Vice President of Academic Affairs
HCA Healthcare
Dr. Guldner currently serves as the Vice President for Academic Affairs for HCA Healthcare Graduate Medical Education. He previously served as the Designated Institutional Official for HCA Healthcare Riverside in Southern California and as the program director for the HCA Healthcare Riverside emergency medicine residency program, which received the 2022 ACEP EM Wellness Center of Excellence Award. He holds the title of Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of California Riverside School of Medicine. Prior to earning his medical degree at Stanford University, Dr. Guldner completed a master’s degree in clinical psychology at Purdue University and undergraduate degrees in philosophy and psychology from Colorado State University. He has practiced emergency medicine for over 25 years in both academic and community settings and has 28 years in the Army Medical Corps (reserve) including combat deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan. His research focus involves developing evidence-based systemic, individual, and leadership interventions to improve physician well-being. He studies well-being with the HCA/Claremont Graduate University Physician Well-Being Research Lab.
Physician Leadership Development: From Medical School to Medical Staff
Monday, March 2, 2026
4:30pm - 5:30pm CT