Marci Fornari, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. She graduated from Colgate University in Hamilton, NY with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and received her medical degree from Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, where she was a proud member of the inaugural class. She completed pediatric residency at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and pediatric emergency medicine fellowship and pediatric emergency ultrasound fellowship at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC. She is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine. 

Dr. Fornari's main research interests are intimate partner violence screening within the pediatric healthcare setting, youth violence intervention programs, and expanding the use of point-of-care ultrasound in the pediatric emergency department. She is passionate about ensuring that children receive the same high-quality care, as it relates to their clinical experience and social determinants of health, at all emergency departments in which they seek care. She enjoys teaching and mentoring medical students and residents.

Michael J. Franco, MD, is a south Jersey native with family roots just a few miles from Cooper University Hospital. Dr. Franco received a scholarship to attend Temple University for medical school, then went on to residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery at Washington University in St. Louis Missouri. Finding a passion for hand and peripheral nerve surgery, Dr. Franco went on to pursue further training at the University of Virginia. Now, settling down near his home town, Dr. Franco enjoys the outdoors and trips down the shore with his wife and two children.

Brian Freeze, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. After graduating from Villanova University with a degree in chemical engineering, he earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He went on to complete his emergency medicine residency at Cooper University Hospital, including serving as a chief resident. He joined as a faculty member at Cooper immediately after residency. Since joining as a faculty member, he has played an important role serving as the EPIC champion for the emergency department as well as becoming the Assistant Medical Director. Over the last four years, he worked with the Medical Informatics team to improve and optimize clinicians’ interface with technology and improve workflows and efficiencies. His areas of interest include medical informatics, data science, and cognitive decision theory.