Education

  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland – MD
  • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland – Master of Public Health
  • University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado – Residency in Primary Care Internal Medicine
  • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland – PhD, Clinical Investigation

Professional Activities

Dr. Ryan Westergaard is a faculty member of the Division of Infectious Disease within the Department of Medicine. He is a practicing clinician providing patient-centered care for people living with HIV, a clinical investigator working to improve HIV treatment and prevention, and a public health leader serving Wisconsin communities. Dr. Westergaard aims to build bridges between the scientific and educational missions of the University and the public health mission of state, local and tribal health departments, seeking to leverage UW resources for the benefit of the health of all Wisconsin residents.

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Westergaard’s clinical interests focus on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). 

Research Interests

View Dr. Ryan Westergaard's publications on NCBI My Bibliography

Dr. Ryan Westergaard is a Professor of Medicine and the co-director of the Syndemics Research Group (SynRG) at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. SynRG is a multi-disciplinary team whose mission is to conduct high impact research aimed at improving health for people and communities affected by substance use disorders, infectious diseases, and related social problems.

Since 2019, Dr. Westergaard has also served as the Chief Medical Officer for Communicable Diseases at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, providing leadership for state and local public health agencies in the area of infectious disease surveillance, outbreak response and pandemic preparedness.

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