Jessica Ryder, MBBS, MPH

Professional Titles

• Physician Lead, ED Disaster Preparedness
• Programs Medical Lead, Team Rubicon
• Medical Officer, Gilpin County Public Health

Recognitions

• Best Attending Lecture Award, Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine (2026)
• Mitchell Goldman Service Award, American Academy of Emergency Medicine (2026)

Research Interests

Disaster Medicine, Disaster Response, Mass Casualty Incidents, High Consequence Infectious Disease, Technology Downtime, AI in Healthcare, Medical Surge

Publications

• Ryder J, Persson C, Yeskey K, et al. Implementation of Alternate Care Facilities During Public Health Emergencies: A Qualitative Study. JAMA Netw Open. 2026;9(8):e2626931. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.26931
• Persoff J, Schmitz J, Nies M, Shultz R, Herron A, Huffman E, Adams A, Johns E, Ryder J, Little C. Hotel-to-Hospital Conversion as an Alternate Care Facility Strategy for Large-Scale Medical Surge: Development, Validation, and Operational Framework of the Hotel2Hospital Guidebook. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2026;41(1):e19. doi:10.1017/S1049023X26109029
• Mundo, W., Ryder, J., Ross, M., Bills, C. B, Newman, L. S, & Lemery, J. (2026). Implementation Science to Advance Equity in Climate-Driven Disaster Response. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health. http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.53809 Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4mw1n99w
• Ryder J, Vandeford N, Little C, Resnick-Ault D. Impact of a Full-Scale Mass Casualty Exercise on Emergency Department Operations at a Level One Trauma Center and Tertiary Referral Hospital. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2026;41(S1):s85-s86. doi:10.1017/S1049023X2610363X
• Ryder J, Buck J, Persson C, Frank M. Alternate Care Facilities: A Qualitative Study of the Successes and Challenges of Implementation in the United States using Semi Structured Interviews with Subject Matter Experts. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2026;41(S1):s14-s15. doi:10.1017/S1049023X26101952
• Ryder JA, Callaway D, Nelson E. Improving Humanitarian Emergency Medical Team Operations in Conflict Settings. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2025;19:e45. doi:10.1017/dmp.2025.16
• Little, C., Persoff, J., Nies, M., Schmitz, J., Herron, A., Huffman, E., Huie, J., Macke, J., Petersen, E., Ryder, J., & Schultz, R. (2025). Hotel to Hospital Conversion Playbook (C. Little, J. Persoff, M. Nies, & J. Schmitz, Eds. 2 ed.). University of Colorado Department of Emergency Medicine
• Little, C., Persoff, J., Nies, M., Schmitz, J., Herron, A., Huffman, E., Huie, J., Macke, J., Petersen, E., Ryder, J., & Schultz, R. (2024). Hotel to Hospital Conversion Playbook (C. Little, J. Persoff, M. Nies, & J. Schmitz, Eds. 2 ed.). University of Colorado Department of Emergency Medicine
• Weinstein ES, Cuthbertson J, Burkle F, Wild HB, Cole R, Boyle T, Ryder J, Franc J, Turek M, O’Mathuna D, Cascio W, Westman A, Verde M, Caviglia M, Eisenman D, Holbrook E and Jameson A (2024). SDMPH 10-year Anniversary Conference Modified Delphi Study. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 18, e289, 1–9 https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2024.251
• Ryder, J. “Chapter 3: Preparing Yourself to be the Best Candidate You Can Be.” An Emergency Physician’s Path: What to Expect After an Emergency Medicine Residency. Edited by Robert P. Olympia, et al. Spinger Nature, 2024, pp. 15-23.
• Ryder JA (2024). Prehospital Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Guide Life Saving Damage Control Interventions and Priority Transport in Resource Scarce Environments. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 18, e180, 1 https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2024.193 Invited Presenter, 10 Year Anniversary Conference and Annual Meeting
• Ryder, J., Nelson, E., Turconi, M., Fisher, A., Levchecko, V., Bidovanets, O., Bilgram, C., Quaranta, A., Ross, M., Callaway, D. (2023) Prehospital Whole Blood Transfusion Training in Ukraine: A Case Study Highlighting the Efficacy of Collaboration and Advocacy. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 38(S1), S7-S8. Doi:10.1017/S1049023X23000675 Oral Podium Presentation, 22nd Congress on Emergency and Disaster Medicine
• Caro, D., Norse, A., Ryder, J. “Airway Management in the Emergency Department: Chapter 28. Airway Management for Penetrating Facial Trauma.” Hung’s Management of the Difficult and Failed Airway. Edited by Orlando Hung and Michael F. Murphy, McGraw Hill, 2023, pp. 347-352
• Ayo J., Ryder JA, Kiel J. Aortic Dissection. In www.5minuteConsult.com. Domino FJ (Ed.), Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, PA, 2021
• Iwuchukwu I, Mahale N, Ryder J, Hsieh B, Jennings B, Nguyen D, Cornwell K, Beyl R, Zabaleta J, Sothern M. Racial differences in intracerebral haemorrhage outcomes in patients with obesity. Obes Sci Pract. 2018 Jun;4(3):268-275. PubMed PMID: 29951217

Professional Memberships

• WADEM, Board of Director
• North Central Region Healthcare Coalition, Member, Governance Board
• American Academy of Emergency Medicine, Member
• American College of Emergency Physicians, Member
• Society of Academic Emergency Medicine, Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth Emergency Care - Anschutz Medical Campus (Hospital-based)
12505 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-9111

Hospital Affiliation

• University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Emergency Medicine, Board Certification
• Operational and Disaster Medicine, Specialized Training (0001)