His appointment coincides with the establishment of emergency medicine as a separate, free-standing department at the medical center. Wolfe began his medical career in Denmark, where he studied anesthesia. He later shifted to emergency medicine, returning to the United States and completing his training at Denver General, one of the nation's major trauma centers, in 1988. While at Denver General, he also served as associate program director for emergency medicine and program director for the residency program. An assistant professor at HMS, he is especially interested in developing a strong educational program at BI-Deaconess.
Emergency medicine is the youngest of medical specialties.
It arrived late in Boston and has not yet grown to its full potential, says Wolfe. I am delighted at the opportunity to join one of the most reputable medical centers in the nation and build a new department that will answer the needs of our patients and their physicians, as well as set a standard for academic excellence. Dr. Wolfe will be a tremendous asset not only to the emergency department but to the medical center as a whole. His clinical, academic, and managerial strengths will be critical to our ability to move forward in this time of major redesign, says Marqusee. Wolfe says that his acceptance was influenced by BI-Deaconess having the best nursing staff for emergency medicine in the city, and by his interest in collaborating with Dr. Jonathan Edlow to bring the department to new heights, clinically and academically.