Andre Pennardt, MD, FACEP, FAEMS, FAWN

Dr. Andre (Andy) Pennardt is a core faculty member of the Aventura emergency medicine residency. He received his MD degree from the State University of New York Health Science Center-Syracuse in 1991. He completed an internship in general surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, a residency in emergency medicine at the Joint Military Medical Centers in San Antonio, TX, and a fellowship in austere and wilderness medicine at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA. Dr. Pennardt is dual certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine in emergency medicine and emergency medical services. He is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians, the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, and the Academy of Wilderness Medicine.

Dr. Pennardt retired as a Colonel from the United States Army after 23 years on active duty during which he was assigned to a variety of special mission, counterterrorism, and other special operations units. He deployed overseas on numerous sensitive, high-risk missions and spent over three years on the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq. He was awarded the Legion of Merit, three Bronze Star Medals, and four Air Medals for his combat service, as well as the following badges: Parachutist, Master Flight Surgeon, Military Diver, United States Navy Dive Medical Officer, Combat Action, and Combat Medic. His contributions to military medicine were recognized by awarding him the Order of Military Medical Merit, Aeromedical Order of Merit, Distinguished Member of the Army Medical Department Regiment, and The Surgeon General “A” Proficiency Designator in Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Pennardt has strong research and teaching interests in EMS and wilderness, operational, and tactical medicine. He is a sworn Florida law enforcement officer and serves as tactical EMS director for several law enforcement agencies. He also serves as regional medical director for the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, medical director of the Board for Critical Care Transport Paramedic Certification, and executive director of the National Tactical EMS Initiative and Council. He holds the academic appointment of Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia.