Jesse M. Pines MD, MBA, MSCE, is a practicing emergency physician and internationally known leader in emergency care, health policy, quality of care, and research. Dr. Pines serves as an innovation leader at a large physician group. He provides expert consulting services as an expert witness in emergency medicine cases, quality measurement, clinical operations, and in research and evaluation. He has served as a consultant law firms, universities, pharmaceutical companies, medical device companies, and healthcare start-ups. ​ He is also a full Professor of Emergency Medicine at Drexel University and a Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at George Washington University (GW). He has held University leadership and teaching roles at GW and Penn. He was also the principal investigator for Urgent Matters, a program that disseminates information on best practices in emergency care. ​ Dr. Pines earned a bachelor's in the biological basis of behavior and a master's degree in clinical epidemiology from University of Pennsylvania, and a medical degree and an MBA from Georgetown University. He completed a residency in emergency medicine at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center and a fellowship in research at the University of Pennsylvania. He has also completed the Master Teacher Leadership Development Certificate Program at GW School of Education & Human Development. ​ Dr. Pines is author on more than 350 peer-reviewed publications and has seven published books. He is a contributor to Forbes, TIME magazine, ACEPNow, Medscape, and Medpage Today. He previously has contributed to Slate, Emergency Physicians’ Monthly, Foreign Policy Magazine, and the Wall Street Journal.