Robert A De Lorenzo, MD, MSCI, MSM, FACEP

Dr. Robert A. De Lorenzo is a professor of emergency medicine at the University of Texas (UT) San Antonio and Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Emergency Medicine in the Long School of Medicine. He holds additional appointments as Adjoint Faculty in the Joint Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering, and Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Industrial Engineering in the Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design; and Faculty Associate in the Military Health Institute. He is active in clinical practice in a high-acuity emergency department and takes care of adult and pediatric emergencies including trauma patients.

He has been board certified in emergency medicine for over 30 years and completed medical fellowships in research and Emergency Medical Services (EMS). He holds a bachelor’s degree in bioengineering and masters’ degrees in clinical investigations and healthcare management.  He is the author of two textbooks in EMS and has published over 200 scientific papers, medical articles, and textbook chapters. He is co-inventor on multiple medical device patents. He retired from the US Army after a career spanning 32 years including two combat tours in Iraq. His scholarly appointment include Senior Associate Editor for Annals of Emergency Medicine, the specialty’s premier journal, and editorial board member for Military Medicine, and emeritus board member of Prehospital & Disaster Medicine. He is past president of the Government Services Chapter of ACEP and past Chair of the Public health and Injury Prevention Committee. Dr. De Lorenzo has been invited to serve on numerous national-level advisory panels including the US Department of Justice, Health and Human Services, National Guard Bureau, Department of Defense, and Department of Transportation. His professional interests include research in airway management technology, acute management of life- and limb-threatening emergencies, medical device evaluations, and innovation education for university and professional students.

Dr. De Lorenzo is President and co-founder of EmergenceMed, LLC, a university tech startup with a focus on developing airway solutions to solve critical problems in emergency care, trauma and in combat casualties. The company’s first product is a highly portable yet powerful suction device that advances the state-of-the-art and allows individual EMS and combat medics to provide lifesaving suction in a lightweight, powered and disposable device.  Other innovations in the pipeline include an advanced-materials endotracheal tube that will dramatically improve the century-old technology while increasing the speed of intubation and reducing morbidity associated with old-fashioned plastic tubes. The company is also in the early stages of developing solutions for managing thermoregulation in emergencies such as heat stroke and hypothermia. All his inventions are designed to serve multiple clinical indications in the continuum of care from prehospital phases to damage control surgery and critical care transport. 

Dr. De Lorenzo is a native of the Northeast and went to college at Syracuse University and Medical School at Albany Medical College in New York State. He has lived in San Antonio, Texas for nearly 25 years and has a home in the Texas Hill Country. He enjoys alpine hiking and container gardening.

University email: [email protected]

Company email: [email protected]

Publication List: https://tinyurl.com/Scholar-DeLorenzoRA

University Website: https://directory.uthscsa.edu/academics/profile/delorenzo

Company Website: https://emergencemed.com/