Nicklaus P. Ashburn MD, MS is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He was a WFEMS member as an undergraduate (2010-2014), served as chief (2013-2014), and was the inaugural Lifetime Membership Award recipient in 2014.

He is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with expertise in both adult and pediatric emergencies. In addition, he is an NIH-funded principal investigator with expertise in emergency cardiovascular care, particularly chest pain risk stratification, novel biomarkers, clinical trials, and the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

As Medical Director for WFEMS, Dr. Ashburn oversees all elements of patient care, including protocol development, quality improvement and assurance, as well as teaching and training, 

He can be contacted at nicklaus.ashburn@wfusm.edu with medical director related questions.