Geoffrey Ruben, MD, MMM, FAAP, FACEP

Dr. Geoffrey L. Ruben is an emergency medicine physician with UPMC, providing pediatric emergency care at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and emergency care for patients at UPMC Washington. With more than three decades of experience in emergency and pediatric medicine, Dr. Ruben brings extensive clinical expertise and a steady, reassuring presence to patients of all ages, from newborns to adults.

Dr. Ruben earned his medical degree from the West Virginia University School of Medicine in Morgantown, West Virginia, where he also completed his residency in pediatrics and his postgraduate training in emergency medicine. He later earned a Master of Medical Management (MMM) degree from the H. John Heinz III College of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University, pairing his clinical background with training in health care leadership.

He is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP) and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP). He is board certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics and board certified in emergency medicine by the ABPS.

Throughout his career, Dr. Ruben has held a number of medical leadership roles, including medical director positions in hospital emergency and urgent care departments and service as a pediatric emergency care coordinator. He is a past president of the West Virginia Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians and remains active in organized medicine today, currently serving on the National ACEP Federal Governmental Affairs Committee and previously serving as a trustee of the Pennsylvania Medical Society.

Dr. Ruben is committed to providing compassionate, high-quality emergency care and to advancing patient safety within the health systems he serves.

Professional and Scientific Society Memberships

• American Medical Association, 1987 - Present
• American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL), 1995 - Present
• Diplomate, ABPS, 1997 - Present
• Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP), 1999 - Present
• Member, MENSA, 2000 - Present
• Member, PaACEP, 2003 - Present
• PaACEP Governmental Affairs Committee, 2015 - Present
• National ACEP Federal Government Affairs Commitee, 2024 - Present