About Us

Daniel J. Shea, M.D., FACEP is Board Certified in both Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. A graduate of Saint Anselm College and Georgetown University School of Medicine, Dr. Shea has been practicing emergency medicine since 1981. He also served as the Medical Director of a Skilled Nursing Facility and Rehabilitation Center from 2006 through 2009.

Dr. Shea has served as President of the Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians (MACEP) and is a recipient of the Vanguard Award from MACEP in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the specialty of emergency medicine. Dr. Shea has authored several peer-review articles in medical journals and several chapters in major textbooks on emergency medicine. He also co-developed and directed an annual review course on emergency medicine that attracted a national audience. Dr. Shea serves as Vice-Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford, MA.

Chairman and Founder Paul I. Bulat, M.D., FACEP, is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. A graduate of Holy Cross College and the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Dr. Bulat has been practicing emergency medicine since 1980.

Dr. Bulat has served as President of the Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians (MACEP) and has received both the Vanguard Award and the Pinnacle Award from MACEP for his outstanding contributions to the specialty of emergency medicine. Dr. Bulat authored the MACEP discharge instruction sheets that were adopted by most emergency departments in Massachusetts and has authored chapters in major textbooks on emergency medicine and observation medicine.

Dr. Bulat is the Medical Director of the Medical and Dental Staff at St. Luke's Hospital and is a certified administrator in physician practice management. He is also the former Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at St. Luke's, which is a high-volume (83,000 visits per year) ED and is affiliated with the Beth Israel Deaconess Emergency Medicine Residency Program in Boston.

Sam Shen, MD, MBA, FACEP joined the management team in 2006. Dr. Shen's previous experience includes work as a management consultant for CSC Healthcare (formerly APM Management Consulting) where he assisted in developing strategic plans for large healthcare organizations. Dr. Shen also has experience with Deutsche Bank in their Healthcare Investment Banking Group. He received his B.S. in Biological Sciences at Stanford University, Master of Business Administration at Anderson School of Management at UCLA and his M.D. at UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. Shen completed his Emergency Medicine residency at the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA. He is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and is a fellow of the American College of Emergency Medicine. He is currently the Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford, MA.