John R Dayton MD FACEP, FAAEM

Medical Innovation and Design Fellow, Stanford

300 Pasteur DrStanford, CA 94305
Phone+1 650-723-4000

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Summary

Dr. John Dayton is an Emergency Medicine physician based in SLC, Utah and working with Intermountain Health. He is also an Assistant Professor with Stanford's Dept of Emergency Medicine. He completed his MD at George Washington University and his residency in Emergency Medicine at the University at Buffalo. He completed fellowships in health policy with ACEP, Digital Health with Doximity, and both medical innovation and biodesign at Stanford. He is experienced in entrepreneurship, health policy, medical device development, healthcare innovation, and artificial intelligence and has spoken at both national and international conferences like CES, HLTH, ViVE, ACEP's Scientific Assembly and HLTH Europe. Dr. Dayton has several publications focusing on health technology and innovation. His contributions have been recognized with multiple honors, including awards from ACEP.

Education & Training

Stanford Center for BiodesignFellowship, Biodesign, 2022 - 2023
Stanford Health CareFellowship, Medical Innovation, 2021 - 2023
David Eccles School of Business, University of UtahCertificate, Health Science Leadership Development Program, 2015 - 2015
American College of Emergency PhysiciansMini-Fellowship, Health Policy, 2014 - 2014
University at BuffaloResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2006 - 2009

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Certifications & Licensure

UT State Medical License 2009 - 2028
CA State Medical License 2021 - 2027
NM State Medical License 2019 - 2023
OH State Medical License 2018 - 2021
WY State Medical License 2014 - 2017
MO State Medical License 2011 - 2014
NY State Medical License 2008 - 2010
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Outstanding Section Newsletter ACEP, 2016
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2016
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2016

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

12 citations
Teaching Principles of Medical Innovation and Entrepreneurship Through Hackathons: Case Study and Qualitative Analysis.
Carl Preiksaitis, John R Dayton, Rana Kabeer, Gabrielle Bunney, Milana Boukhman
JMIR Medical Education. 2023-02-24
Calculated decisions: Drug resistance in pneumonia (DRIP) score.
John R. Dayton
Emergency Medicine Practice. 2021-02-01
2 citations
Operational metrics, patient demographics, acuity, and treatment times at privately owned freestanding emergency departments.
Erin L. Simon, John R. Dayton, Nicholas Jouriles, James J Augustine, Olivia Hallas
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2020-02-19

Journal Articles

Stanford Emergency Medicine Partnership Program: a novel approach to streamlining the evaluation and implementation of emerging health technologies through academic–in...
John Dayton, Maame Yaa A B Yiadom, Sam Shen, Matthew C Strehlow, Christian Rose, Gabrielle Bunney, Ryan Ribeira, BMJ Innovations, 6/12/2024
Stanford’s Information Exchange
Grant, C., Nayak, R., Han, D., Wulfovich, S., & Dayton, JR, ACEPNow, 11/27/2023
Leveraging Large Language Models (like ChatGPT) in Emergency Medicine: Opportunities, Risks, and Cautions
Ashenburg, N., Rose, C., & Dayton, JR, ACEP Now, 6/1/2023

Books/Book Chapters

Innovation in Emergency Medicine
Chapter: Chapter 9: Entrepreneurship in Emergency Medicine and Chapter 10: Developing a Regulatory Strategy
Shen S, Ribeira R, et al.Editors: Elsevier.
EMRA/ACEP Practice Essentials of Emergency Medicine
Chapter: Leadership and Innovation
Dayton, JR, et al.2023
First Aid for the Emergency Medicine Oral Boards
Howes, DS, Dayton, JR, Ahn, J, and Tupesis, JPMcGraw-Hill, New YorkEdition 2nd,

Abstracts/Posters

HackED! A New Way to Teach Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Emergency Medicine Physicians
Preiksaitis, C, Dayton, JR, Kabeer, R, Bunney, G, Boukhman, M, Mediterranean Emergency Medicine Conference, Rhodes, Greece, 9/8/2023
Characterizing Independently Owned Freestanding Emergency Departments in the United States.
Simon E, Schmitz G, Marburger N, Shakya S, Hallas O, Jouriles N, Dayton JR, Society of Academic Emergency Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada, 5/15/2019
Insurance Companies Force FSEDs Out of Network and Shift Cost to Patients
Schmitz GR, Simon E, de Moor C, Dayton JR, Haddock A, Texas Medical Association's TexMed, Houston, Texas, 2017

Lectures

What Makes a Health Tech Company a Worthwhile Investment?
ViVE. Los Angeles, California - 2/22/2026
Trends in healthcare Investing: What’s Hot & What’s Not.
Stanford Emergency Medicine Innovation Symposium (StEMI X). Palo Alto, California - 11/13/2025
White Coats, Bold Moves: The Entrepreneurial Clinician’s Playbook
HLTH. Las Vegas, Nevada - 10/20/2025

Other

A Physician's Guide to HLTH
Dayton JR, MD Next
https://issuu.com/mdnext/docs/md-next-q4-22_final/60
12/30/2022
Seven P's to Evaluate Healthcare Companies: A Framework for physicians to determine the strengths and weaknesses of startups
Dayton JR, MD Next
https://issuu.com/mdnext/docs/md-next-q4-22_final/100
12/30/2022
Telehealth in a Post-COVID World
Dayton JR, Telemedicine Magazine
7/17/2021

Authored Content

How Can Physicians Drive Health Care InnovationJanuary 2024
HackED! A New Way to Teach Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Emergency Medicine PhysiciansOctober 2022

Press Mentions

StartUp Health Adds 6 New Healthcare Transformers to Its PortfolioJuly 25th, 2019
How Can Physicians Drive Health Care Innovation?January 4th, 2024
MedForums Crowdsources KnowledgeFebruary 3rd, 2024

Professional Memberships

American College of Emergency Physicians - ACEP
President, Utah ACEP; Chair-Elect, Freestanding Emergency Center Section
Utah Medical Association
Legislative Committee Member
Utah Chapter, Society of Physician Entrepreneurs
Co-Founder