Six fellows to join Department of Emergency Medicine for 2026-2027
The University of Washington Department of Emergency Medicine is excited to welcome a new group of fellows to our 2026-2027 fellowship class. This outstanding cohort brings diverse clinical experience, leadership, and a strong commitment to advancing emergency care across a range of practice settings.
Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography Fellowship
Susan Mari, MD
Dr. Susan Mari joins UW from Cook County Emergency Medicine in Chicago, where she has served as a resident physician and internal moonlighter in trauma and emergency care. At Cook County, she has helped lead ultrasound education through the “Ultrasound of the Month” series and multiple lectures for interns, visiting students, and multidisciplinary learners.
Her academic work includes ultrasound-focused web content, case-based teaching, and poster and oral presentations at Cook County, AAEM, and the Chicago Emergency Ultrasound Society. She has also contributed to residency recruitment, curriculum resources for new interns, and social media–based education, and has received honors such as “Ultrasound of the Year” and recognition for advocacy.
EMS Fellows
Ash Needleman, MD
Dr. Ash Needleman continues his training at UW as an EMS Fellow after completing residency in the UW Department of Emergency Medicine, where he serves as Chief Resident and participates in the EMS–Air Medical Track as an Airlift Northwest Flight Physician. His teaching roles have included lectures within the residency, paramedic curriculum instruction, simulation and skills sessions for medical students, and orientation and bootcamp teaching for new residents.
He has also been active in departmental and union leadership and has contributed to peer-reviewed work on opioid overdose prevention training and LGBTQ+ inclusive care in reproductive medicine.
Jillian Rosenblum, MD
Dr. Jillian Rosenblum joins UW with extensive experience as an attending emergency physician in California, including ongoing work with the Berkeley Emergency Medical Group in Oakland and Berkeley, and more recent roles at San Francisco Emergency Medical Associates and Regional Medical Center in San Jose. She has served on multiple hospital and group committees, including peer review, ethics, pediatrics simulation, partnership council, and an ED-hospitalist task force, with a focus on systems improvement, collaboration, and high-quality patient care.
Her academic and teaching activities have included lectures on trauma, ultrasound, toxicology, pediatrics, and critical care topics. She also brings experience as an expedition physician on Arctic and Antarctic voyages and long-standing community service and volunteer work.
Global Emergency Medicine & Rural Health Fellowship
Ann V. Wolski, MD (Pine Ridge, SD)
Dr. Ann Wolski comes to the EMS Fellowship from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where she is completing her Emergency Medicine residency. Her training has included global health–focused experiences in Malawi and Rwanda, where she helped develop emergency medicine curricula, design and implement triage systems, and assess emergency departments for educational opportunities.
She has contributed to peer-to-peer education with emergency medicine trainees in India and has been deeply involved in research and implementation work related to neonatal jaundice, community health workers, and social determinants of health in Ghana and Uganda. Her prior service includes work with Wolverine Street Medicine, the Peace Corps in rural Guatemala, and multiple community health and education organizations.
Amanda L. Reilly, MD, MPH (Alaska)
Dr. Amanda Reilly joins UW from Los Angeles General Medical Center, where she is completing her Emergency Medicine residency and has practiced across several affiliated hospitals. She earned her MD from the University of California, San Francisco, and an MPH from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health with a focus on global health and population.
Her research and academic work span triage implementation in low- and middle-income countries, emergency department preparedness for nuclear events, health systems innovation, and global infectious diseases, including cholera and HIV.
Dr. Reilly has received multiple awards and grants, including a Fulbright Fellowship, and currently serves as an Assistant Editor for Emergency Medical Abstracts (EM:RAP) and as a resident representative on her institution’s Graduate Medical Education Committee.
Victoria “Tori” Valdes, DO (Alaska)
Dr. Victoria “Tori” Valdes joins the EMS Fellowship from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, where she is currently an Emergency Medicine resident. Before medical school, she worked for many years in EMS as a paramedic, paramedic supervisor, quality assurance officer, and interim operations manager, and has provided prehospital care in multiple U.S. and international settings.
Her global health and education experience includes clinical and teaching roles in locations such as Bhutan, Tanzania, Kenya, Haiti, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, and Cambodia, with a particular focus on ultrasound, emergency care, and EMS systems. She has held leadership roles, including ACEP International Ambassador to Bhutan, and has received awards for leadership, advocacy, and clinical excellence. Her research and publications span point-of-care ultrasound, global emergency medicine, and cardiovascular imaging.
