Charles Cairns, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, FAHA
Walter H. And Leonore Annenberg Dean
Charles B. Cairns, MD, is the Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean of the College of Medicine and senior vice president for medical affairs at Drexel University. He is a leader in emergency medicine and critical care education, training and research. Dr. Cairns has been leading Drexel through partnership with St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, new regional clinical campuses in Pennsylvania, California and North Carolina, and the opening of a new four-year regional medical campus, the College of Medicine at Tower Health in West Reading. These efforts have resulted in record medical student applications, student enrollment and extramural research funding.