Robert Partridge is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He is also a staff physician at Rhode Island Hospital, the region's largest trauma center, and at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Massachusetts. A specialist in international health, Dr. Partridge has more than 20 years of experience working and teaching in the developing world. He has directed disaster preparedness and relief operations on several continents and has served as a consultant on a wide variety of projects in international health. Most recently he helped design the emergency department for a major urban hospital in the United Arab Emirates. Among other positions, Dr. Partridge has served as the Director of International Emergency Medicine and Co-Director of Injury Prevention at Brown University. Drawing from his extensive experience practicing emergency medicine in both academic and clinical settings, he has written more than 40 original articles and numerous book chapters, and is invited regularly to speak at conferences around the world. Dr. Partridge received his medical degree at Tufts University School of Medicine and his Master's in Public Health from Harvard University. His is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and serves as an examiner for the American Board of Emergency Medicine.