Joseph J. Calabro

Founder, President and CEO of Physicians' Practice Enhancement, LLC (PPE), a Medical Practice Management Group. Dr. Calabro is also Chairman and Professor of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Seton Hall University and has a longstanding background in academic medicine, research and healthcare management.

Dr. Calabro is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and the subspecialty EMS. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Medical Corps, Director of Ambulatory Care and Emergency Services at Letterman Army Medical Center for the Northern/Central California region, Officer-in-Charge of the Western U.S. Nuclear Chemical Disaster Response team, and VIP physician for US Presidents and Vice Presidents. After his military career, he served as Chair of the San Francisco Emergency Medical Care Committee, overseeing S.F. Emergency Medical Services and was Principal Investigator for the California Statewide Loma Prieta Earthquake Response research project. Dr. Calabro has been involved in residency training for over 20 years, having founded and served as Residency Program Director/Chair of two emergency medicine residency programs. In addition, Dr. Calabro has held numerous positions of medical leadership both regionally and nationally. He is the Regional Assistant Dean and Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNECOM), President of MRI (medical malpractice insurance company), and is past President of the Northeastern Osteopathic Medical Education Network (NEOMEN). He is a reviewer for numerous medical journals and has been involved in many research trials and projects and serves on numerous corporate and philanthropic boards. Dr. Calabro has also published numerous articles and chapters on various topics and is a nationally known figure in physician and healthcare management.

Dr. Calabro is a graduate of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed an Emergency Medicine residency at Madigan Army Medical Center (Tacoma, Washington). Dr. Calabro also completed a flexible internship at Tripler Army Medical Center (Honolulu, Hawaii) and completed aviation medicine specialty training (flight surgeon) at Fort Rucker, Alabama.