Michael Bessette, MD, FACEP


		Michael Bessette, MD, FACEP, joined Emergency Medical Associates (EMA) in 2008, where he is the chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Jersey City Medical Center. Prior to joining EMA, Dr. Bessette was chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Bayonne Medical Center. He is actively involved on the community board for the Hudson Recovery House Serial Inebriate Program. He also volunteers as the medical director for the Hudson County Rapid Deployment Force and the Bayonne Special Operations Team.

	Dr. Bessette received a bachelor's degree at the University of California, San Diego, and received his medical degree from the Sackler School of Medicine at the University of Tel Aviv, Israel. He completed his residency in emergency medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center and Elmhurst Hospital in New York City. He has served as an assistant professor for Mount Sinai Medical School. Dr. Bessette is a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine, a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and a member of the New Jersey Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians. bessettem@emamd.com
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