Emily Schaeffer DO

Emily Schaeffer is an Emergency Medicine Physician at Virginia Tech Carilion Medical Center in Roanoke, VA. She attended Ohio University for medical school. She subsequently completed her Emergency Medicine residency at Carilion in 2025 and stayed with Carilion for Wilderness Medicine fellowship. She is working toward completion of her Diploma in Mountain Medicine as well as her Fellowship in the Academy of Wilderness Medicine. She enjoys hiking, mountain biking, paddle boarding, and looks forward to adventures that allow for the company of her two dogs. After completion of her Wilderness Medicine Training she looks forward to moving back to Columbus, OH to continue adventuring with her friends and family.