Kristin Raphel, MD
Chief Medical Officer of Health Systems and Preparedness Administration, DC Department of Health
Emergency Medicine Attending Physician, The George Washington University
Kristin Raphel, MD is the Chief Medical Officer for DC Health’s (DC DOH) Health Systems and Preparedness Agency (HSPA) and is the DC State EMS Medical Director. She is an Emergency Medicine physician who specializes in Disaster and Operational Medicine, with experience ranging from EMS leadership to international resilience work, and is pursuing a Master’s in Engineering Management focused on Emergency Management and Homeland Security. She is passionate about strengthening health resilience and emergency response.