Dr. Michael Presley, MD, FACEP

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Get to know Emergency Physician Dr. Michael Presley, who serves patients in Louisville, Kentucky and across the United States.

Dr. Presley, a board-certified emergency physician, is the CEO of Sound Physicians’ emergency medicine service line. He works with Sound EM clinical leaders, front line clinicians, and hospital partners to achieve the highest quality clinical outcomes, efficient throughput, strong financial performance, and a positive patient experience.  Dr. Presley leads Sound emergency medicine groups in 15 states that care for more than 1.5 million patients annually.

“Why do patients leave without being seen? Why is it important to build strong clinical partnerships? Why is it a disaster when we get backed up? We are always reinforcing the answer to these questions to all our clinicians. Our people have passion to move the needle because we are the front door to the patient experience” expressed Dr. Presley. 

Sound Physicians is a leading healthcare organization with a proven track record of improving quality, satisfaction and financial performance for its hospital partners nationwide. It combines a high-performance model with engaged providers to drive reproducible results across the acute episode of care – through emergency medicine, hospital medicine, critical care, anesthesia, transitional care and advisory services.

A 2002 graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Dr. Presley went on to perform his residency within the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Louisville in 2005.

A Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP), he is board-certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM). The ABEM certifies emergency physicians who meet its educational, professional, and examination standards.

Emergency medicine is the medical specialty concerned with the care of illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention. An emergency physician works in an emergency department to care for acutely ill or injured patients on an unscheduled basis.

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