Dr. Lillian Emlet

Lillian Liang Emlet, MD MS CHSE CPC ELI-MP FCCM, is a dual-trained Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Medicine physician. She is a Professor in the Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Emlet serves as Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine–Critical Care Medicine Fellowship at UPMC. Her clinical focus centers on emergency-to-ICU care, high-acuity resuscitation and team-based crisis response, and serious-illness communication to support patients, families, and care teams. Her research interests include simulation-based medical education, interprofessional team performance and leadership, and communication skills training. She is Distinguished Faculty with VitalTalk®, a non-profit advancing communication skills training for healthcare professionals. She is the Founder & CEO of Transforming Healthcare Coaching® and the host of the Transforming Healthcare Coaching® Podcast, advancing clinician leadership, wellbeing, and career sustainability. She earned her MD at Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, completed Emergency Medicine residency at Geisinger Medical Center, and completed fellowship training in Internal Medicine–Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh.