Ryan Wubben

Ryan Wubben, MD, is a Clinical Professor in the BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He serves concurrently as flight physician for UW Health Med Flight and medical director for the UW Athletic Department EMS system covering Camp Randall Stadium and the Kohl Center.

Education:

• Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• MD: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (1997)
• Residency: Emergency Medicine, Indiana University / Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis

Research & Clinical Interests:

Dr. Wubben’s scholarly and clinical work centers on prehospital critical care, helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS), and global emergency medicine. He has devoted over a decade to building emergency-care capacity in Ethiopia through the University of Wisconsin–Addis Ababa University Twinning Partnership, focusing on curriculum development, faculty training, and sustainable residency programs.

Scientific Honors

• President, Air Medical Physician Association (2020–2022)

Leadership & Service:

• Medical Director, UW Health Med Flight (2008–2018)
• Division Chief for Prehospital Medicine, UW Emergency Department (2018–present)
• Board of Directors, District 4, Wisconsin Medical Alumni Foundation
• Vice Chair & Chair, Non-Resident Admissions Committee, UW School of Medicine and Public Health
• Member, SMPH Admissions Executive Committee

He practices clinically at University Hospital and East Madison Hospital, maintaining an active flight-physician roster with UW Health Med Flight—the only air-medical program in the upper Midwest routinely flying with a physician on every mission.