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Samuel J. Stratton, MD, Appointed Medical Director
for Orange County Emergency Medical Services
(Santa Ana) – The Orange County Health Care Agency today announced the appointment of Samuel J. Stratton, MD, as Medical Director for Orange County Emergency Medical Services effective December 1, 2006.
“I am honored to have been selected to serve the County in this role,” said Dr. Stratton.
“Emergency Medical Services in Orange County are of the highest caliber. I look forward to working hard to uphold that standard of excellence.”
“Dr. Stratton has an impressive background in Emergency Medical Services and field experience in disaster medicine,” stated Terre Duensing, Health Disaster Management Division Manager. “He is uniquely qualified to provide medical expertise and oversight to our Health Disaster Management team, and to work collaboratively with our emergency medical services partners throughout Orange County.”
Most recently, Dr. Stratton was the Medical Director for the Redondo Beach Fire Department and previously served for ten years as the Medical Director of the Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Agency. He is currently a faculty member of the UCI Medical Center Emergency Medicine Department and holds a faculty position at the UCLA School of Public Health.
Dr. Stratton received his Bachelor of Science Degree from New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, his Medical Degree from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of California Irvine. Dr. Stratton received a Masters in Public Health from UCLA in 1999 and is board-certified in both Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine.
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