Cleveland Clinic EMS Medical Directors
" Cleveland Clinic is thoroughly committed to EMS and places great importance on setting high EMS Standards and continually updating protocols"
James Sauto, Jr., MD
Emergency Medicine Physician
James Sauto, Jr., MD is now responsible for Medical Command/direction for Fire/EMS departments serving the following communities
Hillcrest Hospital Medical Command
- Lyndhurst Russell Twp
- Mayfield Heights South Euclid
- Mayfield Village Gates Mills
- Pepper Pike
Marymount Hospital Medical Command
- Garfield Heights Maple Heights
- Valley View Independance
- Cuyahoga Heights
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
- Dr. Sauto will continue to serve as Co-director of the Cadaver procedures lab and resident instructor at Cleveland Clinic main campus.
Jonathan Keary, MD is now responsible for Medical Command/direction for Fire/EMS departments serving the following communities
Twinsburg FHC Medical Command
- Hiram
- Bainbridge - via Hillcrest Hospital
- Cleveland Clinic Critical Care Transport Teams serving the Main Campus and the Twinsburg FHC
Jonathan Klein, MD is now responsible for Medical Command/direction for Fire/EMS departments serving the following communities
SouthPointe Hospital Medical Command
- Beachwood Warrensville Heights Bainbridge
Joseph Lally, MD is now responsible for Medical Command/direction for Fire/EMS departments serving the following communities
Fairview Hospital Medical Command
- Fairview Park
- Rocky River
- Lakewood
Christopher Myers, MD is now responsible for Medical Command/direction for Fire/EMS departments serving the following communities
Medina Hospital Medical Command
- Erhart-York Township Medina City
- Grafton Township Spencer
- Valley City/Liverpool Township Chatham
- Lafayette Township Seville-Guilford
- Medina Life Support
- Litchfield Township
Jason Watson, MD is now responsible for Medical Command/direction for Fire/EMS departments serving the following communities
Euclid Hospital Medical Command
- Euclid
Kevin J. Miller, MD is now responsible for Medical Command/direction for Fire/EMS departments serving the following communities
Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital, Dover, Ohio Medical Command
- Arrowhead Joint Fire District Baltic VFD
- Bolivar VFD Buckeye Career Center
- Dellroy VFD Dennison VFD
- Dover Fire Department Fairfield Township VFD
- Leesville VFD Midvale VFD
- Mineral-Sandy EMS New Philadelphia Fire Department
- Sherrodsville EMS Sherrodsville VFD
- Smith Ambulance Stone Creek VFD
- Strasburg VFD SugarCreek VFD
- Tri-County Ambulance Tuscarawas County Sherrif's Office
- Uhrichsville VFD Wayne Township VFD
- York Township VFD
Bill Sillasen, RN, BSN, NREMT-P, EMS-I
Regional EMS Administration-EMS DIrector
Emergency Services Intitute
216.986.4213
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Bill Sillasen serves as the Cleveland Clinic’s EMS Director, a position he has held since 2003. Prior to the Cleveland Clinic, he was the Director of EMS and Safety for 13 years at St. John’s Medical Center in Westlake. Bill retired from the Bay Village Fire Department in 2005 after 26 years of service where he held the rank of Lieutenant and was the department’s EMS Coordinator. Bill has been a certified EMS Instructor since 1995 and a registered nurse since 1984 and holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing. Prior to moving into EMS management, he worked as a part-time nurse in several emergency rooms on the Westside.
