MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
September 27, 2024
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
Pursuant to section 3a(a) of An Act To classify the officers and members of the fire department of the
District of Columbia, and for other purposes, effective April 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-147, D.C. Official
Code § 5-404.01(a), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
Dr. David Vitberg
Upland Terrace, NW
Washington, DC 20015
(Ward 4)
for appointment as the Medical Director of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, to
serve at the pleasure of the Mayor.
Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-mentioned
nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
do not hesitate to contact me or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
Sincerely,
Muriel Bowser
Mayor
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6 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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15 To confirm the appointment of Dr. David Vitberg as the Medical Director of the Fire and
16 Emergency Medical Services Department.
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18 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
19 resolution may be cited as the "Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department Medical
20 Director David Vitberg Confirmation Resolution of 2024".
21 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
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23 Dr. David Vitberg
24 Upland Terrace, NW
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28 as the Medical Director of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, established by
29 section 3a(a) of An Act To classify the officers and members of the fire department of the
30 District of Columbia, and for other purposes, effective April 15, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-147; D.C.
31 Official Code§ 5-404.0l(a)), to serve at the pleasure of the Mayor.
32 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
33 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
34 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
 CURRICULUM VITAE
David Ari Vitberg, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Assistant Medical Director
District of Columbia Fire & EMS Department
2000 14th Street NW; Suite 579
Washington DC, 20009
1. PERSONAL INFORMATION
A. Education
Undergraduate: Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 1993-1997, Dual BA, Biology & Chemistry
Medical Education: Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, 1997-2001, Doctor of Medicine
Internship: University of Maryland Medical Center, Departments of Emergency and Internal
Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2001-2002, Dr. Amal Mattu (EM), Dr. Susan Wolfsthal (IM)
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center, Departments of Emergency and Internal
Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2002-2006, Dr. Amal Mattu (EM), Dr. Susan Wolfsthal (IM)
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health, Critical Care Medicine Department, Bethesda, MD, 2006-
2008, Dr. Dorothea R. McAreavey
B. Professional Experience
Chief Resident, Emergency Medicine & Internal Medicine Combined Residency Program, University of
Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, 2005-2006
Critical Care Fellow and Procedure Service, Critical Care Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health,
Bethesda, MD, 2006-2008
Emergency Medicine Physician, Baltimore Washington Medical Center, Glen Burnie, MD, 2006-2016
Intensivist, Baltimore Washington Medical Center, Glen Burnie, MD, 2006-2016
Intensivist, St. Agnes Hospital, Catonsville, MD, 2008-2011
Intensivist, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, 2011-2014
Go-Team Physician, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Go-Team, University of Maryland Medical Center,
Baltimore, MD, 2011-Present
Telemedicine Intensivist, e-Care, Christiana Care, Newark, DE, 2012-2013
Telemedicine Intensivist, e-Care, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, 2013-2017
Division Chief & Intensivist, Medical & Surgical Critical Care Medicine, Greater Baltimore Medical Center,
Towson, MD, 2014-2023
Emergency Medicine Physician, University of Maryland St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Towson, MD, 2018-2023
Intensivist, CompHealth Locums, St. Luke’s Health System, Boise, ID, 2018-2023
Intensivist, Quest Locums, MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center, Clinton, MD, 2021-2023
Intensivist, Integrity Locums, Frederick Health Hospital, Frederick, MD, 2021-2023
Assistant Medical Director, District of Columbia Fire and EMS Department, 2023-Present
Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, 2023-Present
C. Licensure
State: District of Columbia
License No: MD210012250
Initial Date: 09-28-2023
Renewal/Expiration Date: 12-31-2024
State: Idaho
License No: M-14091
Initial Date: 02-23-2018
Renewal/Expiration Date: 06-30-2024
State: Maryland
License No: D64307
Initial Date: 03-30-2006
Renewal/Expiration Date: 09-30-2025
D. Certifications
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
Date of Certification: 04-30-2007
Date of Re-certification: 09-14-2017
Sub-Specialty Board: Emergency Medical Services
Date of Certification: 09-25-2017
Date of Re-certification: Currently in initial certification period
Board Certification: Internal Medicine
Date of Certification: 08-22-2007
Date of Re-certification: Not Certified; in process of recertifying via MOC/LKA pathway
Sub-Specialty Board: Critical Care Medicine
Date of Certification: 10-13-2010
Date of Re-certification: 04-15-2021
Baldridge Foundation/Six Sigma Global Institute – Lean Six Sigma, Healthcare Yellow Belt Certification
Date of Certification: 2021
E. Languages Spoken
English
2. RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
A. Publications
i. Original Papers in Refereed Journals
Bergbower EAS, Slack D, Vitberg D. A 33-Year-Old Man With Shortness of Breath, Leukocytosis, and
Intermittent Fevers. Chest. 2020 Oct;158(4):e175-e179. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.05.567. PubMed PMID:
33036115.
Sweeney DA, Cui X, Solomon SB, Vitberg DA, Migone TS, Scher D, Danner RL, Natanson C, Subramanian
GM, Eichacker PQ. Anthrax lethal and edema toxins produce different patterns of cardiovascular and renal
dysfunction and synergistically decrease survival in canines. J Infect Dis. 2010 Dec 15;202(12):1885-96. doi:
10.1086/657408. Epub 2010 Nov 10. PubMed PMID: 21067373; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3061475.
Barochia AV, Cui X, Vitberg D, Suffredini AF, O'Grady NP, Banks SM, Minneci P, Kern SJ, Danner RL,
Natanson C, Eichacker PQ. Bundled care for septic shock: an analysis of clinical trials. Crit Care Med. 2010
Feb;38(2):668-78. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181cb0ddf. PubMed PMID: 20029343; PubMed Central PMCID:
PMC3383776.
ii. Reviews or Editorials in Refereed Journals
Snyder SR, Vitberg DA, Collopy KT. Infectious diseases: annual, recurrent and emerging. A review of
prehospital management of influenza, pertussis and cholera. EMS World. 2011 Feb;40(2):44-9. Review. PubMed
PMID: 21361230.
Flanigan JS, Vitberg D. Hypertensive emergency and severe hypertension: what to treat, who to treat, and how to
treat. Med Clin North Am. 2006 May;90(3):439-51. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2005.11.008. Review. PubMed PMID:
16473099.
iii. Books or Chapters in Books
Pollak A, Edgerly D, McKenna K, Vitberg D (2017). Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and
Injured, Eleventh Edition. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Vitberg D, McAreavey D (2009) Echocardiographic Evaluation of Cardiac Trauma. In Levitov A, Mayo P,
Slonim A, Critical Care Ultrasound (Chapter 18). New York: McGraw Hill.
v. Abstracts for Conference papers and posters
Arab B, Schenning R, Moskowitz D, Willats J, Sanchez S, Vitberg D, Pollak A. Introduction of video
laryngoscopy increased the success rates of prehospital endotracheal intubation in a high-volume metropolitan fire
department-based EMS system. NAEMSP 2018.
D.A. Vitberg, MD, S Kern, R.L. Danner, MD, A. Suffredini, MD and P.Q. Eichacker, MD. CCMD/CC/NIH,
Bethesda, MD, United States. A Meta-Analysis of Bundled Care Protocols for Septic Patients in the Emergency
Department. ATS Toronto 2008.
vi. Other Publications
Vitberg D, Martinez J. Cardiogenic Shock. Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine. 2004; Vol 19(4): 13-25.
Hansen K, Vitberg D. Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema. Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine. 2004; Vol
18(7): 1-10.C
Vitberg D, Reed D. Needle Cricothyrotomy: Oxygenation or Ventilation? Percutaneous transtracheal ventilation
explained. Journal of Emergency Medical Services. 2001; Vol 26(3): 58-83.
B. Invited Lectures:
District of Columbia Fire and EMS, Paramedic Grand Rounds (Advanced Airway Management and Video
Laryngoscopy), Catholic University, Washington DC, April 2024
District of Columbia Fire and EMS, Paramedic Grand Rounds (Prehospital Whole Blood Transfusion and
Tracheostomy Emergencies), Catholic University, Washington DC, October 2023
Department of Medicine Grand Round (Sepsis Update, Primary Presenter), Greater Baltimore Medical Center,
Towson MD, January 2023
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds (Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage; Panel Member), Greater Baltimore
Medical Center, Towson MD, January 2023
Keynote Address, Compassionate Caregiver Award Ceremony, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Towson MD,
April 2022
C. Editorships, Editorial Boards, and Reviewing Activities
RECERT, Jones & Bartlett Learning, Medical Director and Editor, 2016-Present
3. TEACHING, MENTORING, AND ADVISING
A. Teaching Activities
i. Residency Program Instruction
Name of Program: Georgetown University School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Role: Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine; Attending Physician MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Year(s) Taught: 2024-Present
Average number of Residents trained per year: 20
Name of Program: Greater Baltimore Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program
Role: Core and Subspecialty Faculty
Year(s) Taught: 2014-2023
Average number of Residents trained per year: 44
Name of Program: St. Agnes Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program
Role: Subspecialty Faculty
Year(s) Taught: 2008-2011
Average number of Residents trained per year: 40
ii. Undergraduate Courses
Name and Course Number: Paramedic Medical and Trauma Emergencies II (EMST 221)
Role: Program Director; Instructor
Number of Direct Contact Hours: 16
Year(s) Taught: 2018-2023
Number of Students: 20
Name and Course Number: Paramedic Foundations (EMST 240)
Role: Program Director; Instructor
Number of Direct Contact Hours: 16
Year(s) Taught: 2018-2023
Number of Students: 20
iii. Teaching Recognition/Awards
Robert J. Doherty, MD Exemplary Teaching Resident Award, University of Maryland Medical Center, 2006
4. SERVICE
A. Hospital Service
Division Chief/Medical Director, Medical & Surgical Critical Care Medicine, Greater Baltimore Medical Center,
2014-2023
Chairman, Critical Care Committee, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2014-2023
Chairman, Sepsis (MHAC) Quality Improvement Committee, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2015-2023
Member, Code & Rapid Response Committee, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2014-2023
Member, Department of Medicine Executive Committee, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2014-2023
Member, Department of Medicine Peer Performance and Quality Improvement Committee, Greater Baltimore
Medical Center, 2015-2023
Member, Transfusion Committee, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2016-2023
Representative for Hospital-Based Physicians, Executive Council, Greater Baltimore Medical Center Multi-
Specialty Group, 2017-2023
B. Professional Service
Assistant Medical Director, District of Columbia Fire and EMS Department, July 2023-Present
Program Medical Director, Emergency Medical Technology/Paramedic Program, Community College of
Baltimore County, 2018-Present
Deputy Medical Director, Baltimore County Fire Department, 2011-2023
Paramedic, Rural Metro Medical Service of Central New York, Syracuse, NY, 2000-2001
5. HONORS AND AWARDS
B.A. Cum Laude, Brandeis University, 1997
Commendation for High Score on the United States Medical Licensing Examination, 1998
Excellence in Emergency Medicine, Society of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2001
Gamma Chapter AΩA Medical Honor Society, Upstate Medical University, 2001
Distinguished Service Award, University of Maryland Emergency Medicine Residency, 2006
Robert J. Doherty, MD Exemplary Teaching Resident Award, University of Maryland Medical Center, 2006
Citations from the Governor and General Assembly of Maryland for EMS activities performed with Baltimore
County Fire Department, 2010
EMS Provider of the Year, Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company, 2010
Unit Citation, Office of the Fire Chief, Baltimore County Fire Department, 2014
Unit Citation, Office of the Fire Chief, Baltimore County Fire Department, 2016
Top Doctor, Critical Care Medicine, Baltimore Magazine, 2016
Top Doctor, Critical Care Medicine, Baltimore Magazine, 2019
Compassionate Caregiver Award Nominee, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2020
Top Doctor, Critical Care Medicine, Baltimore Magazine, 2020
Maryland Star of Life Award, Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems, 2021
COVID Warrior Award, American College of Physicians, Maryland Chapter, 2021
Top Doctor, Critical Care Medicine, Baltimore Magazine, 2021
John W. Burch President’s Award, Lutherville Volunteer Fire Company, 2022
Top Doctor, Critical Care Medicine, Baltimore Magazine, 2022
6. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP
2006-Present, National Association of EMS Physicians
2021-Present, National Association of EMS Physician, Maryland State Chapter, Secretary and Founding Member
I certify that this curriculum vitae is a current and accurate statement of my professional record.
Signature:___ _______ Date: _____April 30, 2024____________
 Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor's Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Dr. David Vitberg
Dr. David Vitberg currently serves as the Interim Medical Director of
the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Department (FEMS) after being appointed by Mayor Muriel Bowser
to the post of Assistant Medical Director of FEMS in 2023.
Prior to joining the District government, Dr. Vitberg served for 12
years at the Baltimore County Fire Deparment. He was appointed in
2011 as Assistant Medical Director and rose to the role of Deputy
Medical Director.
A Ward 4 resident, Dr. Vitberg earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry from
Brandeis University and his Doctor of Medicine from the State University of New York Upstate
Medical University.
 GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
To: Kimberly A. Bassett, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: September 18, 2024
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of a resolution appointing David Vitberg as Medical
Director of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced Order and found
it to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not hesitate
to call Michael Porcello, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-727-
0872, or me at 202-724-7681.
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Elizabeth Cavendish
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