40 Under 40 Class of 2023
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Meet the Young Leaders Improving SCA Outcomes
The 40 Under 40 Class of 2023 recipients were selected from a record number of nominations. They’re each committed to saving more lives from sudden cardiac arrest by making an impact throughout the chain of survival. Meet this remarkable group of honorees:
![Cristian Abelairas Citizen CPR Foundation 40 Under 40 class of 2023 winner, Cristian Abelairas-Gomez](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cristian-Abelairas-300x300.jpeg)
Cristian Abelairas-Gomez, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Santiago de Compostela [Spain]
![Tiffany Abramson Citizen CPR Foundation 40 Under 40 class of 2023 winner, Tiffany Abramson](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Tiffany-Abramson-150x150.jpeg)
Tiffany Abramson, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
![Heather Baker Citizen CPR Foundation 40 Under 40 Class of 2023 winner, Heather Baker](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Heather-Baker-scaled-1709x1709.jpg)
Heather Baker, EdD
SCA survivor & Principal
[Rockford, Illinois]
![Rory Beyer A headshot of Rory Beyer, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Rory-Beyer-scaled-1707x1707.jpg)
Rory Beyer
President + COO, Avive Solutions
[California]
![Screen Shot 2024-03-31 at 2.09.41 PM A headshot of Joshua Bosley, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screen-Shot-2024-03-31-at-2.09.41-PM-1408x1408.png)
Joshua Bosley, EMS
Allegany County Department of Emergency Services
[Maryland]
![Karlea Brown Orrison A headshot of Karlea Brown-Orrison, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Karlea-Brown-Orrison-590x590.jpeg)
Karlea Brown-Orrison, ENP
Administrator, Emergency Communications
[Frederick County, Maryland]
![Screen Shot 2024-03-31 at 2.21.25 PM A headshot of Syed Bukhari, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screen-Shot-2024-03-31-at-2.21.25-PM-275x275.png)
Syed Bukhari, MD, MHA
Internal Medicine Physician
Temple University Hospital — Jeanes Campus [Pennsylvania]
![Ryan Coute A headshot of Ryan Coute, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Ryan-Coute-scaled-1709x1709.jpg)
Ryan Coute, DO
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
University of Alabama-Birmingham
![Carl Dixon A headshot of Carl Dixon, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Carl-Dixon-1711x1711.jpg)
Carl Dixon
CEO, RescueStat
[Boise, Idaho]
![Joshua Edwards A headshot of Joshua Edwards, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Joshua-Edwards-1365x1365.jpg)
Joshua Edwards
Paramedic + AHA Instructor
[Arkansas]
![Abraham Fandrich A headshot of Abraham Fandrich, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Abraham-Fandrich-467x467.png)
Abraham Fandrich
Firefighter + Paramedic, Richland Fire + Emergency Services
[Richland, Washington]
![Samantha Fernandez A headshot of Samantha Fernandez MD, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Samantha-Fernandez-1958x1958.jpeg)
Samantha Fernandez, MD
Resident, PGY4, Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine [Houston, Texas]
![Lindsay Flanagan A headshot of Lindsay Flanagan, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Lindsay-Flanagan-scaled-200x200.jpeg)
Lindsey Flanagan, MPH
Program Coordinator, Youth Heart Watch
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
![Asheleigh Forsburg A headshot of Asheleigh Forsburg, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Asheleigh-Forsburg-574x574.jpg)
Asheleigh Forsburg
Director, Peyton Walker Foundation
[Pennsylvania]
![Stephen Gerber A headshot of Stephen Gerber, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Stephen-Gerber-scaled-2386x2386.jpg)
Stephen Gerber, APRN, NRP
Sergeant Paramedic, DC Fire + EMS
[Washington, D.C.]
![Adam Gesicki A headshot of Adam Gesicki, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Adam-Gesicki-scaled-1439x1439.jpg)
Adam Gesicki, MA (MERM), RN, BSN
Instructor + Trainer, Canadian Red Cross volunteer
[British Columbia, Canada]
![Josh Glick A headshot of Joshua Glick, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Josh-Glick-160x160.jpg)
Joshua Glick, MD
Medical Director, Penn Medical Emergency Response Team
Penn Medicine [Philadelphia]
![Julia Goebel A headshot of Julia Goebel, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Julia-Goebel-scaled-1920x1920.jpg)
Julia Goebel, EMT
911 EMT, City of San Diego
![Damar Hamlin A headshot of Damar Hamlin, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Damar-Hamlin-169x169.jpg)
Damar Hamlin
SCA survivor, National Football League player
[Buffalo, New York]
![Matthieu Heidet A headshot of Matthew Heidet, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Matthieu-Heidet-954x954.png)
Matthieu Heidet, MD
Emergency Physician, Hopitaux de Paris
[Paris, France]
![Daniel Joseph A headshot of Daniel Joseph, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Daniel-Joseph-1600x1600.jpeg)
Daniel Joseph, MD
Emergency Medicine Specialist, Yale New Haven Hospital
[New Haven, Connecticut]
![Adam Lang A headshot of Adam Lang, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Adam-Lang-1125x1125.jpeg)
Adam Lang
Senior Product Marketing Manager, Smartsheet
[Bellevue, Washington]
![Joshua Lupton A headshot of Joshua Lupton, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Joshua-Lupton-400x400.jpeg)
Joshua Lupton, MD
SCA survivor + Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Oregon Health and Science University
![Bianca Mammarella A headshot of Bianca Mammarella, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Bianca-Mammarella-289x289.png)
Bianca Mammarella
CPR Trainer, Hon. BSc candidate, Integrated Science
McMaster University [Ontario, Canada]
![Oscar Mitchell A headshot of Oscar Mitchell, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oscar-Mitchell-1638x2048.jpg)
Oscar Mitchell, MD, MSCE
Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
![Ziad Nehme A headshot of Ziad Nehme, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Ziad-Nehme.png)
Ziad Nehme, PhD, ASM
Director of Research and Evaluation, Ambulance Victoria
[Australia]
![Screen Shot 2024-03-31 at 3.52.11 PM A headshot of Camilla Sofia Perego, a member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 Class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screen-Shot-2024-03-31-at-3.52.11-PM-1504x1504.png)
Camilla Sofia Perego
EMT, 6th Year Medicine and Surgery Student
[Triuggio, Lombardy, Italy]
![Alex Presciutti A headshot of Alex Presciutti, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Alex-Presciutti-801x801.jpg)
Alex Presciutti, PhD
Clinical Psychology Fellow
Massachusetts General Hospital
![Gabby Purick Smith A headshot of Gabby Purick Smith, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Gabby-Purick-Smith-1179x1179.jpeg)
Gabby Purick Smith, MPH, CHES
Quality Improvement Analyst, Mecklenberg EMS Agency
[Charlotte, North Carolina]
![Stella Rausch-Scott A headshot of Stella Rausch-Scott, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Stella-Rausch-Scott-214x214.jpg)
Stella Rausch-Scott, BSPH
EMS & Trauma Systems Committee Coordinator, OHA Public Health Division
[Oregon]
![Jordan Reeder A headshot of Jordan Reeder, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Jordan-Reeder-882x882.jpg)
Jordan Reeder
Manager, Center for Resuscitation Education and Community Engagement
Cooper University Health Care [Pennsylvania]
![Courtney Schwerin A headshot of Courtney Schwerin, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Courtney-Schwerin-scaled-1920x1920.jpeg)
Courtney Schwerin
Executive Director, Illinois Heart Rescue
![Kenneth See A headshot of Kenneth See, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Kenneth-See-1376x1376.jpg)
Kenneth See
Deputy Manager, Singapore Heart Foundation
![Alexis Simchak A headshot of Alexis Simchak, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Alexis-Simchak-643x643.jpg)
Alexis Simchak
Manager, Programs + Initiatives, SIMON’s Heart
[Pennsylvania]
![Lindsay Sivik A headshot of Lindsay Sivik, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Lindsay-Sivik-2163x2163.jpeg)
Lindsay Sivik
Clinical Education Coordinator
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital [Knoxville, Tennessee]
![Tiffany Sweeney A headshot of Tiffany Sweeney, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Tiffany-Sweeney-scaled-1920x1920.jpeg)
Tiffany Sweeney
[Panama City Beach, Florida]
![Allison Thompson A headshot of Allison Thompson, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Allison-Thompson-1500x1500.jpg)
Allison Thompson
Project ADAM Administrator
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin [Waukesha, Wisconsin]
![Emma Wender A headshot of Emma Wender, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Emma-Wender-scaled-2403x2403.jpg)
Emma Wender
Medical Student, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
[Yakima, Washington]
![Anthony Wiencek A headshot of Anthony Wiencek, member of Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 class of 2023.](https://citizencpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Anthony-Wiencek-764x764.jpg)
Anthony Wiencek
Owner/Instructor, Emergency Training Partners, LLC
[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]