MelissaWCostelloMD, MS, FACEP, FAEMS

Summary

• Dr. Melissa Costello is an emergency medicine physician in Mobile, Alabama. She is the National Medical Director for Patient Advocacy and Revenue Cycle for Global Medical Response. She remains active clinically and is affiliated with the Infirmary Health System. She has been in EM practice for 24 years and has been active in EMS for more than 30 years.
  
  She was elected Council Speaker for the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) in 2023. She received her medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine, and a Masters in Health Care Delivery from Arizona State University.
  
  She is sub-specialty board certified in Emergency Medical Services and has expertise in emergency medical services, health technology/informatics, patient safety, clinical quality, clinical documentation improvement, revenue cycle, tactical medicine, and healthcare management. She is a Six-sigma green belt and is a certified Physician Builder with an Advanced ASAP certification with EPIC. She has experience as an expert witness and subject matter expert in Emergency Medicine and EMS. She has 5 publications and over 250 citings. She serves as faculty for the Internal Medicine residency at Infirmary Health and is working with faculty to develop a Clinical Informatics fellowship.