Dr. David Mendelson is a residency-trained, board-certified emergency physician who followed his medical training with the completion of an administrative fellowship. During 22 years of practice, he has been very involved with the administrative side of medicine in an effort to make practices better for the physicians, nurses, and APPs he works with. His most recent responsibilities comprised the management of 30 hospital-based practices including emergency medicine, anesthesiology, pediatrics, and inpatient services. These practices ranged from urban tertiary care hospitals to freestanding emergency centers. His team has been able to improve flow, efficiency, and patient satisfaction in the practices he managed.