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Residency Program
Clinical Faculty
Core Faculty
* Michael J. Bono, M.D., FACEP
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Donald V. Byars, M.D.
* Francis L. Counselman, M.D., FACEP
* Charles S. Graffeo, M.D., FACEP
* Barry J. Knapp, M.D.
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Bruce M. Lo, M.D.
* Moss H. Mendelson, M.D.
Honors and Awards
Publications
Tidewater Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Medicine Dept.

Francis L. Counselman, M.D., FACEP

Raleigh Building, Room 304
600 Gresham Drive
Norfolk, VA 23507
(757) 388-3397

counsefl@evms.edu

Training School or Hospital Dates of Attendance Degree Field
Undergraduate Degree University of Notre Dame 1975-1979 BS Pre- professional
Graduate Degree Eastern Virginia Medical School 1980-1983 MD  
Internship Eastern Virginia Medical School 1983-1984   Internal Medicine
Residency Eastern Virginia Medical School 1984-1986   Emergency Medicine

Completed Requirements for Board Certification

Specialty: Emergency Medicine Year: 1986

Board Certification

Specialty: Emergency Medicine Year: 1987
Recertified: 1997

Academic Positions (Most current first)

Rank Institution Years
Professor Dept. of Emergency Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School
1999-present
Associate Professor Dept. of Emergency Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School
1994-1999
Chairman Dept. of Emergency Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School
1992-present
Assistant Professor Dept. of Emergency Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School
1992-1994
Program Director
Emergency Medicine Residency
Dept. of Emergency Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School
1990-present
Assistant Professor
Division of Emergency Medicine
Dept. of Family and Community Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School
1990-1992
Instructor
Division of Emergency Medicine
Dept. of Family and Community Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School
1987-1990
Associate Director
Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Division of Emergency Medicine
Dept. of Family and Community Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School
1986-1990

Professional & Hospital Positions (Most current first)

Rank Institution Years
Attending Physician Emergency Physicians of Tidewater
4092 Foxwood Drive, Suite 101
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
1986-present
Instructor, Chemistry St. Johns College High School
Washington, DC
1979-1980

Membership on EVMS Committees

  • Board of Trustees, EVMS Alumni Association, 1996-2005
  • Secretary/Treasurer, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Gamma Chapter, 1997-present
  • Appointments and Promotions Committee, 1995-1997
  • Resident Probation and Remediation Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee, 1995-1997
  • Steering Committee, 1993-1996
  • Non-Core Medical Specialties Sub-Committee, 1993-1995
  • Faculty Achievement Awards Committee, 1993-1996; 2003-present
  • Dean's Council of Chairmen, 1992-present
  • Resident Peer-Review Committee/Chairman, 1991-1994
  • Council of Residency Directors, 1990-present
  • Admissions Committee, 1990-1993
  • Advisory Board, Tidewater Center for Life Support (TCLS), 1989-present

Honors and Awards

  • 2005 Top Peer Reviewer, Annals of Emergency Medicine, June 2006
  • Parker J. Palmer "Courage to Teach Award", Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, Chicago, Illinois, February 2005.
  • Top 50 Consultants, 2002-2003, Annals of Emergency Medicine, April 2004.
  • 2003 Residency Director of the Year Award, Emergency Medicine Residents Association, Boston, MA, May 2003.
  • Nominated for AMA Humanism in Medicine Award, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, October 2001.
  • Heatwole Career Achievement Award, Virginia College of Emergency Physicians Hot Springs, Virginia, February 2001.
  • EVMS Distinguished Professor of Emergency Medicine, Oct 1999
  • 1999 EVMS Deans Faculty Achievement Award for Community Faculty; June 1999
  • 1998 Virginia ACEP John P. McDade Award for Research in Emergency Medicine Care - Postgraduate Category; February 1998
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, Gamma Chapter, May 1994
  • Three Year Service Award - American Heart Association - May 1993
  • 1992 Virginia ACEP John P. McDade, M.D. Award for Research in Emergency Medical Care - Postgraduate Category; February 1992
  • Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine Award for Significant Contribution to Graduate Medical  Education; May 1992
  • Chief Resident, Emergency Medicine 1985-1986
  • Notre Dame Scholar 1975-1979

Membership in Professional Societies

  • American College of Emergency Physicians, 1984-present
  • Virginia College of Emergency Physicians, 1984-present
    President, 1995-1996
  • Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, 1990-present
  • Norfolk Academy of Medicine 1990-present
    President, 1998-1999
  • Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors 1990-present
  • Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine 1993-present
    President, 2002-2003
  • Medical Society of Virginia 1996-present
  • Seaboard Medical Association 1997-present
  • Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 1990-present

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