Christopher Sidford

I have spent the last 30+ years teaching and practicing personal global emergency medicine in some of the most difficult conditions in the world such as the Mojave Desert and the Arctic Circle.

I live by my core values -- integrity, compassion and meaningful impact. Core values developed from years of experience in national and international emergency rooms and as a U.S. Navy Officer, setting up logistics for NATO and preparing a nuclear, chemical, and biological proof hospital in Sicily.

Before I founded my current business -- Black Bag Global Emergency Medicine -- I was an attending physician with the world- renowned Lahey Clinic. I am a board-certified physician in emergency medicine and fellow with the American College of Emergency Medicine.

I thrive on solving the most complex medical problems in situations and environments with severe constraints on time and resources. I founded Black Bag Emergency medicine in 2009 to fill the need for 24/7 global emergency medical services that combine first-rate medical intelligence with uncompromising personal attention, discretion and privacy.

I continue to teach personal global emergency medicine through my speaking engagements and publishing conference papers and articles.

I believe you have to do good to do well and I am a committed supporter of organizations working for human rights. I support several organizations: Room to Read, World of Children, Worldwide Orphanage, Protimos, and Community Solutions.

I continue to be excited by the constantly shifting environment of global emergency medicine and the impact emerging technology will have on physicians’ ability to even better serve individuals and families, no matter their whereabouts.

"The first wealth is health"…Ralph Waldo Emerson