Bret A. Nicks, MD, MHA

Dr. Nicks is a Professor and Executive Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. During his career at Wake Forest, he has served as the Emergency Department Medical Director, founding Director of the Emergency Department Observation Unit, served as the regional medical director during the emergency medicine physician group expansion, and served as a site PI for a multi-center R01 research study. Within the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Dr. Nicks served as the founding Associate Dean for the Office of Global Health, building collaboration and growth across local departments locally and Wake Forest affiliations globally. Dr. Nicks is the founding director of the Wake Forest Master of Healthcare Leadership, an executive degree program dedicated to creating transformational leaders in healthcare. He is a past president of the North Carolina College of Emergency Medicine. For nearly a decade, Dr. Nicks served as the Chief Medical Officer of the award-winning Wake Forest Baptist Davie Medical Center, a community-based medical center dedicated to creating the optimal organizational culture while embracing academics in the community.