Fellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2009)
Residency, Chief Resident Year - Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Pediatric Residency Program at Montefiore Medical Center (2005)
Internship, Pediatric Residency Program at Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2003)
MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (2002)
MPH, University of North Carolina School of Public Health (2002)
BA, Math Education Secondary, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1993)
Employment:
Chair & Professor, Pediatrics, University at Buffalo (2025-present)
Clinical Professor, Pediatrics & Anesthesia, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (2023–2025)
Adjunct Professor, Social Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2020–2025)
Clinical Professor, Pediatrics & Anesthesia, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (2020–2023)
Adjunct Associate Professor, Social Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2015–2020)
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics & Anesthesia, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (2015–2020)
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics & Anesthesia, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (2015–2020)
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics & Anesthesia, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (2009–2015)
Attending Pediatrician, Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Room Montefiore Medical Center (2005–2006)
Record Assistant, General Alumni Association, Chapel Hill (1995–1996)
Hsu A, Sasson C, Kudenchuk PJ, Atkins DL, Aziz K, Becker LB, Berg RA, Bhanji F, Bradley SM, Brooks SC, Chan M, Chan PS, Cheng A, Clemency BM, de Caen A, Duff JP, Edelson DP, Flores GE, Fuchs S, Girotra S, Hinkson C, Joyner BL Jr, Kamath-Rayne BD, Kleinman M, Lasa JJ, Lavonas EJ, Lee HC, Lehotzky RE, Levy A, Mancini ME, McBride ME, Meckler G, Merchant RM, Moitra VK, Morgan RW, Nadkarni V, Panchal AR, Peberdy MA, Raymond T, Roberts K, Sayre MR, Schexnayder SM, Sutton RM, Terry M, Walsh B, Wang DS, Zelop CM, Topjian A. (2021) 2021 Interim Guidance to Health Care Providers for Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support in Adults, Children, and Neonates With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. (Oct), 14(10)
Hsu A, Sasson C, Kudenchuk P, Atkins D, Aziz K, Becker L, Berg R, Bhanji F, Bradley S, Brooks S, Chan M, Chan P, Cheng A, Clemency B, de Caen A, Duff J, Edelson D, Flores G, Fuchs S, Girotra S, Hinkson C, Joyner B L Jr, Kamath-Rayne B, Kleinman M, Lasa J, Lavonas E, Lee H, Lehotzky R, Levy A, Mancini M, McBride M, Meckler G, Merchant R, Moitra V, Morgan R, Nadkarni V, Panchal A, Peberdy M, Raymond T, Roberts K, Sayre M, Schexnayder S, Sutton R, Terry M, Walsh B, Wang D, Zelop C, Topjian A. (2021) 2021 Interim Guidance to Healthcare Providers for Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support in Adults, Children, and Neonates With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes (Jan)
Nakamura ZM, MacKay DP, Davis AM, Brassfield ER, Joyner BL Jr, Rosenstein DL. (2020) Reconsidering scarce drug rationing: implications for clinical research. Journal of Medical Ethics (Nov)
Topjian A, Aziz K, Kamath-Rayne BD, Atkins DL, Becker L, Berg RA, Bradley SM, Bhanji F, Brooks S, Chan M, Chan P, Cheng A, de Caen A, Duff JP, Escobedo M, Flores GE, Fuchs S, Girotra S, Hsu A, Joyner BL Jr, Kleinman M, Lasa JJ, Lee HC, Lehotzky RE, Levy A, Mancini ME, McBride ME, Meckler G, Merchant RM, Morgan RW, Nadkarni V, Panchal AR, Peberdy MA, Raymond T, Roberts K, Sasson C, Schexnayder SM, Sutton RM, Terry M, Walsh B, Wang DS, Zelop CM, Edelson DP. (2020) Interim Guidance for Basic and Advanced Life Support in Children and Neonates With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19. Pediatrics (May) doi:10.1542/peds.2020-1405
Cutshaw D, O’Gorman T, Beck Dallaghan G, Swiman A, Joyner BL Jr., Gilliland K and Shea P. (2019) Clinical Skills Simulation Complementing Core Content: Development of the Simulation Lab Integrated Curriculum Experience (SLICE). Med Sci Educ (Jul), 29: 643-646.
Atkins DL, Berger S, Duff JP, Gonzales JC, Hunt EA, Joyner BL, Meaney PA, Niles DE, Samson RA, Schexnayder SM. (2015) Part 11: Pediatric Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality: 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (Reprint). Pediatrics (Nov), 136: S167-75.
Scolaro, K., Woodyard, D., Joyner, B. & Durham, C. Building Interprofessional Teams. In G. Sherwood & S. Horton-Deutsch (Eds.). (2015) In: Reflective Practices: Transforming Organizations and Systems to Improve Quality and Safety. Indianapolis: Sigma Theta Tau Press, 189-214.
Professional Memberships:
American Pediatric Society (2023–present)
American Heart Association, Pediatric Basic Life Support Writing Group; Co-Chair (2022–present)
American Board of Pediatrics, Sub-Board of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (2022–present)
American Heart Association Pediatric Education Subcommittee; Member (2018–2023)
Society of Simulation in Healthcare (Pediatric Section); Vice-Chair (2018–2020)
Center for Disease Control’s Pediatric Sepsis Workgroup; Member (2018–2019)
American College of Critical Care Medicine; Fellow (2018–present)
American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support Guidelines Review Committee (2018–present)
American Heart Association Pediatric Emphasis Group (2018–present)
American Heart Association Basic Life Support Guidelines Review Committee; Member (2015–2018)
American Academy of Pediatrics; Fellow (2013–present)
Society of Critical Care Medicine; Member (2006–present)
"Let’s Give Them Something to Talk About: Using the Two-Minute Preceptor Model to Improve Serious Illness Communication Skills." Workshop presented at Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting (2024)
"“Simulation in Medicine: Viewing Simulation as the Means and not the End.”" Graduate Medical Education Conference: Together Towards Tomorrow. (2022)
"“Simulation in Healthcare: An Educational Technique for the Modern Educator.”" Celebrating Medicine: North Carolina Medical Society’s LEAD 2022 Health Care Conference (2019)
"“We Know It When We See It: Reducing Subjectivity in the Assessment of Professionalism Milestones.”" Academy for Professionalism in Health Care Annual Meeting (2019)
"The What, Why and How of Simulation in 2018”" Grand Rounds, Albert Einstein Hospital. (2018)
"Simulation Instructor Workshop Part 1: Simulation in our Pediatric Anesthesia World: An Introduction to Techniques and Tools for Improving Clinical Practice and Teaching" Society for Pediatric Anesthesiology (SPA) Annual Meeting (2018)
"Change Practice, Develop Policies and Be Successful in Your Institution" Society for Simulation in Healthcare International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (2018)
"Teamwork and Communication During Pediatric Crises" 71st Annual Post Graduate Assembly in Anesthesia (2017)
"The Heart of the Matter: Improving Collaboration and Communication through Interprofessional Education (IPE) (Course Director)" 17th International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) (2017)
"Preparing Collaborative Practice-Ready Practitioners to Transform Patient Care" NY Simulation Center at New York University Medical Center (2016)
"Interprofessional Simulation and Patient Safety." Grand Rounds, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. (2016)
"Invited Poster Moderator" 8th Annual International Pediatric Simulation Symposia and Workshops (2016)
"Using Interprofessional Simulation to Improve Interdisciplinary Teamwork and Communication." Shaping Systems Collaborative #5 (2016)
"What? So What? Now What? Society for Simulation in Healthcare" Workshop: Interprofessional Education and Simulation: International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (2016)
"High stakes emergency training at a budget friendly price" Workshop at the 14th Annual International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning (2015)
"What? So What? & Now What?-Examining Interprofessional Education in a New Light." Workshop at Robert Morris University IPE Symposium (2015)
"Facilitation Skills to Break Down Identified Barriers to Communication" NC AHEC Continuing Interprofessional Education (CIPE) Faculty Development Institute (Webinar) (2015)
"Interprofessional Collaboration- A Means to Improve Patient Safety, NURS588.001" Leadership in Health Care Organizations, UNC School of Nursing (2015)
"Diabetic Emergencies in the PICU." Current Concepts in Pediatric Critical Care Nursing Conference (2014)
"Status Asthmaticus in the Pediatric Patient: Management and Treatment Strategies." Pediatric Critical Care Nursing Conference (2013)
"Airway Management." Transition to Internship, Department of Pediatrics (2012)
"Resuscitation of Critically Ill Children in Resource-Poor Countries" Medecins Sans Frontieres (2012)
"Airway Management." Transition to Internship, Department of Pediatrics (2010)
"Ethics in Pediatric Critical Care" Current Trends in Pediatrics (2010)
"Inhalation Injury in the Pediatric Patient" Department of Anesthesia Grand Rounds (2010)
"Interpretation of Pediatric Chest Radiographs: A Primer for the Non-Radiologist" Pediatric Update Conference (2010)
"Monitoring in the Critically Ill Pediatric Patient" North Carolina Society for Respiratory Care (2010)
"Speaker" Current Trends in Pediatric Critical Care (2010)
"Status Epilepticus in the Pediatric Patient." Pediatric Grand Rounds (2010)
"Speaker" North Carolina EMS Society, Emergency Medicine Today Conference: Pediatric Airway Management (2009)
"Speaker" North Carolina Society for Respiratory Care: Current Strategies for the Management of Meningococcemia. (2009)
"Guest Lecturer" Pediatric Trauma Day (2008)
"Guest Lecture" Pediatric Trauma Day (2007)
"Necrotizing Fasciitis and the Pediatric Patient" Department of Pediatric Grand Rounds at Montefiore Medical Center (2006)
"Presenter" Critical Care Nursing Trauma Series (2006)