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Dave Thomas — Director/Producer
Dave is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and an Emmy-honored creative director whose work has been featured in popular television shows like The Amazing Race, Nip/Tuck, The West Wing, and Young and the Restless. He also has been one of the creative forces behind networks like the Discovery Channel, The Food Network, and BBC America, among others. His vast experience in the entertainment industry includes editing, designing, and photography — invaluable skills that have made him a strong filmmaker and sought-after director. |
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Dominic Bagnoli, MD — Executive Producer
A veteran of business, medicine, and film, Dominic’s professional and personal interests are as diverse as they are successful. He serves as chairman and chief executive officer for Emergency Medicine Physicians (EMP), which he has led to become one of the fastest growing emergency medicine organizations in the United States. Dominic’s success as an entrepreneur and business visionary has been recognized through his receipt of numerous industry awards, such as the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, and recognition by Harvard Business Club of Northeast Ohio for outstanding entrepreneurship. |
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Gar LaSalle, MD, MFA - Executive Producer
A physician, filmmaker, and award-winning author, Gar has been honored widely in both the medical and fine arts communities for his leadership and creativity. He is the co-founder of TeamHealth, the nation’s largest physician staffing company, and continues to serve as its strategic advisor. He also is an adjunct professor of emergency medicine at Cornell-Columbia and the University of Washington. Gar has earned acclaim for his debut novel, Widow Walk, and its sequel, Isthmus, which reflect his love of history and the Pacific Northwest. His first feature-length film, Diary of a Moonlighter, was produced in 1976 and aired on the PBS series P.O.V. |
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Donald Stader, MD — President/Producer
Don is an emergency physician whose passion for medicine has led to numerous national leadership positions and a commitment for creating projects with high social impact. Don holds a medical degree with honors from Baylor College of Medicine, where he was an Albert Schweitzer Fellow. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and practices in the ER of Swedish Medical Center in Denver, Colorado. In his young career, Don has launched two non-profits, become a national and international lecturer, and discovered a passion for the transformative power of documentary filmmaking. He is the creator and executive producer of the acclaimed documentary 24|7|365 — The Evolution of Emergency Medicine, and is the co-founder and president of Triage Films, LLC. |
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Mark Brady, MD, MPH — CEO/Producer
Mark is a board-certified emergency medicine physician in Memphis, TN. He first learned about production from his time writing for the Discovery Health Channel, where he worked on educational television content, interactive online learning, and making lesson plans for Discovery Education. In addition to his medical degree from Brown University, Mark’s curiosity about the world led him to earn a master’s degree in public health from Harvard, another master’s in biomechanical engineering from Brown, and a diploma from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Along with Don Stader, he was executive producer of 24|7|365 — The Evolution of Emergency Medicine. Mark is the co-founder of Triage Films, LLC and serves as the production company’s CEO. |
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Rachel Donihoo — Associate Producer/Director of Communications
Rachel is a longtime medical editor and writer, whose work has earned her national honors. She joined forces with the rest of the Triage team in 2012 during filming of the documentary, 24|7|365 — The Evolution of Emergency Medicine, for which she was an integral part of the production advisory crew. |
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ADVISORY COUNCIL
Nancy Boutin, MD
Chief of palliative care and chair of the Salem Hospital Cancer Committee
Joy Buck, PhD
Professor at the West Virginia University School of Nursing and president of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
Dan Griffiths
Veteran of film distribution and the chief operating officer of Hippo Education, Inc
Gar LaSalle, MD, MFA
Co-founder of TeamHealth, author, and filmmaker
BJ Miller Jr., MD
Executive director of Zen Hospice House, palliative care specialist, and assistant clinical professor of medicine at UC San Francisco
Joseph Rotella, MD, MBA
Chief medical officer of American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and a palliative care consultant at CatalystHPM
Christian Sinclair, MD
President elect of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and assistant professor of palliative care medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center
Robert Zalenski, MD
Medical director of palliative care development at Wayne State University School of Medicine
Nancy Boutin, MD
Chief of palliative care and chair of the Salem Hospital Cancer Committee
Joy Buck, PhD
Professor at the West Virginia University School of Nursing and president of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
Dan Griffiths
Veteran of film distribution and the chief operating officer of Hippo Education, Inc
Gar LaSalle, MD, MFA
Co-founder of TeamHealth, author, and filmmaker
BJ Miller Jr., MD
Executive director of Zen Hospice House, palliative care specialist, and assistant clinical professor of medicine at UC San Francisco
Joseph Rotella, MD, MBA
Chief medical officer of American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and a palliative care consultant at CatalystHPM
Christian Sinclair, MD
President elect of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and assistant professor of palliative care medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center
Robert Zalenski, MD
Medical director of palliative care development at Wayne State University School of Medicine
