Michael A. Darracq, MD, MPH, is board certified in emergency medicine and medical toxicology.
He earned his medical degree from the University of California, Davis. At UC Davis, he also completed his residency in emergency medicine. He completed his fellowship in medical toxicology at the University of California, San Diego. He earned his Master of Public Health at American Military University.
His professional interests are emergency medicine, critical care, medical toxicology, and wilderness/austere medicine.
From 2004 to 2011, Dr. Darracq served in the United States Navy. His position was Staff Emergency Physician and Core Faculty at the Naval Medical Center San Diego Emergency Medicine Residency. Then, he was a part of the Forward Deployment in Afghanistan from 2008 to 2009 as an emergency medicine mentor in the Afghan National Army.
His awards include:
- Researcher of the Year: Department of Emergency Medicine, UCSF-Fresno 2014, 2017
- Faculty of the Year: Department of Emergency Medicine, UCSF-Fresno 2014, 2015
- Faculty of the Year: UCSF-Fresno Housestaff, 2015
- Faculty of the Year: Department of Emergency Medicine, Naval Medical Center, San Diego: 2008
Dr. Darracq is fluent in Spanish.