Herbert G. Ogden, M.D., Medical Advisor

Elected to Board: (first term) 1992 – 1998; (second term) February 1999 – 2002; (third term) June 2008-2011
NOLS Graduate: 1975 NOLS Semester, 1978 NOLS Instructor Course

Herbie took a NOLS semester course in 1975 and became an instructor for the school in 1978. Over the next seven years he worked as an instructor, primarily at NOLS Rocky Mountain and NOLS Alaska, and was a member of the 1981 Denali Expedition.

Herbie graduated from Hamilton College with a degree in philosophy. He completed Bryn Mawr’s Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Med program and attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania. His internship and residency in Emergency Medicine were at Harbor-UCLA in Los Angeles.

Before starting his medical career, Herbie was involved in many projects. He was a ‘technical ice consultant’ for a Toyota commercial filmed on icebergs off the Columbia Glacier in Alaska and the sales manager for a radio station in Maine. He was a teacher at a school for dyslexic children, an illustrator for a children’s animated film, and a bicycle messenger in New York City. These exploits were the basis for a featured chapter on him in the book Latebloomers published in 1985.

Herbie works as an Emergency Physician at Longmont United Hospital in Longmont, Colorado. He is President of Longs Peak Emergency Physicians and Medical Director of the Emergency Department. He lives in Lafayette, Colorado with his wife, Sheila, and tries to keep up with their two children, Luke and Lillie. He continues to ski, bike, and enjoy life with friends and family. Although he has worn many hats at the school, this July he donned his proudest – a NOLS parent as his son completed a Wind River Mountaineering course.

Herbie became the Medical Advisor for NOLS in 1991 and was elected to the Board the following year. Herbie fulfilled his first term as Trustee in February 1998. He served as Vice Chair of the NOLS Board of Trustees from 1995 to 1997 as well as Secretary in 1994 - 1995. Herbie fulfilled his second term as Trustee in June of 2002. He continues to serve as the Medical Advisor for the school and has been a member of the Risk Management Committee since 1992. He advises Admissions with student medical screening and provides consultation for field medical management issues. In June 2008 he was elected back to the Board for a third term.