Joeli Hettler, MD

Department of Emergency Medicine
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Departmental/Divisional Leadership Roles

• Division Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine
• Medical Director, Pediatric Emergency Department at Baystate Medical Center

Academic Appointment

• Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
• Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine

Education and Training

• Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
  Fellowship, Pediatric Emergency Medicine (1999-2002)
• Strong Memorial Hospital/University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
  • Chief Resident, Pediatrics (1998-1999)
  • Residency, Pediatrics (1996-1998)
  • Internship, Pediatrics (1995-1996)

Scholarly Foci

• Emergency medicine
• Pediatrics
• Behavioral health

Professional Societies and Leadership Roles

• Massachusetts Emergency Medial Services (EMS) for Children
  • Advisory Board
    • Western/Central Massachusetts Representative (2018-present)
• American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Subcommittee on Administrators of Emergency Medicine
    • Member (2016-2020)
  • Committee on Emergency Medicine
    • Member (2010-2020)
  • Member (2005-2020)
• American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
  • Member (2002-2005)
• U.S. Public Health Service
  • National Disaster Medical Team II
    • Member (2001-2005)

Significant Honors and Awards (Limit 5)

• Emergency Medicine's Chair's Award (2021)
• Graduation Speaker, Baystate Health Leadership Institute (2016)
• Honorable Mention, President's Council Quality Award, Baystate Health (2013)
• Faculty Teaching Honors, University of Michigan School of Medicine (2005)
• Pediatrics Advocacy Award, Strong Memorial Hospital (1998)

Contact Information

Department of Emergency Medicine
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA 01199
413-794-1836
Joeli.HettlerMD@baystatehealth.org

(Updated June 2022)