Benjamin Church, DO

Department of Emergency Medicine
Division of Wilderness

Departmental/Divisional Leadership Roles

• Division Chief, Wilderness, Department of Emergency Medicine
• Program Director, Wilderness Fellowship at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate

Academic Appointment

• Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate

Education and Training

• Tufts University School of Medicine/Baystate, Springfield, MA
  • Fellowship, Wilderness Medicine (2017-2018)
  • Residency, Emergency Medicine (2014-2017)
• University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, ME
  D.O. (2010-2014)
• University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
  B.S., Biology (2004-2008)

Scholarly Foci (Limit 5)

• Hypothermia
• Frostbite
• Wilderness Education
• Lightweight backpacking
• High Altitude

Scholarly Activity

View a list of Dr. Church's publications in the Scholarly Commons repository.

Professional Societies and Leadership Roles (Limit 5)

• Wilderness Medical Society
  • Member (2017-present)

Significant Honors and Awards

• Fellow, Academy of Wilderness Medicine (2020-present)

Contact Information

Department of Emergency Medicine
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA 01199
Benjamin.ChurchDO@baystatehealth.org

(Updated October 2022)