Our Physicians
Every physician at SEP has been residency trained in emergency medicine and is either a current or soon-to-be Diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine, which means that each are Board Certified in the specialy of Emergency Medicine. Here is a link that explains why Board Certification is important.
John McMahon, MD
Birmingham - Southern College BS, Biology
University of Alabama – Birmingham BS, Physician Assistant in Medicine
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine
Residency: Richland Memorial Hospital – University of South Carolina, Emergency Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina, Chief Resident.
Personal Interests: Sailing, Photography, Computers, Snow Skiing, Model Trains, Backpacking, and Alabama Football.
Professional Interests: ACEP, MASA, MCMS, WMS, EMS, EMS Medical direction and medical education.
With SEP since 1988
Richard Beverly, MD
University of Georgia, Athens Georgia, Chemistry major.
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama.
Residency: Richland Memorial Hospital/University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.
Professional Interests: Heart Association CTC: Past Medical Director of ACLS Course and Current Director of ACLS-EP Course, continuing medical education for healthcare providers.
Professional organizations: ACEP, MASA, MSMC.
With SEP since____
T. Chad VanDerHeyden, MD
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. BS and MS in Cell and Molecular Biology.
Medical School: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orlenas, LA.
Residency: University of Arizona Emergency Medicine Residency, Tucson, AZ.
Professional Interests: Airway management, quality improvement.
Professional organizations: ACEP, AAEM, MASA, MSMC, AOA Medical Honor Society.
With SEP since 2007.
Michael Bindon, MD
University of Alabama BA, Classics, summa cum laude.
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine (Birmingham, AL)
Transitional Internship at Baptist Medical Center (Birmingham, AL)
Emergency Medicine Residency at University of Alabama at Birmingham, Chief Resident.
Professional Interests:
Professional organizations: ACEP, MASA, MSMC.
With SEP since 2009.
Trey Simms, MD
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, BS, Biological Anthropology.
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama.
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Professional Organizations: MASA, MSMC.
With SEP since 2009.
JC Jacobs, MD
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Al Babcock, MD
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