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Brent Jason Theiling

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medici, Box 3096, Durham, NC 27710
Department of Emergency Medici, Box 3096, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


Dr. Theiling is a board-certified emergency medicine physician with expertise in Emergency Department and hospital operations. He is currently the vice chair of operations for Duke University's Department of Emergency Medicine, as well as CSU Medical Director of the Emergency Services Clinical Service Unit for Duke University Hospital. This unit encompasses Duke's Emergency Department, Life Flight Critical Care transport teams, the Duke Trauma Center, Patient Transport and Emergency Management.

As an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine and works in providing high-quality emergency care.. Dr. Theiling also provides cutting-edge education to future emergency medicine providers, focusing on clinical emergency medicine and critical care, advancements in medical education and emergency department operations.

Dr. Theiling is also a member of the Duke Emergency Medicine Residency Core Faculty and has won multiple awards for his work in education and clinical care. He has over a dozen publications in peer-reviewed journals about clinical emergency medicine, advancements in medical education, emergency department operations and work with Duke Life Flight. He works closely with AMPA and is active in the organization.

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine · 2022 - Present Emergency Medicine, Clinical Science Departments

Recent News Items


Published April 17, 2020
Virus fear leads to fewer patients in ERs

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Recent Scholarly Works


Interfacility Transport of Emergency Department Patients by Helicopter Air Ambulance: A Simulation Study of Utilization

Journal article Air Medical Journal · January 1, 2026 Objective: Interfacility transports by helicopter air ambulance (IFT-HAAs) are requested for critically ill and injured patients. Requests for patient transport may originate from several settings within the referring facility: the emergency department (ED ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Understanding patient perspective in ED triage: Opportunities to reduce bias in intake psychiatric patients

ResearchAdvisor · Awarded by Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2023 - 2025

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Education


Duke University, Fuqua School of Business · 2025 M.S.
University of South Carolina, Columbia · 2006 M.D.