John Hick MD

Dr. John Hick is an emergency medicine physician at Hennepin Healthcare, a Level 1 trauma center in Minneapolis, MN. He has served as an EMS Medical Director for ground and aeromedical services for over 25 years and provided medical direction for emergency planning and response for the MN Dept. of Health from 2000-2012 and for U.S. HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) from 2012 to present. He has wide background in disaster response including on-scene and coordination level leadership. He is the lead editor for ASPR TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, Information Exchange). He developed the taxonomy for crisis standards of care and has been a member or co-chaired multiple National Academies of Medicine projects related to CSC. He has a particular interest in surge capacity and healthcare system strain management, critical care expansion, and response to radiation events including nuclear detonation.