Brandon Maughan, MD, MHS, MSHP

Brandon Maughan, MD, MHS, MSHP, is an associate professor of emergency medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU. He earned his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and completed his emergency medicine residency at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital in 2013, serving as chief resident. Following residency, Dr. Maughan was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, where he obtained a Master of Science in Health Policy Research.

Dr. Maughan’s research focuses on sex-based differences in the emergency department evaluation of suspected pulmonary embolism. His work includes a systematic review of outpatient pulmonary embolism treatment, which was selected for the 2024 American Board of Emergency Medicine Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment reading list. He has received a Career Development Award from the American Heart Association and was selected for the National Academy of Medicine’s Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence program. Additionally, he serves on the editorial board of Academic Emergency Medicine.

Prior to joining OHSU, Dr. Maughan worked as a community emergency medicine physician and health policy consultant, contributing to evaluations of Medicare alternative payment models established under the Affordable Care Act. His earlier research on opioid and benzodiazepine prescription practices has been cited by organizations such as the National Academy of Medicine and the Food and Drug Administration.