Executive Committee

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2025-2026 AAAEM Executive Committee


David Christiansen, MBA

AAAEM Immediate Past President

University of Florida, College of Medicine-Jacksonville, Department of Emergency Medicine

David Christiansen is the Director of Healthcare Administration for the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville.   He has been a member of AAAEM since its inception in 2010.  He serves as a member of the Benchmark Survey Committee and is also the past Chair of the Communications Committee. 

David Christiansen’s healthcare career spans over 25 years and has included responsibilities as Administrator in Psychiatry, Anesthesiology, Radiology, Urgent Care, hospitalist and primary care programs. For the past 19 years, he has focused on academic Emergency Medicine, first in Arizona and continuing now in Florida. David’s combination of experience both within and outside of Emergency Medicine makes him appreciate our specialty and its specific needs.