Jeffery Metzger, M.D.

Emergency Medicine

Biography

Jeffery Metzger, M.D., MBA, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in tactical and law enforcement medicine and in emergency department operations and management.

Dr. Metzger earned his medical degree at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine. He completed a residency in emergency medicine at Duke University Medical Center, during which time he became interested in tactical medicine, working with the Durham Police Department SWAT team. He received advanced training in government emergency medical security services through a fellowship at UT Southwestern. He also holds a Master of Business Administration through a joint program at UT Southwestern and UT Dallas.

Certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2005.

Dr. Metzger serves as Chief of Emergency Services for Parkland Health and Hospital System. He is also a Senior Corporal in the Dallas Police Department, where he provides operational medical support to the department’s SWAT team. He’s also a police surgeon for the UT System Rapid Response Team.

In addition, he is a member of several professional organizations, including the American College of Emergency Physicians, the Texas College of Emergency Physicians, and the Texas Tactical Police Officers Association.

Dr. Metzger has delivered scores of presentations and published numerous academic articles.

Education & Training

Medical School - UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA Medical Center (1998-2002)
Residency - Duke University Medical Center (2002-2005), Emergency Medicine
Fellowship - UT Southwestern Medical School (2005-2007), Government Emergency Medicine Security Services

Books & Publications

Publications
- Year in review 2011: Critical Care - Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and trauma.
  Goldberg SA, Metzger JC, Pepe PE Critical care (London, England) 2012 Dec 16 6 247
- Excited Delirium Syndrome (ExDS): defining based on a review of the literature.
  Vilke GM, DeBard ML, Chan TC, Ho JD, Dawes DM, Hall C, Curtis MD, Costello MW, Mash DC, Coffman SR, McMullen MJ, Metzger JC, Roberts JR, Sztajnkrcer MD, Henderson SO, Adler J, Czarnecki F, Heck J, Bozeman WP The Journal of emergency medicine 2012 Nov 43 5 897-905
- Emergency physician watchdogs for law enforcement: if we are the hammer, everything will look like a nail.
  Ho J, Dawes D, Metzger J Annals of emergency medicine 2011 May 57 5 542-3; reply 543-4
- Year in review 2010: Critical Care--Cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
  Metzger JC, Eastman AL, Pepe PE Critical care (London, England) 2011 15 6 239
- Year in review 2009: Critical Care--cardiac arrest, trauma and disasters.
  Metzger JC, Eastman AL, Pepe PE Critical care (London, England) 2010 14 6 242
- The lifesaving potential of specialized on-scene medical support for urban tactical operations.
  Metzger JC, Eastman AL, Benitez FL, Pepe PE Prehospital emergency care : official journal of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the National Association of State EMS Directors 2009 Oct-Dec 13 4 528-31