Joshua Aldridge, MD, is an assistant professor in the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery. Dr. Aldridge’s clinical practice will be based primarily at East Madison Hospital. His teaching responsibilities will include teaching medical students, residents and fellows within the context of his clinical practice at UW Health.
In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Dr. Aldridge will help develop a disaster readiness plan at East Madison Hospital and University Hospital. He will also build relationships for military-civilian trauma integration partnerships, where he will lean on his experience as a Major in the U.S. Army Reserve.
Dr. Aldridge recently completed a fellowship in Surgical Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery on the Disaster Management Leadership Track at East Carolina University – ECU Health in Greenville, N.C. He received his medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and completed his residency and research fellowship at East Carolina University – ECU Health.