Nicklaus Powell Ashburn, MD, MS
- Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine (Winston-Salem)

Nicklaus Powell Ashburn, MD, MS
- Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine (Winston-Salem)
Research Interests
- Emergency Medical Services
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Chest Pain
- Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
- Cardiovascular Emergencies
- Troponin
- Education
- MD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2018
- Residency
- Emergency Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, 2021
- Fellowship
- Research/Cardiovascular research, Wake Forest Univeristy School of Med-Bowman Gray School of Medicine, 2023
- Board Certifications
- American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine
- Memberships
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
- Positions
- Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine (Winston-Salem)
- Departments and Affiliations
- Emergency Medicine (Winston-Salem)
- Cardiovascular Sciences Center
Research
- Safety and Effectiveness of the High-Sensitivity HEART Pathway Safely Across Age Groups in Patients with Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome. Supples M, Smits S, Villenthi A, Snavely AC, Ashburn NP, Mahler SA. Am J Cardiol. 2025 Apr;
- Initiating Preventive Care for Hyperlipidemia in the Emergency Department: The EMERALD (Emergency Medicine Cardiovascular Risk Assessment for Lipid Disorders) Trial. Ashburn NP, Snavely AC, Ehrig MR, Shapiro MD, Herrington DM, Reboussin DM, Gesell SB, Mahler SA. Crit Pathw Cardiol. 2025 Apr;
- Feasibility and efficacy of simulation training for joint dislocation management in residency. Lefebvre CW, Hartman ND, Glass C, Daubach E, Wodajo T, Hutchison B, Lance T, Prendergast NJ, Ashburn NP. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Apr; 94:50-54.
- Opportunities for Physical Activity Behavior Change Among Emergency Medical Services Clinicians: Qualitative Investigation. Supples MW, Chandler AM, Fanning JT, Snavely AC, Ashburn NP, Powell SL, Winslow JE, Stopyra JP, Moore JB, Mahler SA. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2025 Apr; :1-9.
- Cardiac testing choices by physician specialty in the CMR-IMPACT trial. Supples MW, Snavely AC, Ashburn NP, Koehler LE, Stopyra JP, Park CJ, Vasu S, Kutcher M, Hundley G, Mahler SA, Miller C. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Apr; 90:200-204.