Dr. Lassegard has experience with medical direction for austere and wilderness medical teams, mine rescue EMS teams, rural and urban EMS teams, critical care and community paramedicine teams, and fire departments.
She is experienced in all facets of medical direction: credentialing, quality assurance and improvement, protocol review and writing and continuing education. She also has experience with implementing a critical care ground ambulance transportation service, starting a community paramedic program, merging and purchasing of ambulance services and expanded scope protocol implementation.

She says, "Working with Emergency Medical Services to help them reach their goals, wether that be educational or service oriented, is the greatest professional honor and endeavor. I am so proud of what the teams I have worked with have been able to accomplish. I never cease to be amazed at what a dedicated group of EMTs and paramedics can accomplish."

Outside of her work with medical direction, Dr. Lassegard is a working board certified emergency physician. She is actively involved in many EMS societies and with EMS advocacy. She enjoys the outdoors of the Black Hills she calls home with her husband and 2 children.

To see Dr. Lassegard's curriculum vitae, click here.