Faculty Agenda

Aaron Burnett, MD is the Medical Director of EMS and Emergency Preparedness and an attending physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at HealthPartners Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota. Dr. Burnett serves as the EMS Medical Director for the Saint Paul Fire Department—the largest fire-based EMS agency in Minnesota—and served as the State of MN EMS Medical Director from 2014-2024. He is a member of the Minnesota Mobile Resuscitation (ECMO) Consortium at the University of Minnesota where he is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine. As medical director of the MN State Fair, Dr. Burnett oversees medical coverage to approximately 2 million fairgoers over 12 days. He is a medical director for paramedic education and has deployed in support of medical operations during the 2020 civil unrest in Minnesota.