Dr. Meg Marino is a physician executive and EMS leader with more than a decade of experience shaped by frontline work and system leadership. She served as both the Director and Medical Director of New Orleans EMS, guiding the agency through significant clinical and operational advancement. Meg remained deeply connected to field operations, working directly alongside crews including responding on the ground during the January 1st terrorist attack on Bourbon Street.

Her leadership anchored citywide responses through mass gatherings, severe weather, and unprecedented crises while turning New Orleans EMS into a revenue-generating, high-performance agency known for innovation and resilience.

During her tenure, she implemented the New Orleans EMS prehospital blood program, a landmark initiative shown to decrease the city’s murder rate by improving survival among victims of penetrating trauma. Before her time in New Orleans, Meg worked with the Houston Fire Department for 4 years, contributing to protocol development, curriculum design, and provider education for one of the nation’s largest EMS systems. Her commitment to service extends internationally as well; she served in Haiti after the devastating earthquake in 2010, delivering critical care in austere environments and supporting recovery efforts.

Meg’s career reflects a steady dedication to innovation, equity, and the clinicians who make EMS possible. Her leadership blends clinical expertise, operational strategy, and a human-centered approach to building the EMS systems communities deserve.