Conference Faculty

David Townes MD, MPH, FACEP

Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Residency Program Director
Division of Emergency Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

Dr. Townes received his medical degree from the University of Massachusetts and completed his internship and residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine. Dr. Townes completed a fellowship in International Emergency Medicine, earning a Master's Degree in Public Health, and has also attended the School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine at the University of London.

Dr. Townes has worked in a variety of wilderness and international settings including Alaska, Antarctica, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Russia, the West Indies, and Yosemite National Park. In addition to his academic duties, he has been a physician volunteer for the National Ski Patrol, the search and rescue team at Yosemite National Park, and the Indian Health Service, and has served as the Medical Director for the Heartland AIDS Ride (2001), the Subaru Primal Quest Expedition Length Adventure Race (2002, 2003, 2004), and the Coastal Challenge (2005, 2006).

As a former member of the Board of Directors for the Wilderness Medical Society, Dr. Townes is a frequent speaker and author in the areas of Wilderness and Expedition medicine. He is currently an Associate Professor and the Associate Residency Program Director in the Division of Emergency Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Washington.