In the Spotlight: Timothy Vayder

Dr. Timothy Vayder has been an instructor at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) since 2016.

A board-certified emergency department physician and EMS medical director, Vayder has more than 20 years of clinical experience in level I, level II and community trauma centers.

While living in Michigan, Vayder served on the executive committee for the state’s Region 2 South Bioterrorism Planning Team. He is currently a medical advisor for the North Central Wisconsin Healthcare Emergency Readiness Coalition and helps with emergency management planning for his hospital and local community.

“Having experience working with some of the best emergency department physicians, nurses, emergency managers, pre-hospital care providers and hospital administrators, I look forward to sharing my experience with students to make their decision making easier,” said Vayder.