Marc Eckstein, MD, MPH, FACEP is the Medical Director of the
Los Angeles Fire Department, which is the nation's second busiest
After obtaining his Bachelor of Science Degree with
distinction with a major in microbiology from
Dr. Eckstein then became the Director of Prehospital Care at
LAC/USC Medical Center in 1993 and was appointed as an Assistant Professor of
Emergency Medicine. He became the
Medical Director of the Los Angeles Fire Department in 1996, and was promoted
to the rank of Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Keck School of
Medicine of the
As the Medical Director of the LAFD, Dr. Eckstein has
introduced several new modalities in the field, including transcutaneous
pacing, 12 lead ECGs, pulse oximetry, and waveform capnography. He has led the
effort which culminated in the successful creation of STEMI-Receiving Centers
(SRCs) in
Dr. Eckstein is the Co-Principal Investigator for the Los
Angeles Prehospital Stroke Screen study, which was incorporated into the 2000
American Heart Association Guidelines, and the Field Administration of
Magnesium for Stroke (FAST-MAG) study, which is a multi-million dollar,
multi-center, NIH funded prehospital stroke trial. He is a certified instructor in WMD with the
Office of Domestic Preparedness, as well as an instructor in ACLS, PALS, and
ATLS. He has published over 75
peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters, and lectures around the
world on