EMP West Applauds Physician of the Year Debbie Bervel, MD

Canton, OH, January 20, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Debbie Bervel, MD, was named Emergency Medicine Physicians (EMP) West 2010 Physician of the Year. She has dedicated almost her entire professional career to the Emergency Department at Community Hospital of San Bernardino (CHSB) in Southern California. She has served as interim Medical Director numerous times in the last two decades with EMP West (formerly EPMG), each time turning down the request to become permanent Medical Director in order to fulfill other pursuits in addition to clinical work. Dr Bervel's contribution as Quality Director for the ED is also a big part of her role at CHSB.

Dr. Bervel is heavily involved with national NASCAR racing circuit, serving as Raceway Medical Director. She is also the Medical Director for Mountain Search and Rescue in the San Bernardino region where she lives, and received the 2010 California Meritorious Award for her service with the State of California EMS.

EMP West presented its Annual Recognition Awards at the EMP Directors' Meeting in December 2010 in Las Vegas.

According to Elliot Nipomnick, MD, colleague and Regional Director overseeing CHSB, Dr Bervel is "...the epitome of honesty and dependability, truly living the values of servant's heart and owner's mind. She keeps a low profile yet her work behind the scenes is always consistent and professional. We are truly lucky to have an individual of her caliber and abilities within our medical group."

Dr. Bervel received her Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from California State University in Fresno, California. She earned her medical degree from Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California. Dr. Bervel performed an internship in Internal Medicine and her Emergency Medicine residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda, California. Dr. Bervel is a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Emergency Medicine Physicians is proud to honor Debbie Bervel, MD as Physician of the Year, for her significant contributions to emergency medicine, to her patients and community, and to her colleagues at EMP.

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