Dr. Stefan Wheat

Stefan Wheat, MD, is an emergency medicine physician and assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He serves as an attending emergency physician at Harborview Medical Center and the University of Washington Medical Center–Northwest emergency departments, and is the school’s Planetary Health Theme Director. His clinical work centers on acute resuscitation and stabilization, trauma and community emergency care, and environmental health in frontline emergency practice. Dr. Wheat’s scholarly work focuses on the health impacts of climate change and environmental degradation, health system resilience and emergency preparedness, and planetary health education and clinical communication. He is a faculty affiliate with the Center for Health and the Global Environment, co-director of education for the Planetary Health North American Regional Hub, associate director of clinical programs and co-chair of the Curriculum Advancement Committee for the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education, and founder of ClimateRx. He was recognized as an inaugural AAMC Climate Champion for his leadership in planetary health, curricular reform, and sustainability in medical training. Dr. Wheat earned his medical degree from the University of Vermont Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine and completed his residency in emergency medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Tucson. He went on to complete a Climate & Health Science Policy Fellowship through the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Department of Emergency Medicine.