Dr. Matthew Harris is a board-certified EMS and pediatric emergency medicine physician with extensive clinical, academic, and operational experience in disaster preparedness, pediatric transport, and prehospital care. His work integrates real-world EMS systems leadership, regional pediatric disaster coalition coordination, and several research collaborations on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, trauma systems, and pediatric resuscitation. Dr. Harris serves as Section Chief for Disaster Medicine and Pediatrics at Northwell Health and maintains active roles on several national advisory committees and editorial boards. My ongoing projects include pediatric-specific handoff tools, trauma transport systems, and collaborative guidelines to optimize EMS pediatric care.