Peter E. Fischer MD, MS, NRP is the Trauma Medical Director of Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, AR. He completed his residency in general surgery in Memphis and subsequently a surgical critical care fellowship at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, OR. Prior to and during residency he worked as a Firefighter/Paramedic. He was previously at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC before returning to Memphis in 2016, and transitioning to Arkansas in 2024. He is the Medical Director for Hospital Wing Air Ambulance Service and serves as Medical Team Manager for Tennessee Task Force 1 (one of 28 FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Teams). He is the current Chair of the EMS Committee for the National Committee on Trauma. He has a strong clinical and research interest in prehospital trauma care and trauma system development.