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Brandon Wubben, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Current Positions

  • Clinical Assistant Professor - Emergency Medicine
  • Assistant Director of Emergency Ultrasound

Education

  • BA - Biology/Psychology, Dordt College, Sioux Center, Iowa
  • MD - Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Emergency Medicine Residency - University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Licenses & Certifications

  • Advanced Trauma Life Support
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support
  • American Board of Emergency Medicine
  • Advanced Emergency Ultrasound Focused Practice Designation

Selected Publications

  • Wubben B, Wittrock C, Mueller J, House H. Lung ultrasound in emergency department patients with symptoms of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2. Acad Emerg Med. 2021, 28: S224.
  • Wubben B, Dandashi J, Rizvi O, Adhikari S. Emergency physician performed ultrasound-guided abdominal paracentesis: A retrospective analysis. POCUS J. 2024, 9(1): 75-79. Doi: https://doi.org/10.24908/pocus.v9i1.16668 
  • Haidar DA, Mintz D, Wubben B, Rizvi O, Adhikari S.  Evaluation of hand infections in the emergency department using point-of-care ultrasound. World Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2024, 15(4): 136-141. Doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920–8642.2024.049  
  • Wubben B, Wittrock C. Simulation improves emergency medicine residents’ performance of aorta point-of-care ultrasound. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2024, 25(2): 205-208. Doi: 10.5811/westjem.61846  
  • Wubben B, Yun H. The performance characteristics of handheld, non-piezoelectric point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in the emergency department. Diagnostics (Basel). 2024, 14(1): 17. Doi: 10.3390/diagnostics14010017  
  • Yun H, Wittrock C, Wubben B. Is handheld point-of-care ultrasound "good enough" in a busy academic emergency department? Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2023, 82(4): SI03-104.
  • Wubben B, Wallum MR, Wittrock CA. Exploring a cadaver-based model for teaching emergency medicine residents ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane blocks. Cureus. 2023, 15(9): e45178. doi:10.7759/cureus.45178
  • Wubben B, Oberbillig M, Wittrock C, Rytlewski K, Thirnbeck CK, Junker C, Stier A. Pediatric residents' perceptions of a point-of-care ultrasound collaboration with emergency medicine. Cureus. 2023, 15(7): e41645. doi:10.7759/cureus.41645
  • PoSaw L, Wubben B, Bertucci N, Bell G, Healy H, Lee S. Teaching emergency ultrasound to emergency medicine residents: A scoping review of structured training methods. JACEP Open. 2021, 2(3):e12439. doi:I0.1002/emp2.12439
  • Wubben B, Jennissen C, Denning G. The effect of all-terrain vehicle crash location on emergency medical' services time intervals. Safety. 2019, 5(4): 73