Ben Mattingly MD, FAWM

Dr. Ben Mattingly is the Founder and Owner of Wild Med Adventures, LLC. He is also the founder and former director of the Wilderness Medicine Fellowship at Baystate Medical Center and a former assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Department of Emergency Medicine.

Currently, Ben is enjoying working as a Locum Tenens doctor throughout KY and continuing his educational & leadership role within Wild Med Adventures. Ben has a passion for the wilderness and has traveled to many places throughout the world, including a year working in a small ER in New Zealand. In 2011, he summited Mt. Ranier with his dad, Bruce, and good friend Clayton, and in 2012, Aconcagua (the tallest Mountain in the Americas, @ 22,837 feet) while conducting high altitude research.

In addition, he has taught wilderness medicine while climbing Volcan Orizaba in Mexico (highest in Mexico), Tajumulco in Guatemala (highest peak in Central America), Carstensz Pyramid (highest mountain in Australasia, 4884M), Kilimanjaro (highest peak in Africa, 5895M), the highest mountain in Europe - Mt. Elbrus (5643M) and in Jan. 2019 Mount Vinson in Antarctica. In June 2021, he summited Denali (20,310 feet), the highest peak in North America, completing 6 of the Seven Summits.

In 2023, he summited Mt. Everest (29,029 feet), completing the last of the SEVEN SUMMITS. He also enjoys rock climbing, scuba diving, mountaineering, backpacking, hunting, fishing, skiing, dirt biking, and extreme sports. He was also a former Team Doctor for an American Hockey League team, the Springfield Falcons.

Ben is active in wilderness medicine and medical education. He has been awarded the "Outstanding Teacher of the Year" twice by graduating third-year emergency medicine residents. He has a special interest in wilderness injuries, hypothermia, and high altitude medicine. He is also an active AWLS (Advanced Wilderness Life Support) instructor. Ben also enjoys traveling and spending time with his wife, Jenni, and three children - Jared, Adam & Amber.