Mark X. Cicero MD, FAAP is an associate professor of pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) at the Yale School of Medicine, the director of the pediatric disaster preparedness program, an EMS physician and an Attending Physician at Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital. Dr. Cicero has designed experiential and didactic curricula in pediatric disaster medicine, and has numerous publications about triage and prehospital response. He is a member of the National Biodefense Science Board and the principal investigator for the Pediatric Research In Disaster Education (PRIDE) network, which has received funding from HRSA and the AHRQ.
Currently, Dr. Cicero leads a project entitled Pediatric Emergency Care Coordination in EMS Agencies: Measuring the Influence, Magnifying the Improvement, which is supported by a grant from Emergency Medical Services for Children.