L Anthony Cirillo

MD, FACEP

Dr. “Tony” Cirillo began his term as President of the American College of Emergency Physicians in September 2025. Dr. Cirillo has served on the ACEP Board of Directors for 8 years and served as Chair of the Board from 2022 to 2023. Dr. Cirillo has been a practicing emergency physician for over 30 years, and in addition to clinical practice, serves as the Director of Government Affairs for his physician group, US Acute Care Solutions. In this professional role he has been deeply engaged in advocacy efforts related to all aspects of EM practice, especially legislative and regulatory activities that affect emergency physicians and the patients we care for. Dr. Cirillo is also a passionate advocate for improving the care of patients with behavioral health emergencies.

Dr. Cirillo earned his medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine, completed a Transitional year of Internal Medicine at the George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC and completed his residency in emergency medicine at UMASS Medical Center in Worcester, MA where he served as a Chief Resident.