James Phillips

About James Phillips

I am a board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician and physician executive with 15+ years of leadership across healthcare delivery, disaster preparedness, and corporate medical strategy. My career blends frontline clinical expertise with executive leadership, consulting, and national media presence.As CEO of Bad Star Solutions and Chief Medical Officer of Gameday Men’s Health Germantown and Gaithersburg, I lead organizations focused on healthcare innovation, men’s health, and operational medicine. I also serve as Chair of Disaster Medicine for the American College of Emergency Physicians, where I guide policy and strategy at the intersection of clinical care, crisis response, and public health security.Previously, I served as Chief Medical Officer of SOSi (SOS International LLC), providing enterprise-level medical leadership and directing care at Camp Taji, Iraq. I have also been an on-air Medical Analyst for CNN, where I translated complex medical and public health issues into trusted information for global audiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.My expertise extends to consulting for film, television, and commercial productions, ensuring medical accuracy and operational realism on screen. I am passionate about bridging healthcare, media, and corporate leadership to shape how medicine impacts business, public trust, and storytelling.Core Expertise: • Executive Leadership | Chief Medical Officer | Physician Executive Roles • Emergency Medicine | Disaster Preparedness | Tactical & Operational Medicine • Healthcare Consulting | Corporate Medical Strategy | Event Medicine | EMS • Medical Media | Public Speaking | On-Air Analysis | Film/TV Consulting • Research & Lecturing | Healthcare Workplace Violence | Counterterrorism Medicine

Experience

1. Chair of Disaster Medicine

   American College of Emergency Physicians

   Oct 2023 — Present

   The ACEP disaster section is composed of nearly 700 Disaster Medicine physicians from across the United States. ACEP is the professional organization for nearly emergency physicians.

Education

• University of Michigan

  Plastic Surgery Residency Program

  2005 — 2009

• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  Fellow, Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Initiative

  2017 — 2018

• Harvard Medical School

  Fellowship, Disaster Medicine and Emergency Management

  2013 — 2014

• University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

  MD, Medicine

  2001 — 2005

• University of Illinois Chicago

  Residency, Emergency Medicine Residency Program

  2010 — 2012

• Oklahoma State University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Microbiology, General

  1996 — 2001

Skills

• Emergency Medicine
• Medicine
• Medical Education
• Clinical Research
• Emergency Management
• Disaster Medicine
• Surgery
• Healthcare Consulting
• Tactical Medicine
• Healthcare Workplace Violence
• Improvised Explosive Devices and Blast Injury
• Patient Safety
• Public Speaking
• Counterterrorism