Eric Jon Ferguson

About Eric Jon Ferguson

Executive Summary: Physician-executive with combined MD, PhD, and MBA training and experience in trauma systems leadership, clinical governance, and operational strategy.Physician leader with long-standing experience in trauma surgery and health system medical direction, including responsibility for clinical governance, accreditation, quality improvement, and cost-aware care delivery.Work has focused on translating real-world clinical workflows into durable systems: aligning physicians, nursing, administration, and data to improve outcomes while managing operational constraints. Background includes clinical research, guideline development, and executive training in healthcare-focused business strategy.Current role combines active clinical practice with medical directorship in a regional trauma center, with prior leadership experience across multiple hospital systems and trauma center levels.Increasingly focused on advisory, governance, and systems-level roles that improve healthcare delivery through operational clarity, physician alignment, and sustainable program design.

Experience

1. Medical Director Chief, Trauma and Emergency General Surgery

   UPMC

   Jan 2019 — Present · Altoona, PA, US

   Medical director responsible for trauma system governance, accreditation readiness, and performance improvement across a regional multi-hospital network• Led multidisciplinary teams through state trauma center accreditation and ongoing regulatory compliance• Oversight of peer review, quality improvement initiatives, and guideline development with focus on elderly trauma care• Applied data-driven and cost-aware approaches to clinical operations, reducing fixed costs while maintaining quality and access• Course director for Advanced Trauma Life Support; site investigator for federally funded clinical research• Provide strategic input on trauma system design, accreditation readiness, and clinical operations within a multi-hospital regional network

Education

• Medical College of Wisconsin

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biophysics

  1999

• University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration/Healthcare

• Medical College of Wisconsin

  Doctor of Medicine - MD

  2000

Skills

• Trauma Surgery
• Hospitals
• General Surgery
• Clinical Research
• Physicians
• Critical Care
• Patient Safety
• Surgery
• Board Certified
• Working with Physicians
• Healthcare Management
• Medicine
• Icu
• Informatics