Cetronia Ambulance Corps’ Medical Directorship
June 9, 2025 | Category: Article
Behind every successful EMS team is a strong medical director guiding the way.
From life-saving protocols to real-time clinical decision-making, the role of a medical director is essential to the safety, education, and effectiveness of an ambulance service. At Cetronia Ambulance Corps, our providers operate under expert medical direction to ensure every patient receives the highest standard of care. This leadership guarantees not only legal compliance and clinical oversight but also fosters continuous growth, innovation, and excellence in emergency medicine.
Cetronia Ambulance Corps serves under the medical direction of Zachary M. Matuzsan, DO and Robert Gyory, MD, of Lehigh Valley Health Network, now part of Jefferson Health. They are assisted by LVHN’s EMS Fellow, Jillian Allen, DO.
Dr. Zachary Matuzsan’s work is highly regarded within the LVHN community. He began his EMS career in 2007 and has been actively involved in EMS education and training. He serves as the program director for LVHN’s EMS Fellowship, which is designed to train and mentor the next generation of medical professionals. He also provides EMS education for medical students and residents and serves as the clerkship director for the EMS student rotation.
Dr. Matuzsan also serves as the associate medical director for LVHN’s aeromedical MedEvac program and medical director for several other EMS services. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Eastern PA EMS Council.
Dr. Robert Gyory is another esteemed medical professional at LVHN. He serves as the Medical Director for LVHN–EMS Hazleton and serves on the board of directors for the Eastern PA EMS Council.
Dr. Gyory works extensively with local first responder agencies and is actively involved in community outreach. His contributions to the field of emergency medicine are highly valued, and Cetronia Ambulance Corps relies on his strengths to advance our mission. Dr. Gyory also serves as core faculty for the LVHN EMS Fellowship and plays an important role in both education and facilitation of the fellowship program.
The Fellow Assisting Cetronia Ambulance Corps
Dr. Jillian Allen is an Emergency Medicine physician currently completing the LVHN EMS Fellowship program. During her fellowship, she has served as an associate medical director for the EMS agencies to which she is assigned, including Cetronia Ambulance Corps. Upon graduation, she will transition to a full medical director role with a selected agency.
Dr. Allen’s dedication to her patients and her community involvement makes her an asset to Cetronia Ambulance Corps.
About Lehigh Valley Health Network’s EMS Fellowship Program
The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fellowship program at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is a one-year Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-certified program. The goal of the program is to train fellows to become competent in the multiple facets of pre-hospital emergency care.
Fellows in the program have the unique opportunity to become integral members of the LVHN division of EMS, which provides oversight and pre-hospital services to a large and diverse region. Some key components of the fellowship include medical director appointments at several EMS services including Cetronia Ambulance Corps; assistant medical directorship with LVHN–MedEvac (helicopters and ground crew ambulances) for those critically ill; event medicine opportunities at various standbys in the region; Special Operations/Hazmat/Tactical EMS; and Emergency Management in event medicine and mass casualty incidents (MCIs).
A Special Thank You to our EMS Medical Directorship
In summary, the role of the medical director and their team is integral to the functioning of any ambulance company, ensuring legal compliance, high standards of patient care, continuous improvement, and effective coordination within the EMS system. Cetronia Ambulance Corps highly regards those who choose emergency medicine as their focus within the healthcare system. As one of the largest ambulance corps in the region, we are honored to have such a great team of physicians at our side every day. All your dedication and commitment to serving our residents is a trust testament to the kind of provider each of you are.