PHYSICIAN PROFILE NICK ZENAROSA , M . D .
Nick Zenarosa , M . D ., officially began his career in emergency medicine in 1995 . Since then , he has served as both faculty and attending staff at multiple teaching and trauma centers throughout Texas . He is currently practicing at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas , Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – McKinney and John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth .
Dr . Zenarosa holds a master ’ s degree in molecular biology and a bachelor ’ s degree in human physiology , both from the University of Illinois . He received his medical degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine .
During his internal medicine residency at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas , he discovered his love of emergency medicine .
“ I loved the excitement , variety and teamwork ,” recalled Dr . Zenarosa . “ You came in , gave it your all and went home — it was an exhilarating hospitalbased practice , and I was hooked .”
Following his residency at Parkland , Dr . Zenarosa completed an emergency medicine residency at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte , where he was also the chief resident .
Dr . Zenarosa is the founder and chief executive officer of Integrative Emergency Services , LLC , ( IES ) and
Dr . Nick Zenarosa
the chairman of the board for Baylor Scott & White ’ s Century Integrated Partners . IES manages more than 500 providers . Since its founding in 2011 , Dr . Zenarosa has overseen more than 20 regional and systemlevel quality initiatives for more than 7 million patient visits . He leads a team of experienced physician leaders and advanced practice practitioners who manage emergency departments across Baylor Scott & White Health , including the Riggs Emergency Department at Baylor Dallas .
If we were to spend a night observing the comings and goings of the Riggs Emergency Department , what would we be surprised to learn ?
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People ’ s perceptions of emergency medicine are heart attacks , car accidents , adrenaline-pumping trauma . However , trauma is only about 3 percent of total volume .
I hope they would see emergency medicine is the Leatherman tool of health care … if you come in with a gunshot wound , we treat you ; if you don ’ t have access to health care and need a medication refill , we treat you ; if you are a victim of human trafficking , we treat you ; if you are a teenager who has overdosed on drugs , we treat you .
We are tied in closely with first responders . Together , we are an accurate , leading-edge barometer of our society . We see and treat issues prevalent in the community – we know what to look out for . We recognize health care patterns that need to be monitored , such as spikes in drug overdoses , people showing up with high fevers who recently traveled to Africa , etc . We look for trends and escalate issues to civic leaders when we know that there are threats to our community . We are front line defenders for the communities we serve .
How can emergency medicine providers support Baylor Scott & White ’ s focus on advancing population health initiatives ?