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Richard Wadas, MD, Emergency Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

Richard Wadas MD


Vice President, Community/Ambulatory Services & Network Development Professor of Emergency Medicine and Clinical and Translational Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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  • UPMC Passavant9100 Babcock BLVDPittsburgh, PA 15237

  • Phone+1 412-432-7400

  • Fax+1 412-647-2112

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Summary

  • Richard Wadas is an emergency medicine physician based in Pittsburgh, PA. He graduated from Rutgers Medical School in 1996 and completed his residency at UPMC/University of Pittsburgh in 1999. Currently, he serves UPMC by focusing on network strategy/development, practice acquisition, and physician recruitment while still practicing clinically in community emergency medicine.

Education & Training

  • UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)
    UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Emergency Medicine, 1996 - 1999
  • Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1998 - 2026
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2014 - 2017
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 1999 - 2001
  • Emergency Medicine
    American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
  • Emergency Medical Services
    American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medical Services

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Best Doctors Pittsburgth Magazine, 2014
  • 2013 Pennsylvania Emergency Physician of the Year PaACEP, 2013
  • Best Doctors Pittsburgh Magazine, 2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • UPMC Passavant Launches New Blood Administration
    UPMC Passavant Launches New Blood AdministrationSeptember 22nd, 2025
  • Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID from Hospital to Home
    Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID from Hospital to HomeOctober 21st, 2021
  • Pa. Physician General, Local Health Leaders Tour UPMC Outpatient Facility to Tout Treatment, Continue Vaccine Push
    Pa. Physician General, Local Health Leaders Tour UPMC Outpatient Facility to Tout Treatment, Continue Vaccine PushJune 15th, 2021
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