers in Community Emergency Medicine, LAC-USC Residency (2016 - present)

"Venous Air Embolism." Medscape (2006)

“Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Ventricular-paced Rhythm.”Journal of Emergency Medicine (2004)

“Evaluation of a Gun Buy-back Program,” Master's Thesis, Drexel University (1998)