Who pioneered emergency room medicine in Maine?

Dr William Spear of Lisbon Falls Maine. As stated in the Central Maine Medical Center website: Providing the medical leadership for CMMC's new Emergency Department was William Spear, M.D., a general practitioner who became associated with Central Maine General Hospital as an intern in 1941. A Boston native, Dr. Spear graduated from Lewiston's Bates College and earned his medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Spear played a central role in the development of emergency medical services throughout Maine. He was elected the first president of the Maine Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, and served as chairman of the Governor's Advisory Board for Licensure of Ambulance Services, Vehicles and Personnel. He retired in 1976 and passed away in 1979.