Biography
Simon Sarkisian, DO, MS, FAAEM
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Education and Training
| Graduate School: | MS, Pharmaceutical Sciences - University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, Kingston, RI |
| Medical School: | Touro University - College of Osteopathic Medicine, Mare Island, CA |
| Internship: | Emergency Medicine - Carl D. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, TX |
| Residency: | Emergency Medicine - Carl D. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, TX |
Board Certifications
- Emergency Medicine
Memberships
- American Academy of Emergency Medicine
- Fellow
About Me
Simon Sarkisian, DO, MS, FAAEM is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU). He is also an active duty US Army Captain (CPT) who is currently serving as the Emergency Medicine Physician on the 274th (Airborne) Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment stationed at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey as part of the Army Medical Department Military-Civilian Trauma Team Training Program.
CPT Sarkisian was awarded the US Army Health Professions Scholarship Program scholarship in 2011 and graduated from Touro University, California with a Doctor of Osteopathy degree in 2015. He attended the Emergency Medicine residency program at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center in Fort Hood, Texas. In 2018 he graduated his residency program as a Chief Resident. CPT Sarkisian's first duty assignment after graduation was at Cooper University Hospital.
In 2020-2021 he was deployed to Baghdad, Iraq with the 115th Field Hospital. In 2021 he was deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan with the 82nd Airborne Division. CPT Sarkisian enjoys teaching medical students, residents, and military/diplomatic rotators both in the Emergency Department as well as the Trauma Bay. Outside of bedside education, CPT Sarkisian teaches white board cases, procedural cases, and ultrasound sessions to medical students, and he gives trauma/military lectures, oral boards review cases, and mentorship to residents. CPT Sarkisian has authored/co-authored numerous publications in emergency and military medicine. His interests also include operational/austere medicine, disaster medicine and emergency preparedness.