Peter Griffin, MD

Associate Professor, Assistant Medical Director, J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital Emergency Department

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Emergency Medicine

Classification:

Clinical Faculty

Undergraduate: Utah State University, Logan, Utah  B.S., Biochemistry

Medical School: The Pennsylvania State University

Residency: Cleveland Clinic Akron General

Board Certification: Board Eligible, Emergency Medicine

Awards/Honors:

Star of Life (Ohio EMS award)

Representative publications:

Griffin PL, Cooper C, Glick J, Terndrup T. Immediate and One Year Chest Compression Quality:  Effect of Instantaneous Feedback in Simulated Cardiac Arrest. Simulation in Healthcare. 2014 Aug; 9(4): 264-269.

Simon E, Williams C, Griffin P, Medepali K, Griffin G, Lloyd T. Door to Balloon Times from Freestanding Emergency Departments Meet Reperfusion Guidelines. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2014 May; 46(5): 734-40. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 24360123.

Jouriles N, Simon EL, Griffin P, Williams CJ, Haller NA. Posted Emergency Department Wait Times are Not Always Accurate. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2013 Apr; 20(4): 421-423. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 23701353.

Simon E, Griffin P, Jouriles N. The Impact of Two Freestanding Emergency Departments on a Tertiary Care Center. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2012 Dec; 43(6): 1127-31. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 22560268. Publication Status: Published.

Professional interests: Systems research, cardiology, toxicology, psychiatric emergencies

Personal interests: Gardening, Grilling/BBQ, hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, skiing

Peter was born in Logan, Utah, but grew up in rural northeast Ohio after his father took a job at the NASA center in Cleveland. He completed his undergraduate education at Utah State University. He took two years off during his undergraduate studies in biochemistry to serve a two-year church mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. On returning, he began doing clinical research and shadowing in Emergency Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Akron General. Upon graduation from Utah State, he attended Penn State for medical school. During his first year there, he met and married his wife, Katharine. After completing his medical education at Penn State, he returned to Akron General for his residency in Emergency Medicine.  Peter delivered his son Henry while on his OB rotation during his intern year. Peter loves playing outside and wanted to work at an academic center in a rural setting, which lead him to bring his family to WVU.