Michael Spigner

Michael Spigner, MD, serves as Assistant Professor (CHS) in the Department of Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. He directs Prehospital Medicine Informatics and Research while chairing the EMS Quality & Patient Safety Committee. As Medical Director for Belleville EMS, Brooklyn Fire & EMS, and Associate Medical Director for Madison Fire Department, he bridges clinical practice and system improvement across multiple agencies.

Education:

• BA: CUNY Queens College
• MD: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
• Residency: University of Cincinnati Medical Center
• Fellowship: University of New Mexico Health System – EMS

Dr. Spigner's research strengthens emergency care continuity through prehospital medicine, clinical informatics, and substance misuse interventions. His work spans airway management optimization, cardiac arrest resuscitation science, pediatric EMS readiness, and data-driven overdose response systems. He develops evidence-based protocols for EMS personnel, transport clinicians, and emergency departments while leveraging informatics to transform care delivery.

His 2019-2025 publications reveal growing integration of predictive modeling and informatics in EMS research, with recurring themes in protocol standardization, substance misuse outcomes, and ultrasound applications. Key trends include variable post-ROSC care practices, first-pass success metrics in airway management, and dashboard development for overdose fatality review.

Scientific Awards:

• Board certification, Clinical Informatics (2025)
• EMS Medicine Early Career Medical Director Award, NAEMSP & Stryker (2024)
• Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship, BerbeeWalsh Department (2024)
• Best Speaker, NAEMSP Annual Meeting (2023)
• Board certification, Emergency Medical Services (2021)
• Board certification, Emergency Medicine (2021)
• National Outstanding Medical Student Award, ACEP/EMRA (2016)

Dr. Spigner secures significant funding including NIH U19 support for ED-LEAD (Alzheimer's/dementia care transformation), NAEMSP/Stryker's $60,000 Early Career Award, and Wisconsin Partnership Program grants for firefighter/EMT development and rural pediatric simulation training. His leadership in EMS quality initiatives and medical direction provides mentorship to prehospital providers despite no formal academic advisees listed in source materials.

He leads UW's Prehospital Medicine Informatics program while collaborating with over 30 EMS agencies through medical directorships. His integrated approach combines clinical practice, research, and quality improvement to advance evidence-based prehospital systems across Wisconsin's urban and rural settings.