J. Adrian Tyndall, MD, MPH, FACEP
The Hal B. Jenson MD Dean
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Biosketch
Joseph “Adrian” Tyndall, MD, MPH, FACEP is the President, CEO and Dean of Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine. Prior to joining WMed, he was the Executive Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of Morehouse School of Medicine. Previously, Dr. Tyndall spent more than 14 years as Professor, Emergency Medicine Department Chair, Trauma Researcher and Interim Dean and Associate Vice President at the University of Florida College of Medicine and UF Health. A graduate of the University of Maryland School of Medicine including the emergency medicine residency program at the University of Maryland Medical System, Dr. Tyndall received a master’s degree in Health Services Management and Health Policy from Columbia University, and a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from The George Washington University. He is board-certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and an American College of Emergency Physicians Fellow. Dr. Tyndall is the current President of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation and was also elected to serve a two year term on the administrative board of the Council of Deans of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). He has researched and published on traumatic and ischemic brain injuries, is an editor for a leading emergency medicine reference textbook and is known worldwide in the field of emergency medicine.
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- MPH 2006, Health Services Management and Policy, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
- Residency 1997, Emergency Medicine, The University of Maryland Medical Systems
- MD 1994, The University of Maryland School of Medicine
- BS 1990, The George Washington University
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Cohen S.A., Tagliamonte M.S., Mavian C., Iovine N.M., Zhai Y., Jeong K.C., Prosperi M., Tyndall J.A., Salemi M., Morris J.G. Dynamic Networks of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Communities Drive Hospital Transmission Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2025;12(5)
Murphy T.W., Cueto R.J., Zhu J., Milling J., Sauter J., Oli M., Griffin I.T., Midathala G., Tyndall J.A., Spiess B., Wang K.K.W., Kobeissy F.H., Becker T.K. Dodecafluoropentane improves neuro-behavioral outcomes and return of spontaneous circulation rate in a swine model of cardiac arrest Brain Injury. 2025;39(4):277-285.
Seplovich G., Bouchi Y., De Rivero Vaccari J.P., Pareja J.C.M., Reisner A., Blackwell L., Mechref Y., Wang K.K., Tyndall J.A., Tharakan B., Kobeissy F. Inflammasome links traumatic brain injury, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and Alzheimer's disease Neural Regeneration Research. 2025;20(6):1644-1664.
Kobeissy F., Arja R.D., Munoz J.C., Shear D.A., Gilsdorf J., Zhu J., Yadikar H., Haskins W., Tyndall J.A., Wang K.K. The game changer: UCH-L1 and GFAP-based blood test as the first marketed in vitro diagnostic test for mild traumatic brain injury Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics. 2024;24(1-2):67-77.
Reisner A., Zohdy Y.M., Chern J.J., Blackwell L.S., Lepard J.R., Alawieh A., Verma M.S., Kobeissy F., Mulugeta M.G., Tyndall J.A., Klein B.J., Fariyike O.A., Mannix R., Pareja J.C.M., Wang K.K. The utility of biomarkers in traumatic brain injuries in children: opportunities and challenges Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics. 2024;34(2):199-203.
Elie-Turenne M.C., Yang Z., Tyndall J.A., Wang K.K.W. Use of brain injury biomarkers in critical care settings Textbook of Critical Care. 2023:277-281.e2.
Wang K.K., Munoz-Pareja J.C., Lautenslager L.A., Tyndall J.A., Yang Z., Kerrigan M.R., Diaz-Arrastia R., Korley F.K., Okonkwo D., Puccio A.M., Yue J.K., Taylor S.R., Mukherjee P., Yuh E.L., Temkin N.R., Robertson C.S., Sun X., Jain S., Markowitz A.J., Manley G.T., Adeoye O., Badjatia N., Boase K., Bodien Y., Bullock M.R., Chesnut R., Corrigan J.D., Crawford K., Dikmen S., Duhaime A.C., Ellenbogen R., Feeser V.R., Ferguson A.R., Foreman B., Gardner R., Gaudette E., Giacino J., Gonzalez L., Gopinath S., Gullapalli R., Hemphill J.C., Hotz G., Kramer J., Kreitzer N., Levin H., Lindsell C., Machamer J., Madden C., Martin A., McAllister T., McCrea M., Merchant R., Nelson L., Ngwenya L., Palacios E., Perl D., Rabinowitz M., Rosand J., Sander A., Satris G., Schnyer D., Seabury S., Toga A., Valadka A., Vassar M., Vespa P., Zafonte R. Diagnostic performance of point-of-care ubiquitin carboxy-terminal Hydrolase-L1 assay in distinguishing imaging abnormalities in traumatic brain injury: A TRACK-TBI cohort study Advances in Biomarker Sciences and Technology. 2023;5:38-49.
Aleksandrovskiy I., Lisenbee N., Tyndall J.A. Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Atlas of Emergency Medicine Procedures Second Edition. 2022:567-569.
Huesgen K., Tyndall J.A. Somatic Symptoms and Related Disorders Rosen S Emergency Medicine Concepts and Clinical Practice 2 Volume Set. 2022:1350-1352.e1.
Hughes K., Amin S., Wray A.A., Tyndall J.A. Breech Delivery in the Emergency Department Atlas of Emergency Medicine Procedures Second Edition. 2022:605-610.
Crabb D.B., Hurwitz J.E., Reed A.C., Smith Z.J., Martin E.T., Tyndall J.A., Taasan M.V., Plourde M.A., Beattie L.K. Innovation in resuscitation: A novel clinical decision display system for advanced cardiac life support American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2021;43:217-223.
Huesgen K.W., Elmelige Y.O., Yang Z., Chowdhury M.A.B., Gul S., Maciel C.B., Elie-Turenne M.C., Becker T.K., Cohen S.A., Holland A., Montero C., Zhu T., Wang K.K., Tyndall J.A. Ultra-early serum concentrations of neuronal and astroglial biomarkers predict poor neurological outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest—a pilot neuroprognostic study Resuscitation Plus. 2021;7
Wang K.K., Munoz Pareja J.C., Mondello S., Diaz-Arrastia R., Wellington C., Kenney K., Puccio A.M., Hutchison J., McKinnon N., Okonkwo D.O., Yang Z., Kobeissy F., Tyndall J.A., Büki A., Czeiter E., Pareja Zabala M.C., Gandham N., Berman R. Blood-based traumatic brain injury biomarkers–Clinical utilities and regulatory pathways in the United States, Europe and Canada Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics. 2021;21(12):1303-1321.
Gul S.S., Cohen S.A., Becker T.K., Huesgen K., Jones J.M., Tyndall J.A. Patient, Neighborhood, and Spatial Determinants of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes Throughout the Chain of Survival: A Community-Oriented Multilevel Analysis Prehospital Emergency Care. 2020;24(3):307-318.
Becker T.K., Gul S.S., Cohen S.A., MacIel C.B., Baron-Lee J., Murphy T.W., Youn T.S., Tyndall J.A., Gibbons C., Hart L., Alviar C.L. Public perception towards bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation Emergency Medicine Journal. 2019;36(11):660-665.
Chowdhury M.A.B., Fiore A.J., Cohen S.A., Wheatley C., Wheatley B., Balakrishnan M.P., Chami M., Scieszka L., Drabin M., Roberts K.A., Toben A.C., Tyndall J.A., Grattan L.M., Morris J.G. Health impact of hurricanes Irma and Maria on St Thomas and St John, us Virgin Islands, 2017-2018 American Journal of Public Health. 2019;109(12):1725-1732.
Allen B.R., Simpson G.G., Zeinali I., Freitas J.T., Chapa J.J., Rawson L.J., Richter J.A., Payton T.F., Tyndall J.A. Incorporation of the HEART score into a low-risk chest pain pathway to safely decrease admissions Critical Pathways in Cardiology. 2018;17(4):184-190.
Bazarian J.J., Biberthaler P., Welch R.D., Lewis L.M., Barzo P., Bogner-Flatz V., Gunnar Brolinson P., Büki A., Chen J.Y., Christenson R.H., Hack D., Huff J.S., Johar S., Jordan J.D., Leidel B.A., Lindner T., Ludington E., Okonkwo D.O., Ornato J., Peacock W.F., Schmidt K., Tyndall J.A., Vossough A., Jagoda A.S. Serum GFAP and UCH-L1 for prediction of absence of intracranial injuries on head CT (ALERT-TBI): a multicentre observational study Lancet Neurology. 2018;17(9):782-789.
Wang K.K., Yang Z., Zhu T., Shi Y., Rubenstein R., Tyndall J.A., Manley G.T. An update on diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for traumatic brain injury Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics. 2018;18(2):165-180.
Yokobori S., Wang K.K.K., Yang Z., Zhu T., Tyndall J.A., Mondello S., Shibata Y., Tominaga N., Kanaya T., Takiguchi T., Igarashi Y., Hagiwara J., Nakae R., Onda H., Masuno T., Fuse A., Yokota H. Quantitative pupillometry and neuron-specific enolase independently predict return of spontaneous circulation following cardiogenic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a prospective pilot study Scientific Reports. 2018;8(1)
Delcher C., Yang C., Ranka S., Tyndall J.A., Vogel B., Shenkman E. Variation in outpatient emergency department utilization in Texas Medicaid_ a state-level framework for finding “superutilizers” International Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2017;10(1)
Gul S.S., Huesgen K., Wang K.K., Tyndall J.A. MicroRNAs as potential prognosticators of neurological outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients Biomarkers in Medicine. 2017;11(12):1113-1123.
Gul S.S., Huesgen K.W., Wang K.K., Mark K., Tyndall J.A. Prognostic utility of neuroinjury biomarkers in post out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patient management Medical Hypotheses. 2017;105:34-47.
Simpson G.G., Hahn H.R., Powel A.A., Leverence R.R., Morris L.A., Thompson L.G., Zumberg M.S., Borde D.J., Tyndall J.A., Shuster J.J., Yealy D.M., Allen B.R. A patient-centered emergency department management strategy for sickle-cell disease super-utilizers Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2017;18(3):335-339.
Young H.W., Tyndall J.A., Cottler L.B. The current utilization and perceptions of prescription drug monitoring programs among emergency medicine providers in Florida International Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2017;10(1)
Brennan I.F., Tyndall J.A. Shoulder Dystocia Management Atlas of Emergency Medicine Procedures. 2016:667-673.
Charleton H.H., Otero M., Giorgi D.F., Tyndall J.A. Bartholin Gland Abscess/Cysts Drainage Atlas of Emergency Medicine Procedures. 2016:469-474.
Kwasniak M., Wray A.A., Tyndall J.A. Management of Primary Postpartum Hemorrhage Atlas of Emergency Medicine Procedures. 2016:681-684.
Lisenbee N., Tyndall J.A. Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Atlas of Emergency Medicine Procedures. 2016:639-642.
Stegeman K., Amin S., Wray A.A., Tyndall J.A. Breech Delivery in the Emergency Department Atlas of Emergency Medicine Procedures. 2016:675-680.
Welch R.D., Ayaz S.I., Lewis L.M., Unden J., Chen J.Y., Mika V.H., Saville B., Tyndall J.A., Nash M., Buki A., Barzo P., Hack D., Tortella F.C., Schmid K., Hayes R.L., Vossough A., Sweriduk S.T., Bazarian J.J. Ability of serum glial fibrillary acidic protein, ubiquitin C-Terminal Hydrolase-L1, and S100B to differentiate normal and abnormal head computed tomography findings in patients with suspected mild or moderate traumatic brain injury Journal of Neurotrauma. 2016;33(2):203-214.
Tyndall J.A., Gerona R., De Portu G., Trecki J., Elie M.C., Lucas J., Slish J., Rand K., Bazydlo L., Holder M., Ryan M.F., Myers P., Iovine N., Plourde M., Weeks E., Hanley J.R., Endres G., St. Germaine D., Dobrowolski P.J., Schwartz M. An outbreak of acute delirium from exposure to the synthetic cannabinoid AB-CHMINACA Clinical Toxicology. 2015;53(10):950-956.
Hasegawa K., Sullivan A.F., Tovar Hirashima E., Gaeta T.J., Fee C., Turner S.J., Massaro S., Camargo C.A., Stiffler K.A., Sanford S.O., Todorowski H., Smithline H.A., Gonzalez M.G., Shapiro N., Pallin D.J., Leber M.J., Basior J.M., Sullivan D.M., Powell J.T., Baumann B.M., Pearson C., Gough J.E., Drescher M.J., Gray R.O., Nowak R.M., Kysia R.F., Waseem M., Silverman R.A., LoVecchio F., Hirashima E.T., Shen P., Cydulka R.K., Clark M., Clark S., Wasserman E.J., Arthur A.O., Nonas S., Myslinski J.S., Counselman F.L., Tyndall J.A., Grand B., Wang N.E., Healy M., Lopez B.L., Inboriboon P.C., Holmes T.M., Teuber S.S., Langdorf M.I., Snyder B., Chasm R.M., Crandall C., Mosely D., Pierce A.E., Benenson R.S. A Multicenter Observational Study of US Adults with Acute Asthma: Who Are the Frequent Users of the Emergency Department? Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology in Practice. 2014;2(6):733-740.e3.
Hurwitz J.E., Lee J.A., Lopiano K.K., McKinley S.A., Keesling J., Tyndall J.A. A flexible simulation platform to quantify and manage emergency department crowding BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 2014;14(1)
Light J.K., Hoelle R.M., Herndon J.B., Hou W., Elie M.C., Jackman K., Tyndall J.A., Carden D.L. Emergency department crowding and time to antibiotic administration in febrile infants Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2013;14(5):518-524.
Stead L.G., Bodhit A.N., Patel P.S., Daneshvar Y., Peters K.R., Mazzuoccolo A., Kuchibhotla S., Pulvino C., Hatchitt K., Lottenberg L., Elie-Turenne M.C., Hoelle R.M., Vedula A., Gabrielli A., Miller B.D., Slish J.H., Falgiani M., Falgiani T., Tyndall J.A. TBI surveillance using the common data elements for traumatic brain injury: A population study International Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2013;6(1)
Milano P., Carden D.L., Jackman K.M., Rongkavilit A., Groves K., Tyndall J., Moll J. Compliance with outpatient stress testing in low-risk patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain Critical Pathways in Cardiology. 2011;10(1):35-40.
Simpkins C., H-Liao Z., Gebrehiwot R., Tyndall J., Torrence C., Fonong T., Balderman S., Mensah E., Sokolove P. Opposite effects of metallothionein I and spermine on mitochondrial function Life Sciences. 1996;58(23):2091-2099.