Geoffrey Mount Varner, MD, MPH

Physician @ Johns Hopkins Hospital

About

I don’t just talk about pressure—I live it. I’m Dr. Geoffrey Mount Varner, a Harvard-trained emergency physician and public health leader with over 20 years of real-time experience making life-or-death decisions. From leading ER teams through Ebola and COVID to advising on national crisis response, I know what it takes to make fast, fearless, high-stakes decisions. Now, I teach others to do the same. As the bestselling author of Fast Decisions: Think Fast. Be Bold. Be Fearless. and Training Your Mind for Split-Second Decisions, I help executives, first responders, students, and high-performers strengthen their mental reflexes, build confidence, and lead boldly under pressure. I’m the creator of the Split-Second Decisions™ Framework—a proven system for making smart, powerful decisions in chaos. Whether you're leading a company, a crisis, or your own life, decision-making is the edge.

Country

United States

City

Washington

Industry

Executive Office

Skill

Decision-Making, Business Decision Making, Leadership, Clinical Research, Public Health, Healthcare Management, Hospitals, Nonprofits, Medical Education, Board Certified, Research, Working with Physicians, Public Speaking, Physicians, Motivational Speaking, Decision Support, Decision Analysis, Ethical Decision Making, mass casualty, Training

Experience

Physician

Johns Hopkins Hospital

2016-3 - Present · 10 yrs 7 mos

Baltimore, Maryland Area

International Decisions Expert

Split-Second Decisions

2014-9 - Present · 12 yrs 1 mo

Bowie, Md

We have trained leaders and companies all over the world how to make Split-second Decisions. The last training and keynote was in Accra, Ghana. As an executive within the company we are committed to improving the decision making IQs of leaders. One pillar of the company is to keep our training's as simple- "but no simpler". We teach good leaders to make great decisions. 1. Split-second Decisions for Executives and Leadership – we make about 35,000 decisions every day. Most are minor like what wear, what to eat, etc, and have little impact. But of about 70 of those decisions are life changing and life altering. And of those 70 are split second decisions. If you improve your split-second decision-making abilities you will not only improve your company but your life as well. a. Defining split-second decisions and learning how to respond in acute business situations b. Understanding the impact of brain fatigue. c. Learning the copyrighted TLC Framework (TLC does not stand for Tender, Loving, Care) i. Time ii. Lack of Information iii. Consequences, Severe 2. Split-Second Decisions for senior level leadership and executives a. Mindset needed for Split-second decisions b. Rules for Split-second decisions c. 3 split-second decisions that you must NEVER make d. Learn how to never fail or lose 3. Success is NOT always clean; you will get dirty. a. Many rules are starting points b. There will be pain c. You must define success d. Success is always temporary 4. Many Split-second decisions you can predict a. Experiences impact your split-second decisions b. Those that you hire impact your split-second decisions c. Businesses split-second decisions saves jobs Contact Dr. Geoffrey at Splitseconddecisions.com or info@drsavinglives.com *Included in all the trainings are real life emergency department case studies with business and real-life application.

Chief Medical Officer

Lifeline Medical Consulting 2, LLC

2004-10 - Present · 22 yrs

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Provides contracted medical director clinical and administrative leadership. Completed hundreds of successful assignments with national and international corporations. Past and current customers include: Washington District of Columbia Government, Teleflex , Weatherby and Emcare.