Penelope Lema

MD, FACEP, FPD-AEMUS

Senior Course Director

Penelope Lema, MD, FACEP, FPD-AEMUS, has served as a senior course director for ACEP’s AEMUS FPD Exam Review Course since 2021. Dr. Lema is currently the vice chair of faculty affairs at Columbia University in the Department of Emergency Medicine and a professor of emergency medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, New York. She previously served as the emergency ultrasound director at the University at Buffalo, University of Rochester, and NewYork-Presbyterian in Queens. Dr. Lema completed her emergency medicine residency and emergency ultrasound fellowship at North Shore University Hospital (now Hofstra/Northwell) in New York, where she was also chief resident.

A nationally recognized leader in emergency medicine, Dr. Lema has played a pivotal role as a leader in the subspecialty of emergency ultrasound. Dr. Lema has also held several prominent national leadership positions. She is the past chair of the ACEP Emergency Ultrasound Section, past treasurer of the Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships (SCUF), and current president-elect of the New York Chapter of ACEP. Beyond her expertise in ultrasound, Dr. Lema is a dedicated educator, leader, and advocate for emergency medicine.