Francis Guyette, MD, MS, MPH, FACEP, FAEMS, is a professor of emergency medicine and the ERMI Endowed Chair of healthcare quality at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Guyette is an emergency and EMS physician (MD 6) at UPMC, founding member of the University of Pittsburgh Post-Cardiac Arrest Service, and serves as the medical director for STAT MedEvac, the nation's largest, academic, non-profit critical care transport group.
Dr. Guyette is a physician-scientist who has devoted his academic career to acute resuscitation research. His areas of expertise are in the recognition of shock, prehospital resuscitation, and clinician decision support. He has examined these issues with funding from the Department of Defense, National Institutes of Health, National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety, National Highway and Transportation Safety Administration, National Association of EMS Physicians, and DARPA. He is the Co-Principal Investigator of the Linking Investigators in Trauma and Emergency Services (LITES) Network, a Pitt-led research network of nationwide trauma centers that conduct pre-hospital trials in areas such as traumatic brain injury, airway management, and blood product administration.
Dr. Guyette completed his undergraduate degree at College of William and Mary and masters degree at Rutgers University before earning his medical degree at Tulane University. He completed his residency in emergency medicine and fellowship in emergency medical services at the University of Pittsburgh before joining the faculty.
Areas of Interest
Recognition of shock, prehospital resuscitation, trauma resuscitation, clinician decision support, post-cardiac arrest care.
Affiliations
Center for Military Medicine Research
Department of Emergency Medicine
Division of Emergency Medical Services
Post-Cardiac Arrest Service
Board Certifications
Emergency Medicine - American Board of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medical Services - American Board of Emergency Medicine
Education & Training
Fellowship in Emergency Medical Services - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Residency in Emergency Medicine - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
MD - Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
MPH - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
MS - Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
BS - College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Research
