Dr. Hashim Zaidi is an assistant professor of emergency medicine at UTHealth Houston in the department of Emergency Medicine. He is a Houston native who completed undergraduate at Rice University and medical school at Baylor College of Medicine. He then continued his training and completed residency in emergency medicine at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. He then went on to become the first accredited EMS fellow in the state of Illinois and completed a combined EMS and Tactical Medicine Fellowship from the University of Chicago. Dr. Zaidi works as the medical director for Harris Health System Transfer Center and Harris Health System EMS. In his role he advances Harris Health’s mission by improving the transfer and transport systems for the patients of Harris County. He is an advocate for improved prehospital education, research, and physician involvement. His special interests include providing hospital level care in the prehospital or home environment.