Wesley Healthcare Center
Dr. Hunninghake is a Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine attending at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, where he serves as the Facility's ICU Medical Director as a part of Intensive Care Consortium (ICC). He earned his Doctorate in Medicine (M.D.) from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in 2013. As a recipient of the Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP), he completed both Internal Medicine residency and Pulmonary/Critical Care fellowship as part of the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (SAUSHEC). He has served as a member and leader on various committees, councils, and boards through American College of Physicians (ACP), American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), and Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM). After completion of his active duty service commitment in July 2024, Lt Col Hunninghake joined the 934th ASTS (based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota) as part of Air Force Reserves where he contributes as an instructor in the Sustainment Training platform for Air Force Critical Care Air Transport (CCAT). Over the course of his career, Dr. Hunninghake has been the recipient of several academic and military awards, including: GME Faculty-of-the-Year award, Provider-of-the-Year award, Roth Leadership Award for Simulation, Col. Donald Null Distinguished Graduating Fellow, Outstanding Fellow Teacher for Internal Medicine, Most Valued Resident Instructor, and Maj. John H. Gillespie Distinguished Graduating Intern. He is currently as Associate Professor of Medicine through the Uniformed Service University. His areas of interest include: clinical skills education, simulation-based training, virtual health, and extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation.