On February 4, Professor and Chief Clinical Officer/Senior Vice President of the University of Maryland Medical Center David Marcozzi, MD, MHS-CL, was featured in Becker’s Healthcare Clinical Leadership Podcast.
In the episode, Dr. Marcozzi discusses methods for developing high reliability practices, expanding access to specialty care, and preparing for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Achieving Healthcare Efficiency through Accountable Design (AHEAD) model. Dr. Marcozzi also discusses the role of Artificial Intelligence in medicine.
On February 4, Assistant Professor Megan Cobb, MD, DPT, was interviewed by Baltimore’s ABC affiliate, WMAR 2, on the dangers of frostbite.
“The smaller you are, the faster it can happen,” Dr. Cobb shared with audiences, adding that for a normal-size adult, frostbite can happen within 20-30 minutes in certain conditions.
Dr. Cobb shared a similar message with The Baltimore Sun, which published an accompanying article on February 3.
Today, February 9, 2026, the Baltimore VA Medical Center Emergency Department received its first patient by ambulance. This marks the first ambulance transport in the Center’s 73-year history.
The development was made possible through months of collaboration with Baltimore City Fire Department and The VA Capitol Health Care Network (VISN 5)—a network of VA medical centers that serves Veterans from areas within Maryland, the District of Columbia, and West Virginia, along with portions of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Kentucky.
“It’s wonderful to be able to better serve our veterans in this way,” Professor Jon Mark Hirshon, MD, PhD, MPH Medical Director of the University of Maryland Baltimore VA Medical Center Emergency Department said. “This is where Veterans trust their care. Now Veterans experiencing emergencies can trust local ambulances to transport them here when they need it the most.”
