Dr. Heidi Best

Heidi Best, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, is an emergency medicine physician and academic leader at Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS), serving as an Attending Physician and Assistant Professor. She is also CEO & President of Emergency Physicians of Tidewater (EPT) and Fellowship Director for the Healthcare Administrative and Leadership (HALM) Fellowship at EVMS/EPT. She received HALM Board Certification in its inaugural year. Clinically, Dr. Best’s main practice is at the academic center, focusing on acute resuscitation and trauma care, cardiopulmonary emergencies, and critical care stabilization in the emergency department. Her other interests center on emergency medicine operations and healthcare administration, data-informed clinician scheduling and workforce design, and physician leadership development and mentorship. Dr. Best is an EMRA 25 Under 45 honoree and the first female President in EPT’s 50+ year history. She has held national leadership roles, including Chair of the Emergency Medicine Business Coalition, and as an At-Large Member of the AAEM Board of Directors. She earned her MD from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia and completed her Emergency Medicine residency at EVMS, where she served as Chief Resident.