Rebecca Kornas, MD, FACEP, FAAEM

Rebecca L. Kornas, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, is the Medical Director for the AdventHealth Avista Emergency Department. She serves as a staff physician at AdventHealth Avista, Littleton, and Parker hospitals. She was a 2018 USACS Scholar and 2024 Director's EDGE graduate. She lectures both internationally and nationally on topics such as emergency airway management, legislative advocacy, pediatric readiness, medical education, emergency department administration, ultrasound, and technology. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed abstracts, presentations, and book chapters.

She is a past president of the Colorado Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians (COACEP) and currently serves on the board of COACEP. She is a member of the national ACEP, serving on the State Legislative Committee and the Colorado Medical Society on the Colorado State Council of Legislation. She currently serves as the USACS Colorado State Advocacy lead. She is board certified in emergency medicine and has certifications in Difficult Airway Management, Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Instruction, Advanced Trauma Life Support, Advanced Pediatric Life Support, and Emergency Ultrasound.

Dr. Kornas earned a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and a medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in emergency medicine at Hennepin County Medical Center, where she was chief resident and was the Ernest Ruiz Award Winner for Outstanding Graduate Resident. She completed a fellowship in advanced airway management and research from the Hennepin County Medical Center.