Kristiana Kaufmann
Member-at-large (2026)
Kristiana Kaufmann
Biography
Kristiana Kaufmann is an Associate Professor in the department of Emergency Medicine.
Kristiana Kaufmann M.D., is an Associate Professor in the WSU Department of Emergency Medicine. She is the Director of the Global and Urban Health Section and the International Emergency Medicine Fellowship at the Wayne State University (WSU) Department of Emergency Medicine. She is also the director of the Global Health Concentration which is based on the WSU Global Health Alliance's Global and Urban Health Equity (GLUE) Scholars Program which she co-founded. Dr. Kaufmann is the American College of Emergency Physicians Ambassador to Lao People’s Democratic Republic through her long-standing work with Health Frontiers, including development of the new Lao EM residency training program. She created the Hands-On Practical Emergency Skills (HOPES) first aid training for incoming students in the WSU School of Medicine and is faculty adviser for the First Aid First WSU student organization aimed at teaching first aid in the Detroit community. Dr. Kaufmann is the Off-Hill training director at Alpine Valley Ski Patrol in White Lake, Michigan.
Office Address
4201 St. Antoine, STE 6F.7
Detroit, MI
Education/Training
Residency, Emergency Medicine University of Cincinnati
Fellowship, Global Emergency Medicine at University of Illinois at Chicago
Office Phone
586-337-7900
Honors and Awards
Wayne State University Teaching award 2022
Publications
Editorials / Commentaries
- Kristiana Kaufmann. Addressing Racism Awareness within your Physician Group: A Case Study. SAEM Pulse Magazine. 12/2020;Nov-Dec 2020.
- Kristiana R Kaufmann. What's new in Academic International Medicine? Highlighting the need for establishing a national accreditation system for International Medical Programs. International Journal of Academic Medicine. 12/2019;5(3):151-155.
- ijeoma N Opara, Kristiana R Kaufmann. In Detroit, A Global Health Alliance Bonded By GLUE. International Agend, Magazine of the Schoolcraft College International Institute. 09/2019;18(2):13,15.
Other
- Kristiana R Kaufmann. In Detroit, A Global Health Alliance bonded by GLUE. . 11/2019;18(2). Article in Quarterly publication.