Credentials
Benjamin Wedro, MD is a board certified emergency physician who practices in a regional trauma center in La Crosse,Wisconsin. He is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin and is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Academy of Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Wedro has two careers that run parallel. Aside from publishing research in the medical literature and lecturing around the world, he also has a presence in the world of media and journalism. He has consulted onsite at summer and winter Olympic Games providing on-site medical care and medical background information for both CBS and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. As well, he has worked at the FIFA World Cup and Pan Am Games and was medical director for the Athens Olympic Torch Relay.
Dr. Wedro is used as a resource by a variety of publications and websites, including the New York Times, the St. Louis Post Dispatch, USA Today, New York Daily News, the Richmond Times Dispatch, Men's Health magazine, and eMedicineHealth among many others.
Specialty: Emergency medicine
Education: MD University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Internship: Queens University, Kingston, Ontario
Residency: University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dr. Wedro weighs in
“The difference between doctors who look after mere mortals and those who look after elite athletes may have to do with how many tests they can order, regardless of the cost.”