PEP Team
The Prevention Education Partnership (PEP) is comprised of a multidisciplinary team of dedicated professionals, including doctors, medical students, nurses, physician assistants, and public health specialists, united in their commitment to addressing emerging health crises and preventing illnesses and injuries proactively.
Our Founders
Larissa K. Laskowski, DO, Co-Director
Dr. Laskowski is an assistant professor of emergency medicine and medical toxicology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, serves as a consultant for the New York City Poison Control Center, and is the director of PEP. She is the creator of PEP Talks, an expert-led substance use prevention curriculum focused on reducing harm related to high-risk drug and alcohol use.
Learn more about Dr. Laskowski.
Aaron L. Hultgren, MD, MPH, MAT, Co-Director
Dr. Hultgren is an assistant professor of emergency medicine and global public health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and a former co-director of PEP. He formerly served as a member of the New York City Department of Education Office of School Wellness Program’s District Wellness Advisory Council, which serves to enhance health education and physical education in New York City public schools.
Learn more about Dr. Hultgren.
Lewis R. Goldfrank, MD, Senior Project Advisor
Dr. Goldfrank was the first department chair of emergency medicine at NYU Langone and Bellevue, and his efforts led to the creation of the institutions’ Emergency Medicine Residency and Medical Toxicology Fellowship. He is the former medical director of the New York City Poison Control Center and senior editor of Goldfrank’s Toxicologic Emergencies, a standard text in the field, now in its 11th edition.
Dr. Goldfrank has spent his career working in the public hospitals of New York City, emphasizing the role of emergency medicine in improving access to care, public health, public policy, and medical humanism.
Learn more about Dr. Goldfrank.
