Faculty

Brianna Crosby, M.D.

Program Director
Emergency Medicine Residency

Brianna Crosby, M.D.

• Medical school: Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
• EM Residency: University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH
• Dr. Crosby joined UNC Health Southeastern in 2016. She has served as both medical student clerkship director and Assistant Program Director before becoming Program Director of the Emergency Medicine program in 2021.
• Dr. Crosby enjoys travel, reading, and decompressing at Disney World.

Maria Crespo, D.O.

• MPH: Nova Southeastern University, Davie, FL
• Medical school: Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Parker, CO
• EM Residency: Cleveland Clinic – South Pointe Hospital, Warrensville Heights, OH
• Fellowship in Ultrasound: MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
• Dr. Crespo’s EM special interests include ultrasound and advanced ultrasound.
• Dr. Crespo enjoys hiking and mountain climbing, having climbed multiple 14ers!

Field Davis, D.O.

• Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Carolinas Campus
• EM Residency: UNC Health Southeastern
• Dr. Davis is an Assistant Program Director for the EM Program.
• Dr. Davis’s EM special interests include administration and ultrasound.
• Dr. Davis enjoys the outdoors, hiking and traveling.

Katherine Fredlund, M.D.

• M.S. in Exercise Physiology: Baylor University, Waco, TX
• Medical school: State University of New York, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY
• EM Residency: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
• Dr. Fredlund’s EM special interests include ultrasound.
• Dr. Fredlund is an avid cyclist and hiker.

Jillian Merica, M.D.

• BA in Neuroscience: Smith College
• MA in Curriculum and Instruction: University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
• Medical school: University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS
• EM Residency: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
• Dr. Merica's EM interests include Education, Administration and International Medicine
• Dr. Merica enjoys traveling and the outdoors

Ben McMichael, D.O.

• Undergrad: UNC Chapel Hill
• Medical School: Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine
• EM Residency: UNC Health Southeastern
• Dr. McMichael is currently the medical student Clerkship Director for the Emergency Medicine Program. 
• Dr. McMichael's EM interests include ECGs and emergency cardiology
• Dr. McMichael enjoys hanging out with his wife, son, and two corgis.

Garik Misenar, M.D.

• Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine 
• EM Residency: William Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, MI
• Dr. Misenar’s EM special interests include administration, education, wilderness medicine
• Dr. Misenar enjoys running, hiking, and being outdoors. 

Daniel Schroder, D.O.

• Medical school: Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Glendale, AZ
• EM Residency: Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Lumberton, NC
• Dr. Schroder was the chief resident and a member of the inaugural residency class at Southeastern Regional Medical Center!
• Dr. Schroder joined UNC Health Southeastern medical staff and the Emergency Medicine residency program in 2019.
• Dr. Schroder serves as Assistant Program Director for the Emergency Medicine program.
• Dr. Schroder enjoys international travel in his free time.

Our faculty and residents are actively involved in scholarly activity and research. Below are some of our recent publications.

• Broderick ED, Metheny H, Crosby B. Anticholinergic Toxicity. [Updated 2020 Apr 28]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK534798/
• Gartlan WA, Rahman S, Reti K. Benzathine Penicillin. [Updated 2020 May 21]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507723/
• Gignac E, Dogbey GY, Capece G, McMichael B, Aldrich J, Brannan GD. Controlled Substance Use Among Psychiatric Patients in a Rural North Carolina Emergency Department. West J Emerg Med. 2019;20(2):419-425. doi:105811/westjem.2018.11.40234
• Naidu K, Fredlund KL. Gestational Age Assessment. [Updated 2019 Dec 16]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK526000/
• Pevtsov A, Kerndt CC, Fredlund KL. Esmolol. [Updated 2020 May 24]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK518965/
• Santiago-Wickey JN, Crosby B. Granuloma Inguinale (Donovanosis) [Updated 2019 Dec 20]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513306/